‘Doctor Who’: Who’s Your Favorite Doctor? (POLL)
Doctor Who has spanned over 50 years and, in that time, 13 people have held the titular role.
The British sci-fi series follows the alien Time Lord on adventures through space and time in a ship known as the TARDIS. Up until the current Doctor, Time Lord has been played by male leads. That changed when Jodie Whittaker took over in 2018 as the Thirteenth Doctor. (And this year, she’s not having an easy time of it; in the holiday special, “Revolution of the Daleks,” she’s been incarcerated for what seems like a very long time.)
As with most shows, fans have their favorite characters or, in the case of Doctor Who, favorite Doctor. So, ahead of the annual special, TV Insider wants you to choose your favorite Doctor in the poll below.
Is it the original, William Hartnell in 1963? Patrick Troughton? Jon Pertwee? Christopher Eccleston, the first to star when the series returned in 2005? Or do you prefer a woman at the wheel? Let us know.
Doctor Who, “Revolution of the Daleks,” Friday, January 1, 2021, 8/7c, BBC America
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Let’s Go Jodie and Matt!!! 💙
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Jodie💙
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Tom Baker
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Tom Baker, I was around 7 when my father introduced me to Dr. Who on PBS in the U.S. So, he will always be my favorite. But, I also like David Tennat, and Peter Capaldi!
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I really like the first doctor, William Hartnell, but Peter Capaldi will always be my favourite.
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Twelfth Doctor 100% for sure! I love his Tardis interior, and how he made it feel like it’s actually his home. I also absolutely love the sonic specs, and then the speeches. My god the speeches. And Peter Capaldi does such an amazing job at it! Oh, and don’t forget the eyebrows!
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And on the bottom of the list Whittaker. NOTHING to do with her as an actress, but Chibnall messed it up big time.
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You're totally right
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Peter Capaldi
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David Tennant is my favourite Doctor!
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Old Who: Jon Pertwee
New Who: David Tennant
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Sylvester McCoy
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good taste!!!!!!!! he’s my second favorite i think. i love him so much. a real life hobbit.
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Most everyone agrees Matt Smith is a very good actor across the board and did quite well as the Doctor. But I am partial to the original Docs because that's when I discovered and fell in love with the show as a teen. Tom Baker is the Best of the best. Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton very good. Peter Davison too-- his sin was he came right after the Best of the best. I used to think I liked Sylvester McCoy the least of the bunch, but having seen old eps over the last year, Colin Baker's smugness is grating. And Paul McGann was fine, but for me, a one off doesn't qualify him as a legit Doctor for me,, even with the cameo hand off from McCoy.
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McGann is still doing a slew of Big Finish audios, which serve him well. A most legit Doctor!
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Old: Jon Pertwee
New: Toss up between Eccleston and Whittaker but I'll go with her just to counter manbaby "fans"
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Lol, they’re everywhere.
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I've watched the Doctor for over 30 years. Matt Smith is my favorite. But my second was my first Doctor Tom Baker. I stopped watching for awhile during my least liked Colin Baker.
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Jodie Whittaker
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My only favourite Doctor is Jodie i have a crush on her too 🥰
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Jodie Whittaker is my favourite i love her alot 🥰
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Tennant
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Whittaker - like her and her acting, not so much the storyline. I did actually liked a few episodes of both the 11th and 12th series, but overall the writing and direction of the story was terrible.
Capaldi - same as Whittaker, loved him and his take on the character, but hated the storylines and writing.
Capaldi and Whittaker didn't get a fair shot because of the writing. Both actors are great and very charismatic. Also, loved that the show was mixing it up and breaking the stereotype, it made it fresh and interesting. However, both really needed better scripts and the opportunity to move the story ahead. It felt like they were sabotaged with bad scripts because they were breaking the mold.
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My all time favorite Doctor has to be Tom Baker,
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Christopher Eccleston.
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Capaldi. Second favourite Smith.
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For me it would be Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker. Out of the new ones it would have to be Matt Smith followed by Peter Capaldi though I didn't think much of some of the stories.
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This poll is faker than Jodie Whittaker. It's just a bunch of Jodie bots voting multiple times.
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Lol, That’s what I’m trying to do for Tennet. He’s the best New who doctor. It’s only right it should go to him.
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I was doing that for Smith, but gave up. It doesn’t help that Jodie fans are sharing this poll and encouraging everyone to vote multiple times. We won’t win this.
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My top three:
1) David T.
2) Christopher E.
3) Tom B.
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Eccleston followed by Capaldi ❤️
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I saw somewhere that Jodie took 1st place in the poll so I had to see the results for myself... She literally made the show so unbearable for me that I quit watching it after years of enjoying the series... As an Asian fan I didn't hear much about it until David Tennant took the role. However after being introduced to the universe, I feel in love with it and have watched all the series (except the new one) multiple times. I still go back to the black and white og doctors and watch them solve mysteries in their quirky ways. Jack is the only reason I even have any interest in the new series after watching the first 2 episodes of whittaker.. She's a great actor but that was never shown in her protrayal of the Doctor. The sooner shes gone the better.
