Coat A coat was a form of clothing worn on the upper body , much alike a jacket , but was more substantial in length . The Doctor wore numerous coats throughout his life . The First Doctor wore a black Edwardian morning coat on at least one occasion , ( TV : " The Five Doctors " ) while the Second Doctor wore a brown fur coat over his usual attire when visiting locations with inhospitable climes . ( TV : " The Abominable Snowmen " , " The Ice Warriors " , " The Five Doctors " ) The Fourth Doctor wore a variety of coats , among them a brown wool len overcoat ( TV : " The Ark in Space " , " The Sontaran Experiment " , " Genesis of the Daleks " , " Terror of the Zygons " ) a burgundy velvet frock coat , ( TV : " Pyramids of Mars " , " The Masque of Mandragora " - " The Deadly Assassin " ) a grey tweed frock coat ( TV : " The Android Invasion " et al ) a chestnut brown velvet frock coat , ( TV : " The Face of Evil " et al ) a light brown Harris tweed frock coat ( TV : " The Power of Kroll " et al ) and a deep plum greatcoat with emerald green lining . ( TV : " The Leisure Hive " onwards ) He also briefly adopted a blue overcoat as part of the chauffeur uniform he used in an attempt to gain access to Harrison Chase ' s mansion . ( TV : " The Seeds of Doom " ) The Fifth Doctor wore two similar beige frock coats , one with a yellow ish tint ( TV : " Castrovalva " onwards ) and another with a greyer one . ( TV : " The Awakening " onwards ) The Sixth Doctor initially wore a patchwork frock coat with several different colours and fabrics , ( TV : " The Twin Dilemma " onwards ) which he replaced with a similar coat in different shades of blue for a period ( AUDIO : " Real Time " onwards ) before returning to the original . ( TV : " Time and the Rani " ) The Seventh Doctor wore a tan duffel coat over his usual attire during his visit to Maiden ' s Point . ( TV : " The Curse of Fenric " ) The Eighth Doctor wore a green velvet frock coat for much of his early life , ( TV : " Doctor Who " , AUDIO : " Storm Warning " , " Blood of the Daleks " ) replacing it with a similar one in blue after his original was destroyed onboard the Ophidius ( COMIC : " Ophidius " ) up until its demise on Earth in 2005 . ( COMIC : " The Flood " ) Later in his life , he had adopted a green trench coat . ( COMIC : " The Pictures of Josephine Day " , TV : " The Night of the Doctor " ) The Tenth Doctor often wore a brown overcoat over his regular attire , ( TV : " The Christmas Invasion " onwards ) while the Eleventh Doctor wore both a dark green moleskin greatcoat ( TV : " Let ' s Kill Hitler " et al ) and an aubergine tweed frock coat ( TV : " The Bells of Saint John " ) on various occasions . He also adopted a Victorian frock coat on two occasions , ( TV : " The Snowmen " , " The Time of the Doctor " ) and used a military greatcoat as part of a ploy to confuse Kahler - Tek during his visit to the town of Mercy , Nevada . ( TV : " A Town Called Mercy " ) The Twelfth Doctor ' s outfit initially featured a dark blue coat with red lining . ( TV : " Deep Breath " ) Later in his travels with Clara Oswald , he adopted a new burgundy velvet coat . ( COMIC : " The Highgate Horror " , TV : " Face the Raven " ) Captain Jack Harkness often wore a large blue RAF issue greatcoat . ( TV : " The Doctor Dances " onwards ) While impersonating racing pilot Horation Hamilton , Zalenby wore a long leather flying coat and silk scarf . ( PROSE : " The Game of Death " )