Fifth Doctor

1981 - 1984
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Peter Davison

Clever, considered and kind, the Fifth Doctor's world was one of fascination and science. He relished the recursion of Castrovalva, solved the mystery under the sinking sands of Frontios, and came face to face with the Silurians and Sea Devils once more. He twice faced the snake-like Mara, infesting the mind of his companion Tegan. And it was in this fifth body that the he was reunited with his past selves to fight in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. Infected with a deadly virus and with only enough antidote to save one, the Fifth Doctor sacrificed his life to save his friend Peri.

  • You know how it is; you put things off for a day and next thing you know, it's a hundred years later.

  • Oh, marvellous. You're going to kill me. What a finely tuned response to the situation.

  • For some people, small, beautiful events are what life is all about!

  • There's always something to look at if you open your eyes!

  • An apple a day keeps the... Ah, never mind.

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