Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Years

The BBC brings together in one massive collection the complete David Tennant years as the 10th Doctor in Doctor Who! Perhaps no Doctor has been more popular in North America than David Tennant. He burst onto the scene in the newly revitalized Doctor Who after the short reign of Christopher Eccleston and for four seasons inhabited and revitalized the character, leaving an indelible stamp on the franchise. This collection celebrates Tennant's tenure by bringing together The Complete Second Series (co-starring Billie Piper as Rose Ayler), The Complete Third Series (co-starring Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones) and The Complete Fourth Series (co-starring Catherine Tate as Donna Noble), all eight specials and two spin-off animated adventures, totaling over 38 hours of Doctor Who plus hours of extras. This will be the must-own holiday present to the legion of devoted Doctor Who fans.

Series 2

Can Rose trust a man with a new face? David Tennant (Viva Blackpool, Harry Potter) steps into the role of the Doctor, now in his 10th incarnation. Following on from the phenomenal success of the first series, the second series is full of more thrills, more laughs, more heartbreak and some terrifying new aliens and old acquaintances. The Doctor and Rose meet Queen Victoria, an evil race of Cat Women, K9 and Sarah Jane, and the dreaded Cybermen.

Series 3
The new Who is filled with new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Chatterley Affair) walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman, The Bill, Silent Witness), he changes it forever. As the duo travels through time and space together, they encounter extraordinary events, amazing worlds and faces both old and new. In Elizabethan London, they meet William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre. Back in present-day London, 76-year-old Professor Lazarus recaptures his youth with consequences that threaten Martha's entire family. The Doctor's sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in 1930s New York, return with a terrifying plan for humanity. See why the third installment of Doctor Who earned a Best Drama Series BAFTA? as well as a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

Series 4
Go fourth and enjoy! The new Doctor Who returns for a fourth season with a familiar face. In the BAFTA® - and Hugo Award-winning series, Catherine Tate (Big Train, Bleak House) reprises her role as Donna Noble from the 2006 Christmas Special. Now reunited, the tenth Doctor (David Tennant, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Donna travel back to Pompeii in 79 A.D. to investigate a series of grisly murders on the eve of the infamous eruption. Look for previous companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper, Mansfield Park) and the feisty Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman, Torchwood). Includes many extras.

The Complete Specials
This stunning collection of Doctor Who specials - The Next Doctor, Planet of the Dead, The Waters of Mars and The End of Time, Part One & Two - is a must own for all Doctor Who fans.
The four imaginative, action-packed specials are the farewell to star David Tennant, and Russell T Davies, the mastermind behind the rebirth of the modern Doctor Who. The specials culminate in the dramatic regeneration of the Doctor, giving fans their first glimpse of the eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith.
The specials are packed with a terrific lineup of guest stars including Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), David Morrissey (State of Play, Sense and Sensibility), Lindsay Duncan (Alice in Wonderland (2010), Rome, Under the Tuscan Sun) and many more that we can't reveal just yet!

Dreamland
Dry Springs, Nevada, 1958. During a visit to a local diner, the Doctor befriends a young waitress, Cassie, and her friend Jimmy. When the Doctor examines an extraterrestrial artifact, he draws the attention of a mysterious man in black, an alien warrior and Colonel Stark, commander of Dreamland - the military base also known as Area 51. So begins a momentous mission for the Doctor, who with the help of his new companions and Jimmy's grandfather, Night Eagle, sets out to rescue the stranded alien, Rivesh Mantilax, and his wife, Saruba Valek, from the clutches of the American military - and from the terrifying alien race, the Viperox, led by the ruthless Lord Azlok. Also includes 3-part retrospective Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Doctor / The Companions /The Enemies.

The Infinite Quest
Based on the brilliant and popular series, The Infinite Quest sees the Doctor and his companion Martha step into a new dimension - a cartoon one.

The pair set off on an animated adventure through space following a trail of clues across wild and wonderful alien worlds, to find the location of the legendary lost spaceship, the Infinite. However, the evil space pirate Baltazar is also searching for the ship, believing it will grant him his dearest wish - a means to destroy Earth and rule the galaxy.

