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List of Doctor Who directors

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This is a list of directors for the science fiction television series, Doctor Who. It is sortable by a number of different criteria. The list defaults to ascending alphabetical order by writer's last name.

Director Number of Stories First Story Last/Latest Story Notes Since first episode's broadcast date
Joe Ahearne 4 "Dalek" "Bad Wolf"/"The Parting of the Ways" 19 years, 206 days
Christopher Barry 10 The Daleks The Creature from the Pit Directed episodes 1,2,4, & 5 of The Daleks with Richard Martin taking on the other episodes. 60 years, 337 days
Morris Barry 3 The Moonbase The Dominators 57 years, 285 days
Ed Bazalgette 1 "The Girl Who Died"/"The Woman Who Lived" "The Girl Who Died"/"The Woman Who Lived" 9 years, 35 days
Rodney Bennett 3 The Ark in Space The Masque of Mandragora 49 years, 302 days
Paul Bernard 3 Day of the Daleks Frontier in Space 52 years, 326 days
Lovett Bickford 1 The Leisure Hive The Leisure Hive 44 years, 84 days
John Black 2 The Keeper of Traken Four to Doomsday 43 years, 296 days
Farren Blackburn 2 "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe" "The Rings of Akhaten" 12 years, 333 days
Darrol Blake 1 The Stones of Blood The Stones of Blood 46 years, 25 days
Gerald Blake 2 The Abominable Snowmen The Invasion of Time 57 years, 53 days
Keith Boak 2 "Rose" "Aliens of London"/"World War Three" 19 years, 241 days
Michael E. Briant 6 Colony in Space The Robots of Death 53 years, 226 days
Alan Bromly 2 The Time Warrior Nightmare of Eden 50 years, 343 days
Douglas Camfield 9 Planet of Giants The Seeds of Doom Directed only episode 3 of Planet of Giants. Directed only the first two episodes of Inferno before falling ill. Producer Barry Letts took over directing duties but Camfield retained credit on all episodes. 60 years, 22 days
Jonny Campbell 2 "The Vampires of Venice" "Vincent and the Doctor" 14 years, 198 days
Richard Clark 4 "Gridlock" "Night Terrors" 17 years, 222 days
Chris Clough 6 Terror of the Vervoids Silver Nemesis 38 years, 21 days
Timothy Combe 2 Doctor Who and the Silurians The Mind of Evil 54 years, 324 days
Frank Cox 2 The Edge of Destruction The Sensorites 60 years, 288 days
John Crockett 1 The Aztecs The Aztecs 60 years, 183 days
Fiona Cumming 4 Castrovalva Planet of Fire 42 years, 323 days
Hugh David 2 The Highlanders Fury from the Deep 57 years, 341 days
John Davies 1 The Macra Terror The Macra Terror 57 years, 256 days
Tristan DeVere Cole 1 The Wheel in Space The Wheel in Space 56 years, 209 days
Terence Dudley 1 Meglos Meglos 44 years, 56 days
Michael Ferguson 4 The War Machines The Claws of Axos 58 years, 150 days
Sheree Folkson 1 "In the Forest of the Night" "In the Forest of the Night" 10 years, 28 days
Derrick Goodwin 1 The Invisible Enemy The Invisible Enemy 47 years, 52 days
John Gorrie 2 The Keys of Marinus The Reign of Terror 60 years, 225 days
Brian Grant 1 "The Long Game" "The Long Game" 19 years, 199 days
Ken Grieve 1 Destiny of the Daleks Destiny of the Daleks 45 years, 82 days
Peter Grimwade 4 Full Circle Earthshock 44 years, 28 days
Andrew Gunn 2 "The Beast Below" "Victory of the Daleks" 14 years, 226 days
Graeme Harper 11 The Caves of Androzani "The Waters of Mars" Graeme Harper, as of 2016 is the only director to direct an episode or a story from both the classic era and the 2005 revival. 40 years, 259 days
Michael Hart 1 The Space Pirates The Space Pirates 55 years, 259 days
James Hawes 4 "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" "School Reunion" 19 years, 185 days
Michael Hayes 3 The Androids of Tara City of Death 45 years, 363 days
Toby Haynes 3 "The Pandorica Opens"/"The Big Bang" "The Impossible Astronaut"/"Day of the Moon" 14 years, 156 days
Sarah Hellings 1 The Mark of the Rani The Mark of the Rani 39 years, 294 days
Henric Hirsch 1 The Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror 60 years, 106 days
