Who was the longest Doctor Who?

As of 25 December 2018, official television productions have depicted fourteen distinct incarnations of the Doctor. The longest-lasting on-screen incarnation is the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker for seven years.
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Who was the doctor for the shortest time?

12. Paul McGann - Eighth Doctor. The Doctor with the shortest time on our screen, McGann took part in a 1996 TV film which was meant to relaunch the franchise.
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Which companion lasted the longest in Doctor Who?

If you consider how long they were on the show then Tegan Jovankan has the longest tenure, just narrowly beating out Sarah Jane Smith. Janet Fielding held the role for just under three years. Her and Elizabeth Sladen are the only two companion actresses to have featured in four consecutive seasons.
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Which Doctor has been in the most episodes?

Here we go:
  • Tom Baker: 172 eps.
  • William Hartnell: 134.
  • Patrick Troughton: 132.
  • Jon Pertwee: 131.
  • David Tennant: 113.
  • Matt Smith: 101.
  • Peter Capaldi: 89.
  • Peter Davison: 75.
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Who will be the 14th Doctor?

Doctor Who casts Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa as 14th Doctor - Polygon.
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Which Doctor lived the LONGEST



Who will be the 15th Doctor Who?

Ncuti Gatwa will take over from Jodie Whittaker as the Time Lord in Doctor Who, the BBC has announced. The 29-year-old will become the 14th Doctor on the popular BBC show after Whittaker announced last July she would be leaving the role.
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How many regenerations does the Doctor have left?

But as every "Whovian" knows, the Doctor cannot last for ever: Time Lords are able to regenerate only 12 times before they die.
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Who is the least popular Doctor Who?

12. Paul McGann. Pity the poor Eighth Doctor, who – judged solely by the 1996 TV movie – is one of the fans' least favourite incarnations.
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Who is the most liked Doctor Who?

1. David Tennant. Regularly topping polls for the most popular Doctor Who incarnation of all time – at least the polls that Tom Baker doesn't win – the David Tennant era marked the most successful in the show's recent history.
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Who was the youngest Doctor Who companion?

He was a confirmed Doctor Who fan and had had at least one letter printed in Doctor Who Weekly before he took up the role. Adric was a companion of Tom Baker and Peter Davison's Doctors from 1980 to 1982. Waterhouse was the youngest actor to play a companion and remains the youngest male to have done so.
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Is Clara a Time Lord?

It's in that repair we discover something even more amazing about Clara: she's a Time Lord. Think about it. Clara is there on Gallifrey to persuade the first Doctor to take the TARDIS with the wonky steering. It has been stated that only Time Lords are allowed on Gallifrey.
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Who did the Doctor love the most?

1 The Most: Amy Pond And Rory Williams

They grew up side by side and were friends for a long time before they got together. Their relationship had a strong base, and they were made for each other.
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Which companion has met the most doctors?

Probably The Master by meeting 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 for seven in total on screen.
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How long did the 11th Doctor live?

Towards the beginning of his quirky lifespan, the 11th Doctor told Amy Pond that he was 907 (“Flesh and Stone”). After centuries of wandering about with a couple different companions, he wound up around 1,200 years old when he met the War Doctor and the 10th Doctor in “The Day of the Doctor.”
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How long did the 9th Doctor live?

That is, of course, ignoring the Doctor's official word on his age, where the Ninth Doctor reports he's 900 years old when he's first travelling with Rose (Aliens of London) and reports he's 903 after he's regenerated into Ten long after leaving Rose.
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Who is the strongest Doctor in Doctor Who?

The show's protagonist Time Lord, the Doctor, shows mental strength as he uses his intelligence and determination to battle foes.
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10 Strongest Doctor Who Characters, Ranked
  1. 1 The Beast Is An All-Knowing Ancient Demon.
  2. 2 The Doctor Can't Be Stopped. ...
  3. 3 The Master Is Cunning And Willing To Use Force. ...
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Who is the hottest Doctor Who?

7 Hottest Female Companions of DOCTOR WHO
  • Leela (Louise Jameson) The Fourth Doctor picked up Leela on a jungle planet. ...
  • Peri Brown (Nicola Bryant) A companion of the Fifth and Sixth Doctors, Peripugilliam Brown was a botany student who decided to hop along in the TARDIS. ...
  • River Song (Alex Kingston)
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What is the scariest monster in Doctor Who?

The Daleks are best known for their trademark expression “exterminate” and are one of the most feared races in the universe. No matter how many times The Doctor stops them, they always come back with a vengeance, making them one of The Doctor's greatest foes.
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What is the Doctor's real name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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Why did David Tennant leave Doctor Who?

The Doctor, however, must regenerate eventually, and Tennant decided that time should come on his own terms. Like so many of his fellow Britons, he has been a Doctor Who fan his entire life, and being able to be The Doctor was a supreme childhood dream fulfilled.
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Is Tennant the best doctor?

Scottish star David Tennant has been ranked the best Doctor Who ever. The tenth Doctor, who played the leading role from 2005 to 2010 was crowned the first place with 5,903 votes after rising to fame Tennant for this role in the series. Matt Smith takes second place, with 4,052 votes.
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Will David Tennant return to Doctor Who?

(CNN) David Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to "Doctor Who," the BBC has confirmed. The 10th Doctor and his companion, Donna Noble, are filming scenes that are due to air in 2023 to coincide with the show's 60th anniversary celebrations, the broadcaster said in a statement Sunday.
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Why did the 10th Doctor not regenerate?

As Moffat also mentions in the video, this recalls the viewpoint of the Tenth Doctor (as played by David Tennant) on the idea of regeneration. He resisted changing for as long as possible because, as he said, regeneration “feels like dying. Everything I am dies. Some new man goes sauntering away.”
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How long can a Time Lord live?

Well, the way I see it, at least from the point of view as it's presented, is each timelord life gets around about 80-100 years, so they age normally, if a timelord regenerates due to injury (as every doctor bar Hartnell) has, the "extra years" stack up into the next regeneration, so they could potentially live twice ...
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Why is the 13th doctor a woman?

So why can't the Doctor be female? Simply because he isn't. He is a male Time Lord, so that means all of his past and future incarnations will be male. If he were to regenerate into a female, then he would have to have been born as a female, and all his past incarnations would have to have been female as well.
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