Ninth Doctor

The Ninth Doctor, commonly referred to simply as "The Doctor", was the main character from the second iteration of the BBC sci-fi television series Doctor Who. Played by actor Christopher Eccleston, he is the ninth incarnation of the character, succeeding the role that had been previously played by English actor Paul McGann. Eccleston's version of the Doctor was introduced in the pilot episode of the series, "Rose", and was the first Doctor featured in the revamped program. He was the main character in series one and appeared in all twelve episodes.

Notes & Trivia

 * The ninth incarnation of the Doctor was created by executive producer and writer Russell T. Davies and director Keith Boak based on concepts originally developed by Sydney Newman, Waris Hussein and Anthony Coburn.


 * Actor Christopher Eccleston had the shortest tenure of any incarnation of the Doctor to date, appearing in only thirteen episodes of the series, not counting recaps, references and archival footage from later episodes.