Doctor Who Retrospective - Is the Ninth Doctor the Best? 

I consider Christopher Eccleston best dr. ever :)

I might not be a NuWho fan overall (I much prefer the classics), but Eccleston is still my favourite Doctor. His performance, especially in any scene with Daleks, was just amazing.

Ecclestons performance was really great. He still is my favorite Doctor and would have love to see him for more than one season.

so underrated doctor real shame he did only one season.

Eccleston is an outstanding actor, and whenever his delivery is dark and/or intense and gritty, his performance is genuinely jaw-dropping. That said, I could never properly buy him in his more comedic takes, as if he was just portraying the idea of how The Doctor should be, rather than flat out acting the part. It simply felt forced and awkward to me. Nonetheless, his confrontation with the title character for the first time in "Dalek" is an example of what I'm saying, his performance being nothing short of brilliant.

I absolutely love this season and I’ve always been saying it’s my favorite. It’s the best portrayal of the doctor, the best 2 companions, has some amazing horror episodes, and is all around phenomenal

The ninth Doctor is definitely my favourite. It was the first TV show I watched regularly other than The Simpsons, when I was young.

I couldn't agree more if i tried.

If you enjoyed Dalek you would probably like the Big Finish audio drama 'Jubilee'. It was also written by Robert Shearman, and in fact some of its plot elements and dialogue would be reused in Dalek. It also features a lone, imprisoned Dalek. However, they are very different stories, as Jubilee has some very interesting social commentary behind it while Dalek is more concerned with (masterfully) reintroducing the Daleks as villains. Honestly, all of Shearman's contributions to Big Finish are well worth a listen. The Chimes of Midnight is one of my favorite Doctor Who stories of all time, on any medium.

Great video, thank you. Glad to see there are more like me who believe #9 was the best. I wish they could have brought him back to play "the war doctor". Regardless I think he's the best because of his abilities to do serious and silly at the same time and how well he transitions his emotions. "Go, now, don't drop the banana!"

Something I think worked really well for the first season was that it had the same gonzo style camera work as farspace, which gave it a very moody, sinister feeling that was also somehow funny at the same time.

Thank you for this fantastic video. I agree 100% with you here, Eccleston's era was the best in my opinion, I enjoyed watching Doctor Who back then so much more than today. (Don't get me wrong, still love the later Doctor's, escpecially 10 & 11 but the feeling of the whole show just changed for me)

He’s how I got into the series and of all the newer series this season seemed much more special than anything that followed. So glad I saw this so I’d know “hey, that’s the guy from 28 days later!”

Tennant is my favourite Doctor, although I agree with you that Eccleston deserves more love! Season 1 is a great choice for the best season of New Who, but I'd argue that seasons 4 and 5 are also worthy contenders. The show in general fell apart for me after those seasons, the occasional brilliant episode aside (such as 'Heaven Sent', for instance). I definitely prefer RTD's era of Doctor Who to Moffat's era, the latter of which made me fall out of love with the show after season 5.

S1 is very strong and captures why the show has endured - wonder, imagination and adventure with some genuine chills and thrills. It might waver a bit in the production values, fx but it’s all heart, and much of that heart was Ecclestons performance, my fave of the nu-who doctors. Eccleston was brilliant casting and while he cut a very different figure from his predecessors he was unmistakably the same character I remember growing up watching classic who in the 80s. Fantastic!

Christopher Eccleston was great. I thought it was a shame that he chose to only take the role for a single season. His charecter and past could have been explored so much more. The only real competition for best Doctor in my opinion is David Tennant. Both really had a great chemistry with Billie Piper's charecter which made it feel more real than a lot of other versions.

This season was my first experience with DW. My first time watching it I liked it but I didn't think much of it. It wasn't till Ten came long that I really started to love the show. That being said, I went back and watched this season again recently and just absolutely loved it. I didn't fully appreciate it the first time but I certainly do now.

I agree. Christopher Eccleston's Doctor, has a boyish charm and innocence lacking in the later incarnations.

My favourite will always be David Tennent but I love Christopher Eccleston too.

Late to the party, well very late, but agreed; Ecclestone's season is the best of the new era.

I loved the ninth Doctor. So intense and darker, but fun too. The Empty Child episode is up there with the Weeping Angels that give me the shivers.

eccelston s acting performance is just something else

I think people forget that the Slitheen SKIN PEOPLE ALIVE

How does this channel not have more subs? Its bloody fantastic

Eh, I'm okay with your favourite doctor being the Ninth. I'm a bit more partial to Peter Davison and Sylvester McCoy.

At the very least he's the most underrated Doctor. When people think Doctor Who these days they think of David Tennant or Matt Smith. Sometimes even Capaldi but Eccleston is practically forgotten despite the fact that he portrayed the darkest Doctor we've ever had. No other Doctor quite recaptured the rage, desperation and fear that Eccleston had of the Daleks. Back in Series 1 you saw his Dalek scenes and you could truly believe that the Dalek's could push the Doctor far enough to commit genocide. This Doctor was willing to wipe out humanity to stop them while Tennant scolds his other self for even destroying the Daleks. Eccleston showed there was a limit to how many chances the Doctor would give. Tennant wasn't the no second chances kind. He's the man that forgave the Master, Davros, The Daleks and just the worst of the worst. Eccleston,.was the one who had his limits and would go to extremes if you pushed them. His Doctor would definitely have touched the wires together in Genesis of the Daleks and I don't think I can say that any other Doctor would except for the War Doctor.

amazing writing and one of the best actors ever and youve got doctor who season one

I love Christopher eccleston, hes amazing

Hi Rowan. Christopher Eccleston was my first Doctor. Before this, I was, primarily a Trekker of 43 years convinced "Star Trek" was the best science fiction tv show ever made. Eccleston convinced me "Doctor Who" was far superior by the episode "Father's Day." Just like that, I was a Whovian after 8 episodes, and I've never looked back thanks to his phenomenal run as the Doctor. He reestablished the lore of the Whoniverse in a mere 13 episodes. That's just fantastic when you think about it. While I did like Tennant, loved Smith and came to appreciate Capaldi, Eccleston will still be my all time favorite Doctor.

100 and10 %%% Christopher Eccleston best doctor ever

Fantastic video my man! I agree that season 1 is quite possibly the best season of the revived show

Richard E Grant was the 9th Doctor in the Scream of Shalka. I've heard it.

I'm a "yank" (I'm from the south, so that term is ironic) but I very much agree. Sorry for this super long comment but I am longwinded so just consider this a comment to any future Doctor Who vids as well. Obviously the Doctor isn't as big a figure over here, or at least wasn't back in my day. My only real previous exposure to the Doctor was the American Made-For-TV movie with the 8th Doctor. There was a big enough push for this in America that I remember watching the 9th Doctors season and I absolutely love it for all the reasons mentioned. TBH I started to fall out of the show almost immediately after the regeneration. While I think Tennant is a spectacular actor, Ecclestons Doctor was "my Doctor" and Tennant was, to me, the reverse. 9 wore a grim coat and was someone who was a far better person than he thought he was. 10 was all smiles, but gave into the darker side of his nature so often it felt almost con-man-ish to me. I did watch a bit of 11, but I'm can't help but wonder if you quit for the same reason I did. While Moffat is brilliant with someone overseeing him to guide his odder ideas, with no one over him it became too much of the same. "Statues that can be anywhere and get you if you look away" is brilliant. "Oh and if you stare at them too long they get inside your mind" is like a kids game of one-upmanship, and when you get to "AND THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IS ONE OF THEM!" I can't help but facepalm. (Not to even mention it's Ninja like ability to sneak up on people) I think I hung on occassionally watching until the War Doctor special, and let that be my proverbial goodbye, a few frames and a last rerecorded bit of "My Doctor" kind of nicely closing the chapter on my being Doctor Who fan. I am tempted to give the new female Doctor (she'd be 13 right?) a chance but have yet to bite the bullet and do it.

My favourite was always 11th but after rewatching all the new who for probably the millionth time, 9th is definitely now a close second if not equal. I love him so much and I respect how the first season started everything so I always hate it when people say he is bad or boring.

I’ll never understand why so many try to pretend this season doesn’t belong with the rest of new who. Def the best season. Eccelston brought something to the role that made for one of the most human doctors, while keeping himself at that heightened time lord level. Plus, Dalek is one of the greatest pieces of television ever

Chris is my third favorite Doctor just behind Jon Pertwee and Peter Capaldi. As a very passionate Whovian, this means a lot. Series 1 is without a doubt one of, if not the best, series of the show. Eccleston was the first Doctor I ever saw and he's what sucked me into the show and is the reason I'm so hopelessly lost in this universe.

3:33 I reject your hypothesis

He was the best doctor hands down thank you for saying it❤❤

I completely agree with this take.

so wish he did one more season

A love "Farther's Day"

Nice video! Can you please make more Doctor Who content?

I think S1 and up to the end of tennants series's where the best time to watch doctor who. Best episodes and best doctors. If only capaldie's series had good writing .

I think how it’s aged has actually added to its alien and outerworldlyness

"Farting politicians a bit on the nose"

I love him

After you do Crusade you should look into either Dark Matter, Killjoys, or The Expanse.

I hope you keep up with the B5 movie reviews. I'm currently watching Crusade for the first time, it was just something I never got around to. If you google "crusade watch order" there are seven different watch orders. This was very confusing to me when I started watching the show and found that it is for the most part standalone episodes.

Season 1 for the best Doctor, Season 4 the best companion.

Eccleston and Capaldi are my favourite Doctors.

I absolutely love david tennant, but eccleston's doctor is stupidly underrated. That season pulled a failing back up to a popular, successful show that kept running for so long

I think you mean Moffat will become infamous later on

Me and my niggas love the 9th Doctor frrl 🫶🏼 Badass but caring and passionate ^3^ Edit: Like my friend says he was the Doctor who walked the good walk so the series could run ❤️

Classic beats all of new hands down.

Yes, he is the best, end of video

I call him my favourite doctor even though his is more short lived

trivia... ecclestone is the only doctor to be going bald

Yes.

Eccleston if Fantastic, but Tennant will always be my favourite.

All of the YES

I'm just going to say my thoughts on every incarnation of the doctor 1- good, it’s sad that I can’t finish his era with stories missing and I hate what Moffat did to him 2- great, it’s sad that I can’t finish his era with stories missing to 3- favorite Doctor absolute perfection 4- excellent work 5- eh alright, at least he has the best regeneration story and his bad companions stay dead 6- terrible, he is the worst doctor weather you like it or not is what I would be saying if 12 didn’t exist 7- awesome but his first seasons were awful 8- is this one part of classic who? War Doctor- His existence just creates confusion on what the charter stands for 9- absolutely fantastic 10r- The 10th Doctor is fine when he is not being a winy drama queen about mercy, war, or dying. 11- OK 12- A really annoying, argent, excruciating ripoff of Rick Sanchez. 13- can't comment yet because series 11 hasn't aired at the time I'm writing this

Whovian < Wholigan

As someone who's kept up with the show my favourite seires' are 2, 5 And 10 as I find them the most consistently strong with a few standout episodes like World Enough And Time, Vincent And The Doctor and The Satan Pit two parter. Though I can understand why you would've stopped watching, especially after season 7 and 8

Yes. Quickest answer ever, lol.

Your right. Every season or series of modern Who has been a rehash of the Christopher Eccleston era

Odd how Tennant is the most popular yet the least like the Doctor ...

Christopher Ecclestone Is my doctor And will always be the best ever Tenant was great But there's something about Ecclestone hes the goat 🐐🐐💯💯💯💯💯💯

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Regardless of any other considerations about the season, I agree that Christopher Eccleston's performance in the role was fantastic. It has certainly never been surpassed. Since we all have to say which actor our favorite Dr, I'll inflict my opinions on you all and proclaim to the face of the world that he and Matt Smith both are. I find David Tennant is a very good actor, but has less charisma than these two. Peter Capaldi is great, but the character he inherited and had to embody is a bit of a half-failed recipe.

Did he forget boom town altogether?

Christopher Eccleston is the best doctor ❤

as good as eccleston was.. Season 1 should have starred Paul Mcgann

The best new Who series shame it’s kinda down hill from here

eccleston is what the doctor should be

hmmm seasons 4, 5 and 10 are better.

Absolutely not! The two doctors after him were much much better. Sorry to say, but Christopher Ecclestone was a really crappy Doctor Who. I was just happy that the series survived inspite of him. It is like that crappy Stargate movie that resulted in a really good SG universe.