14 faces ofDoctor Who

Many men (and one woman) have brought the cult sci-fi classic’s Time Lord to life.

Here’s a breakdown of all 14 actors who have stepped into the TARDIS.

Unfortunately, many of the episodes starring Troughton would later be wiped by the BBC for space-saving reasons.

Doctor Who Doctors David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Ncuti Gatwa

David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, and Ncuti Gatwa.Credit:BBC (3)

Unlike the TARDIS, the corporation’s storage facilities are seemingly not ‘‘bigger on the inside.’’

Baker had his fans, but BBC1 controller Michael Grade was not among them.

But McGann was by no means the worst thing about it.

Doctor Who | William Hartnell’s First Doctor was a professorial, and fairly irascible, gent — although he gets big points for facing off against the dreaded Daleks in

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There aren’t many people who can claim to have gotten rave reviews for playing both a Time LordandHamlet.

Capaldi’s Doctor had a decided gruffness to start, but his inner kindness was revealed over time.

Doctor Who | Patrick Troughton’s impish Second Doctor was much, much cleverer than his bumbling, scruffy appearance (and his love for playing the recorder) would imply. Unfortunately, many

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Doctor Who | A dandy and a man-of-action Jon Pertwee’s Third Doctor spent much of his time exiled on planet Earth. The good news: This allowed him to

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Doctor Who | The most beloved of the ‘‘old’’ Doctors, the hobbies of his Time Lord included wearing lengthy scarves, handing out ‘‘Jelly baby’’ candy, and generally being

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Doctor Who | As if the purportedly alien Time Lord didn’t seem enough like a uniquely British character, Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor dressed in the style of an

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Doctor Who | The Sixth Doctor, played by Colin Baker, had a petulant streak and an idiosyncratic dress sense even by the Time Lord’s unusual sartorial standards. Baker

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Doctor Who | When he took the role of the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy had already enchanted a generation of British kids with appearances on a clutch of

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Doctor Who | Best known for his starring role in the British cult classic Withnail & I , Paul McGann played the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 TV

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