The Best Doctor Whos We’ve Seen On TV

Doctor
Who has been around for quite a long time and there’s been quite a
few Doctor Whos in that period as well. While some have been quite
successful, others have been the exact opposite. And since the show
has existed for so long, it’s hard to remember who did what.

Let’s
take a trip down memory lane and look at all the Doctor Who versions
we’ve had, from worst to best. We’re going to leave the
movie-only Doctor Who variations out, since the Doctor Who movies
generally aren’t all that good to begin with.

Colin
Baker (The Sixth Doctor)

The
80’s were already a pretty weird period, but a Doctor Who dressed
in a colorful suit was never really going to work. And it didn’t –
the ratings absolutely tanked at this time in history.

Sylvester
McCoy (The Seventh Doctor)

While
not as bad as the previous one, he was the result of the showrunners
trying to do something different after the ratings had started
tanking.

Patrick
Troughton (The Second Doctor)

Honestly,
the only good thing Patrick did was humanize Doctor Who and prepare
people for the fact that multiple actors would be playing the role in
the future.

William
Hartnell (The First Doctor)

I
mean, it was the sixties, the man did what he could. Back then they
sadly forgot to make Doctor Who somewhat human-like, which really
made his character a bit more bland.

Peter
Davison (The Fifth Doctor)

The
first real “light” doctor, this one was considered to be very
popular among viewers.

Jon
Pertwee (The Third Doctor)

Jon
was the first one to bring an action edge to Doctor Who’s
character. It almost turned him into a weird James Bond, but it did
turn him into a proper guardian for humanity.

Christopher
Eccleston (The Ninth Doctor)

Look,
having to revive a TV character sixteen years after it went off the
air, that’s rough. While he wasn’t the best Doctor Who by any
standard, the fact that he had the balls to do this actually puts him
this high on the list.

Peter
Capaldi (The Twelfth Doctor)

Maybe
a tad too dark or serious, but Peter sure has managed to win over
audiences regarding his take on Doctor Who.

Tom
Baker (The Fourth Doctor)

The
longest actor to play the role, it’s hard to not notice how much
fun the actor had while doing his somewhat weirder take on the
Doctor.

Matt
Smith (The Eleventh Doctor)

Matt
was the youngest actor to play the role of the Doctor and he was
probably the most popular one. During his run, the show gained a much
broader audience.

Jodie
Whittaker (The Thirteenth Doctor)

Being
the first female to play the Doctor sure mustn’t have been easy,
but Jodie has almost made us forget that for the last 50 years,
Doctor Who has always been a man.