Scripted series · BBC One
Doctor Who
One hell of a journey home.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ncuti Gatwa
The Doctor
16 eps
Millie Gibson
Ruby Sunday
11 eps
Varada Sethu
Belinda Chandra
9 eps
Bonnie Langford
Melanie Bush
4 eps
Jemma Redgrave
Kate Lethbridge-Stewart
6 eps
Yasmin Finney
Rose Noble
4 eps
Ruth Madeley
Shirley Bingham
3 eps
Anita Dobson
Mrs Flood
11 eps
Angela Wynter
Cherry Sunday
7 eps
Michelle Greenidge
Carla Sunday
8 eps
Alexander Devrient
Colonel Christofer Ibrahim
5 eps
Aidan Cook
The Vlinx
4 eps
Lachele Carl
Trinity Wells
1 eps
Jinkx Monsoon
Maestro
1 eps
Indira Varma
Duchess of Pemberton
1 eps
Lenny Rush
Morris Gibbons
2 eps
Chris Mason
John Lennon
1 eps
George Caple
Paul McCartney
1 eps
James Hoyles
Ringo Starr
1 eps
Phillip Davies
George Harrison
1 eps
Golda Rosheuvel
Jocelyn Sancerre
1 eps
Mason McCumskey
Eric
1 eps
Sami Amber
Eric (voice)
1 eps
Sienna-Robyn Mavanga-Phipps
Poppy
4 eps
Shola Olaitan-Ajiboye
Poppy (voice)
1 eps
Cadence Williams
Sandra (voice)
1 eps
Param Patel
Marcel (voice)
1 eps
Lonnee Archibong
Adjani (voice)
1 eps
Jesús Reyes Ortiz
Rico Trieste
1 eps
Yasmine Bouabid
Lucia Colasanto
1 eps
Jeremy Limb
Timothy Drake
1 eps
Kit Rakusen
Henry Arbinger
1 eps
Sherinne Kayra Anderson
Tea Trolley Lady
1 eps
Ed White
George Martin
1 eps
Chan Shoker
Studio Producer
1 eps
Susan Twist
Susan Triad
9 eps
Aneurin Barnard
Roger ap Gwilliam
2 eps
Jonathan Groff
Rogue
3 eps
Robert Strange
Bogeyman
2 eps
Nicholas Briggs
The Vlinx (voice)
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Doctor Who actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Doctor Who reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20235 episodes
Special installments of the series.
Best episode · S00E03 The Giggle
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20248 episodes
6.4IMDbThe Doctor and Ruby Sunday travel through time and space on adventures to unknown lands, to the Regency era in England, to outer space worlds and the sixties.
Best episode · S01E04 73 Yards
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20258 episodes
5.2IMDbThe Doctor meets Belinda Chandra and begins an epic quest to get her back to Earth. But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.
Best episode · S02E03 The Well
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S00E03
The Giggle
The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win.
- Directed by Chanya Button
- Written by Russell T Davies
S00E02
Wild Blue Yonder
The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.
- Directed by Tom Kingsley
- Written by Russell T Davies
S01E04
73 Yards
Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.
- Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
- Written by Russell T Davies
S00E04
The Church on Ruby Road
Long ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies and, perhaps, the secret of her birth.
- Directed by Mark Tonderai
- Written by Russell T Davies
S01E05
Dot and Bubble
The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it’s too late?
- Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
- Written by Russell T Davies
S01E03
Boom
Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet... without moving?
- Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
- Written by Steven Moffat
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E08
The Reality War (2)
- Directed by Alex Pillai
- Written by Russell T Davies
S02E07
Wish World (1)
- Directed by Alex Pillai
- Written by Russell T Davies
S02E06
The Interstellar Song Contest
- Directed by Ben A. Williams
- Written by Juno Dawson
S02E05
The Story & the Engine
- Directed by Makalla McPherson
- Written by Inua Ellams
S02E03
The Well
- Directed by Amanda Brotchie
- Written by Russell T Davies, Sharma Walfall
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Russell T Davies
Executive producer
Joel Collins
Executive producer
Julie Gardner
Executive producer
Steven Moffat
Executive producer
Julie Anne Robinson
Executive producer
Phil Collinson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Rebecca Ferguson
Executive producer
Jane Tranter
Executive producer
Juno Dawson
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Briony Redman
Writer
Kate Herron
Writer
Sharma Walfall
Writer
Inua Ellams
Writer
Pete McTighe
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Vicki DelowProducer
- Russell T DaviesExecutive Producer
- Joel CollinsExecutive Producer
- Julie GardnerExecutive Producer
- Steven MoffatExecutive Producer
- Chris MayProducer
Writing
- Russell T DaviesWriter
- Steven MoffatWriter
- Juno DawsonWriter
- Briony RedmanWriter
- Kate HerronWriter
- Sharma WalfallWriter
Direction
- Jamie DonoughueDirector
- Ben A. WilliamsDirector
- Dylan Holmes WilliamsDirector
- Ben ChessellDirector
- Alex PillaiDirector
- Julie Anne RobinsonDirector
Cinematography
- Jamie CairneyDirector of Photography
- Tobias DatumDirector of Photography
- Sam CareDirector of Photography
- Chas BainDirector of Photography
Music
- Murray GoldOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Disney PlusStreaming
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