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Doctor Who is a British science - fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963 . The programme depicts the adventures ___MASK75___ a Time Lord called " The Doctor ", an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time - travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police ___MASK34___ , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number ___MASK75___ companions , the Doctor combats a variety ___MASK75___ foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . A character actor or character actress is a supporting actor who plays unusual , interesting , or eccentric characters . The term , often contrasted with that ___MASK75___ leading actor , is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation . In a literal sense , all actors can be considered character actors since they all play " characters ", but in the usual sense it is an actor who plays a distinctive and important supporting role . The ___MASK17___ Lords are a fictional , ancient extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series " Doctor Who ", ___MASK75___ which the series ' protagonist , the Doctor , is a member . ___MASK17___ Lords are so named for their command ___MASK75___ time travel technology and their non - linear perception ___MASK75___ time . Originally they were described as a powerful and ___MASK59___ race from the planet Gallifrey , from which the Doctor was a renegade ; details beyond this were very limited for the first decade ___MASK75___ the series . They later became integral to many episodes and stories as their role in the fictional universe developed . For the first eight years after the series resumed in 2005 , the ___MASK17___ Lords were said to have been destroyed at some point between the original series ' cancellation in 1989 and the show ' s revival during the fictional Last Great ___MASK17___ War . In 2013 , the 50th anniversary special " The Day ___MASK75___ the Doctor " concerned this supposed destruction and their eventual survival . The TARDIS ( ___MASK17___ And Relative Dimension In Space ) is a fictional ___MASK17___ machine and spacecraft that appears in the British science fiction television programme " Doctor Who " and its various spin - offs . ___MASK27___ ( or ), commonly known as ___MASK27___ Village , is an area of London , England , northwest of Charing Cross . Part of the London Borough of Camden , it is known for its intellectual , liberal , artistic , musical and literary associations and for ___MASK27___ Heath , a large , hilly expanse of parkland . It has some of the most expensive housing in the London area . The village of ___MASK27___ has more millionaires within its boundaries than any other area of the United Kingdom . David Troughton ( born 9 June 1950 , ___MASK27___ , London ) is an English actor , known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television , including Dr Bob Buzzard in " A Very Peculiar Practice " and Ricky Hansen in " New Tricks ". ___MASK21___ ( or ) is a planet in the long - running British science fiction television series " Doctor Who ". It is the original ___MASK93___ world ___MASK75___ the Doctor , The Master , and The Rani , as well as other Time Lords that have been seen in the show . It was located in a binary star system within the constellation ___MASK75___ Kasterborous , at " galactic coordinates ten - zero - eleven - zero - zero by zero - two from galactic zero centre ". The Second Doctor is an incarnation ___MASK75___ the Doctor , the protagonist ___MASK75___ the BBC science fiction television series " Doctor Who ". He was portrayed by character actor Patrick Troughton . The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in ___MASK22___ , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number ___MASK75___ employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , ___MASK75___ whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . A television program is a segment ___MASK75___ content intended for broadcast on over - the - air , cable television , or Internet television , other than a commercial , trailer , or any other segment ___MASK75___ content not serving as attraction for viewership . It may be a single production , or more commonly , a series ___MASK75___ related productions ( also called a television series or a television show ). A police ___MASK34___ , used in the United Kingdom throughout the 20th century , is a public telephone kiosk or callbox for the use of members of the police , or for members of the public to contact the police . Unlike an ordinary callbox , its telephone was located behind a hinged door so it could be used from the outside , and the interior of the ___MASK34___ was , in effect , a miniature police station for use by police officers to read and fill in reports , take meal breaks and even temporarily hold prisoners until the arrival of transport . Patrick ___MASK54___ Troughton ( 25 March 1920  28 March 1987 ) was an English actor . He was classically trained for the stage but became ___MASK10___ widely known for his roles in television and film . His work included appearances in several fantasy , science fiction and horror films , but he became best known for his role as the second incarnation ___MASK75___ the Doctor in the long - running British science - fiction television series " Doctor Who ", which he played from 1966 to 1969 ; he reprised the role in 1973 , 1983 and 1985 . Michael Troughton ( born 2 ___MASK91___ 1955 ) is an English actor , writer , and teacher . He is the son ___MASK75___ actor Patrick Troughton ( known as the Second Doctor in Doctor Who in the 1960s ) and the younger brother ___MASK75___ David Troughton . A Very Peculiar Practice is a BBC comedy - ___MASK58___ series , which ran for two series in 1986 and 1988 . The series was a surreal black comedy , set in the health centre ___MASK75___ a British university . The two series were followed by a 90 - minute made - for - television film following some ___MASK75___ the characters to a new setting in Poland . New Tricks is a British procedural comedy - ___MASK58___ that follows the work ___MASK75___ the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad ( UCOS ) ___MASK75___ the Metropolitan Police Service . Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman , it is made up ___MASK75___ retired police officers recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes . There have been cast changes , but the squad always consists ___MASK75___ three men with a female boss . The series title is taken from the proverb " You can ' t teach an old dog new tricks ". In February 2015 , BBC One announced the show would end after series 12 , which comprises 10 episodes .