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|affiliation = Gallifrey<br />The Time Lord Council
 
|affiliation = Gallifrey<br />The Time Lord Council
|job = Time traveler
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|job = Time traveller
|family = Jenny (daughter)<br />Susan (granddaughter)<br />Four wives
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|family = Jenny (daughter)<br />Susan (granddaughter)<br />Four wives<sup>[[#note-a|note]]</sup>
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|appearances = [[w:c:who:Category:Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television series]]<br />[[w:c:who:Category:Doctor Who novel series|''Doctor Who'' novel series]]<br />[[w:c:who:Category:Doctor Who comic stories|''Doctor Who'' comic strips]]<br />[[w:c:who:Category:Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' audio plays]]
|appearances = ''Doctor Who'' Television Series
 
 
|actor = William Hartnell<br />Patrick Troughton<br />Jon Pertwee<br />Tom Baker<br />Peter Davison<br />Colin Baker<br />Sylvester McCoy<br />Paul McGann<br />John Hurt<br />Christopher Eccleston<br />David Tennant<br />Matt Smith<br />Peter Capaldi
 
|actor = William Hartnell<br />Patrick Troughton<br />Jon Pertwee<br />Tom Baker<br />Peter Davison<br />Colin Baker<br />Sylvester McCoy<br />Paul McGann<br />John Hurt<br />Christopher Eccleston<br />David Tennant<br />Matt Smith<br />Peter Capaldi
 
|title = The Doctor
 
|title = The Doctor
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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
[[File:1.png|thumb|left|The Doctor's stolen TARDIS flying away from Gallifrey. <ref name = "name of the doctor">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 18 May 2013. "[[w:c:who:The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 7. Episode 13. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>]]The Doctor was born on the planet Gallifrey. <ref name = "death in heaven">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Talalay, Rachel (director). 8 November 2014. "[[w:c:who:Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 8. Episode 12. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> The Doctor's real name is unknown, and, as described by Dorium Maldovar, it's "''the first question''" and "''the question that must never be answered''". <ref>[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Webb, Jeremy (director). 1 October 2011. "[[w:c:who:The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 6. Episode 13. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>
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[[File:1.png|thumb|left|The Doctor's stolen TARDIS flying away from Gallifrey. <ref name = "name of the doctor">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 18 May 2013. "[[w:c:who:The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 7. Episode 13. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>]]The Doctor was born on the planet Gallifrey. <ref name = "death in heaven">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Talalay, Rachel (director). 8 November 2014. "[[w:c:who:Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 8. Episode 12. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> The Doctor's real name is unknown, and, as described by Dorium Maldovar, it's "''the first question''" and "''the question that must never be answered''". <ref name = "wedding">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Webb, Jeremy (director). 1 October 2011. "[[w:c:who:The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 6. Episode 13. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>
   
 
Gallifrey was the home of the Time Lords, an ancient, powerful humanoid species who could control all the time and space, but had a rule: not to interfere in anything. <ref>Davies, Russell T (writer); Teague, Colin (director). 23 June 2007. "[[w:c:who:The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 3. Episode 12. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> The Doctor broke this rule and was banished from his planet, becoming an exile. {{fact}}
 
Gallifrey was the home of the Time Lords, an ancient, powerful humanoid species who could control all the time and space, but had a rule: not to interfere in anything. <ref>Davies, Russell T (writer); Teague, Colin (director). 23 June 2007. "[[w:c:who:The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 3. Episode 12. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> The Doctor broke this rule and was banished from his planet, becoming an exile. {{fact}}
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== Connections with Sherlock Holmes ==
 
== Connections with Sherlock Holmes ==
[[File:2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sherlock Holmes and the Seventh Doctor. {{fact}}]][[Sherlock Holmes]] is stated as a fictional character in the "Whoniverse" (the universe where the events of ''Doctor Who'' are set). However, while in his Second incarnation, the Doctor claimed to have met Sherlock, {{fact}} and, in his Fifth incarnation, even said that he used to live in 107 [[221B Baker Street|Baker Street]], being an old friend and neighbour of Sherlock's. {{fact}} Later, the Sixth Doctor would describe Holmes as fictional, {{fact}} as would Walter Simeon, who claimed that [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr Doyle]]'s stories about the Great Detective published in ''[[The Strand Magazine]]'' were "almost certainly" based on the exploits of the Silurian Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny Flint. <ref name = "snowmen">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 25 December 2012. "[[w:c:who:The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. 2012 Christmas special. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>
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[[File:2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Sherlock Holmes and the Seventh Doctor. {{fact}}]]According to some sources, the Doctor and Holmes had some adventures together. {{fact}} While in his Second incarnation, the Doctor claimed to have met Sherlock, {{fact}} and, in his Fifth incarnation, even said that he used to live in 107 [[221B Baker Street|Baker Street]], being an old friend and neighbour of Sherlock's. {{fact}} Later, the Sixth Doctor would describe Holmes as fictional, {{fact}} as would Walter Simeon, who claimed that [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle|Dr Doyle]]'s stories about the Great Detective published in ''[[The Strand Magazine]]'' were "almost certainly" based on the exploits of the Silurian Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny Flint. <ref name = "snowmen">[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 25 December 2012. "[[w:c:who:The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. 2012 Christmas special. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> The Seventh Doctor quoted a saying of Holmes, to which his companion Ace described him as a fictional character. The Doctor asserted that he could still have spoken with him. {{fact}}
   
 
The Eighth Doctor had read ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' and quoted the book after being chased by a dog in Dartmoor. {{fact}}
However, in many ''Doctor Who'' audio adventures (whose canon are a matter of debate) published by Big Finish Productions, {{fact}} the Doctor and Holmes had some adventures together.
 
   
 
[[File:Doctor Sherlock.png|thumb|The Fourth <ref name = "talons">Holmes, Robert (writer); Maloney, David (director). 26 February 1977–2 April 1977. ''[[w:c:who:The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> and the Eleventh Doctors <ref name = "snowmen"/> wearing Sherlock Holmes's clothes. ]]
 
[[File:Doctor Sherlock.png|thumb|The Fourth <ref name = "talons">Holmes, Robert (writer); Maloney, David (director). 26 February 1977–2 April 1977. ''[[w:c:who:The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> and the Eleventh Doctors <ref name = "snowmen"/> wearing Sherlock Holmes's clothes. ]]
 
The Doctor has worn clothes similar to Sherlock's look on two different occasions: In his Fourth incarnation, while visiting 1883's London, <ref name = "talons"/> and while visiting Victorian London to defeat living snowmen in his Eleventh incarnation. <ref name = "snowmen"/>
 
The Doctor has worn clothes similar to Sherlock's look on two different occasions: In his Fourth incarnation, while visiting 1883's London, <ref name = "talons"/> and while visiting Victorian London to defeat living snowmen in his Eleventh incarnation. <ref name = "snowmen"/>
 
== Trivia ==
 
*The Seventh Doctor quoted a saying of Holmes, to which his companion Ace described him as a fictional character. The Doctor asserted that he could still have spoken with him.
 
*The Eighth Doctor had read ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' and quoted the book after being chased by a dog in Dartmoor.
 
*Hartswood Films made ''[[Sherlock (2010)|Sherlock]]'', a modern day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes for BBC One, the same channel ''Doctor Who'' airs on. ''Sherlock'' was co-created by ''Doctor Who'' writer and showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] and ''Doctor Who'' writer and actor [[Mark Gatiss]], and also has episodes scripted by ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Steve Thompson]].
 
*Some Doctor Who actors have also played Holmes in various movies, series and audio adaptations, such as [[Tom Baker]], [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Peter Cushing]], [[Jonathan Pryce]], etc.
 
   
 
== Behind the scenes ==
 
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:Find It.jpg|thumb|The Tenth Doctor regenerates into the Eleventh. <ref>Davies, Russell T (writer); [[Euros Lyn|Lyn, Euros]] (director). 1 January 2010. "[[w:c:who:The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time Part Two]]". Series 4. Episode 18. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>]]''Doctor Who'' started as a TV series on the BBC Television Service in 1963. In those times, the Doctor, who was played by actor William Hartnell, was just a mysterious alien. 3 years later, when Hartnell decided to quit the show, the British Broadcasting Corporation ([[BBC]]) decided to make up a way to continue the show, and then, the Doctor gained the ability of "regeneration" (also known as a change of appearance and renewal) - as a means of cheating death, his body suffers a transformation and his physical and psychological appearances change.
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[[File:Find It.jpg|thumb|The Tenth Doctor regenerates into the Eleventh. <ref>Davies, Russell T (writer); [[Euros Lyn|Lyn, Euros]] (director). 1 January 2010. "[[w:c:who:The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time Part Two]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 4. Episode 18. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>]]''Doctor Who'' started as a TV series on the BBC Television Service in 1963. In those times, the Doctor, who was played by actor William Hartnell, was just a mysterious alien. 3 years later, when Hartnell decided to quit the show, the British Broadcasting Corporation ([[BBC]]) decided to make up a way to continue the show, and then, the Doctor gained the ability of "regeneration" (also known as a change of appearance and renewal) - as a means of cheating death, his body suffers a transformation and his physical and psychological appearances change.
   