Baltazar is a legendary figure, one that mothers tell their children stories about to frighten them into going to bed. The Doctor warns Baltazar to stay away from Earth. It is, however, too late. Confronting Baltazar with only a spoon, the Doctor tricks him into releasing a fungus that destroys his metal ship and frees his enslaved metal bird Caw, who carries Baltazar away to prison.

Many years later, the Doctor and Martha visit Caw on his home planet. As a way of saying thank you to both of them, Caw gives Martha a brooch and the Doctor a datachip, telling him that it is one of four. Collecting the remaining three will reveal the location of the Infinite, a mythical spaceship that will grant the one who commands it their heart's desire. To the Doctor, the Infinite is nothing but a fairy story but Caw tells him that there is one who disagrees with him - Baltazar. Last heard of as a prisoner on the ice planet Volag-Noc, Caw reveals that not only has Baltazar escaped but that he has a copy of the first datachip. Concerned that Earth will be Baltazar's target should he find the Infinite, the Doctor and Martha set off on a quest to find the other datachips. And to find the Infinite, before Baltazar...

With spectacular animation, this vibrant cartoon is as gripping as any usual episode of Doctor Who.

Featuring the voices of David Tennant (Doctor Who, Recovery, Blackpool), Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who, Torchwood), Anthony Head (Buffy, Little Britain), Toby Longworth (Nighty Night, The IT Crowd), Liza Tarbuck (Bonkers, Extras, Linda Green), and Steven Meo (Torchwood).

Series 1
Rose - Rose Tyler meets a mysterious stranger called the Doctor, and her life will never be the same again. Soon, she realises that her mum, her boyfriend, and the whole of Planet Earth are in danger. The only hope for salvation lies inside a strange blue police box...

The End of the World - The Doctor takes Rose on her first voyage through time, to the year Five Billion. The Sun is about to expand and swallow the Earth. But amongst the alien races gathering to watch on Platform One, a murderer is at work. Who is controlling the mysterious, deadly spiders?
Guest star: Zoë Wanamaker

The Unquiet Dead - The Doctor takes Rose back through time to Wales, Christmas 1869. In Victorian Cardiff, the dead are walking and creatures made of gas are on the loose. The time-travellers team up with Charles Dickens to investigate Mr Sneed, the local Undertaker. Can they halt the plans of the ethereal Gelth?
Guest star: Simon Callow

Aliens of London - The first episode in a two-part story. The Doctor takes Rose home. But when a spaceship crash lands in the Thames, London is closed-off and the whole world is on Red Alert. While the Doctor investigates the alien survivor, Rose discovers that her home is no longer a safe haven. Who are the Slitheen?
Guest star: Penelope Wilton

World War III - Continuing the story from Episode 4. Downing Street announces mankind's first Interplanetary War, but the real danger is much closer to home. When the Doctor, Rose and Harriet Jones race against time to unmask the villainous Slitheen, Rose's mum and boyfriend hold the key to salvation. Can the missiles be stopped?

Dalek - Beneath the Salt Plains of Utah, the billionaire collector Henry Van Statten holds the last relic of an alien race. When the Doctor and Rose investigate, they discover that the Doctor's oldest and most deadly enemy is about to break free. It's a fight to the death, with Rose caught in the middle.

The Long Game - In the far future, Satellite 5 broadcasts to the entire Earth Empire. But anyone promoted to Floor 500 is never seen again, and the Doctor suspects humankind is being manipulated. Nothing escapes the eye of the sinister Editor, but just who is he working for? While the Doctor and Rose investigate Floor 500, Adam realises the material advantages of knowing the future and is determined to cash in.
Guest star: Simon Pegg

Father's Day - Rose was just a baby in 1987 when her father was killed by a car. But taking her back to where and when it happened proves a bad idea when Rose pushes him aside. In doing so, she upsets the balance of Time and changes history. Suddenly, Earth is under threat from the Reapers, terrifying pterodactyl-like demons that swoop out of the sky to rectify Time anomalies.
Guest star: Shaun Dingwall

The Empty Child - The first of a two-part story. The Doctor and Rose travel back to London in 1941, at the height of the Blitz. A mysterious cylinder is being guarded by the Army, while homeless children (living on the bombsites) are being terrorised by an unearthly child. Rose meets the dashing Captain Jack Harkness - has she found a hero even better than the Doctor?
Guest stars: John Barrowman, Richard Wilson

The Doctor Dances - The story continues from Episode 9... The Child's plague is spreading throughout the wartime London, and its zombie army is on the march. The Doctor and Rose form an alliance with intergalactic con-man Captain Jack, but find themselves trapped in the abandoned hospital. The answer lies at the bombsite, but time is running out.

