Doctor Who (2005) Cast & Crew

The Doctor is a mysterious man known as a "Time Lord" -- a time-travelling scientist from a far-off planet, who travels through time and space in a shop called a TARDIS. The TARDIS is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside, and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings; in present-day London, it appears to be a police telephone box. The Doctor is also able to evolve his biology, so he has appeared as many different people throughout the years. The Doctor loves Earth, so he makes numerous trips here to save the world -- or to enlist Earthlings to help him with tasks around the galaxy. The series is executive-produced by Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner and was created by Sydney Newman. "Doctor Who" is one of the longest-running TV shows in the history of the medium; it first premiered in 1963 and ran until 1996. This newest incarnation began airing on the BBC in 2005 and was soon seen in America on the Sci Fi network.