Doctor Who

This is a general wiki path for the first series of the rebooted Doctor Who, the classic British sci-fi series which was revived by Russell T Davies in 2005.

Episodes

Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the Doctor Who series from which The Doctor originates. It was the home to a race known as the Time Lords before it was destroyed in a battle known as the Last Great Time War.

"The Waters Of Mars" is the second of four Doctor Who specials broadcast in 2009 and the third-last episode to feature David Tennant as The Doctor.

Plot

The episode is based on a space research facility on Mars. The Doctor arrives there in the year 2059 and is brought to the base. However, while he's there, the inhabitants of the base become infected by the water that they come into contact with.

As The Doctor recognizes the base station as a fixed point in time, he begins to wrestle with his conscience as to whether he can get involved.

"The End Of Time" is a 2009 episode of Doctor Who and one of the final episodes to feature Tenth Doctor, David Tennant. It is said to be a two-part episode that will see Tennant's final scenes as The Doctor before giving up the role to Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith.

The fifth series of Doctor Who is the first series of the show to feature new showrunner Stephen Moffat. It also marks the first series featuring Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of The Doctor.

On the 6th October 2009, the BBC revealed a new logo to accompany the series. The new logo features an ident that uses the initials DW to form a box-like shape that looks like a TARDIS with a light on top.

The series is due to begin in the UK Saturday 3rd April 2010, following the departure of David Tennant and the end of the 2009 specials.

Companions and Casting

It was announced in May 2009 that Karen Gillan would be cast as The Doctor's new companion. Later on, the name of the character - Amy Pond - was revealed, although not much else is known about her at the current time.

David Tennant is a Scottish-born actor best known for his portrayal of the 10th Doctor in the long-running science fiction series, Doctor Who. A noted theatre actor, he is also known for playing the title character in the TV series Casanova. He also had a small role in the movie adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Born David John McDonald on 18 April 1971, he chose the professional name of Tennant because the actor's union, Equity already had a David McDonald on their books. He chose the surname Tennant in tribute to the Pet Shop Boys singer, Neil Tennant.

Matt Smith is an English actor who has appeared in a number of television, theatre and film roles. He has recently been revealed as the successor to David Tennant to play the 11th Doctor in Doctor Who.

A back injury forced Smith to abandon a career as a professional footballer. After this, a drama teacher guided him toward acting and persuaded him to join the National Youth Theatre. He went on to study Drama and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia.

His first major television role was in Party Animals, a BBC drama series about a group of political researchers and advisors in Westminster. Smith played the role of Danny Foster, a "politics geek" who was stuck in his job as a researcher.

Torchwood is best known as a spin-off series of Doctor Who featuring the character Captain Jack Harkness as the leader of a group of alien investigators. The Torchwood Institute is a fictional organisation which was first seen in an episode of Doctor Who - it was founded by Queen Victoria in order to monitor alien threats to the British Empire.

The Torchwood television series is based on the Cardiff branch of Torchwood, which is headed up by Jack Harkness. The series was created by Russell T Davies and stars John Barrowman and Eve Myles.

The Cardiff team monitor the rift which exists in the city, and which allows alien life to seep through to Earth. The rift was first mentioned in Doctor Who, when the TARDIS stopped there briefly to refuel.

The TARDIS is a fictional time-travelling machine created by the Gallifreyan race of Time Lords in the Doctor Who TV series. The name is actually an acronym which spells Time And Relative Dimension In Space.

A common misconception is that The Doctor's TARDIS is one of a kind. However, it is actually a Gallifreyan technology, and a number of the machines are known to have existed. 

The Doctor is the main character in the long-running BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who. He is an alien from the planet Gallifrey and part of a race known as the Time Lords.

The Doctor travels in a time machine known as a TARDIS, which can transport him and his companions across time and space.

A feature of the Time Lord race is the ability to regenerate when fatally wounded, and The Doctor has regenerated ten times during the course of the series. His adversary, The Master has the same ability, although chose not to regenerate when he received a fatal injury in The Last Of The Time Lords.

Actors who have played The Doctor

The plot device of regeneration was initially created when it was clear that William Hartnell could no longer continue in the role. This has allowed the series to continue despite a disparate range of actors playing the role of The Doctor.

The Doctor is currently portrayed by David Tennant, but on 3 January 2009, it was announced that his successor will be Matt Smith. Smith's first appearance in the role will air in the spring of 2010.