Boom Town - When the Tardis crew take a holiday,The Doctor encounters an enemy he thought long since dead. It soon transpires that plans to build a nuclear power station in Cardiff city are disguising an alien plot to rip the world apart.And when the Doctor dines with monsters, he discovers traps within traps.
Guest star: John Barrowman

Bad Wolf - The Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack have to fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but a far more dangerous threat is lurking - just out of sight. The Doctor realises that the entire human race has been blinded to the threat on its doorstep, and Armageddon is fast approaching.
Guest star: John Barrowman

The Parting of the Ways - Rose Tyler has faced danger and seen wonders alongside The Doctor, but now their friendship is put to the test as Earth plunges into an epic war. With the human race being slaughtered, The Doctor is forced into terrible action. Will the time-travellers ever be reunited?
Guest star: John Barrowman

Series 2
New Earth - The Doctor and Rose board the Tardis for new adventures in time and space. But when they visit mankind's new home, far in the future, they find gruesome secrets hidden inside a luxury hospital. And an enemy thought long since dead, the paper-thin Cassandra, is out for revenge...

Tooth and Claw - The Doctor and Rose have to protect Queen Victoria, but can anything stop the Empire of the Wolf?

School Reunion - The Doctor investigates a contemporary London school which is being haunted by strange, bat-like creatures at night. While at the school, the Doctor finds his old friend, Sarah Jane Smith, already working undercover. Both have old scores they must settle, and Rose discovers the true legacy of being a Time Lord's companion.

The Girl in the Fireplace - The Doctor finds love - and evil droids - in 18th-century France. Madame de Pompadour is being haunted by a stranger called the Doctor. Can he save her from the clockwork killers?

Rise of the Cybermen - Part 1 of a two-part story. The Tardis is trapped on a parallel Earth and Rose discovers that her father is still alive. But sinister forces are at work, and British society is being prepared for the Ultimate Upgrade. Meanwhile, an old enemy of the Doctor's is about to be reborn...

The Age of Steel - The story continues from Episode 5. The Cybermen take control of London and start converting the populace. While Jackie falls under Lumic's control, the Doctor, Rose and Mickey are reduced to fugitives in a world of terror. A last, desperate attack on the Cyberfactory is their only chance - but will they all survive?

The Idiot's Lantern - It is 1953, the Coronation year of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the people of Great Britain huddle round their television and radio sets to witness the great event. But behind the celebrations there are rumours of monsters on the streets, and the tormented Mr Magpie is hiding a strange and alien secret.

The Impossible Planet - Part 1 of a two-part story. Rose finds herself further away from home than ever before, in the orbit of a Black Hole. Trapped with an Earth expedition and the mysterious Ood, the time-travellers face an even greater danger as something ancient beneath the planet's surface begins to awake.

The Satan Pit - Continuing from Episode 8. Rose battles the murderous Ood and the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core, as the Pit beckons. With the planet threatening to fall into the Black Hole, the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice - but can he save the entire universe from the Beast?

Love & Monsters - An ordinary man called Elton becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose and their mysterious blue box. But when Elton's investigations bring him to the attention of the enigmatic, cold and powerful Victor Kennedy, his harmless hobby suddenly plunges him into a living nightmare.

Fear Her - When the Tardis lands in 2012, the Doctor plans to show Rose the London Olympics. But on a nearby housing estate, a desperate mother is hiding her daughter's unearthly powers. Can the Doctor defeat the danger nestling at the heart of an ordinary British household?

Army of Ghosts - Part 1 of a two-part story. The human race rejoices as the ghosts of loved ones return home in the latest adventure from the nation's favourite time traveller. But as the Doctor, Rose and Jackie investigate the Torchwood Tower, the whole of modern-day Earth threatens to fall to an almighty invasion force.

Doomsday - Continuing from Episode 12. It's the end of an epic journey as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth, with the human race caught in the middle. But as an unstoppable terror emerges from beneath Torchwood, the Doctor faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler?

