| The Doctor | |
|---|---|
| The Seventh Doctor | |
| Portrayed by | Sylvester McCoy |
| Tenure | 1987–1996 |
| First appearance | Time and the Rani |
| Last appearance | Survival (regular) Doctor Who (guest star) |
| Number of series | 3 |
| Appearances | 12 stories (42 episodes) |
| Companions | on television: Mel Bush Ace in spin-offs: Benny Summerfield Roz Forrester Chris Cwej Frobisher Olla Hex Schofield Antimony Catherine Broome |
| Chronology | |
| Preceding | Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) |
| Succeeding | Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) |
| Series | Seasons 24 to 26 |
The Seventh Doctor is a fictional character, the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith 20 August 1943 is a Scottish actor. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Time and the Rani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in Survival is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a Fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell Roslyn Sarah Inyathi Forrester usually just known as Roz Forrester is a Fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based Christopher Rodonanté Cwej, usually just known as Chris Cwej, is a Fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the Frobisher is a Fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction Thomas Hector Schofield, nicknamed Hex, is a Fictional character played by Philip Olivier in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running Colin Baker (born London, 8 June 1943 is an English Actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Paul McGann (born 14 November 1959 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. He was portrayed by the actor Sylvester McCoy. Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith 20 August 1943 is a Scottish actor.
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In his first season, the Seventh Doctor started out as a comical character, mixing his metaphors ("Time and tide melt the snowman," for example), playing the spoons, and making pratfalls, but soon started to develop a darker nature and raised the profound question of who the Doctor actually is. Physical comedy also known as Slapstick is a comedic performance relying mostly on the use of the body to convey Humor. The Seventh Doctor era is noted for the cancellation of Doctor Who after 26 years. It is also noted for the Virgin New Adventures, a range of original novels published from 1992 to 1997, taking the series on beyond the television serials. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series
In 1990, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted McCoy's Doctor "Best Doctor", over perennial favourite Tom Baker
The Seventh Doctor's final appearance on television was in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie, where he regenerated into the Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a Magazine devoted to the long-running British Science fiction television Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker (born 20 January 1934 is an English Actor. The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television Paul McGann (born 14 November 1959 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial A sketch of him is later seen in John Smith's A Journal of Impossible Things in the new series 2007 episode "Human Nature". The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. "Human Nature" is the eighth episode of Series 3 of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who
When the TARDIS was attacked by the Rani, the Sixth Doctor was injured and forced to regenerate. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the The Rani is a Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running After a brief period of post-regenerative confusion and amnesia (chemically induced by the Rani), the Seventh Doctor thwarted the Rani's plans, and rejoined his companion Mel for whimsical adventures in an odd tower block and a Welsh holiday camp in the 1950s. History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Paradise Towers is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four Delta and the Bannermen is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast
On the planet Svartos, Mel decided to leave the Doctor's company for that of intergalactic rogue Sabalom Glitz. This is a list of planets fictional or otherwise that are mentioned in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who and its spinoff Sabalom Glitz is a Fictional character from the long-running British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Also at this time, the Doctor was joined by time-stranded teenager Ace. Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Although he did not mention it at the time, the Doctor soon recognised that an old enemy from a past adventure, the ancient entity known as Fenric, was responsible for the Time Storm which transported Ace from 1980s Perivale to Svartos in the distant future. This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Perivale is a small suburb 10 miles (16 km west of central London in the London Borough of Ealing. Growing more secretive and driven from this point on, the Doctor took Ace under his wing and began teaching her about the universe, all the while keeping an eye out for Fenric's plot. The Doctor began taking a more scheming and proactive approach to defeating evil, using the Gallifreyan stellar manipulator named the Hand of Omega as part of an elaborate trap for the Daleks which resulted in the destruction of their home planet, Skaro. The Hand of Omega is a fictional device from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television Skaro is a fictional planet from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation Soon afterwards, the Doctor used a similar tactic and another Time Lord relic to destroy a Cyberman fleet. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' The Cybermen are a Fictional race of Cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British Science fiction television He engineered the fall of the oppressive government of a future human colony in a single night and encountered the Gods of Ragnarok at a circus on the planet Segonax, whom he had apparently fought throughout time. This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Later, he was reunited with his old friend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart while battling the forces of an alternate dimension on Earth. Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (sometimes
The Seventh Doctor's manipulations were not reserved for his enemies. With the goal of helping Ace confront her past, he took her to a Victorian house in her home town of Perivale in 1883 which she had burned down in 1983. Ghost Light is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three Eventually, the Doctor confronted and defeated Fenric at a British naval base during World War II, revealing Fenric's part in Ace's history. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Doctor continued to act as Ace's mentor, returning her to Perivale; however, she chose to continue travelling with him. The circumstances of her parting from the Doctor were not shown on television.
