Home > Doctor Who > Season 1 « TV Series Page Doctor Who: Season 1 (2006) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 Season 22 Season 23 Season 24 Season 25 Season 26 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Doctor Who Critics Consensus No consensus yet. 83% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 12 94% Audience Score User Ratings: 62 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Rose Air date: Mar 17, 2006 The Doctor meets Rose Tyler, who soon comes to realize that all of planet Earth is in danger. View Details 2. The End of the World Air date: Mar 17, 2006 The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time to witness the death of Earth. View Details 3. The Unquiet Dead Air date: Mar 24, 2006 The Doctor and Rose return to 1869, where Charles Dickens joins them in the battle against the Gelth. View Details 4. Aliens of London Air date: Mar 31, 2006 Part 1 of 2. A spaceship crashes into the Thames, causing the world to panic. View Details 5. World War Three Air date: Apr 7, 2006 Conclusion. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones are trapped inside Downing Street while outside, interplanetary war looms. View Details 6. Dalek Air date: Apr 14, 2006 A billionaire in Utah holds a relic of an alien race that is one of the Doctor's oldest enemies. View Details 7. The Long Game Air date: Apr 21, 2006 In the far future, Adam learns what it takes to be the Time Lord's companion. View Details 8. Father's Day Air date: Apr 28, 2006 Rose travels back to the day in 1987 when her father died. When she interferes, the results aren't what she expected: the monstrous Reapers devour mankind. View Details 9. The Empty Child Air date: May 5, 2006 Part 1 of 2. During the London blitz of 1941, an unearthly child haunts bombing sites. View Details 10. The Doctor Dances Air date: May 12, 2006 Conclusion. With the plague spreading throughout London, the Doctor and Rose strike a deal with con man Captain Jack (John Barrowman). View Details Show More Episodes Doctor Who: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (28) Tv Season Info In a bid to rebrand the iconic Doctor, the BBC shakes off the kitschy sets of old and fashion a brand new start for the franchise. The ninth incarnation of the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his new companion Rose (U.K. pop starlet Billie Piper) embark on yet more far-flung and improbable adventures: traveling 5,000,000,000 years into the future as the Earth is about to be swallowed by the sun, escaping from a mysterious space-station where the contestants are trapped in demented versions of popular reality-TV shows, and facing an old and terrible menace, the Daleks. Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy Network: BBC America Premiere Date: Mar 17, 2006 Creator: Sydney Newman Cast & Crew Christopher Eccleston Billie Piper Rose Tyler Camille Coduri Jackie Tyler John Barrowman Noel Clarke Mickey Smith Alan Ruscoe Nicholas Briggs Zygons Paterson Joseph Nisha Nayar Annette Badland Margaret Blaine Richard Wilson Bruno Langley Penelope Wilton Harriet Jones Robert Hands Jo Joyner Lynda David Verrey Elizabeth Fost Barnaby Edwards Dalek 1 Joseph Tremain Jack Tarlton Russell T. Davies Mal Young Julie Gardner Joe Ahearne Keith Boak Steven Moffat Euros Lyn James Hawes Paul Cornell Brian Grant Robert Shearman Mark Gatiss Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for Doctor Who: Season 1 9 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This January The Scariest TV Episodes Ever 15 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October View All Doctor Who: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Rose Air date: Mar 17, 2006 The Doctor meets Rose Tyler, who soon comes to realize that all of planet Earth is in danger. View Details 2. The End of the World Air date: Mar 17, 2006 The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time to witness the death of Earth. View Details 3. The Unquiet Dead Air date: Mar 24, 2006 The Doctor and Rose return to 1869, where Charles Dickens joins them in the battle against the Gelth. View Details 4. Aliens of London Air date: Mar 31, 2006 Part 1 of 2. A spaceship crashes into the Thames, causing the world to panic. View Details 5. World War Three Air date: Apr 7, 2006 Conclusion. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones are trapped inside Downing Street while outside, interplanetary war looms. View Details 6. Dalek Air date: Apr 14, 2006 A billionaire in Utah holds a relic of an alien race that is one of the Doctor's oldest enemies. View Details 7. The Long Game Air date: Apr 21, 2006 In the far future, Adam learns what it takes to be the Time Lord's companion. View Details 8. Father's Day Air date: Apr 28, 2006 Rose travels back to the day in 1987 when her father died. When she interferes, the results aren't what she expected: the monstrous Reapers devour mankind. View Details 9. The Empty Child Air date: May 5, 2006 Part 1 of 2. During the London blitz of 1941, an unearthly child haunts bombing sites. View Details 10. The Doctor Dances Air date: May 12, 2006 Conclusion. With the plague spreading throughout London, the Doctor and Rose strike a deal with con man Captain Jack (John Barrowman). View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Doctor Who Season 1 All Critics (12) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (2) To my novice's eye, it's pretty decent hokum-fast, corny, genial, honest in its schlock. Mar 17, 2006 | Full Review… Troy Patterson Slate Top Critic 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. Jan 8, 2019 | Full Review… Stephen Pile Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic 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. Oct 6, 2018 | Full Review… David Winner Financial Times Top Critic If the program was inquisitive science fiction in 1963 and an alien invasion thriller in 1970, then in 2005 it must be considered a character drama. Nov 27, 2013 | Rating: B | Full Review… Alasdair Wilkins AV Club Top Critic The thrill-filled cliffhangers of yore are gone, taking with them with the child's urge to watch TV from behind the sofa, breath bated. Mar 17, 2006 | Full Review… Joy Press Village Voice Top Critic Between the Doctor and Rose there is genuine, old-fashioned chemistry, and their interaction, which occasionally takes on the aspect of screwball comedy, is much the best thing in the show. Mar 17, 2006 | Full Review… Charles McGrath New York Times Top Critic The stories may seem a little silly (the first foes are mannequins that come to life) but it's fairly lively and fun. Feb 11, 2020 | Full Review… Roger Catlin Hartford Courant 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. Feb 11, 2020 | Full Review… Scott D. Pierce Buffalo News Some of the pop-culture humor and creatures owe a nod to Farscape, but the camp level is high and can be mighty funny. May 7, 2019 | Full Review… Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Think big. Think bold. Think fantastic! For the very first time, Doctor Who achieves a perfect blend of big screen and small screen. Mar 5, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Patrick Mulkern Radio Times The genius of the character development is that Rose does not become more powerful, or blessed with some macguffin of plot relevance. Jun 15, 2018 | Full Review… Steven Lloyd Wilson Pajiba Thundered back onto the BBC in a manner that honored the series' canon while also injecting new energy and reestablishing a show previously aimed primarily at children as one sophisticated enough that adult geeks could love it unabashedly. [Blu-ray] Nov 15, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews View All Critic Reviews (12) Audience Reviews for Doctor Who: Season 1 Sep 07, 2020 this is a pretty good series of Doctor who. Christopher Eccleston is excellent in the role along with Billie Piper. there are many good and bad episodes with the good being Dalek and the Empty Child/the Doctor Dances but Unfortunately there are disappointments such as the Unquiet Dead, The Long Game and Fathers Day. Overall this is a solid kick start to Modern Era Doctor who. Daniel F May 17, 2020 it has Clive in it YUSSSSSSSSSSS :D Gina M May 07, 2020 Doctor Who is back, and with a very fresh coat of paint indeed. Immediately the classic theme from 1963 has been taken and given a new orchestral makeover, dragging it into the 21st century whilst still retaining the eeriness of the original serial. Christopher Eccleston was the perfect man to revive the titular Doctor, he brought all the enigmatic charm, mixed with hints of the long, tumultuous history the Doctor has experienced; Eccleston is such an underrated actor, and it was such a shame he decided to leave after just the one series, because the fact that even over such a short space of time, his impact is still felt so strongly, speaks volumes about his stellar performance, and embodiment of the character. Billie Piper has at this stage become synonymous with Doctor Who, and is still many fans' favourite companion, and for me I would definitely put her in my top 3 along with Clara and Donna. There's plenty of hints to classic Who, with familiar enemies popping up, the ever present Tardis has been given a stunning, battle-worn new look, and episode lengths doubling from 20 to 40 minutes means far more action for your money. The revival of this classic of British television could not have been more perfectly handled, and Russell T Davies should be extremely proud of himself for how he ran the show from this point until 2010. James T Apr 16, 2020 Great return for Doctor Who! The right mix between funny and thrilling, scary and emotional. Good work! Caterina Z Mar 27, 2020 This is when I fell in love with this show! All time favourite! 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