The first series features Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, his only series in the role, accompanied by Billie Piper, as his first and main companion Rose Tyler, whom he plucks from obscurity on planet Earth, and to whom he grows increasingly attached. He also travels briefly with unruly boy-genius Adam Mitchell, played by Bruno Langley, and with 51st-century con man and former "Time Agent" Captain Jack Harkness, portrayed by John Barrowman. Episodes in the series form a loose story arc, based upon the recurring phrase "Bad Wolf".
Release Date
PremieredDoctor Who Season 1 released on March 26, 2005.
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Rose
When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again. Soon she realises that her mum, her boyfriend and the whole of Earth are in danger. The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue box.
The End of the World
The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.
The Unquiet Dead
Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.
Aliens of London (1)
The Doctor takes Rose home, but when a spaceship crash-lands in the Thames, London is closed off and the whole world goes on red alert. While the Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven.
World War Three (2)
Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War, but the real danger is much closer to home. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, but only Rose's mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation.
Dalek
Beneath the salt plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor's oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It's a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle.
The Long Game
Adam discovers the wonders of travelling in the Tardis. In the far future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire, but anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated. Does Adam have what it takes to become the Time Lord's companion?
Father's Day
Rose travels back to 1987 to witness the day her father died, but when she interferes in the course of events, the monstrous Reapers are unleashed upon the world, and a wedding day turns into a massacre. Even the Doctor is powerless, as the human race is devoured.
The Empty Child (1)
London, 1941, at the height of the Blitz. A mysterious cylinder is guarded by the army, while homeless children, living on the bombsites, are terrorised by an unearthly child. When Rose meets the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, has she found a hero better than the Doctor himself?
The Doctor Dances (2)
The Child's plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with the intergalactic con man, Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out.
Boom Town
The Tardis crew take a holiday, but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart, and when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.
Bad Wolf (1)
The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but disaster strikes when the Daleks capture Rose!
The Parting of the Ways (2)
Rose has seen danger and wonders alongside the Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test as Earth plunges into an epic war. With the human race being slaughtered, the Doctor is forced into terrible action. Will the time-travellers ever be reunited?
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Series 1
The first series features Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, his only series in the role, accompanied by Billie Piper, as his first and main companion Rose Tyler, whom he plucks from obscurity on planet Earth, and to whom he grows increasingly attached. He also travels briefly with unruly boy-genius Adam Mitchell, played by Bruno Langley, and with 51st-century con man and former "Time Agent" Captain Jack Harkness, portrayed by John Barrowman. Episodes in the series form a loose story arc, based upon the recurring phrase "Bad Wolf".
Release Date
PremieredDoctor Who Season 1 released on March 26, 2005.
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Sign In to Track ProgressRose
When Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, her life will never be the same again. Soon she realises that her mum, her boyfriend and the whole of Earth are in danger. The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue box.
The End of the World
The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year five billion and the end of planet Earth.
The Unquiet Dead
Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.
Aliens of London (1)
The Doctor takes Rose home, but when a spaceship crash-lands in the Thames, London is closed off and the whole world goes on red alert. While the Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven.
World War Three (2)
Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War, but the real danger is much closer to home. The Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, but only Rose's mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation.
Dalek
Beneath the salt plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor's oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It's a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle.
The Long Game
Adam discovers the wonders of travelling in the Tardis. In the far future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire, but anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects mankind is being manipulated. Does Adam have what it takes to become the Time Lord's companion?
Father's Day
Rose travels back to 1987 to witness the day her father died, but when she interferes in the course of events, the monstrous Reapers are unleashed upon the world, and a wedding day turns into a massacre. Even the Doctor is powerless, as the human race is devoured.
The Empty Child (1)
London, 1941, at the height of the Blitz. A mysterious cylinder is guarded by the army, while homeless children, living on the bombsites, are terrorised by an unearthly child. When Rose meets the dashing Captain Jack Harkness, has she found a hero better than the Doctor himself?
The Doctor Dances (2)
The Child's plague is spreading throughout wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with the intergalactic con man, Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out.
Boom Town
The Tardis crew take a holiday, but the Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. A plan to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff disguises an alien plot to rip the world apart, and when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.
Bad Wolf (1)
The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but disaster strikes when the Daleks capture Rose!
The Parting of the Ways (2)
Rose has seen danger and wonders alongside the Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test as Earth plunges into an epic war. With the human race being slaughtered, the Doctor is forced into terrible action. Will the time-travellers ever be reunited?