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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.

William Hartnell
The Doctor

Jon Pertwee
The Doctor

Patrick Troughton
The Doctor

Katy Manning
Jo Grant

Roger Delgado
The Master

Tom Baker
The Doctor

Peter Davison
The Doctor

Sylvester McCoy
The Doctor

Colin Baker
The Doctor

Caroline John
Liz Shaw

Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith

Nicola Bryant
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown
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.

William Hartnell
The Doctor

Jon Pertwee
The Doctor

Patrick Troughton
The Doctor

Katy Manning
Jo Grant

Roger Delgado
The Master

Tom Baker
The Doctor

Peter Davison
The Doctor

Sylvester McCoy
The Doctor

Colin Baker
The Doctor

Caroline John
Liz Shaw

Elisabeth Sladen
Sarah Jane Smith

Nicola Bryant
Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown