Review of Doctor Who (1996) by Nicholas J — 21 May 2007

This is my rating for the ENTIRE 43 year run of this series. The movie, not so good.

This review of Doctor Who (1996) was written by Nicholas J on 21 May 2007.

Doctor Who has generally received mixed reviews.

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