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Doctor Who (2005–2022)

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

The modern adventures - from Christopher Eccleston to Jodie Whittaker.

The modern adventures across space and time - from Christopher Eccleston to Jodie Whittaker. It's the trip of a lifetime.

Series 9

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Doctor Who: Series 9

Peter Capaldi

Jenna Coleman

Michelle Gomez

Jami Reid-Quarrell

Jemma Redgrave

Jaye Griffiths

Harki Bhambra

Daniel Hoffmann-Gill

Joey Price

Benjamin Cawley

Aaron Neil

Clare Higgins

Nicholas Briggs

Kelly Hunter

India Ria Amarteifio

Dasharn Anderson

Stefan Adegbola

Shin-Fei Chen

Lucy Newman-Williams

Demi Papaminas

Barnaby Edwards

Nicholas Pegg

Jonathan Ojinnaka

Steven Moffat

Hettie Macdonald

Peter Bennett

Brian Minchin

Doctor Who (2005–2022): Series 9: Episode 1: The Magician's Apprentice

The Magician's Apprentice

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Magician's Apprentice

BBC One - Doctor Who (2005–2022), Series 9, The Magician's Apprentice

When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend.

Sci-fi drama. When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from?

'Where is the Doctor?' When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face to face, and for the Doctor and Clara, survival seems impossible.

Doctor Who (2005–2022): Series 9

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Adventures across time and space with the time-travelling hero.

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