Doctor Who Confidential (2005)

Name: Doctor Who Confidential
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8
Cast: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Russell Tovey, Arthur Darvill

Documentary

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (980 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2005)

7.01 avg 15 episodes 7.1 → 7.1 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	A New Dimension	7.1	78
1	Bringing Back the Doctor	7.3	64
2	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly	7.0	55
3	TARDIS Tales	6.9	51
4	I Get a Side-Kick Out of You	7.2	51
5	Why on Earth?	6.9	46
6	The Daleks	7.3	48
7	The Dark Side	7.0	48
8	Time Trouble	7.1	43
9	Special Effects	6.8	47
10	Weird Science	7.0	45
11	Unsung Heroes and Violent Death	7.2	43
12	The World of Who	7.0	46
13	The Ultimate Guide	6.2	6
14	The Last Battle	7.1	44

Season 2 (2005)

7.24 avg 15 episodes 6.7 → 8.0

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Backstage at Christmas	6.7	8
1	One Year On	7.4	30
2	New New Doctor	7.5	42
3	Fear Factor	7.1	39
4	Friends Reunited	7.6	47
5	Script to Screen	7.8	43
6	Cybermen	7.2	41
7	The Writer's Tale	6.5	36
8	From Zero to Hero	7.2	41
9	Myths and Legends	7.4	41
10	You've Got the Look	7.0	39
11	The Fright Stuff	6.8	37
12	The New World of Who	7.0	38
13	Welcome to Torchwood	7.4	44
14	Finale	8.0	39

Season 3 (2006)

7.18 avg 14 episodes 7.5 → 6.7 40 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Music and Monsters	7.5	43
2	Meet Martha Jones	7.4	40
3	Stage Fright	7.2	36
4	Are We There Yet?	7.2	38
5	A New York Story	7.0	36
6	Making Manhattan	7.0	33
7	Monsters Inc.	6.8	33
8	Space Craft	7.2	33
9	Alter Ego	6.9	31
10	Bad Blood	7.1	35
11	Do You Remember the First Time?	8.6	62
12	'Ello 'Ello 'Ello	7.2	34
13	The Saxon Mystery	6.7	30
14	The Valiant Quest	6.7	29

Season 4 (2007)

7.44 avg 20 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 52 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kylie Special	7.6	34
2	A Noble Return	7.5	34
3	The Italian Job	7.7	31
4	Oods and Ends	7.1	33
5	Send in the Clones	6.8	33
6	Sontar-Ha!	6.7	32
7	Sins of the Fathers	6.9	35
8	Nemesis	6.8	30
9	Shadow Play	7.4	32
10	River Runs Deep	7.7	32
11	Look Who's Talking	7.9	34
12	Here Come the Girls!	7.2	32
13	Friends and Foe	7.3	34
14	End of an Era	8.1	32
16	Confidential Christmas 2008	6.9	28
18	The Eleventh Doctor	8.0	39
19	Desert Storm	7.6	34
20	Is There Life on Mars?	7.5	35
21	Lords and Masters	7.8	33
22	Allons-y!	8.3	36

Season 5 (2010)

7.59 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.0

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Call Me the Doctor	8.0	42
2	All About the Girl	7.7	36
3	War Games	7.7	35
4	Eyes Wide Open	8.0	37
5	Blinded by the Light	7.4	38
6	Death in Venice	7.8	35
7	Arthurian Legend	7.5	34
8	After Effects	7.4	36
9	What Goes on Tour...	7.7	32
10	A Brush with Genius	5.6	46
11	Extra Time	7.8	32
12	Alien Abduction	8.1	30
13	Out of Time	8.0	29

Season 6 (2010)

7.11 avg 14 episodes 8.1 → 8.3

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Christmas Special 2010	8.1	30
2	Coming to America	7.1	30
3	Breaking the Silence	7.2	30
4	Ship Ahoy!	6.7	28
5	Bigger on the Inside	7.7	30
6	Double Trouble	6.8	26
7	Take Two	7.1	29
8	The Born Identity	7.2	26
9	River Runs Wild	7.4	26
10	About a Boy	6.5	28
11	What Dreams May Come	7.4	28
12	Heartbreak Hotel	7.0	27
13	Open All Hours	5.0	35
14	When Time Froze	8.3	30