The Christmas Invasion - Introducing David Tennant as the 12th incarnation of The Doctor.
Can Rose trust a man with a new face? As the newly regenerated Doctor drifts in and out of consciousness, Christmas becomes a time of terror on planet Earth when the whole of mankind falls under the shadow of the sinister alien Sycorax.

Series 3
Smith and Jones - For Martha Jones, a medical student in Central London, an ordinary day turns into a nightmare when her entire hospital is transported to the Moon. There, she has to battle the Judoon and outwit a blood-sucking Plasmavore - but can she trust a mysterious stranger called the Doctor?

The Shakespeare Code - For Martha's first trip in the Tardis, the Doctor takes her back in time, to Elizabethan England. When they find William Shakespeare (Dean Lennox Kelly) under the control of deadly witch-like creatures, they must battle forces from the dawn of the universe to stop history being changed for ever.

Gridlock - The Doctor takes Martha to the planet New Earth, in the far future. But when they find the streets being ruled by the sinister Pharamacists, they must brave the ordeal of the mysterious Motorway in order to discover the terrible secret at the heart of the city.

Daleks in Manhattan - The TARDIS lands in 1930s New York. In the midst of the Depression, people are disappearing off the streets. Savage Pig Men hide in the sewers and, at the very top of the Empire State Building, the Doctor's oldest enemies are at work, preparing their most audacious plan yet.

Evolution of the Daleks - Dalek Sec is reborn in human form and plans to build a Dalek empire in 1930s New York. While Martha fights for her life at the top of the Empire State Building, the Doctor must enter into an unholy alliance in order to change Dalek history forever.

The Lazarus Experiment - Martha returns home - could this be the end of her travels with the Doctor? When she discovers her family is caught up in the scheming of Professor Lazarus (Mark Gatiss) and his Genetic Manipulation Device, it becomes a fight for survival, as human DNA twists into monstrous form.

42 - In a distant galaxy, a spaceship hurtles out of control towards a boiling sun with the Doctor and Martha trapped on board. They have only 42 minutes to uncover the saboteurs, but, with a mysterious force starting to possess the ship's crew, the Doctor is running out of time.

Human Nature - It's 1913 in England, and an ordinary schoolteacher called John Smith dreams of adventures in time and space and a mysterious blue box. But when lights in the sky herald the arrival of something strange and terrible, Smith's maid, Martha, has to convince him that he alone can save the world.

The Family of Blood - It is 1913 in England and war has come a year in advance as the terrifying Family hunt for the Doctor. But while John Smith refuses to accept his destiny as a Time Lord, the women in his life - Martha and Joan - have to take terrible measures to save the whole of history.

Blink - In an old, abandoned house, the Weeping Angels wait. However, when people start disappearing, a young woman called Sally finds cryptic messages bleeding through from 1969 - messages from a mysterious stranger called the Doctor. Can she decipher them before the Angels claim their prize?

Utopia - Jack's back! As Captain Jack storms back into the Doctor's life, the Tardis is thrown out of control, to the end of the universe. There, they find the savage Futurekind ruling the wilderness, while a lonely Professor tries in vain to save the last of the human race.

The Sound Of Drums - Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, and his reign of terror begins. This is only the start of his ambitions, however, as he announces humankind's first contact with an alien race, the Toclafane. An audacious plan, spanning the whole of time and space, begins to close around the Earth. (Guest star: John Simm - Life On Mars, State Of Play)

The Last of the Time Lords - Earth has been conquered and the Master rules supreme, with the Doctor a helpless prisoner. The entire human race has been reduced to slavery, as the mighty warships of a new Time Lord Empire rise from the ashes. Only Martha Jones can save the world...

Series 4
2007 Christmas Special - Voyage of the Damned - Kylie Minogue steps back in time this festive season, as she joins Time Lord David Tennant for a spectacular Doctor Who Christmas Special set on board The Titanic.
At the end of series three, fans witnessed the The Titanic crash through the Tardis walls in spectacular style, and this Special continues from that moment.
Kylie, who plays Astrid, a waitress on The Titanic, says: "It is an incredible thrill to be joining David and the entire Dr Who production for this year's Christmas special. Dr Who enjoys a unique history and it is going to be very exciting to be a part of that."
Two of Britain's best-loved sitcom actors, Geoffrey Palmer and Clive Swift, also feature in this Christmas episode.
Palmer, perhaps most famous for his roles in the long-running BBC series Butterflies and As Time Goes By, plays the role of Captain of The Titanic.
Kylie Minogue stars as Astrid, alongside David Tennant as The Doctor.

