The Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien—a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey—who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of "regeneration", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance with recovery following a potentially fatal injury.
List of awards and nominations received by Doctor Who
In almost every category of the BBC's list there was 30 nominations. However, only the five best ranked are finally presented (the others figure on a list). The "Doctor Who" nominees presented here are the ones which was on Top 5 (which does not include, for example, John Barrowman's 2005 nomination for Best Actor due to his 14th place).