Best Doctor?

Sora2311Sora2311 Posts: 2,306
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Which is the best
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11

Best Doctor 218 votes

William Hartnell
1% 4 votes
Patrick Troughton
6% 14 votes
Jon Pertwee
5% 13 votes
Tom Baker
27% 59 votes
Peter Davidson
2% 5 votes
Colin Baker
1% 4 votes
Sylvester McCoy
4% 10 votes
Paul Mcgann
0% 2 votes
Christopher Eccleston
6% 15 votes
David Tennant
23% 52 votes
Matt Smith
18% 40 votes
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  • JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Splendid chaps, all of them!
  • CD93CD93 Posts: 13,939
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    This can only end well.
  • tomwozheretomwozhere Posts: 1,081
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    Surely it should be which is your favourite?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,488
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    CD93 wrote: »
    This can only end well.

    :D:D:D
  • AbominationAbomination Posts: 6,483
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    All of them have a redeeming factor to them, and I don't think any have actually been anywhere near bad, or even average.

    My favourite (and only in coincidence my first) Doctor was Christopher Eccleston. He balanced the dark and mysterious with the witty and daft all at the same time. Tennant added too much soap-opera, and Smith doesn't pull off the angry scenes as well as Eccleston ever did.

    For me, Smith would be a solid runner-up to Eccles, whilst in terms of classic Doctors my favourites from what I've seen are Hartnell and Pertwee.
  • bp2bp2 Posts: 1,117
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    I want to vote for all of them, could you please add this option.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,246
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    David Tennant
  • TardisSteveTardisSteve Posts: 8,077
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    Tom Baker
  • CELT1987CELT1987 Posts: 12,347
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    Tom Baker, followed by Davision,Smith and Troughton.
  • gboygboy Posts: 4,989
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    1. Tom
    2. David
    3. Peter
  • Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,794
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    I'll go with Pertwee for saving the show and bringing it up to date. I can't think of a bad story in his era. However, Tom Baker runs him very close as the show reached its peak in ratings and quality terms on his watch and his mixture of horror and comedy was excellent.
    However, why has no one mentioned Peter Cushing, as Dalek Invasion Earth was excellent?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,053
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    Glenn A wrote: »
    why has no one mentioned Peter Cushing

    Oh god, NOW you've definitely done it!

    I'll be in the fallout shelter :p
  • meglosmurmursmeglosmurmurs Posts: 35,104
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    Tom Baker.

    I guess if this thread doesn't deliver I may start one entitled - 'Why my fave Doctor is much better than yours'.
    lol just kidding.
  • saladfingers81saladfingers81 Posts: 11,301
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    Richard E Grant for me

    wait...there is no option for REG? Outrage!

    Mods! Destroy this haven of heresies!
  • Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,794
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    Oh god, NOW you've definitely done it!

    I'll be in the fallout shelter :p

    I'll be rounded up and turned into a Roboman. Actually this was quite a good film and Cushing seems influenced by William Hartnell.
  • JohnnyForgetJohnnyForget Posts: 24,061
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    Glenn A wrote: »
    I'll go with Pertwee for saving the show and bringing it up to date. I can't think of a bad story in his era. However, Tom Baker runs him very close as the show reached its peak in ratings and quality terms on his watch and his mixture of horror and comedy was excellent.
    However, why has no one mentioned Peter Cushing, as Dalek Invasion Earth was excellent?

    For Pertwee to "save the show and bring it up to date" probably very much needed to happen back then, but now, to me anyway, his era doesn't seem like "proper" Doctor Who. Being exiled to modern (or near-modern) day Earth and being unable (for most of his tenure) to use the Tardis to travel elsewhere and elsewhen just feels wrong to me.

    Peter Cushing played a human scientist named "Doctor Who" and not an alien called "The Doctor" in two films versions of Hartnell TV stories. So good as Peter Cushing was in those films, he is not part of the official canon and should not be included in this poll.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,095
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    Tom :D
  • Face Of JackFace Of Jack Posts: 7,181
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    Here we go again! Well my favourite from the original series was Pat Troughton. But this time I have voted for David Tennant, who brought the NEW -WHO into the 21st century!
  • 2shy20072shy2007 Posts: 52,577
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    Ten then four, all the others apart from eleven and two next and eleven and two last :D
  • DavetheScotDavetheScot Posts: 16,623
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    Tom Baker. He was the Doctor when I was a kid and had one of the best runs of great stories in the shows history in series 13 and 14 (if we overlook Android Invasion). No Doctor will ever replace Tom in my affections.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,753
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    I went for Patrick :)
  • Zero gravitasZero gravitas Posts: 12,368
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    Historically I'd go for Patrick Troughton, but recently I'd go for Christopher Eccleston's portrayal as it was damn powerful.
  • king yrcanosking yrcanos Posts: 2,145
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    Definetley Tom
  • Fairyprincess0Fairyprincess0 Posts: 30,038
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    I went for Paul. I'm not sure he stands much chance though.
  • VabosityVabosity Posts: 2,999
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    Every actor who played the Doctor brought their own unique quality to the role, so I like them all, but if I have to list them in order of personal preference, it would be as follows:

    1. Tom Baker
    2. Matt Smith
    3=. Peter Davison
    3=. William Hartnell
    3=. Sylvester McCoy
    6. Paul McGann
    7. Christopher Eccleston
    8. David Tennant
    9. Patrick Troughton
    10. Jon Pertwee
    11. Colin Baker
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