Near the end of his incarnation, the Seventh Doctor was given the responsibility of transporting the remains of his former enemy the Master from Skaro to Gallifrey. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Skaro is a fictional planet from the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who created by the writer Terry Nation Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld This proved to be a huge mistake: despite having a limited physical form, the Master was able to take control of the Doctor's TARDIS and cause it to land in 1999 San Francisco, where the Doctor was shot in the middle of a gang shoot-out. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He was taken to a hospital, where surgeons removed the bullets but mistook the Doctor's double heartbeat for fibrillation; their attempt to save his life instead caused the Doctor to "die". Fibrillation is the rapid irregular and unsynchronized contraction of the muscle fibers of the Heart. Perhaps due to the anesthesia, the Doctor did not regenerate immediately after death (unlike all previous occasions); he finally did so several hours later, while lying in the hospital's morgue.
In Time and the Rani the Seventh Doctor gives his age soon after his regeneration as "exactly" 953 years, indicating that some two centuries of subjective time has passed since his fourth incarnation was revealed to be 759 in The Ribos Operation, and approximately half-a-century since Revelation of the Daleks in which the Sixth Doctor stated he was 900 years old. Time and the Rani is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Ribos Operation is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Revelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The Sixth Doctor is the name given to the sixth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, seen on screen in the long-running The later revival of the series, however, has contradicted the age given by the Seventh Doctor (and the Sixth) by establishing the Ninth Doctor as 900 years old, with the Tenth Doctor stating his exact age as 903 in Voyage of the Damned. The Ninth Doctor is the ninth official incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running " Voyage of the Damned " is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
The Seventh Doctor displayed perhaps the most profound change in attitude of any of the Time Lord's personae, beginning as perhaps the most outwardly amiable and bumbling (to the extent of putting himself of danger but not at the cost of his overall great intelligence and benevolent intentions) and progressing into a driven, dark gamesmaster whose plans to defeat his adversaries, both old and new, would play out across space and time. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' He generally displayed an affable, curious, knowledgeable, easygoing, excitable and charming air with a tendency to be wistful, but as he began to choose his battles and keep a tighter grip on his secrets - from his plans to his very identity - he also presented more serious, contemplative, unforthcoming, wistful and manipulative sides with undercurrents of mischief and authority, constantly giving the impression that there was more to him than met the eye.
As something of a showman, the Doctor would sometimes act like a buffoon, usually preferring to manipulate events from behind the scenes; much like his second incarnation, he was prepared to play the fool in order to trick his foes into underestimating him, inevitably leading to their defeat at his hands. The Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running He was an adept physical performer and once deployed a repertoire of magic tricks, illusions and escape artistry to this effect as part of his plans. Although his more obvious whimsical tendencies disappeared over time (particularly his spoons-playing), he maintained a fondness for idiosyncratic speeches that occasionally referred to literature, ordinary places and even food and drink amidst the weightier concerns on his mind. He was empathetic to his friends (and even his enemies, such as Helen A) and somewhat melancholic at times (such as during Mel's departure and before his decision to eradicate the Daleks) but now placed greater burdens upon himself in the name of protecting the universe. This may have led him to surround his true intentions in mystery and the use of sleight of hand as befit his fondness for performance, in effect, subverting his more lighthearted qualities to complement and enhance his heroic and darker ones.
Given the Seventh Doctor's appearance and stature, he was surprisingly capable of both directly and indirectly taking control of situations involving strangers, using his greater intelligence to assess and direct events. Concerned with the bigger picture, he would sometimes overlook the finer details and his planning, both pre-prepared and improvised, would sometimes have fatal results and consequences. When he acted to end threats, it was usually a ruthless, destructive and final maneuver. He was also not above hiding the truth from his friends and allies and using them in order to complete his schemes and gambits.
