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While travelling, the Doctor works to save lives and liberate oppressed peoples by combating foes. The Doctor often travels with companions . Beginning with William Hartnell, fourteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; as of 2024, Ncuti Gatwa leads the series as the Fifteenth Doctor.
Doctor Who: Created by Sydney Newman. With David Tennant, Matt Smith, Nicholas Briggs, Jon Davey. The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
As of 22 June 2024,[update]883 episodes of Doctor Whohave aired. This includes one television movie and multiple specials, and encompasses 311 stories over 40 seasons, starting in 1963. Additionally, four charity specials and two animated serials have also been aired.
Doctor Who: With Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Susan Twist, Michelle Greenidge. The Time Lord known as the Doctor travels through space and time with his companions, having incredible adventures and facing dangerous enemies.
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An Unearthly Child introduced the first incarnation of the Doctor, played by character actor William Hartnell. Supporting him were William Russell and Jacqueline Hill as Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, respectively, and Carole Ann Ford as the Doctor's granddaughter, Susan Foreman.
The Doctor is the protagonist of the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. An extraterrestrial Time Lord, the Doctor travels the universe in a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, often with companions.
