Who is the Longest Serving Doctor?

You may be believe this to be a simple question to answer however that is quite wrong indeed. If you were looking at the longest serving  Doctor by actor then it would be easier but to have a definitive ranking is a little harder.

Number of Stories

Easy way to measure is the number of stories each Doctor (noted down by actor) has been in. (Omitting stories of which they return to the role after the initial departure)

1. Tom Baker
2. Matt Smith
3. David Tennant
4. William Hartnell
5. Jon Pertwee
6. Peter Capaldi
7. Patrick Troughton
8. Peter Davison
9. Sylvester McCoy
10. Christopher Eccleston
11. Colin Baker
12. Paul McGann

Number of Episodes

Due to the modern era having mostly every episode being a story this method benefits classic actors.

1. Tom Baker
2. William Hartnell
3. Jon Pertwee
4. Patrick Troughton
5. Peter Davison
6. David Tennant
7. Matt Smith
8. Sylvester McCoy
9. Colin Baker
10. Peter Capaldi
11. Christopher Eccleston
12. Paul McGann

Number of Days

Even this sub-category can have be complicated. The Wilderness Years are omitted so Paul McGann was no the Doctor right upto 2005. Days start from first full episode

1. Tom Baker
2. David Tennant
3. Jon Pertwee
4. Matt Smith
5. William Hartnell
6. Colin Baker
7. Patrick Troughton
8. Peter Capaldi
9. Sylvester McCoy
10. Peter Davison
11. Christopher Eccleston
12. Paul McGann

Screentime

How long each actors where on screen for during their original running.

1. Tom Baker
2. William Hartnell
3. Jon Pertwee
4. Patrick Troughton
5. David Tennant
6. Matt Smith
7. Peter Davison
8. Peter Capaldi
9. Colin Baker
10. Sylvester McCoy
11. Christopher Eccleston
12. Paul McGann

Season

This method is one that is used by me alone. It looks about how many seasons each Doctor does  from first full appearance. This is the method that I would use if asked who is the longest serving Doctor.

1. Tom Baker
2. Jon Pertwee
3. David Tennant
4. Matt Smith
5. William Hartnell
6. Sylvester McCoy
7. Peter Davison
8. Patrick Troughton
9. Peter Capaldi
10. Colin Baker
11. Christopher Eccleston
12. Paul McGann

There you have it. Up to you which method you choose but as you can see there are several different methods of saying who the longest serving Doctor is even though Tom Baker wins all the categories.            

Doctor Who Series 10: Everything we Know so Far: December 2016

November
October
September
July
April
December 2015

Everything in italics is rumour and speculation

Regular Cast

12th Doctor - Peter Capaldi (All episodes)
Bill Potts - Pearl Mackie (Episode 1+)

Recurring Cast

Nardole - Matt Lucas (Episode 1 + Chrismas Special 2016 + Episode 5 + Episode 9)
Ram Singh - Faye Elsayad (TBD)
11th Doctor - Matt Smith
The Cast of Class - Various
Osgood
Clara Osworld
Enemies

Daleks
Missy (Episode 5 or 9)
Movelans 
Emoji Robots
The Great Intelligence 
The Valeyard
The Flood (Episode 1)
Androzani Trees
The Sea Devils
Episode Titles

Christmas Special = The Return of the Doctor Mysterio
Episode 1 = Stars in her Eyes
Episode 4 = The Haunted Hub
Episode 9 = The Eaters of the Light
Episode 2-3, 5-8, 10-12, Christmas Special 2 = TBD

Filming

June 2016

Release

April 2017

Showrunner

Steven Moffat

Writers

TBD: Mark Gattis
Episode 1, 10-12 + 2 Christmas Specials: Steven Moaffat
Episode 2: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Episode 3: Sarah Dollard
Episode 4: Mike Barlett
Episode 5: Jamie Mathieson
Episode 8: Toby Whithouse
Episode 9: Rona Munro

Directors

Peter Jackson 
Lawrence Gough 
Bill Anderson
Ed Bazalgette

Class Episode 6 Review: Detained

Detained by Patrick Ness

Detained is the 5th story and 6th episode of series 1 of the spin off series Class.

