Series 1 poster

Series 1

(2005)

Overview

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 fo…

Cast

Christopher Eccleston as Doctor Who
Christopher Eccleston

as Doctor Who

Billie Piper as Rose Tyler
Billie Piper

as Rose Tyler

Episodes

Rose poster

Rose 7.5

March 26, 2005

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

The End of the World poster

The End of the World 7.6

April 2, 2005

The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time: to the year five billion, when the Sun is about to expand and s…

The Unquiet Dead poster

The Unquiet Dead 7.2

April 9, 2005

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

Aliens of London (1) poster

Aliens of London (1) 6.9

April 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) poster

World War Three (2) 6.7

April 23, 2005

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

Dalek poster

Dalek 8.4

April 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 poster

The Long Game 6.7

May 7, 2005

Adam catches a glimpse of the wonders of travelling in the Tardis, as they head to a future, where Satellite 5 broadcas…

Father's Day poster

Father's Day 8.1

May 14, 2005

Rose requests a trip back to the day her father, Pete Tyler, died. Reluctantly, the Doctor agrees, but he realises he h…

The Empty Child (1) poster

The Empty Child (1) 8.6

May 21, 2005

After chasing an unexplained capsule through time, the TARDIS lands in London, during an air raid. Rose investigates wh…

The Doctor Dances (2) poster

The Doctor Dances (2) 8.8

May 28, 2005

After narrowly escaping the gas mask monsters, The Doctor, Rose, and Captain Jack try to stop the mutated people from i…

Boom Town poster

Boom Town 6.8

June 4, 2005

The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack stop off in present-day Cardiff to recharge the TARDIS on the Rift they formerly enco…

Bad Wolf (1) poster

Bad Wolf (1) 8.2

June 11, 2005

In a seemingly futuristic world, the Doctor wakes up in the Big Brother house during an eviction, Rose wakes up on the …

The Parting of the Ways (2) poster

The Parting of the Ways (2) 8.7

June 18, 2005

The fate of the Universe is hanging in the balance as the Dalek fleet begin their invasion of Earth. The Doctor must de…