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Doctor Who (2005 – 2021)

2005 • 13 seasons • Drama, Action & Adventure • TV-PG
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Doctor Who — Series 1

13 episodes · Mar 26, 2005

The first season introduces Christopher Eccleston as the enigmatic Ninth Doctor, marking his brief but memorable tenure in the role. Alongside him is Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, an ordinary young woman spirited away from Earth to become his extraordinary companion – a connection that deepens throughout their adventures. The Doctor also crosses paths with Adam Mitchell, a brilliant but headstrong young man, and Captain Jack Harkness, a charming rogue from the far future with a mysterious past. Throughout these thrilling encounters, a cryptic clue surfaces: the recurring phrase "Bad Wolf," hinting at a larger, unfolding mystery that binds the episodes together.

1. Rose
Mar 26, 2005 · 47m · 7.4

Rose Tyler encountered a peculiar stranger who called himself the Doctor, and in that instant, she understood that Earth faced a peril she could scarcely imagine.

2. The End of the World
Apr 2, 2005 · 47m · 7.5

The Doctor ushers Rose into a journey beyond time, to a future five billion years hence, when the Sun swells into a consuming giant, poised to engulf Earth. Initially awed, Rose grows increasingly apprehensive, her initial enthusiasm for ac…

3. The Unquiet Dead
Apr 9, 2005 · 47m · 7.1

In the gaslit streets of Victorian Cardiff, a grim partnership forms. Charles Dickens and the Doctor find themselves confronting a chilling phenomenon: the city is haunted by the restless dead.

4. Aliens of London (1)
Apr 16, 2005 · 45m · 6.8

Rose was brought home, but a vessel from beyond the stars plummeted into the Thames, and London was swiftly sealed. And then, the Slitheen arrived.

5. World War Three (2)
Apr 23, 2005 · 43m · 6.8

The Doctor’s window is closing as the Prime Minister announces humanity’s first interplanetary war from Downing Street.

6. Dalek
Apr 30, 2005 · 48m · 8.4

The Doctor was devastated, and Earth teetered on the brink as he and Rose discovered the Time Lords’ most formidable foe lurking beneath the deserts of Utah.

7. The Long Game
May 7, 2005 · 45m · 6.7

A flicker of awe crossed Adam’s face as the TARDIS plunged into the future. They were traveling towards a time when Satellite 5 broadcast its signals across the vast Earth Empire. Yet, a disquieting truth lingered beneath the surface: those…

8. Father's Day
May 14, 2005 · 43m · 8.0

Rose asked to return to the day her father, Pete Tyler, died. The Doctor, hesitant but yielding, agreed, only to realize the gravity of his decision. Rose had saved Pete from a fatal accident, an act that irrevocably altered the timeline. N…

9. The Empty Child (1)
May 21, 2005 · 42m · 8.5

Having pursued a mysterious capsule through the currents of time, the TARDIS materialized in London amidst the chaos of an air raid. Rose, drawn by a desperate cry, investigated a rooftop where a small child, clad in a gasmask, repeatedly c…

10. The Doctor Dances (2)
May 28, 2005 · 43m · 8.6

Having barely evaded the gas-masked horrors, the Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack now strive to halt the spread of the mutated contagion. Yet, a disturbing truth begins to emerge: one of them may bear an indirect responsibility for the virus'…

11. Boom Town
Jun 4, 2005 · 43m · 6.9

The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack made a brief stop in Cardiff, a city of the present, to draw power from the Rift – the very anomaly they had encountered in 1869. There, however, they found not only the familiar energy but also a ghost fr…

12. Bad Wolf (1)
Jun 11, 2005 · 43m · 8.3

Within a world that appeared to be decades hence, the Doctor awoke inside the Big Brother house as an eviction unfolded. Rose found herself on the set of *The Weakest Link*, accompanied by the Anne-Droid, while Captain Jack underwent a tran…

13. The Parting of the Ways (2)
Jun 18, 2005 · 48m · 8.6

The universe teeters on the precipice as the Dalek fleet commences its assault on Earth. The Doctor faces an impossible choice: to sacrifice all humanity to safeguard every other living thing from the Dalek menace. Regardless of his decisio…