The End of the World - Maybe - Just okay - it’s Rose’s first adventure off-world and features some quirky aliens who will turn up later. It introduces the Doctor, his first companion, and the premise of the show.
Rose - Essential - This one is pretty essential. And Billie Pipe is wonderful as everygirl Rose Tyler. He's charismatic and tough without being a typical brawny hero - he's smart without being soppy. While the first season has its weak spots, Christopher Eccleston is highly underrated as the first reboot Doctor.
It isn't the greatest season of the series - in fact, it is generally quite mediocre, but if you really want to start with Peter Capaldi, this is the best entry point.Īgain, not the world's greatest season, but a clean introduction to the world if you want to start with Jodie Whittaker.
Series 10 is Peter Capaldi's final season as the Doctor, but it reintroduces the show to newcomers and has terrific production values. (As for the rough episodes, that is what this skip/watch list is for!) Moffat’s era is more consistently good (it does have its own problems), but the downside of starting here is you miss two terrific Doctors and some amazing TV. You should watch the series 4 two-parter Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead for context right after The Eleventh Hour, but otherwise you should be able to follow things from there. While, theoretically, you could start at the beginning of series 2, 3, or 4 (Tennant's seasons), it could be quite difficult to keep up, so starting with series 1, episode 1 is a good idea and then you can learn the plot of the story as you go.Īlternatively, when Steven Moffat (of Sherlock fame) took over in Series 5, the whole show got a new style and design, starting, basically, from the ground up, with a new Doctor ( Matt Smith) and a new companion. These seasons are uneven and a bit dated, but feature some of the show’s finest moments. Davies and feature Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant in the role of the Doctor. The first thing you need to know about the show so far is it’s split into two segments - series 1-4 were masterminded by writer Russell T.