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Doctor Who

1963 Ended 25m episodes

7.9/10 722 votes

DramaAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

Created by:: Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber
Cast:: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: BBC One, BBC Television

Episode guide

Seasons

27 available

Season 25

Episodes

Episode 12 selected

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E01

Episode 1

★ 9.0

Remembrance of the Daleks (1)

1988-10-05 · 25m

London, 1963. Returning to the scenes of his first televised adventure, the Doctor and new companion Ace play a tricky game of bluff and deceit involving two rival Dalek factions, local soldiers, and the awesomely powerful Gallifreyan artefact, the Hand of Omega...

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.6

Remembrance of the Daleks (2)

1988-10-12 · 25m

With two factions of Daleks involved in a race war on Earth, the Doctor takes care of old business by having the Hand of Omega ceremoniously but quietly buried in a churchyard. His actions do not go unobserved, and leaving behind a bored Ace without a purposeful outlet could spell trouble as well.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.4

Remembrance of the Daleks (3)

1988-10-19 · 25m

The Doctor plans to let one of the Dalek factions have the Hand of Omega (but not too easily, of course) while keeping Gilmore and his military men preoccupied in a safe territory, but that plan could be threatened by a mole in their midst and a miscalculation on the Doctor's part.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.7

Remembrance of the Daleks (4)

1988-10-26 · 25m

The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 5.9

The Happiness Patrol (1)

1988-11-02 · 25m

The Earth colony Terra Alpha, the future. With the aid of her sweet-natured executioner, Helen A, ruler of the planet, has ensured the population is happy - on pain of death! The Doctor and Ace decide to fight for the right to be miserable.

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E06

Episode 6

★ 6.2

The Happiness Patrol (2)

1988-11-09 · 25m

The Doctor and Earl manage to escape from the Kandy Man and join up with the planet's natives, the Pipe People, enlisting their help to rescue Ace.

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E07

Episode 7

★ 6.2

The Happiness Patrol (3)

1988-11-16 · 25m

As the Doctor leads the Pipe People towards reclaiming their world, Helen A faces betrayal from those closest to her.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 5.5

Silver Nemesis (1)

1988-11-23 · 25m

The Doctor and Ace battle the time traveller Lady Peinforte and the Cybermen for possession of the incredibly powerful Nemesis statue, which is on its way back to the planet Earth to rendezvous with a destiny set in stone by the Doctor himself.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 5.3

Silver Nemesis (2)

1988-11-30 · 25m

As hostilities break out between factions vying for ownership of the comet, the Doctor goes after the worst of the lot - Cybermen, using Ace's upgraded boom box to flood Cyber Communications with jazz music while trying to locate the whereabouts of the fleet beyond this mere scouting party.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 5.0

Silver Nemesis (3)

1988-12-07 · 25m

With the Cyber Fleet poised nearby, the Doctor may have no choice but to let them have Nemesis. Meanwhile, Lady Peinforte and Richard navigate modern society, De Flores encounters an open betrayal, and Ace combats Cybermen with a slingshot.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 7.1

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1)

1988-12-14 · 25m

The Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus on the planet Segonax, where they find the standard of judging at the talent contest distressingly astringent.

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E12

Episode 12

★ 7.1

The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2)

1988-12-21 · 25m

The Doctor and Ace reach the Psychic Circus, where the Doctor is imprisoned with the other contestants while Ace draws the attention of the Chief Clown.

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