Partners In Crime - Donna Noble is determined to find the Doctor again - even if it means braving the villainous Miss Foster and her hordes of sinister Adipose. But when the alien threat escalates out of control, can Donna find her Time Lord before the march of the Adipose begins?

The Fires Of Pompeii - The Doctor and Donna travel back into ancient history. When they arrive in 79AD, however, they discover psychic powers and beasts of stone running riot in the streets of old Pompeii. The time-travellers face their greatest challenge yet - can established history be changed, or must the Doctor let everyone die?

Planet of the Ood - The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world, but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the Human Race.

The Sontaran Stratagem (Part 1 of a two-part story) - Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat - but is it too late to save them?

The Poison Sky (Part 2 of a two-part story) - The Sontarans activate their masterplan and begin to choke the whole of planet Earth. UNIT is left defenceless, with a traitor in their ranks. And as interplanetary war edges closer, the Doctor has to fight to keep both Martha and Donna alive - but will he have to make the ultimate sacrifice?

The Doctor's Daughter - The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life on the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war. But as General Cobb threatens genocide, and Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor faces an even greater battle - can he find peace with his own child?

The Unicorn And The Wasp - The Doctor and Donna arrive in 1926 on the day before Agatha Christie went missing for 10 days. At a dinner party hosted by Lady Clemency Eddison, the Doctor and Donna join forces with the world's most famous crime novelist to encounter a body in the library, poisoned cocktails and a Vespiform seeking revenge.

Silence in the Library (Part 1 of a two-part story) - One hundred years ago, the Universe's greatest library was sealed off with only a cryptic warning as explanation: "Count the shadows." However, it now appears that the shadows are on the move again. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost to uncover the Library's secret.

Forest of the Dead (Part 2 of a two-part story) - As the shadows rise and march, the Doctor forges an alliance with the mysterious River Song. But can anyone stop the Vashta Nerada? While the Doctor discovers long-buried secrets and revelations about his own future, the sinister Nodes declare that Donna is doomed.

Midnight - The Doctor is trapped, alone, powerless and terrified, on the leisure planet Midnight. Soon, the knocking on the wall begins. Only a woman called Sky seems to know the truth - but as paranoia turns into a witch-hunt, Sky turns the Doctor's greatest strengths against him, and a sacrifice must be made...

Turn Left - Donna's entire world collapses, but there's no sign of the Doctor. Instead, she finds help from a mysterious blonde woman - a traveller from a parallel universe. But as Donna and Rose Tyler combine forces, are they too late to save the whole of creation from the approaching darkness?

The Stolen Earth - Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need. But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire? With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows...

Journey's End - The entire universe is in danger as the Daleks activate their masterplan. The Doctor is helpless, and even the Tardis faces destruction. The only hope lies with the Doctor's secret army of companions - but as they join forces to battle Davros himself, the prophecy declares that one of them will die.

The Specials
The Next Doctor
It's Christmas Eve in 1851 and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London. When the Doctor (David Tennant, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) arrives to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths, he's surprised to meet another Doctor (David Morrissey, State of Play, Viva Blackpool), with his own sonic screw driver. How could this be possible? Could this Doctor be a future regeneration? But if so where are his memories? The two must combine forces to defeat the ruthless Miss Hartigan (Dervla Kirwan, Law & Order UK, Ballykissangel), who is the Cybermen's human ally. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing?

Planet of the Dead
The Doctor is back. Trapped on a desert planet without the TARDIS, he must team up with a mysterious, aristocratic thief to get back to Earth.
In the first of four Doctor Who Specials for 2009, Michelle Ryan (Merlin, Bionic Woman) and comic Lee Evans (There's Something About Mary) team up with David Tennant for the first time-lord adventure shot in High Definition.
Ryan plays the mysterious Lady Christina de Souza who joins the Doctor on a bus-trip which takes a very unexpected detour into danger, while British comedy star Lee Evans also joins the cast playing a character called Malcolm whose life becomes connected to the Doctor's under extraordinary circumstances... When a London bus travels through a worm-hole to an alien world, the Doctor must join forces with the extraordinary Lady Christina to help the unfortunate passengers, and themselves, get back home. But the mysterious planet holds terrifying secrets, hidden in the sand. And time is running out, as the deadly swarm gets closer...