 
As of 2014, the Doctor had 13 different bodies, played by actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, [[Tom Baker]], Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi.
 
As of 2014, the Doctor had 13 different bodies, played by actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, [[Tom Baker]], Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi.
   
 
[[Hartswood Films]] made ''[[Sherlock (2010)|Sherlock]]'', a modern day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes for BBC One, the same channel ''Doctor Who'' airs on. ''Sherlock'' was co-created by ''Doctor Who'' writer and showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] and ''Doctor Who'' writer and actor [[Mark Gatiss]], and also has episodes scripted by ''Doctor Who'' writer [[Steve Thompson]].
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Some ''Doctor Who'' actors have also played Holmes in various movies, series and audio adaptations, such as [[Tom Baker]], [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Peter Cushing]], [[Jonathan Pryce]], etc.
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== Notes ==
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* <sup id="note-a">Clara Oswald mentioned the Doctor was married four times. <ref name = "death in heaven" /> According to writer [[Steven Moffat]], this may refer to Queen Elizabeth I, <ref>Davies, Russell T (writer); [[Euros Lyn|Lyn, Euros]] (director). 25 December 2009. "[[w:c:who:The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time Part One]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 4. Episode 17. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> <ref>[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); [[Nick Hurran|Hurran, Nick]] (director). 23 November 2013. "[[w:c:who:The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. 50th anniversary special. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> Marilyn Monroe, <ref>[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]] (writer); [[Toby Haynes|Haynes, Toby]] (director). 25 December 2010. "[[w:c:who:A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. 2010 Christmas special. [[w:c:who:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> River Song <ref name = "wedding" /> and an unnamed woman on Gallifrey to whom the Doctor was married for a long time. <ref>[[Steven Moffat|Moffat, Steven]]. "Steven Moffat". [[w:c:who:DWM 482|''Doctor Who Magazine'' 482]]. February 2015. Tunbridge Wells: Panini UK Ltd, p. 2.</ref></sup>
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 16:09, 26 January 2015

The Doctor is the primary alias of a renegade Time Lord - an alien from outer space, born on the planet Gallifrey. He is over 1200 years old [1] and supposedly had some meetings with Sherlock Holmes during those times.

Biography

1

The Doctor's stolen TARDIS flying away from Gallifrey. [2]

The Doctor was born on the planet Gallifrey. [3] The Doctor's real name is unknown, and, as described by Dorium Maldovar, it's "the first question" and "the question that must never be answered". [4]

Gallifrey was the home of the Time Lords, an ancient, powerful humanoid species who could control all the time and space, but had a rule: not to interfere in anything. [5] The Doctor broke this rule and was banished from his planet, becoming an exile. [citation needed]

He stole a Type 40 TARDIS [2][3] (Time And Relative Dimension In Space - a time/space travelling machine, [6] that's also alive [7][8][9][10]) and ran away with his granddaughter, Susan, to the planet Earth in the early 1960s. [6]

Since then, he had many adventures - inside and outside Earth - with many earthling companions.

Connections with Sherlock Holmes

2

Sherlock Holmes and the Seventh Doctor. [citation needed]

According to some sources, the Doctor and Holmes had some adventures together. [citation needed] While in his Second incarnation, the Doctor claimed to have met Sherlock, [citation needed] and, in his Fifth incarnation, even said that he used to live in 107 Baker Street, being an old friend and neighbour of Sherlock's. [citation needed] Later, the Sixth Doctor would describe Holmes as fictional, [citation needed] as would Walter Simeon, who claimed that Dr Doyle's stories about the Great Detective published in The Strand Magazine were "almost certainly" based on the exploits of the Silurian Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny Flint. [11] The Seventh Doctor quoted a saying of Holmes, to which his companion Ace described him as a fictional character. The Doctor asserted that he could still have spoken with him. [citation needed]

The Eighth Doctor had read The Hound of the Baskervilles and quoted the book after being chased by a dog in Dartmoor. [citation needed]

Doctor Sherlock

The Fourth [12] and the Eleventh Doctors [11] wearing Sherlock Holmes's clothes.

