Doctor Who

1996 British-American-Canadian television film directed by Geoffrey Sax
Movie television_film Q336240
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Doctor Who

Summary

Doctor Who is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,201 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Doctor Who's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Doctor Who was directed by Geoffrey Sax[4].
  • Matthew Jacobs wrote the screenplay for Doctor Who[5].
  • Doctor Who's composer is recorded as John Debney[6].
  • Doctor Who's genre is science fiction film[7].
  • Doctor Who's based on is recorded as Doctor Who[8].
  • Doctor Who followed Survival[9].
  • Doctor Who followed Dimensions in Time[10].
  • Doctor Who was followed by Rose[11].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Paul McGann[12].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Daphne Ashbrook[13].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Will Sasso[14].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Eric Roberts[15].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Yee Jee Tso[16].
  • A cast member of Doctor Who was Sylvester McCoy[17].
  • Among the performers on Doctor Who was John Debney[18].
  • Doctor Who's part of the series is recorded as Doctor Who[19].
  • Doctor Who's director of photography is recorded as Glen MacPherson[20].
  • The original language of Doctor Who was English[21].
  • Doctor Who was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • Doctor Who's original broadcaster is recorded as Fox Broadcasting Company[23].
  • Doctor Who's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[24].
  • Doctor Who's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Doctor Who's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • Doctor Who's country of origin is recorded as Canada[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Doctor Who was performed by John Debney[18]. It was directed by Geoffrey Sax[4]. Matthew Jacobs wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Paul McGann[12], Daphne Ashbrook[13], Will Sasso[14], Eric Roberts[15], Yee Jee Tso[16], and Sylvester McCoy[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1996[28], May 12, 1996[29], May 14, 1996[30], and May 27, 1996[31]. The original language of Doctor Who was English[21]. Its genre is science fiction film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as it[19]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include amnesia[32] and Y2K[33]. Doctor Who's part of the series is recorded as it[19].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include Survival[9] and Dimensions in Time[10]. Doctor Who was followed by Rose[11].

Why It Matters

Doctor Who ranks in the top 3% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,201 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . barnesandnoble.com. barnesandnoble.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . FilmAffinity. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . tardis.wikia.com. tardis.wikia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allociné film id 142063
    Publication date +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1996-05-12T00:00:00Z, +1996-05-14T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter Matthew Jacobs
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+89'}
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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