Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction TV series in history, airing initially from 1963 to 1989. The series told the story of the Doctor, a mysterious traveller in space and time, whose TARDIS can take him and his companions anywhere in time and space. He faces many dangerous adversaries along the way, righting wrongs and bringing justice.
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Character Bio
The
Seventh Doctor is an incarnation of
the Doctor, the protagonist of the
BBC science fiction television series
Doctor Who. He is portrayed by
Scottish actor
Sylvester McCoy. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old
Time Lord alien from the planet
Gallifrey who travels in time and space in his
TARDIS, frequently with companions. When the Doctor is critically injured, he can regenerate his body; in doing so, his physical appearance and personality change. McCoy portrays the seventh such incarnation, a whimsical, thoughtful character who quickly becomes more layered, secretive, and
manipulative. His first companion was
Melanie Bush (
Bonnie Langford), a computer programmer who travelled with his
previous incarnation, and who is soon succeeded by troubled teenager and explosives expert
Ace (
Sophie Aldred), who becomes his
protégée. The Seventh Doctor first appeared on TV in 1987. After the programme was cancelled at the end of 1989, the Seventh Doctor's adventures continued in novels until the late 1990s. The Seventh Doctor made an appearance at the start of the 1996 movie before the character was replaced by the
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