His tendency to reveal only select information to his companion Ace — as well as anyone else around them — was utilised both in her education and in their adventures, as if he were the only one who should know all the answers and others should come to their own conclusions. At two points he even abused Ace's trust in him, once to develop her as a person and again to keep her alive (on both occasions, freeing her from the evil influences that had haunted her during her life), while on one of these adventures, he showed great difficulty in admitting his foreknowledge of the situation's severity to her when she finally confronted him. In spite of his immense fondness for her, and her for him, he often frustrated her with his secretive nature as his alien behaviour, the great importance of his objectives (especially his focus on obliterating enemies from his past) and his strong desire to both educate and protect her would lead him to keep even her in the dark and would even subordinate her feelings towards him in order to succeed in their battles. Fortunately, their close, almost familial bond was likely what helped Ace in moving past the feelings of betrayal she sometimes felt towards the Doctor, particularly as he genuinely had her best interests at heart. In fact, while he appeared to be an unassuming figure, fond of performing magic tricks and displaying notable showmanship, the Seventh Doctor was actually quite powerful and calculating, for he would use his friends and foes alike as pawns in his elaborate chess game against "evil". Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. As Ace herself put it, he was "well devious. "
In direct contrast to his third incarnation, this Doctor was absolutely opposed to violence of any sort (as demonstrated in stories such as Battlefield, where he stops a battle merely by ordering the warriors to desist) and he was totally against the use of firearms (to the extent of 'talking down' a soldier ordered to execute him in The Happiness Patrol by emphasising the easiness of the kill versus the enormity of ending a life), although he also proved capable of rendering a man unconscious with a touch. The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor; seen on screen in the long-running Battlefield is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four The Happiness Patrol is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast In keeping with his established habits, he would use gadgetry of his own invention when the situation called for it, but never as his final gambit. Instead, he almost always managed to talk his enemies into submission, often into suicide – perhaps most memorably in Remembrance of the Daleks, where he taunts the seemingly last Dalek in existence until it self-destructs, or in Ghost Light, where he defeats the malevolent Light by ramming home the folly of trying to prevent evolution (he employs variations of this 'talk to death' tactic in Dragonfire, Silver Nemesis and The Curse of Fenric, although primarily to manipulate opponents to guarantee the outcome in his favour). Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television Ghost Light is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three Dragonfire is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three Silver Nemesis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in the The Curse of Fenric is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Perhaps this Doctor's most definitive stand against violence and savagery was taken when he faced down his arch-foe the Master in Survival whilst resisting the animalistic influence of an alien world, telling his enemy, "If we fight like animals, we die like animals. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Survival is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts " He displayed a talent for hypnosis on various occasions that appeared to be much stronger than in past incarnations. It is indeed fitting that this, at times the darkest Doctor of all, should not directly use physical force to implement his actions, even though he seemed to have the universe's weight on his shoulders more often than any other Doctor.
These trends continued in the Virgin New Adventures novel series, where the Doctor would be prepared to destroy planets in the name of the greater good, and his companions were not always sure whether they could trust him. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series However, the mysterious Seventh Doctor eventually became slightly less dark and manipulative towards the end of his incarnation and seemed to finally regain some of the relaxed attitude he once possessed at his beginning.
The Doctor's outfit in this incarnation was calmer than his previous attire ("Thank goodness in this regeneration I've regained my impeccable sense of haute couture"), but as idiosyncratic as any other. It consisted of a long off-white jacket with a red paisley scarf worn under its lapels and a matching handkerchief in one of the pockets, a lapel chain, a shirt, a red paisley tie, a sleeveless yellow and green sweater vest adorned with red question marks, sand-coloured plaid trousers, white/brown two tone brogue shoes, a Panama hat with an upturned brim (a possible reference to the similar accessory he wore as the Fifth Doctor) and an umbrella with a red question mark-shaped handle. Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetal motif of Persian origin similar to half of the Yin yang symbol or the leaf of the Indian Plaid (ˈplad is a Scots language word meaning blanket, usually referring to patterned woollen Cloth; it is unclear if the Gaelic word A Panama hat or just Panama is a traditional brimmed Hat of Ecuadorian origin that is made from the plaited leaves of the toquilla straw plant ( The Fifth Doctor is the name given to the fifth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running As with the three other Doctors costumed during the John Nathan-Turner era, the abovementioned question marks on the Doctor's sweater vest and his umbrella handle continued the red question marked clothing motif that was introduced in the Fourth Doctor's final season and ended before the Seventh Doctor's regeneration. The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running
Although a seemingly casual outfit that reflected the Seventh Doctor's initially easy and whimsical manner, it took on a new light when he became more scheming and prepared in his missions — to reflect the emergence of his personality's more mysterious aspects, his jacket, hatband, handkerchief, scarf and tie became more muted and darker in colour, now in shades of burgundy and brown (most obviously the jacket). In the New Adventures novels, images of the Doctor on the covers usually omitted the pullover. On a DVD featurette ("Light In Dark Places") for Ghost Light, Sylvester McCoy expresses some disdain for the garment, feeling it detracts somewhat from the mood of the story, when drawing attention to the stylistic choice of performing in most of the serial without his hat and umbrella. Ghost Light is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three The changes in colours make the Seventh the only Doctor under Nathan-Turner's tenure to greatly alter his costume; the changes to the outfits worn by his three previous selves during this production period tended to be more subtle and less noteworthy. The Seventh's own attire was repeatedly revised during his first season, wearing a red/black tartan scarf and red braces initially, along with briefly using a different umbrella handle at first. Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours
In the TV Movie the Doctor's costume changed again, with a return to a lighter jacket, now coloured sand. Gone were the question mark pullover, scarves, tie and question mark umbrella, replaced by a red waistcoat and a black tie. However, the Doctor retained his Panama hat.