The Doctor has worn clothes similar to Sherlock's look on two different occasions: In his Fourth incarnation, while visiting 1883's London, [12] and while visiting Victorian London to defeat living snowmen in his Eleventh incarnation. [11]

Behind the scenes

Find It

The Tenth Doctor regenerates into the Eleventh. [13]

Doctor Who started as a TV series on the BBC Television Service in 1963. In those times, the Doctor, who was played by actor William Hartnell, was just a mysterious alien. 3 years later, when Hartnell decided to quit the show, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) decided to make up a way to continue the show, and then, the Doctor gained the ability of "regeneration" (also known as a change of appearance and renewal) - as a means of cheating death, his body suffers a transformation and his physical and psychological appearances change.

As of 2014, the Doctor had 13 different bodies, played by actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi.

Hartswood Films made Sherlock, a modern day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes for BBC One, the same channel Doctor Who airs on. Sherlock was co-created by Doctor Who writer and showrunner Steven Moffat and Doctor Who writer and actor Mark Gatiss, and also has episodes scripted by Doctor Who writer Steve Thompson.

Some Doctor Who actors have also played Holmes in various movies, series and audio adaptations, such as Tom Baker, Nicholas Briggs, Peter Cushing, Jonathan Pryce, etc.

Notes

  • Clara Oswald mentioned the Doctor was married four times. [3] According to writer Steven Moffat, this may refer to Queen Elizabeth I, [14] [15] Marilyn Monroe, [16] River Song [4] and an unnamed woman on Gallifrey to whom the Doctor was married for a long time. [17]

References

  1. Moffat, Steven (writer); Wheatley, Ben (director). 23 August 2014. "Deep Breath". Doctor Who. Series 8. Episode 1. BBC One.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Moffat, Steven (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 18 May 2013. "The Name of the Doctor". Doctor Who. Series 7. Episode 13. BBC One.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Moffat, Steven (writer); Talalay, Rachel (director). 8 November 2014. "Death in Heaven". Doctor Who. Series 8. Episode 12. BBC One.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Moffat, Steven (writer); Webb, Jeremy (director). 1 October 2011. "The Wedding of River Song". Doctor Who. Series 6. Episode 13. BBC One.
  5. Davies, Russell T (writer); Teague, Colin (director). 23 June 2007. "The Sound of Drums". Doctor Who. Series 3. Episode 12. BBC One.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Coburn, Anthony (writer); Hussein, Waris (director). 23 November 1963. "An Unearthly Child". Doctor Who. Season 1. Episode 1. BBC tv.
  7. Jacobs, Matthew (writer); Sax, Geoffrey (director). 14 May 1996. Doctor Who. Fox.
  8. Davies, Russell T (writer); Ahearne, Joe (director). 4 June 2005. "Boom Town". Doctor Who. Series 1. Episode 11. BBC One.
  9. Davies, Russell T (writer); Ahearne, Joe (director). 18 June 2005. "The Parting of the Ways". Doctor Who. Series 1. Episode 13. BBC One.
  10. Gaiman, Neil (writer); Clark, Richard (director). 14 May 2011. "The Doctor's Wife". Doctor Who. Series 6. Episode 4. BBC One.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Moffat, Steven (writer); Metzstein, Saul (director). 25 December 2012. "The Snowmen". Doctor Who. 2012 Christmas special. BBC One.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Holmes, Robert (writer); Maloney, David (director). 26 February 1977–2 April 1977. The Talons of Weng-Chiang. Doctor Who. BBC1.
  13. Davies, Russell T (writer); Lyn, Euros (director). 1 January 2010. "The End of Time Part Two". Doctor Who. Series 4. Episode 18. BBC One.
  14. Davies, Russell T (writer); Lyn, Euros (director). 25 December 2009. "The End of Time Part One". Doctor Who. Series 4. Episode 17. BBC One.
  15. Moffat, Steven (writer); Hurran, Nick (director). 23 November 2013. "The Day of the Doctor". Doctor Who. 50th anniversary special. BBC One.
  16. Moffat, Steven (writer); Haynes, Toby (director). 25 December 2010. "A Christmas Carol". Doctor Who. 2010 Christmas special. BBC One.
  17. Moffat, Steven. "Steven Moffat". Doctor Who Magazine 482. February 2015. Tunbridge Wells: Panini UK Ltd, p. 2.

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