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[43] [44] Kingston was re-introduced in the fifth series and was revealed as another time traveler who meets with the Doctor out of order. [45] Darvill was then promoted to the main cast beginning with "The Impossible Astronaut", the series six opening episode. [46] Kingston continued to recur throughout the sixth series as well. [47]
"The Name of the Doctor" 18 May 2013: The Doctor's incarnation known as the War Doctor, whose actions in the Time War were so drastic that he deemed himself unworthy of the name "Doctor". [43] "The Night of the Doctor" 14 November 2013 [44] "The Day of the Doctor" 23 November 2013 [45] Michael Jones "Listen" 13 September 2014
The programme's high episode count has resulted in Doctor Who holding the world record for the highest number of episodes of a science-fiction programme. [2] As of November 2023, up to a seventeenth series of the revived era has been planned. [3] The story numbers below are meant as a guide to placement in the overall context of the programme. [4]
The Doctor is usually accompanied in his travels by one to three companions (sometimes called assistants). These characters provide a surrogate with whom the audience can identify, and further the story by asking questions and getting into trouble, (similar to Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.)
Capaldi was eventually cast as the Twelfth Doctor. [32] Harry Van Gorkum was cast as the role for the Eighth Doctor but the BBC, unlike Fox and Universal did not find him a fitting choice. [33] Roger Rees was approached and showed interest. [34] The role of the Eighth Doctor went to Paul McGann.
Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins who goes by the name "the Doctor".The Doctor fled Gallifrey, the planet of the Time Lords, in a stolen TARDIS ("Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space"), a time machine that travels by materialising into, and dematerialising out of, the time vortex.
Episode name Number and duration of episodes R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date 4 188 Doctor Who : Voyage of the Damned "Time Crash" & "Voyage of the Damned" 1 × 8 min. 1 × 72 min. 10 March 2008 [52] 1 July 2008 [53] — 189–191 Doctor Who : Series 4, Volume 1 "Partners in Crime" – "Planet of the Ood" 2 × 50 min. 1 × 45 min.
The Twin Dilemma is the seventh and final serial of the 21st season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from 22 to 30 March 1984.