The Doctor enjoyed using his hat, umbrella and the TARDIS key, amongst other items, as physical props, usually as showy affectations or to command attention, while the umbrella could also be used to disarm and trip foes. Like his second, fourth and sixth selves, the Seventh carried any number of random items in his pockets, including technological devices and books. In a break from his past however, he spoke with a mild Scottish accent rather than in his past selves' Received Pronunciation speaking patterns and also rolled his rs. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Received Pronunciation ( RP) is a form of Pronunciation of the English language (specifically British English) which has long been perceived as His pet hates included burnt toast, bus stations, unrequited love, tyranny and cruelty.
In Season 24, the Seventh Doctor era began with a light-hearted approach, with stories like Delta and the Bannermen clearly aimed at a younger audience. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. Delta and the Bannermen is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast However, in the final two seasons with Andrew Cartmel as script editor, the stories soon explored the true nature of the Doctor, hinting at dark secrets in his past. Andrew Cartmel is a British Science fiction writer and Journalist, and former Script editor of Doctor Who. In Silver Nemesis, Lady Peinforte hints she knows the Doctor's secret of being more than just a Time Lord (deleted scenes in Remembrance of the Daleks and Survival also refer to this). Silver Nemesis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in the The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' Remembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Survival is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three parts Remembrance has the Doctor talk using "we" when referring to early Gallifreyan time travel experiments. Ace also became the focus of a dedicated character arc that was seeded from her introduction onwards and prominently played out during Season 26. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes.
With the cancellation of the series, these developments were never fully played out in the television series, but some of them were revealed in the New Adventures. The Virgin New Adventures ( NA s were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series
Marc Platt's novel Lungbarrow is usually considered to be the conclusion of the "Cartmel Masterplan". Marc Platt (born 1953 is a British writer He is most known for his work with the BBC Science fiction Television Lungbarrow is an original novel written by Marc Platt and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor In that novel, the Doctor is revealed to be the reincarnation of "the Other", a shadowy figure and contemporary of Rassilon and Omega from Ancient Gallifrey. The Other is a Fictional character in the Expanded universe of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who Rassilon is a Fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Omega is a Fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld Lungbarrow was originally intended for Season 26, but producer John Nathan-Turner felt that it revealed too much of the Doctor's origins. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes. John Nathan-Turner (born Jonathan Turner; August 12, 1947 &ndash May 1, 2002) was the ninth producer of the long-running It was reworked to become Ghost Light instead. Ghost Light is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three
The Seventh Doctor and Ace appeared twice on television between the time Doctor Who was cancelled and the 1996 television movie. The first was in 1990, in a special episode of the BBC2 educational programme Search Out Science. In this episode, the Doctor acted as a quiz show host, asking questions about astronomy; Ace, K-9 and "Cedric, from the planet Glurk" were the contestants. K-9, or K9, is the name of several fictional Robotic dogs in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor The Seventh Doctor then appeared in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time. Dimensions in Time is a charity special crossover between the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who and Neither of these appearances are generally considered canonical. This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series A picture of the Seventh Doctor appears briefly in the Tenth Doctor story "Human Nature", in John Smith's "A Journal Of Impossible Things". The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running "Human Nature" is the eighth episode of Series 3 of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who
There are many novels and audio plays featuring the Seventh Doctor. Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of but related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor