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1. An Adventure in Space and Time (2013 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 86 min | Biography, Drama, History

An actor tapped by a succession of hard-man roles and a wannabe producer frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama, time travel and monsters.

Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: David Bradley, Ross Gurney-Randall, Roger May, Sam Hoare

Votes: 7,542

2. The Daleks in Colour (2023 TV Movie)

75 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, the first Dalek story has been dazzlingly colourised and weaved into a 75-minute blockbuster.

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 76

3. Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Peter Davison is on a new journey to discover everything he can about the Doctor's Companion. What exactly is a companion's role, how do you actually become a companion, what do they have ... See full summary »

Director: Nathan Landeg | Stars: Peter Davison, Steven Moffat, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding

Votes: 38

4. William Hartnell: The Original (2013 TV Short)

5 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

A look at William Hartnell and his involvement with Doctor Who (1963).

Director: Ian Smith | Stars: David Bradley, Jessica Carney, Peter Davison, Terrance Dicks

Votes: 15

5. Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (1997 Video Game)

Sci-Fi

The Master has taken over the planet Siralos, making use of its immense psychic power. He uses this power to imprison all seven incarnations of the Doctor. A creature of the Doctor's ... See full summary »

Stars: David Coker, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Peter Davison

Votes: 57

6. The Doctor Games (2013 Video)

4 min | Short, Action, Comedy

All 13 Doctors are forced into a battle royale by The Master and the Daleks in this R rated trailer spoof.

Director: Brad Hansen | Stars: Ewan Anderson, Paul K. Bisson, Kelly Mark Delcambre, Geoffrey Donne

Votes: 7

7. Doctor Who: Origins (2006 Video)

55 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Released as an extra on the begining box story tells the story of Dr who orgins

Stars: Carole Ann Ford, Brian Hodgson, Waris Hussein, Verity Lambert

Votes: 56

8. Doctor Who: The Crusade (1999 Video)

Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Ian Chesterton tells the tale of his adventures with the Doctor in Palestine.

Directors: Douglas Camfield, Paul Vanezis | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 158

9. The Dalek Tapes (2006 Video)

55 min | Documentary

A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros over the 26 years of Doctor Who (1963), included as a special feature of the DVD of Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One (1975).

Director: John Kelly | Stars: Sophie Aldred, John Bailey, Tom Baker, Andrew Beech

Votes: 32

10. Mounting the Rescue (2009 Video)

22 min | Documentary, Short

A look at the making of "The Rescue", featuring members of the original cast and crew. Featured on the DVD "Doctor Who: The Rescue", available in the DVD Box Set "Doctor Who: The Rescue & ... See full synopsis »

Stars: John Bowe, William Russell, Ian McLachlan, Christopher Barry

Votes: 17

11. Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years (1991 Video)

88 min | Documentary

Sylvester McCoy presents a look at the era of the First Doctor, William Hartnell. Featuring the unbroadcast pilot version of the first ever episode "An Unearthly Child" and the only ... See full summary »

Director: Keith Barnfather | Stars: Sylvester McCoy, Carole Ann Ford, Julian Glover, Michael Gough

Votes: 49

12. Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (2006 Video)

10 min | Documentary, Short

A feature on The Beginning box set which tells the stories of the Doctor's time machine - the TARDIS.

Director: Ian Levine | Stars: Carole Ann Ford, William Russell, Raymond Cusick, Verity Lambert

Votes: 30

13. Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007 Video)

31 min | Documentary, Short

Documentary looking at the making of the 1973 Doctor Who story "The Time Warrior".

Director: Brendan Sheppard | Stars: Jeremy Bulloch, Keith Cheetham, John Collin, Michael Craze

Votes: 21

14. Masters of Sound (2006 Video)

12 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Kevin Davies | Stars: Brian Hodgson, Dick Mills, Delia Derbyshire, Verity Lambert

Votes: 22

15. 5 Doctors One Studio (2008 Video)

19 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi

A Behind the Scenes extra which appeared on the Five Doctors 25th Anniversary DVD release, it documents the only day when all four Doctors were in the studio together.

Stars: Nicholas Courtney, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Carole Ann Ford

16. Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' (2006 Video)

30 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi

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Director: Ian Levine | Stars: Richard Martin, Verity Lambert, Keith Barnfather, Waris Hussein

Votes: 31

17. The Ties That Bind Us (2008 Video)

15 min | Documentary, Short

This new documentary looks at the cross references within the Doctor Who story "The Five Doctors".

Director: Brendan Sheppard | Stars: Anthony Ainley, John Arnatt, Colin Baker, Tom Baker

Votes: 13

18. Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years (1992 Video)

105 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

A tribute to the monsters that put "Doctor Who" (1963) on the map, featuring interviews with their creator/writer Terry Nation, their designer Raymond Cusick, operator John Scott Martin and... See full summary »

Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh, James Hall

Votes: 34

19. Looking for Peter (2012 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short

Toby Hadoke tries to find out about the mysterious Peter R. Newman, writer of the early Doctor Who (1963) story "The Sensorites".

Director: Chris Chapman | Stars: Toby Hadoke, Richard Bignell, Marcus Hearn, Vera Newman

Votes: 15

20. Resistance Is Useless (1992 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Archie Lauchlan | Stars: Steve Steen, Sophie Aldred, Colin Baker, Tom Baker

Votes: 12

21. The End of the Line? (2011 Video)

43 min | Documentary, Short

A documentary looking at Doctor Who's third year on air (1965-66) featuring interviews and archive footage. Included on the DVD of the story 'The Gunfighters'.