Main Cast

Ram: 7/10
April: 7/10
Charlie: 8/10
Tanya: 5/10
Total: 27/40

Tanya is really starting to get on my nerves. She doesn't have her own story and its hard to connect.

Secondary Cast

Matteusez - 7/10

Enemy Rating

The Prisoner: 8/10

Intriguing enemy.

Story Rating

Story: 8/10
Seriousness: 8/10
Scariness: 7/10
Humour: 6/10
Continuity: 7/10
Total: 32/50

Total: 74/110

For Tonight we might die - 74.66%

The Coach with the Dragon Tatoo - 70.66%

Night Visiting - 65.83%

Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart - 70.00%

Brave-ish Heart: 70.66%

Detained: 67.72%

Class Reviews #5: brave-ish Heart

Brave-ish Heart by Patrick Ness

More brief review than normal.

Primary Cast

April: 8/10
Ram: 8/10
Charlie: 7/10
Tanya: 6/10
Miss Quill: 9/10
Total: 38/50

Secondary Cast

Huw Maclean: 8/10
Jackie Maclean: 6/10
Dorothea Arms: 8/10
Matteusez: 8/10
Total: 30/40

Enemy Rating

The Shadow Kin: 4/10

Defeated by a teen age girl. Very threatening.

Story Rating

Story: 7/10
Seriousness: 9/10
Scariness: 7/10
Continuity: 6/10
Humour: 5/10
Total: 34/50

Total 106/150

For Tonight we might die - 74.66%

The Coach with the Dragon Tatoo - 70.66%

Night Visiting - 65.83%

Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart - 70.00%

Brave-ish Heart: 70.66%

Doctor Who Series 10 Line Count #1: The Return of the Doctor Mysterio

1. 12th Doctor = 204

2. Grant Gorden = 165

3. Lucy Lambert = 112

4. Nardole = 65

5. Dr Sim of the Shoal of the Winter Harmony = 36

6. Mr Brock of the Shoal of the Winter Harmony = 24

7. Mr Brock = 21

Doctor Who Series 10 Review #1: The Return of the Doctor Mysterio

The Return of the Doctor Mysterio by Steven Moffat

The Return of the Doctor Mysterio is the first episode of Series 11 and the first episode of Doctor Who since Christmas Day 2015. It is the first story to feature Nardole as a companion.

Doctor Rating

12th Doctor: 9/10

Very funny but I have to say he was too funny and again to Matt Smith like.

Companion Rating

Nardole: 8/10

I'm afraid I did fit into the category of people who thought that Nardole's return is pointless. I still feel this way but I think he was very good in this episode.

Enemy Rating

The Shoal of the Winter Harmony: 7/10

Perfectly fine race but not stand out monsters.

Story Rating

Story: 6/10
Seriousness: 6/10
Scariness: 4/10
Humour: 10/10
Continuity: 6/10
Total: 32/50

Very funny story and pleasant for Christmas Day.

Rest of the Cast Rating

Grant/The Ghost: 8/10
Lucy Lambert: 8/10

Total: 16/20

72/100

1. The Return of the Doctor Mysterio - 72%

RIP Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher has died aged 60, 4 days after she suffered a heart attack.

The Star Wars community has lost another great legend.

Christmas Top 10 Facts: Part II

Merry Christmas to you all!

6. The first Christmas card was designed by John Callcott Holsey.
7. In 1883 Christmas Cards became known as Christmas Cards.
8. Earliest records of a Christmas Tree was in 1835 and Christmas pudding in 1858.
9. Love Labour's Lost and Taming of the Shrew are the only Shakespeare plays to mention Christmas
10. The first song played in space was Jingle Bells on 19th December 1965. Jingle Bells was written in 1857.

