Doctor Who (2097)

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme broadcast by BBC One since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called "the Doctor", an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations and helps people in need.
Beginning with William Hartnell, thirty-one actors have headlined the series as the Doctor, and in 2017 Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to play the role. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each actor's portrayal is unique, but all represent stages in the life of the same character, and together, they form a single lifetime with a single narrative. The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet.
The show is a significant part of British popular culture, and elsewhere it has gained a cult following. It has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series. The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot, in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who. The programme was relaunched in 2005, and was produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. The show was placed on hiatus again in 2039, mainly because of decreased viewership following World War III. The show was continued again in 2046 and has been running ever since.
Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series Torchwood (2006–2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), K-9 (2009–2010), and Class (2016), and has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture.
== List of actors who have portrayed the Doctor ==
Name 	Tenure 	#
William Hartnell 	1963-1966	1
Patrick Troughton 	1966-1969	2
Jon Pertwee 	1970-1974	3
Tom Baker 	1974-1981	4
Peter Davison 	1982-1984	5
Colin Baker 	1984-1986	6
Sylvester McCoy 	1987-1989	7
Paul McGann 	1996 	8
Christopher Eccleston	2005 	9
David Tennant 	2005-2010	10
Matt Smith 	2010-2013	11
Peter Capaldi 	2014-2017	12
Jodie Whittaker 	2018-2022	13
Martin Freeman 	2023-2026	14
Andy McDavis 	2026-2029	15
Sarah Edwards 	2030-2033	16
Rhonda Wilson 	2033-2039	17
James Johnson 	2046-2047	18
Kamilla Reynolds 	2048-2050	19
Arnold Baker 	2050-2056	20
Jo Rodgers 	2057 	21
Sheryl Sutton 	2058-2061	22
Lee Butler 	2061-2065	23
Kelly Palmer 	2066-2069	24
Stephen Collins 	2070-2073	25
Andrew Jacobson 	2074-2080	26
Hugh Doyle 	2081-2085	27
Rebecca Walsh 	2086-2087	28
Jerald Daniels 	2087-2092	29
Charlotte Rodgers 	2092-2095	30
Daniel Adams 	2096- 	31
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