The Doctor (fictional character): Difference between revisions

|image         = 13thdr.jpg

|name           = "The Doctor"

|aka           = Dr. Who, Doctor Who

|species       = Time Lords in popular culture and mythology {{!}} Fictional Time Lord

|affiliation    = Doctor Who (N-Space) {{!}} ''Doctor Who''

|first         = Early Man: Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 B.C. (comic story)

|appearances   = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict (novel)|The Diary of a Dr. Who Addict]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]''}}

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"'''The Doctor'''" - originally known as "'''Dr. Who'''" and "'''Doctor Who'''" - was the eponymous, [[fiction]]al depiction of [[the Doctor]] in the [[BBC]] television series ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]''. Their species was depicted as a [[Time Lord]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'') However, by some accounts, the real Doctor himself starred in the television series. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary (short story)|Extracts from the Doctor's 500 Year Diary]]'')  

"The Doctor", however, was not the only fictional depiction of his namesake in [[Earth]]'s [[The Doctor in popular culture and mythology|popular culture]], with similar characters such as [[Doctor Who (Salvation)|Doctor Who]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'') and [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]] existing in theatrical motion pictures. Coincidentally, both of these seperate characters were portrayed by veteran actor [[Peter Cushing (Peaceful Thals Ambushed!)|Peter Cushing]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salvation (novel)|Salvation]]'', ''[[A Visit to the Cinema (short story)|A Visit to the Cinema]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', et al.) Accordng to [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]], Peter Cushing's portrayal of Dr. Who was in lieu of [[William Hartnell (Pier Pressure)|William Hartnell]]'s portrayal from the series, as he wasn't able to return due to a busy schedule. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') Other notably similar characters included [[Professor X (fictional character)|Professor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'', et al.) [[Doctor X]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In Search of Doctor X (short story)|In Search of Doctor X]]'', et al.) and [[The Time Surgeon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Mindmorphs (comic story)|Invasion of the Mindmorphs]]'')

The Doctor was portrayed by many [[English]] [[actor]]s, including William Hartnell, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'') [[Tom Baker (Bafflement and Devotion)|Tom Baker]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') [[Matt Smith (The Doctor Appears)|Matt Smith]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'', ''[[The Doctor Drops In (TV story)|The Doctor Drops In]]'') and [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'')

Whilst originally referred to as "Dr. Who" and "Doctor Who" interchangably, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'', ''[[Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks! (short story)|Lady Penelope Investigates the stars of the Sensational new film Dr. Who and the Daleks!]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', et al.) with the name even being used on [[Dr Who Paint-by-Numbers kit|certain merchandise]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Party Like it's 1979 (short story)|Party Like it's 1979]]'') the character was more commonly referred to as the Doctor. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Appears (TV story)|The Doctor Appears]]'', et al.) Despite this, the version of the Doctor that existed inside [[David Karpagnon]]'s [[imagination]] claimed that she was not allowed to refer to herself as "Doctor Who". David also knew some of [[the Doctor's aliases]], such as "the [[Ka Faraq Gatri]]", "[[the Oncoming Storm]]", "the Bringer of Darkness", and "the [[Imp]] of the [[Pandorica]]", and "the Final Victor of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terror of the Umpty Ums (short story)|The Terror of the Umpty Ums]]'')

=== Biography ===

In the early [[1960s]], [[Winston Churchill]] contacted a friend of his, [[Sydney Newman (Stop, Thief!)|Mr Newman]], to propose the idea of a television series based off Churchill's old friend, the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stop, Thief! (short story)|Stop, Thief!]]'')

In the late [[1990s]], an [[Older man (Hospitality)|older man]] and [[Boy 1 (Hospitality)|a boy]] commented at a film studio in [[London]] that [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] was [[sexy]] and that they wanted to [[shag]] him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'')

In [[2008]], Paul Magrs worked on several [[script]]s for [[Doctor Who CDs|''Doctor Who'' CDs]], which, once completed, would require Paul to travel to [[London]] and help with the production, where he got to meet Tom Baker. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'')

[[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]] was cast as the [[Twelfth Doctor#Legacy|Twelfth Doctor]] in [[2013]], where he attended a meeting with [[Steven Moffat (Afterword)|Steven Moffat]]. Capaldi prepared for this meeting by reading issues of [[Doctor Who Magazine (periodical)|DWM]]. Later, he wrote [[Letter (A Letter from the Doctor)|a letter]] to the readers of DWM, writing about his more than positive opinions of the magazine. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'', ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 500 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 500]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'', et al.)