Track Santa 2016: Post #4

Time: 4.39pm
Current Position: Urumqi, China
Gifts Delivered: 2,863,701,113
Distance Covered So Far: 88,655km

Track Santa 2016: Post #3

Time: 1.56pm
Current Position: Yokohama, Japan
Gifts Delivered: 371,700,418
Distance Covered So Far: 54,227km

Track Santa 2016: Post #2

Time: 10.56am  
Current Position: Luganville, Vanatua
Gifts Delivered: 23,763,630
Distance Covered So Far: 17,729km

Top 10 Christmas Fact: Part I

It's the third Christmas here on the List so why not have 10 Christmas facts. Five today, Five tomorrow.

1.The first record of Christ's birthday being celebrated on 25th December was in 354 AD.
2. The chosen date being 25th December was to replace a pagan festival that was on that day.
3. Recent reports say that Jesus was born on 25th March.
4. The word Christmas was first written down in 1123.
5. Christmas cards were first sent out in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole.

Next five tomorrow. Stay refreshed for more Track Santa posts, Class reviews, Rogue One line count and Doctor Who: The Return of the Doctor Mysterio review.

Merry Christmas!

Track Santa 2016: Post #1

Time: 10.56am  
Current Position: Wellington, New Zealand
Gifts Delivered: 12,161,163

Rogue One - The returning Characters

I thought we were in for a treat when 10 characters returned for The Force Awakens last year but for Rogue One we had 21. We were promised 4 (Mon Mothma, Darth Vader, Bail Organa and Saw Gerrera) but I never expected this amount. He is a list of the characters and what their appearance means for them. The appearances of the characters are given in brackets.

1. Grand Moff Tarkin (CW3&5,III,R1&3,RO,IV) - Tarkin is in charge of the Death Star in A New Hope so we would have expected to have seen him here in Rogue One. It is implied in Revenge of the Sith that Tarkin is in charge of the Death Star from the very beginning but Rogue One and it's prequel book Cataylist shows that at some point Krennic takes over. Krennic is removed from his position in this film and Tarkin is put back in charge. I think Krennic being in charge of the Death Star for the period of time that he was was only for movie purposes. Tarkin not being in charge of the Death Star is probably due to the amount of Rebel insurgencies that he would have to have dealt with in the Outer Rim Territories as he is also Governor of them. We see him acting as Governor of the Outer Rim during Rebels.

2. Saw Gerrera (CW5,RO,R3) - Saw hasn't been seen since the Onderon Arc finished in The Clone Wars. Now we know that Saw has continued his rebellious nature that started during the Onderon civil war where he was trained by the future Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker. Saw is a sort of grey rebel where he commits actions of terrorism that the Rebel Alliance do not want to see themselves be part off. Saw dies in Rogue One where DeJedha is destroyed by the Death Star. Saw is scheduled to appear in an episode of Rebels set on Geonosis which is where the Death Star is first constructed, as seen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

3. Mon Mothma (CW2-6,III,VI) - Mon Mothma is the leader of the Alliance council in Return of the Jedi and one of the founding members of the Rebel Alliance as shown in Revenge of the Sith so it would have made sense for her to be present during the meeting on how to destroy the Death Star. Mon Mothma's appearance in Rogue One indicates that she is an active leader before we see her in Return of the Jedi. Where she is in A New Hope is implied as she is about to leave Yavin in her final scene but it is unclear why. Perhaps to warn her people of the Death Star.

4. Darth Vader (I,II,CWF,CW1-L,III,R1-2,RO,IV,V,VI) - Darth Vader is the major villain in the original trilogy so it is expected to see him here. We know from A New Hope that Vader is in charge of getting the Death Star plans back. We see him deciding to take on this mission in Rogue One. He also takes part in the Battle of Scarif and sees the plans being taken aboard the Tantive IV, which is the ship he boards at the beginning of A New Hope. Rogue One also shows us Vader's castle which is located on Mustafar. This ties in with the Rebels episode "Fire Across the Galaxy" where Tarkin is taking Kanan Jarrus to Mustafar which is now known to be the resident planet for Vader. Mustafar is important to Vader as he is burnt there by Obi Wan Kenobi after their duel at the end of Revenge of the Sith. This is probably to keep Vader's hatred alive. It is also important to know that this is where Vader "killed" Padmé which was the major reason why Vader turned to the dark side.