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I agree with this! Upon seeing that Jodie had won, I thought to myself "I DONT really think thats entirely accurate with the way most og Who fans think. But then I realized, it's probably due to most of the og Who fans leaving after giving Jodie a chance and seeing the poor direction DW was heading.
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Jon Pertwee. At 8 years old, watching him battle with the Daleks and Davros, scared the life out of me! Excellent!!
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Identity politics will be the death of this show.
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Someone needs to chill out.
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Peter Capaldi is my favourite
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I do like David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston too 😊
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Tom Baker is my alltime favorite Doctor
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Tennet was my first, but I’m really enjoying Whittakers Run. But If this was a Tardis Comp, deff Capaldi
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Tough one but... Capaldi will have my soul forever.
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My favorite Doctor? That would be David Tenant. Tom Baker was my first Doctor.
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Paul McGann
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I've seen alot of Doctors but Capaldi will always be my favorite. I just love his goofy/grumpy attitude and his clothing off course. Twelve is what I aspire to be when I'm old..
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Christopher Eccleston
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Peter Capaldi
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paul mcgann <3 stan big finish
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THE 9TH DOCTOR
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Whittaker is truly awful.
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LMFAO He's a terrible Doctor! Audiobooks don't count!
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David Tennant!!!
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1. Peter Davison
2. Tom Baker
3. Patrick Troughton
4. Jon Pertwee
5. Peter Capaldi
6. Colin Baker
7. Christopher Eccleston
8. William Hartnell
9. Sylvester McCoy
10. Matt Smith
11. Paul McGann
12. David Tennant
13. John Hurt
14. Jodie Whittaker
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That’s hard but I go with Jodie 🖤
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2) Christopher Eccleston
3) Matt Smith
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11 hands down. He has the same charisma that I gravitate towards when meeting people. He’s like me. My second favorite will always be 10. Who could not love David tenant he was brilliant ❤️
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Tom Baker was the first Doctor I saw on PBS in the 70's, I love them all, but he will always be my favorite.
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The tenth doctor played by David Tennant was my absolute favorite!
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David Tennant is head and shoulders above the rest. And he had the BEST travel companions (Rose, Donna).
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Tom Baker will always be my favorite.
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David Tennant is my fav. He had a wide range of companions, and one of the best goodbyes. When he said "I Don't want to go". I didn't want him to go either. I also liked Matt Smith.
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Tom Baker will always be my favorite. He was my first doctor. But David Tennant is a close second. I like most of them. Colin Baker and Jodi Whittaker are my least favorite. (Jodi is a great actress but the story is horrendous!)
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David Tennant
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Tom Baker. No need to say more about him. But Colin Baker has the best Big Finish audios. Of the actors I’ve met, Peter Davison is my favorite, though I’ve liked them all.
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Davis Tennant is my favorite.
I liked Peter Capaldi but not the stories for him or Jodie Whittaker.
They need new writers.
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Where has the Poll gone?
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Wish you would bring David back as the doctor. Haven’t care for any of the other ones. I do watch reruns with Matt
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Jodie
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David Tennant always my fave.
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Everyone vote for Matt Smith
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Davison then Tennant
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Jodie 💛
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Sylvester McCoy
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Matt Smith is number 1
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Peter Capaldi
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smith and capaldi
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Where’s the poll!
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Matt Smith #1
Jodie Whittaker #2
David Tennant #3
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I gotta say, I really enjoyed 11’s Companions
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When will this poll end and we get the results?
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Kinda funny the buttons wouldn’t work and I couldn’t select a doctor..
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Who were you voting for?
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Twelve
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Peter Capaldi
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How about..."Who's Your Favorite Doctor Who Companion"...Billie Piper...(2nd--Karen Gillan)...[3rd--Jenna Coleman]...
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Jodie Whittaker
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Old: Jon Partner
New: David Tennant!
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Peter Capaldi
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Peter capaldi
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Peter Capaldi
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Of course JW is top by nearly double.
Pull the other 1.
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Tennant
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Well big fan of the other than the last two season blame Chibs for that Tom Baker was my first but Peter Capaldi was and will always be my favourite
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Matt smith new who and Tom baker as classic who
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Jodie Whittaker
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David Tennant is my favourite
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Capaldi
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Peter Capaldi
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I’ve voted for David Tennant so many times because the Jodie bots are cheating. David Tennant is the best Doctor.
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Ten
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Tennant and Smith are my favourite Doctors.
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David tennant
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David Tennant !!!
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David Tennant
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My listDavid Tennant Jodie WhittakerMatt SmithPeter CapaldiChristopher EcclestonPaul McGannJon PertweeTom BakerSylvester McCoyColin BakerPatrick TroughtonWilliam HartnellPeter Davison
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Capaldi is terrible dumbass!
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My lord, be a bit mature next time yea?
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