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Doctor Who Season 1

Doctor Who Season 1

(2005)
synopsis

In the first season, Billie Piper plays Rose Tyler, the Doctor's first and primary companion, whom he rescues from obscurity on Earth and develops more connections with. Christopher Eccleston plays the ninth version of the Doctor in his sole series in the role. He also takes a brief trip with Bruno Langley's rambunctious young prodigy Adam Mitchell and John Barrowman's con man and former "Time Agent" Captain Jack Harkness, both of the 51st century. The term "Bad Wolf" recurs throughout the episodes, which together constitute a vague narrative arc.

air date

March. 26,2005

production companies

BBC Wales, CBC, BBC Studios

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Doctor Who Season 1 Episode Guide

Rose

S1 E1 Rose

Mar. 26,2005

Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and realises Earth is in danger.

The End of the World

S1 E2 The End of the World

Apr. 02,2005

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. She is cautious and soon starts to question her reasons for joining The Doctor. But amongst the powerful alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious and deadly metal spiders?

The Unquiet Dead

S1 E3 The Unquiet Dead

Apr. 09,2005

Charles Dickens and the Doctor team up as corpses stalk the streets of Victorian Cardiff.

Aliens of London (1)

S1 E4 Aliens of London (1)

Apr. 16,2005

Rose is taken home, but a spaceship crashes in the Thames and London is closed off... Enter the Slitheen!

World War Three (2)

S1 E5 World War Three (2)

Apr. 23,2005

Time is running out for the Doctor as Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War.

Dalek

S1 E6 Dalek

Apr. 30,2005

The Doctor is shattered and Earth is in danger as he and Rose discover the Time Lords' deadliest enemy beneath Utah.

The Long Game

S1 E7 The Long Game

May. 07,2005

Adam catches a glimpse of the wonders of travelling in the Tardis, as they head to a future, where 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.

Father's Day

S1 E8 Father's Day

May. 14,2005

Rose requests a trip back to the day her father, Pete Tyler, died. Reluctantly, the Doctor agrees, but he realises he has made a mistake, when Rose saves Pete from being run over by a car. This has now changed the timeline, and Reapers are transposing themselves all over the Universe. However, this time, the Doctor doesn't have a plan…

The Empty Child (1)

S1 E9 The Empty Child (1)

May. 21,2005

After chasing an unexplained capsule through time, the TARDIS lands in London, during an air raid. Rose investigates when a small child wearing a gasmask, standing on a rooftop, continuously calls out for his mummy. After floating above the city on a barrage balloon, Rose is swept off her feet by another time traveller – Captain Jack Harkness. Meanwhile, The Doctor follows a teenaged girl to a meeting of the homeless children of the Blitz. Here, the child in the gasmask is terrorising them with a parade of strange events, constantly asking for his mother.

The Doctor Dances (2)

S1 E10 The Doctor Dances (2)

May. 28,2005

After narrowly escaping the gas mask monsters, The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack try to stop the mutated people from infecting other victims. But it soon becomes apparent that one of the group may indirectly responsible for the virus. The answer lies at the bomb site, but time is running out...

Boom Town

S1 E11 Boom Town

Jun. 04,2005

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack stop off in present-day Cardiff to recharge the TARDIS on the Rift they formerly encountered in 1869. Whilst there, they come upon a since-thought-long-dead enemy of theirs, who is hatching yet another plan to destroy Earth.

Bad Wolf (1)

S1 E12 Bad Wolf (1)

Jun. 11,2005

In a seemingly futuristic world, the Doctor wakes up in the Big Brother house during an eviction, Rose wakes up on the Weakest Link with the Anne-Droid, and Captain Jack gets a make over with Trin-E and Zu-Zana. But something unusual is happening, and the losing contestants are being disintergrated. Obviously, it's time for the Doctor to investigate. Who or what is behind this?

The Parting of the Ways (2)

S1 E13 The Parting of the Ways (2)

Jun. 18,2005

The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must decide whether to sacrifice every human being on Earth in order to save every other living creature in the universe from the Daleks. Either way, he knows he must send Rose home...

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Cast of Doctor Who Season 1

Jodie Whittaker

The Doctor

Mandip Gill

Yasmin 'Yaz' Khan

John Bishop

Dan Lewis