5. Bail Organa (II,CW1-6,III,RO) - Bail Organa is the adopted father Leia, the main female in the original trilogy. He is also mentioned in A New Hope to have served with Obi Wan Kenobi in the Clone Wars. In Rogue One, Bail discussing with Mon Mothma about contacting his Jedi friend, which is implied to be Obi Wan Kenobi. In Revenge of the Sith it is shown that Bail Organa is one of the founding figures of the Rebellion however he does not appear in the original trilogy. It is heavily implied that he dies during the destruction of Alderaan in A New Hope and Rogue One confirms this with Bail Organa returns home to inform his planet there will be no peace.

6.  C 3P0 (I,II,CWF,CW1-4,III,R1,RO,IV,V,VI,VII) - C 3P0 along with his counterpart R2 D2 has appeared in every Star Wars film to date so it was no shock to see him in Rogue One. At the beginning of A New Hope we see C 3P0 along with R2 D2 on board the Tantive IV when it is boarded by Darth Vader. Later in the film C 3P0 mentions that he doesn't know who Leia is and that his last master was Captain Antilles. Well Rogue One explains why C 3P0 doesn't know who Princess Leia is because it shows that C 3P0 was stationed on Yavin moments before and doesn't normally serve on the Tantive IV. However earlier in the film Captain Antilles (C 3P0's former master) is informed by Bail Organa to board the Tantive IV. Later on the film C 3P0 and R2 D2 are still on Yavin. They obviously boarded Tantive IV very late.

7. R2 D2 (I,II,CWF,CW1-L,III,R1-2,RO,IV,VI,VI,VII) -  R2 D2 is very important to the plot of A New Hope because he carries the plans that are obtained by Jyn Erso in Rogue One. Most of what I would say about R2 is already mentioned above with C 3P0 about how R2 boards the Tantive IV. Perhaps as Captain Antilles mentions about preparing the escape pods that he was summoned as the emergency carrier of the Death Star plans.

8 and 9. Dr Evazan and Ponda Baba (RO,IV) - The two who picked a fight with Luke in A New Hope obviously start fights often. Rogue One shows that Dr Evazan and Ponda Baba are on Jedha, moments before its destruction where they fly to Tatooine to drink their sorrows. Perhaps Evazan and Baba course problems on Jedha and that's why there wanted men there to add to their other 11 systems.

10. Captain Antilles (III,RO,IV) - Captain Antilles is seen in Revenge of the Sith to be the captain of the Tantive IV which he still owns in the events of A New Hope. Antilles and presumably Tantive IV are both residents on Yavin as Bail Organa informs Antilles of his latest mission in Rogue One. Antilles is also present during the battle of Scarif as he hands the plans directly to Leia right at the end of the film.

11. Princess Leia Organa (III,R2,RO,IV,V,VI,VII) - Nothing much to had to such a major character in the original trilogy. She is present during the battle of Scariff and for some odd reason remains on board the Tantive IV throughout the whole battle.

12. General Jan Dodanna (RO,IV) - Donnna is the lead general during the battle of Yavin that takes place at the end of A New Hope. As Yavin is featured in Rogue One there is no surprise to see Dodanna there. This film shows that Dodanna is a member of the Alliance cabinet. This fuels the fire of speculation about why we never see Dodanna again after A New Hope. 

13. C1-10P (R1-3,RO) - The third character to be introduced from the animated world. Chopper is a major character in Rebels. Rogue One, which is set two years after Rebels season 2 shows Chopper on the Yavin base as well as the ghost and the mention of Hera Syndulla. Rogue One confirms that Chopper, the Ghost and Hera Syndulla all survive until the events of 0 BBY. The Battle of Scariff could well be the end of the TV Series but the Ghost is one of the few ships not to be destroyed during the batlte. This means that the TV series could continue past the events of A New Hope. The crew of the Ghost could all be different at that stage though because Rogue One only confirms that two characters are alive at the time of 0 BBY.