Stars: Jenny Farish, Donald Tosh, Peter Purves, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 11

22. Riverside Story (2011 Video)

Documentary, Short

Matthew Sweet visits Riverside Studios with Peter Purves to tell the story of the facility's role in the production of Doctor Who (1963) in the mid-1960s, focusing in particular on the 1966 serial "The Ark".

Director: Thomas Guerrier | Stars: Michael Imison, Peter Purves, Matthew Sweet

23. Tomorrow's Times: The First Doctor (2011 Video)

14 min | Documentary, Short

A look at the contemporary media coverage of Doctor Who (1963) during the William Hartnell era.

Director: Marcus Hearn | Stars: Mary Tamm, Claire Louise Amias, Kate Brown, David Morley Hale

24. Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (2012 Video)

74 min | Sci-Fi

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Directors: Douglas Camfield, Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: John Guilor, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell

Votes: 21

25. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Five Doctors (1983)

TV-G | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and his previous incarnations are brought to the Death Zone on his homeworld Gallifrey as part of a renegade Time Lord's scheme.

Directors: Peter Moffatt, John Nathan-Turner, Pennant Roberts | Stars: Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Richard Hurndall

Votes: 1,456

26. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: An Unearthly Child (1963)

TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Two schoolteachers investigate the personal life of one of their brilliant students and her mysterious grandfather.

Directors: Waris Hussein, Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 2,153

27. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Four Hundred Dawns (1965)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.

Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Stephanie Bidmead

Votes: 467

28. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Roof of the World (1964)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the 13th century, where it is claimed by famed explorer Marco Polo as a gift for his employer, Kublai Khan. Polo hopes to finally buy his way out of the ... See full summary »

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 587

29. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Mission to the Unknown (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination, on the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret ... See full summary »

Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Barry Jackson, Edward de Souza, Jeremy Young

Votes: 427

30. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Planet of Giants (1964)

TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When the TARDIS malfunctions and the doors open in the time vortex, the travelers and their Ship shrink to the size of insects. When they arrive on Earth, they uncover a murderous plot ... See full summary »

Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 757

31. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Steel Sky (1966)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.

Director: Michael Imison | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Eric Elliott

Votes: 558

32. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Temple of Evil (1964)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's orders not to wander off - and is taken away by the high priest Autloc ... See full summary »

Director: John Crockett | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 996

33. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Celestial Toyroom (1966)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.

Director: Bill Sellars | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jackie Lane, Michael Gough

Votes: 404

34. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Executioners (1965)

TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor has obtained a Time and Space Visualizer, which has a TV screen that can show scenes in the past to order. Lincoln, Shakespeare and the Beatles are selected. They land on a ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 647

35. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Lion (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.

Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 508

36. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: World's End (1964)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Ian and Barbara believe the TARDIS has finally returned to their contemporary London, but soon discover signs of plague and warfare. Their old enemies, the Daleks, have invaded the Earth of... See full summary »

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 872

37. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Dead Planet (1963)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS lands in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover the danger of what will become his... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 1,448

38. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Nightmare Begins (1965)

TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.

Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Adrienne Hill, Peter Purves, Brian Cant

Votes: 414

39. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: A Holiday for the Doctor (1966)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who ... See full summary »

Director: Rex Tucker | Stars: William Hartnell, William Hurndell, Maurice Good, David Cole

Votes: 572

40. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Sea of Death (1964)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

On the planet Marinus, the Doctor and his companions are enlisted by Arbitan to seek out the keys to an ancient and powerful machine. Their quest takes them across time and space; will they... See full summary »

Director: John Gorrie | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 847

41. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: War of God (1966)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.

Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, David Weston, Annette Robertson

Votes: 372

42. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Temple of Secrets (1965)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.

Director: Michael Leeston-Smith | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Maureen O'Brien, Cavan Kendall

Votes: 387

43. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: A Land of Fear (1964)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When they are arrested and set to be executed, the Doctor must take... See full summary »

Director: Henric Hirsch | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 623

44. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Powerful Enemy (1965)

TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 714

45. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Slave Traders (1965)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The travelers decide to take a holiday near ancient Rome, but after a month the Doctor gets restless. He and Vicki determine to visit Rome, and while they are gone Ian and Barbara are ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 703

46. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Savages: Episode 1 (1966)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.

Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Ewen Solon

Votes: 353

47. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Strangers in Space (1964)

TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives aboard a spaceship that has been captured by the Sensorites, a hearing-sensitive alien race. The Sensorites are dying, and the Doctor finds himself forced to investigate ... See full summary »

Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Votes: 737

48. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Smugglers: Episode 1 (1966)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor discovers Polly and Ben aboard the TARDIS shortly before the ship arrives in 17th century Cornwall, where the local churchwarden gives the Doctor a cryptic message shortly before being murdered.

Director: Julia Smith | Stars: William Hartnell, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Terence de Marney

Votes: 353

49. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Space Museum (1965)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.

Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien

Votes: 683

50. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Tenth Planet: Episode 1 (1966)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.

Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Robert Beatty, Dudley Jones, David Dodimead

Votes: 627