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Season 1 – Doctor Who

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An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems alongside companions from planet Earth. Known as the Doctor, the alien adventurer travels using the TARDIS to battle injustice across the universe.
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Doctor Who — Season 1

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Caroline Siede Girl Culture (Substack) 11/26/2023
[With] great arcs for both leads, the slow-burn build-up of the larger Doctor Who mythology, and the absolutely fantastic chemistry between Piper and Eccleston, and you’ve got one hell of a debut season. Go to Full Review Stephen Pile Daily Telegraph (UK) 01/08/2019
Eccleston is such an electrifying actor that he conveys the doctor's alien status (he is 900 years old with two hearts) by the means of wide-eyed, slightly unhinged over-enthusiasm. Go to Full Review David Winner Financial Times 10/07/2018
Fast, funny, scary and beautifully acted, it manages to be vibrant and fresh to appeal to a new audience while remaining utterly faithful to the spirit of the old show. Go to Full Review Roger Catlin Hartford Courant 02/11/2020
The stories may seem a little silly (the first foes are mannequins that come to life) but it's fairly lively and fun. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Buffalo News 02/11/2020
It's a decidedly British sensibility that mixes some state-of-the-art effects with stuff that looks, well, decidedly cheesy. And it's an odd combination of action, adventure and wackiness - an odd combination that somehow works. Go to Full Review Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 05/07/2019
Some of the pop-culture humor and creatures owe a nod to Farscape, but the camp level is high and can be mighty funny. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Emi M @anxiouswholockian Jan 31 Don't skip the 9th doctor See more Patrick S. @Patrick239 Jan 16 This is fun to watch after work when I am tired and it is well written and it tackles moral issues See more Giuseppe V. @JU1C3B0X3R Nov 8 The Ninth Doctor has never really been my Favorite, but he kicks off the show in a spectacular way. See more Joshan K @RT09646605 Aug 22 A strong return to the Doctor Who series. Christopher Eccleston was indeed fantastic See more Nay N @Sliceoflife Jul 13 I have to admit this season was horrible special effects and weird episodes but... Christopher Eccleston was delightful through the whole season. I wish he did more than one season. Would've loved to see him as the doctor a lot longer. See more Jakey B @RT00961171 Jul 8 This version of Doctor Who is that right blend between cheesy soap opera and clever sci-fi, Christopher Eccleston has an undeniable charm and also depth. It's not the best of Doctor Who but still carries nostalgia. While starts out with quite a few weak episodes this season gets better as it goes along. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Eccleston

The Doctor

Billie Piper

Rose Tyler

Camille Coduri

Jackie Tyler

John Barrowman

Captain Jack Harkness

Noel Clarke

Mickey Smith

Corey Doabe

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 26, 2005 Rose Rose Tyler meets the Doctor, who helps her understand that Earth is in danger. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 2, 2005 The End of the World The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage to a time when the sun is about to swallow Earth and a murderer is at work. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 9, 2005 The Unquiet Dead Author Charles Dickens joins the Doctor and Rose in 1869 Victorian Cardiff to battle the ethereal Gelth. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 16, 2005 Aliens of London The Doctor takes Rose home, but the world goes on alert when an alien spacecraft crashes in the Thames. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 23, 2005 World War Three The world edges toward mankind's first interplanetary war, as the Doctor and Rose try to escape from Downing Street. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 30, 2005 Dalek A billionaire collector possesses the remains of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemy, the Daleks. Details Episode 7 Aired May 7, 2005 The Long Game In the future, Adam discovers that traveling with a Time Lord is far from easy. Details Episode 8 Aired May 14, 2005 Father's Day Rose travels back in time to meet her long-dead father, but the Tyler family finds itself fighting the monstrous Reapers. Details Episode 9 Aired May 21, 2005 The Empty Child An unearthly child haunts the bomb sites of London. Details Episode 10 Aired May 28, 2005 The Doctor Dances The child's plague spreads through wartime London, and a zombie army is on the march; the Doctor and Rose form an alliance with an intergalactic con-man. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 4, 2005 Boom Town The Doctor encounters an enemy from his past when the crew decides to take a holiday; an alien plot is behind the construction of a nuclear power plant in Cardiff. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 11, 2005 Bad Wolf The Doctor, Rose and Capt. Jack have to fight for their lives, but the Doctor soon realizes that Armageddon is fast approaching. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 18, 2005 The Parting of the Ways Rose and the Doctor's friendship is put to the test, as Earth plunges into an epic war with the human race being slaughtered. Details

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Season Info

Director
Joe Ahearne, Keith Boak, James Hawes, Euros Lyn, Brian Grant
Executive Producer
Julie Gardner, Mal Young, Russell T. Davies
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat, Robert Shearman, Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell, Russell T. Davies
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 26, 2005