The First Doctor was portrayed by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. As the last remaining humans are ruthlessly hunted down, Graham, Ryan and Yaz face a terrifying fight to survive. … Like Series 7, this series did not include any two-part stories. The Fifth Doctor was portrayed by Peter Davison from 1981 to 1984. When they find a picture of the Doctor in a recently dead man's eye, it's up to Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax to save The Doctor and find out what sinister secrets are going on at Sweetsville, Yorkshire. The base is about to be attacked on two fronts. The Eighth Doctor was portrayed by Paul McGann in 1996 and 2013. When ordinary shop-worker Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor she is drawn into his strange and dangerous world; her life will never be the same again. This marked the end of the programme's 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation in 1989, and was the first new televised Doctor Who story since the broadcast of the television movie starring Paul McGann in 1996. Unusual to the show, a series of five specials were featured following the series finale Journey's End to compensate for the lack of an actual series in the year between this and the following series; two Christmas Specials, an Easter Special, an Autumn Special and a New Year Special. Enemy agents within work to neutralize the base while an assault team of aquatic Silurians prepare without for a surprise attack. Episodes began being filmed in HD from Planet of the Dead. The show's format changed to 45-minute episodes in this season. Beginning with Tennant's era, the producers began varying the story formats, adding occasional mini-episodes (usually produced for charity) and an annual Christmas Special story (both of which are generally considered separate from the season that follows). The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough land inside an undersea secret military base in wartime Earth, 2084. The Sixth Doctor was portrayed by Colin Baker from 1984 to 1986. The opening story of the series marks the first time since the Series 4 Specials, and the second time since Season 26, that a multi-parter has been labelled under one title. The Eleventh Doctor was portrayed by Matt Smith from 2010 to 2013. Contrary to common belief, season 10 kicked off in the last week of December 1972 — not in 1973, as would be expected. Series 12. Remember, however, that this list only gives the first year in which an episode from a series was broadcast. The Fourth Doctor was portrayed by Tom Baker from 1974 to 1981. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. The Third Doctor was portrayed by Jon Pertwee from 1970 to 1974. Thus, his series actually begin in 2005, 2006 and 2007 — not 2006, 2007 and 2008 as is commonly thought. In fact, For the purposes of this list, "Series 4" is considered to be the. The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by David Tennant from 2005 to 2010. Standard episode length changed to 45 minutes, with occasional longer episodes. David Tennant, unusual amongst other Doctors, began and ended on special episodes, not regular ones. The show was created by BBC Television head of drama Sydney Newman to fill the Saturday evening timeslot and appeal to both the younger and older audiences of the neighbouring programmes. Names used are those given by the BBC as of March 2020. Beginning with series 11, the incoming executive producers changed the season standard of twelve, 45-minute episodes and a Christmas Special, to ten, 50-minute episodes (with some variance) and a New Year Special, as well as changing the broadcast day to Sunday. The first series of the 2005 revival of the British science fiction programme Doctor Who began on 26 March 2005 with the episode "Rose". Broadcast of series 6 was split in half between episodes 7 and 8. The Ninth Doctor was portrayed by Christopher Eccleston in 2005. This Doctor's era, as of 2020, holds the record for having the largest amount of mini-episodes in the show's history, a total of 29. The series began on 23 November 1963 with An Unearthly Child and ended with The Reign of Terror on 12 September 1964. The show was revived by longtime Doctor Who fan Russell T … A special episode was produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series, alongside the Christmas special. 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