The Waters of Mars
Don't drink the water. Don't even touch it. Not one drop...
The Waters of Mars is a dark, scary thriller that sees the Doctor land on the planet Mars, at a base in peril.
A creeping infection beneath the Martian surface threatens not only the human race, but also the Doctor's most fundamental beliefs.
Together with Adelaide Brooke - the base's commander, played by Lindsay Duncan - the Doctor must defeat a seemingly unstoppable menace before it can reach Earth, and wipe out mankind.
The Doctor must fight not only the water but destiny itself... Whilst also confronting his own existence, the prophesy about his future begins to resonate. Is his song about to come to an end?
Appealing to both young and old, and regularly bringing in massive audiences, Doctor Who has firmly established itself as the family drama in the UK since 2005 with a thrilling mix of adventure, epic storylines, scary monsters and great writing.

The End of Time, Part One & Two
Part One
It's the Tenth Doctor's final journey but his psychotic nemesis the Master has been reborn, on Christmas Eve. With both determined to cheat death, the battle ranges from the wastelands of London to the mysterious Immortality Gate, while the alien Ood warn of an even greater danger approaching, as a terrible shadow falls across the entire Universe.

Part Two
The Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master's plans hurtle out of control. With the sound of drums growing louder, and an ancient trap closing around the Earth, the Doctor and Wilf must fight alone. But sacrifices must be made, and the deadly prophecy warns: "He will knock four times."

Series 1

"I think it may be the single best piece of family-oriented entertainment BBC has broadcast in its entire history. It's clever, it's funny, it's exciting, it's moving, it's got shades of Nigel 'Quatermass' Kneale about it, it looks fantastic, and in places it's genuinely frightening. TV really doesn't get better than this, ever." -Guardian

"The new show looks better than anyone dared to hope. Fast, funny, scary and beautifully acted, it manages to be vibrant and fresh to appeal to a new audience while remaining utterly faithful to the spirit of the old show." -Financial Times

"...the BBC haven't put a foot wrong, and have even improved on the original. There are clever, funny, and challenging scripts here, fine ensemble acting and direction, Ron Grainer's hypnotic theme tune ... and a backlit Billie Piper." -London Evening Standard

"I was immediately hooked ... the revival proved to be nothing less than a technical and theatrical triumph ... Eccleston makes a marvellous Doctor ... Rose Tyler, played with tremendous panache by Billie Piper." -Daily Mail

"I enjoyed it enormously ... Christopher Eccleston brings new depth and intensity to the Time Lord, Billie Piper's Rose is sweet, feisty and likeable..." -Observer

"It's been a long time coming, but it's worth the wait." -Daily Mail

Series 2

"Tennant is inspired casting - mildly dotty but with a hint of danger." -Independent

"The new series of Doctor Who gets off to a sensational start ... The rapport between the Doctor and Rose is stronger than ever ... Russell T. Davies's script is a masterpiece of its kind - exciting, intelligent and imaginative; a little bit scary and very, very funny. The special effects are wondrous and the acting is gloriously camp; it ought to delight everyone between the ages of five and ninety." -David Chater, The Times

"Great, imaginative television with perfect casting." -The Times

"It's scary sci-fi, camp humour and warm family viewing all in one... and it's wonderful." -Guardian

"David Tennant's funny, quirky and mischievous - and the atmosphere between him and sidekick Rose just fizzes with the clever chemistry of a 1930s screwball comedy." -Daily Express

"Anyone who thinks that television no longer unites the nation should peer into living rooms across the country at 7.15pm tonight. The fools' lantern will be flickering, but you may not see anyone in front of the screen. Children and adults alike will be cowering behind sofas as the Tardis heaves into view accompanied by a new Doctor Who and that familiar, if slightly tweaked, whoosh of a tune. The outpouring of affection for the series, with the 10th incarnation of the Doctor played by Casanova star David Tennant, is far from nostalgia for the shaky sets and stripy scarves of the Tom Baker golden era. Viewers have returned ... because the reinvigorated franchise is witty and warm, as well as scary. It vaporises any suggestion the good Doctor is not the man he used to be. Under Russell T Davis's writing, he is much, much better. The series is more subtle and satirical than of old ... But the up-to-date Doctor benefits too from the rich heritage of past series, fondly pored over by Whovians. As Davis has pointed out, children enjoy the mythology that comes with the Doctor. And so parents chuntering on about K9 and the Cybermen do not cause offspring to roll their eyeballs but only encourage further forays from the safety of the sofa." -Guardian Leader Pages