==== As a fictional character ====

===== Dr. Who =====

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After seeing Dr. Who's adventures on television, [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] arrived at the [[studio]] to attempt to recieve his [[autograph]], but their plan went awry when the [[guard (TV Terrors)|guard]] chased them into [[the Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'')

===== Third Doctor =====

In [[1974]], ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' was broadcast, portraying the regeneration of Third Doctor into his next incarnation, the Fourth Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'')

===== Tom Baker as the Doctor =====

Prior to [[1981]], the character of the Fourth Doctor [[regeneration|regenerated]] into the Fifth Doctor, who was set to return in the [[Doctor Who Season 19|upcoming season]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fanboys (short story)|Fanboys]]'')

===== Paul McGann as the Doctor =====

In the late [[1990s]], an unspecified incarnation of the character was portrayed by [[Paul McGann (Hospitality)|Paul McGann]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'')

===== Tenth Doctor =====

[[Turn Left|An episode]] of ''Doctor Who'' featured another unspecified incarnation of the Doctor who told his [[Donna Noble#Legacy|female companion]] that [[Cloister Bell|the bell]] meant "[[Bad Wolf]]". He elaborated by saying it was the "end of the [[universe]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[U.N.I.T. On Call (webcast)|U.N.I.T. On Call]]'')

===== Peter Capaldi as the Doctor =====

Around late [[2015]], [[Doctor Who Series 9|''Doctor Who'' series nine]] was broadcast, ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') and the Twelfth Doctor, as portrayed by [[Peter Capaldi (A Letter from the Doctor)|Peter Capaldi]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Letter from the Doctor (DWM 464 short story)|A Letter from the Doctor 464]]'') starred in the series along with characters such as [[Clara Oswald#Legacy|Clara]], [[Petronella Osgood]], [[Kate Stewart]], and {{Gomez}}. In the ''[[New Series Prologue]]'', the Doctor seemingly ran away from a [[fireball]]. In the story ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'', something happened to the [[sky]]. In ''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'', the Doctor was trapped on a "[[Skaro|terrifying planet]]" with [[Daleks in popular culture and mythology|Daleks]]. In ''[[Under the Lake]]'', the Doctor and Clara tried to help an [[The Drum|underwater base]]. In ''[[Before the Flood]]'', the Doctor encountered a [[Fisher King|fearsome alien warlord]] who set in motion a "twisted" [[plan]]. In ''[[The Girl Who Died]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and a character who resembled [[Ashildr]] protected a [[Viking]] village. In the following episode, ''[[The Woman Who Lived]]'', the character who resembled Ashildr was going by the name "[[the Knightmare]]". In ''[[The Zygon Invasion]]'' and ''[[The Zygon Inversion]]'', the Doctor, Clara, and UNIT had to set [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] free from a group of [[Zygon]]s, but then UNIT was neutralised, leaving only the Doctor to save the day. ''[[Sleep No More]]'' contained [[footage]] recovered from the wreckage of [[Le Verrier]]. ''[[Face the Raven]]'' saw the Doctor and Clara in [[Trap Street, London|an "alien world"]], and finally, in ''[[Heaven Sent]]'', the Doctor was trapped in a [[Confession dial|world unlike any other]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'')

===== A female incarnation =====

By [[2020]], the Doctor [[Regeneration|changed]] into a [[woman]]. She appeared in at least [[Doctor Who Series 12|the twelfth series]] of ''Doctor Who'' along with [[Bradley Walsh (The Good Doctor)|Bradley Walsh]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Zygon Isolation (webcast)|The Zygon Isolation]]'') By this time, she was known to many as the greatest [[warrior]] in the universe and had earned the titles "the [[Oncoming Storm]], the Bringer of [[Darkness]], the [[Imp]] of the [[Pandorica]] and the final victor of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. She had also fought [[Cybermen]], [[Weeping Angel]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, and [[Slitheen]].

=== Meta-fiction universes ===

=== Other information ===

[[Justin Richards (The Secret Lives of Monsters)|Justin Richards]] wrote fictional stories about the Doctor, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Summer Falls and Other Stories#Notes|Summer Falls and Other Stories]]'') as did [[Paul Magrs (Bafflement and Devotion)|Paul Magrs]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bafflement and Devotion (short story)|Bafflement and Devotion]]'', ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'', et al.) among others.

=== Behind the scenes ===

In the unproduced television story ''[[The Doomsday Contract]]'', the Fourth Doctor, [[Romana II]] (as played by [[Lalla Ward (The Dying Days)|Lalla Ward]]), and [[K9 Mark II]] (as played by [[John Leeson (Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract)|John Leeson]]) had to defend [[Earth]] from the [[Cosmegalon Corporation]]. Further details, however, were  prohibited due to [[spoiler]]s. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract (webcast)|Tom Baker stars in John Lloyd's lost Doctor Who adventure, The Doomsday Contract]]'')

[[Fans (The Daft Dimension 484)|Three fans]] once mused about the meaning of the Twelfth Doctor's expression after he pushed the [[Half-Face Man]] in the episode ''[[Deep Breath]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[The Daft Dimension (DWM 484 comic story)|The Daft Dimension 484]]'')

At [[Christmas]], a young girl cuddled her mum as she watched a scary scene of ''[[Heaven Sent]]'' that showed the Twelfth Doctor being attacked. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[2016 BBC Christmas ident]]'')