14 and 15. Garven Dreis and Dutch Vandor (RO,IV) - Garven Dreis and Dutch Vandor serve as Red and Gold Leader respectfully during the Battle of Yavin in A New Hope. Rogue One shows that both of these two pilots serve just moments before during the Battle of Scariff.

16. Wedge Antilles (R3,RO,IV,V,VI) - The only pilot to serve in all three major battles during the original trilogy. Wedge doesn't physically appear in Rogue One part you can here him during the battle of Scariff. As Red Squadron fights in the Battle of Scariff it is no surprise that Wedge fights during that battle.

17. Vanée (RO,VI) - Vanée is nothing more of a background character in Return of the Jedi. The Galactic Civil War serves as interesting time for Vanée. In Return of the Jedi, Vanée is one of the aides to Emperor Palpatine who seen walking out of the imperial shuttle when it arrives at the second Death Star. Rogue One shows that Vanée, member of the Imperial Ruling Council, was a former servant to Darth Vader. He obviously got a huge promotion. Vanéé joins Plagius, Vader, Palpatine, Tarkin, the Grand Inqusitor and Mace Windu on the theories to who Snoke is in The Force Awakens.

18. Hurst Romedi (RO,IV) - Romedi features in one scene in A New Hope where he is a member of the Joint Chiefs. Rogue One shows that Romedi arrives before the others for the events on the Death Star.

19. Anj Zavoc (RO,IV) - Zavoc is part of the parade at the end of A New Hope and appears on Yavin when Bail Organa leaves.

20 and 21. R4 M9 and R5 X3 (RO,VII) - These two astromechs are on the base at both D'Qar in The Force Awakens and Yavin in Rogue One. They were part of the fighting for at least 30 years.

22. Nazzo Nayteen (RO,IV) - Red Nine appears in both the battle of Scariff and the Battle of Yavin

23. Gale Torg (RO,IV) - Gale Torg escorted Jyn Erso to General Draven and Mon Mothma on Yavin in Rogue One. In A New Hope he is celebrating the destruction of the death star at the end of the film.

There are other characters who are likely in Rogue One but simply haven't been confirmed yet like Porkins, Hudson and Watto. When they are confirmed I will update this page.

Updated Star Wars Movie Order

*As of 16th December 2016

1. A New Hope 

-Rogue One

2. Revenge of the Sith

3. Return of the Jedi

4. The Empire Strikes Back

5. The Force Awakens

6. The Phantom Menace

7. Attack of the Clones

-The Clone Wars

Film Review #10: Rogue One - A Star Wars story

Rogue One by John Knoll and Gary Whitta

Rogue One is set only a few days before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope by George Lucas. It is a very good film in my opinion

Highs

Everyone Dies - I like it when there is death - it gives more impact onto the audience. Everyone who doesn't appear in the original trilogy dies in this film.
Good Characters - Some people thought that you didn't have enough time to get to know the characters. I beg to differ
A New Hope - So many ties with A New Hope and although there are some things that don't make sense (see below) it generally good to see so many ties
Rebels Crossover - The rebels crossover was done in a very good way. It was forced down the throats of Star Wars fans who have not seen Rebels (which is most people) but it is good for those who have seen it.
Vader's Castle - Vader's castle was in the original screeplays for Episode V, VI and VII and we finally see it in this film. It is rumoured to be in Episode VIII as well.
Ties with the Prequels - There weren't many ties with the prequels but ones that were good enough for me. Mustafar being the home to Vader's castle, the scout trooper on Jedha and the Clone Turbo Tank on the planet where Jyn is a prisoner.
Humour - The film had excellent humour, portrayed very well in K2S0.
Clone Wars crossover - Saw Gerrera originating from that series.
Tarkin and Leia - Others may disagree but I thought that the CGI of Tarkin and Leia was done very well, especially Tarkin who was in the film a lot more than necessary. Tarkin is also my 5th favourite Star Wars character so I chuffed to see him in the film.
The Inclusion of Red and Gold Leaders - This was very good and took me by surprise. It makes perfect sense for them to have been there.