"[Russell T] Davies's stories are equal parts waggish, decadent and penetrating, full of Broadway-style wordplay and moral outrage against the modern world, the whole mad carnival serenaded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales." -James Saynor, Sunday Telegraph

"Oh, but this is fantastic - it's Alien plus The Matrix divided by The Exorcist." -Ali Catterall, Guardian

Series 3

"Though Rose is a hard act to follow, she [Freema Ageyman] does with great panache in this absolutely corking series opener" Daily Mail

"The Doctor's new Rose blossoms ... As Martha, Freema Agyeman hit the ground running." The Times

"... the most thrilling, intelligent piece of family entertainment around." Jim Shelley, Daily Mirror

Series 4

"... the finest television drama in recent memory ... three cheers for Russell T Davies and his senior henchmen, Messrs Moffatt and Cornell. Their achievement has been not just to resurrect an old franchise, but to make it thrilling both for children who had never before seen a Tardis, and for their parents who had." Sam Leith, Daily Telegraph

"The second half of this series has been a remarkable demonstration of what is possible in drama for the family: a mind-bending complexity of the extended story centred on a giant library; the holiday that turned into a nightmare, with a weird woman spooking the Doctor by echoing everything he said; the sci-fi version of Sliding Doors' premise in the Turn Left episode, switching Donna into an alternative universe facing apocalypse; and the two-part finale concluding tonight, a Whovian Götterdämmerung..."John Dugdale, Sunday Times

"There is so much right about the new Doctor ... The casting is impressive. The show's special effects are terrific." The Times

"...the series has re-created a sense of Saturday night telly as communal, family-centred, mainly wholesome entertainment. Some critics complain that it is too frightening for young minds, but if it was less scary our children would not insist that we parents watched it with them. The terror factor gels the family." Quentin Letts, Daily Mail

"The antithesis of a Lara Croft-style heroine, [Donna] cannot fight or run and has no special expertise. But she does have a stroppy humanity that acts as a corrective to the Doctor's manic brilliance and forces him to question his abstract rules." Sunday Times

"Catherine Tate brought plenty of laughs to Saturday's Doctor Who - but if you were worried there's too much comedy and not enough sci-fi, don't worry, it's all part of the masterplan... Can't wait." Daily Mirror

"Dr Who always provides an engrossing romp, with enough layers and asides to keep parents and kids entertained. In this episode, the show is well and truly stolen by the 6in Adipose aliens themselves. As cute as the Pillsbury dough boy and apparently as ticklish, they'll win over the most cynical viewer - a bit like the show itself." Neil Midgley, Daily Telegraph

"...we are glad to report that series four is more than worth the wait. The excitement builds right from the off with a souped up theme tune - an orchestral take on the much loved classic melody. The lush strings are a fitting opener to the touching first episode, Partners In Crime." Colin Robertson, Sun

"David Tennant is back as the gallivanting Gallifreyan, and boy, have we missed him! And while we didn't think the show could get any better, it has, thanks to Catherine Tate's reappearance as Donna Noble." News of the World

"The scripts are great, production values are still high, David Tennant is brilliant..."David Stephenson, Express on Sunday

"...the new series looks set to be out of this world ... Landing back on to Earth with a supersonic bump, DW was sharp, touching and witty - perfect family viewing ... Catherine Tate is David Tennant's latest aide, bringing with her experience, age and excellent comic timing ... Gone is the annoying screeching in the Dr Who Christmas special and her sketch-show creations, although there is a glimmer of Derek ‘How Very Dare You' Faye and ‘Am I Bovvered' Lauren. But Tate proves herself a talented and versatile actress. Watching Tate and Tennant miming at each other across a room as they spot each other again was telly gold." Jon Wise, People

"Doctor Who often hits like Naomi Campbell." Garry Bushell, Daily Star