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Season 1 – Doctor Who

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An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems alongside companions from planet Earth. Known as the Doctor, the alien adventurer travels using the TARDIS to battle injustice across the universe.
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Critics Reviews

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Caroline Siede Girl Culture (Substack) [With] great arcs for both leads, the slow-burn build-up of the larger Doctor Who mythology, and the absolutely fantastic chemistry between Piper and Eccleston, and you’ve got one hell of a debut season. Nov 26, 2023 Full Review Stephen Pile Daily Telegraph (UK) 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 David Winner Financial Times 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 7, 2018 Full Review Roger Catlin Hartford Courant 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 Scott D. Pierce Buffalo News 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 Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 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 Read all reviews

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Fan O One of the best seasons of the show, emotional, complex, well paced. No episode is bad, and the vast majority of them are nearly as fantastic as Christopher Eccleston. Rose's flaws contrasted by her overwhelming empathy make the show much more compelling then the average hopeful save the world show, and rose's family are almost too real. Captain Jack was amazing representation for the time, and always a pleasure to watch. Despite the behind the scenes issues, I can't recommend this enough. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review James M Great debut season and Eccleston and billie piper both shine in their character roles. The story arc is also brilliant and great one liners from the show runner in his episodes, that make it a soap opera drama and makes it grounded and real but sci-fi at the same time. The show is easy for anyone to watch and all ages. The Dalek episode proves how the Dalek is menacing and how a single one can show how evil just one Dalek is. Even the bad episodes are ok. Great ending as well Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Louis F Doctor Who has the wonderful campness that we tolerate in a way we won’t for American made shows. The Empty Child and its conclusion, The Doctor Dances, are the two standout episodes. Season 1 is an excellent start to the Doctor Who revival. It made me feel like a kid again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Audience Member Best Series I´ve ever seen. And it stays as good almost in every following season. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review ben s An amazing return to the classic show, some episodes like dalek are a 9 and even the worst ones aren't awful. From the writing to companions to the doctor it's a great watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Justin B A brilliant reinvention of the show, with a strong enigmatic performance from Ecclestone as The Doctor and a surprisingly heartfelt and honest one from Billie Piper. Story wise, the season is all over the place. Dalek, the Moffat double header and the finale all click but elsewhere everything feels undercooked. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Eccleston

The Doctor

Billie Piper

Rose Tyler

Camille Coduri

Jackie Tyler

John Barrowman

Captain Jack Harkness

Noel Clarke

Mickey Smith

Corey Doabe

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 26, 2005 Rose Rose Tyler meets the Doctor, who helps her understand that Earth is in danger. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 2, 2005 The End of the World The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage to a time when the sun is about to swallow Earth and a murderer is at work. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 9, 2005 The Unquiet Dead Author Charles Dickens joins the Doctor and Rose in 1869 Victorian Cardiff to battle the ethereal Gelth. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 16, 2005 Aliens of London The Doctor takes Rose home, but the world goes on alert when an alien spacecraft crashes in the Thames. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 23, 2005 World War Three The world edges toward mankind's first interplanetary war, as the Doctor and Rose try to escape from Downing Street. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 30, 2005 Dalek A billionaire collector possesses the remains of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemy, the Daleks. Details Episode 7 Aired May 7, 2005 The Long Game In the future, Adam discovers that traveling with a Time Lord is far from easy. Details Episode 8 Aired May 14, 2005 Father's Day Rose travels back in time to meet her long-dead father, but the Tyler family finds itself fighting the monstrous Reapers. Details Episode 9 Aired May 21, 2005 The Empty Child An unearthly child haunts the bomb sites of London. Details Episode 10 Aired May 28, 2005 The Doctor Dances The child's plague spreads through wartime London, and a zombie army is on the march; the Doctor and Rose form an alliance with an intergalactic con-man. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 4, 2005 Boom Town The Doctor encounters an enemy from his past when the crew decides to take a holiday; an alien plot is behind the construction of a nuclear power plant in Cardiff. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 11, 2005 Bad Wolf The Doctor, Rose and Capt. Jack have to fight for their lives, but the Doctor soon realizes that Armageddon is fast approaching. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 18, 2005 The Parting of the Ways Rose and the Doctor's friendship is put to the test, as Earth plunges into an epic war with the human race being slaughtered. Details

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Season Info

Director
Joe Ahearne, Keith Boak, James Hawes, Euros Lyn, Brian Grant
Executive Producer
Julie Gardner, Mal Young, Russell T. Davies
Screenwriter
Steven Moffat, Robert Shearman, Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell, Russell T. Davies
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Holiday, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 26, 2005