The Eight Doctors

An examination of the first eight doctors.

Excerpt from Doctor Who Confidential: The Eleventh Doctor. Somewhat edited to fit YouTube time.

Missing bits about casting the new doctor, a closing comment on Peter Davison (which I didn't want to remove but had to in order to make it short enough and somewhat fit the flow into the next clip), and a montage demonstrating the fashion of the doctor.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• doctor who
• william hartnell
• patrick troughton
• jon pertwee
• tom baker
• peter davison
• colin baker
• sylvester mccoy
• paul mcgann

[Mavakor]

What is this clip from?

[TheOtherKaneda]

@Mavakor - click "Show more" in the description ;-)

[Destructor111]

The guy who John Pertwee speaks to about "Your paper and DNA synthesis" at 3:40 looks a lot like Paul McGann. Was this one of those times where a future main-cast member appears in a bit part years before taking on their recognised mantle?

[TheOtherKaneda]

@Destructor111 - no, that's Stewart (or Stuart) Bevan. You're unlikely to have noticed him in much else - he mostly plays minor roles on TV (including the BBC Sherlock Holmed film with Rupert Everett) and in films.

Although he does appear in a spoof documentary, "Global Conspiracy" written by Mark Gatiss (The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot Lantern, Victory of the Daleks and Night Terrors) - playing the same role as in this clip. And actually, that's a relatively major role. :-)

[Roboblob223]

7:10-7:16 what did they do? also, time lords and time ladies just love setting themselves up.

[TheOtherKaneda]

@Roboblob223 - long story short: "The most dangerous manoeuvre the Tardis has ever attempted".

[TemporalOrbit]

A great look back on the classic show.

I hope McGann gets a look-in on the New Series at somepoint. It still bothers me that didn't have the kind of screen tenure even Eccleston had. An hour? Pfft. He needs a decent two part return or mini-series to close out the Eighth with a bang.

[Kye2]

That Tom Baker glove slap is hilarious! xD

[abbydoosie]

Tom Baker is the best doctor.

[BlueManIan]

They sure gushed about Tom Baker a lot...

[SpecialAgentRavage]

I love how Tom looks at the camera and straight-up breaks the fourth wall "Well it looks like even the sonic screwdriver won't get me out of this one!"

Of these old series Doctors, McCoy is my favorite I think, followed closely by Pertwee and McGann, though I'm not sure in what order. That's the problem with the actors who've played the Doctor: it's difficult to decide which ones you like over the next! I love Hartnell and Davison and the rest of them too!

[kamwrites]

@Destructor111 You know, I thought he resembled him, too.

[ThisIsGreenDay]

Haha, Moffat: "Puberty had arrived for the Time Lord."

[ThisIsGreenDay]

Fourth Doctor: "Work for? I don't work for anybody. I'm just having fun."

so much awesome

[DoctorWho7949]

LMFAO pause at 2:01