Lows

Diplomatic Mission - At the beginning of a New Hope, Leia claims that she is on a diplomatic mission back to her home planet of Alderaan. However at the end of Rogue One, Vader sees Tantive IV leave Admiral Raddus' ship. Was Leia being extra cheesy or is this a mistake?
Vader cutting down Rebel Soldiers - Most people would say this to be the highlight of the film, I disagree. Before I say why I have a problem with it I have to say that I did like the look of it. I don't like it because Vader doesn't use his lightsaber when battling non lightsaber users. He hasn't used it in the original trilogy or Rebels. Vader boarding Raddus' ship is similar to when he boards Tantive IV. Why doesn't he get his lightsaber out and cut down everyone there as well?
Raddus or Ackbar - If Raddus was orange then there is no doubt that most people would have assumed he was Ackbar. The characteristics are exactly the same. Raddus and Ackbar also have the same job. Raddus doesn't die at the end of the film so his inclusion wasn't so the frigate admiral would die.
Throw away cameos - I was pleased with most cameos but the Dr Evazan and Ponda Baba one I was less thrilled. I don't think it was a necessary one.
C 3P0 and R2 D2 cameo - I was pleased they were in the film and I would have been very unhappy if they weren't but I wish their inclusion was at Tantive IV and not on Yavin.

Primary Cast

Gyn Erso - 8/10 - Gyn was a good character but you didn't connect with her as much as the other characters.
Cassian Andor - 7/10 - Cassian was the least connectible character in the film in my opinion. I would have preferred it if Krennic killed him.
K2 S0 - 10/10 - Very humorous and died in a great way.
Chrriut Inwe - 10/10 - Had funny moments and was a great character
Baze Malbus - 9/10 - Same as above but less humorous.
Bodi Rook - 9/10 - I thought Bodi was well
Total: 53/60

Secondary Cast

Mon Mothma - 9/10 - portrayed in a great way and the reason why I have given her such a high mark is because in my opinion her reaction to Raddus going anyway was suburb.
General Draven - 6/10 - Perfectly fine character but I feel that General Dodanna should have filled this role.
Admiral Raddus - 9/10 - I loved this character but I have to say that I would have rather have seen Ackbar.
Galen Erso - 7/10 - Fine but not a stand out character
Saw Gerrera - 8/10 - A bit weird but I liked his similarities to Darth Vader. I often know randomly say "Bodi....Rook" and "Porcalay"
Total: 39/50

Enemy Rating

Krennic - 6/10 - Krennic was overshadowed by two other great enemies and I don't feel that Krennic himself was that villainous.
Tarkin - 10/10 - Well done and my favourite line is from him which is "You may fire when ready"
Darth Vader - 9/10 - Vader chopping down at the end I enjoyed but I wish they didn't do it.
Stormtroopers - 9/10 - They were hitting their targets well I thought.
Total: 34/40

Story Rating

Story: 9/10 - Well done but not entirely original due to it having to follow a few points from Star Wars: A New Hope.
Seriousness: 10/10 - Everyone dies
Scariness: 8/10 - I didn't find it that scary but others might have done.
Humour: 8/10 - It wasn't a comedy but it had funny moments definitely.
Continuity: 8/10 - Mostly well connected with A New Hope but like all prequels there are some minor blibs.
Total: 43/50

Total: 169/200

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi - 90.00%
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens - 86.47%
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - 92.50%

World War Z - 70.00%

Hot Fuzz - 78.57%

Shaun of the Dead - 79.23%

World's End - 75.83%

The Lady in the Van - 76.66%

Dad's Army - 72.94%

Rogue One - 84.50%

Despite it being the lowest Star Wars film that I have rated it is personally better than the other Star Wars films that I have reviwed.

Star Wars Rogue One: Review Coming Soon

I loved this film. It is currently my 2nd favourite Star Wars film. Review will arrive after my second viewing.