Peter Hoar 1 "A Good Man Goes to War" "A Good Man Goes to War" 13 years, 171 days
Steve Hughes 1 "Closing Time" "Closing Time" 13 years, 59 days
Nick Hurran 5 "The Girl Who Waited" "The Day of the Doctor" 13 years, 73 days
Waris Hussein 2 An Unearthly Child Marco Polo 60 years, 365 days
Michael Imison 1 The Ark The Ark 58 years, 262 days
Ron Jones 6 Black Orchid Mindwarp 42 years, 266 days
Paul Joyce 1 Warriors' Gate Warriors' Gate When Joyce was not available, the role of director on Warriors' Gate was taken by production assistant Graeme Harper. 43 years, 324 days
Mat King 1 "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" 11 years, 209 days
Michael Kerrigan 1 Battlefield Battlefield 35 years, 77 days
Michael Leeston-Smith 1 The Myth Makers The Myth Makers 59 years, 37 days
Barry Letts 5 The Enemy of the World The Android Invasion Directed Episodes 3-7 of Inferno after Douglas Camfield fell ill. However, Camfield retained credit on all episodes. 56 years, 335 days
Euros Lyn 9 "The End of the World" The End of Time Euros Lyn is the only director to direct from the beginning of Russell T Davies era until the end. Also did some directing for the episode The Beast Below 19 years, 234 days
Kenny McBain 1 The Horns of Nimon The Horns of Nimon 44 years, 336 days
Colm McCarthy 1 "The Bells of Saint John" "The Bells of Saint John" 11 years, 237 days
Hettie MacDonald 2 "Blink" "The Magician's Apprentice"/"The Witch's Familiar" 17 years, 166 days
Douglas Mackinnon 7 "The Sontaran Stratagem"/"The Poison Sky" "The Husbands of River Song" 16 years, 210 days
Nicholas Mallett 3 The Mysterious Planet The Curse of Fenric 38 years, 77 days
David Maloney 8 The Mind Robber The Talons of Weng-Chiang 56 years, 69 days
Richard Martin 4 The Daleks The Chase Directed episodes 3, 6, & 7 of The Daleks with Christopher Barry taking on the other episodes. 60 years, 337 days
Derek Martinus 6 Galaxy 4 Spearhead from Space 59 years, 11 days
Lennie Mayne 4 The Curse of Peladon The Hand of Fear 52 years, 298 days
Saul Metzstein 5 "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship" "The Name of the Doctor" 12 years, 75 days
Gerry Mill 1 The Faceless Ones The Faceless Ones 57 years, 228 days
Peter Moffatt 6 State of Decay The Two Doctors 44 years, 0 days
Justin Molotnikov 2 "Sleep No More" "Face the Raven" 9 years, 8 days
Andrew Morgan 2 Time and the Rani Remembrance of the Daleks 37 years, 76 days
Catherine Morshead 2 "Amy's Choice" "The Lodger" 14 years, 191 days
Paul Murphy 2 "Robot of Sherwood" "The Caretaker" 10 years, 77 days
Daniel Nettheim 1 "The Zygon Invasion"/"The Zygon Inversion" "The Zygon Invasion"/"The Zygon Inversion" 9 years, 22 days
Daniel O'Hara 1 "Under the Lake"/"Before the Flood" "Under the Lake"/"Before the Flood" 9 years, 50 days
Michael Owen Morris 1 The Awakening The Awakening 40 years, 308 days
Charles Palmer 3 "Smith and Jones" "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood" 17 years, 236 days
Mervyn Pinfield 4 The Sensorites Galaxy 4 60 years, 155 days
Jamie Payne 2 "Hide" "The Time of the Doctor" 11 years, 216 days
Mary Ridge 1 Terminus Terminus 41 years, 281 days
Pennant Roberts 6 The Face of Evil Timelash 47 years, 326 days
Matthew Robinson 2 Resurrection of the Daleks Attack of the Cybermen 40 years, 288 days
Paddy Russell 4 The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Horror of Fang Rock 58 years, 291 days
Geoffrey Sax 1 Doctor Who Doctor Who 28 years, 194 days
Bill Sellars 1 The Celestial Toymaker The Celestial Toymaker 58 years, 234 days
Richard Senior 1 "Let's Kill Hitler" "Let's Kill Hitler" 13 years, 87 days
Julian Simpson 1 "The Rebel Flesh"/"The Almost People" "The Rebel Flesh"/"The Almost People" 13 years, 185 days
Adam Smith 2 "The Eleventh Hour" "The Time of Angels"/"Flesh and Stone" 14 years, 233 days
Julia Smith 2 The Smugglers The Underwater Menace 58 years, 73 days
George Spenton-Foster 2 Image of the Fendahl The Ribos Operation 47 years, 24 days
Norman Stewart 2 Underworld The Power of Kroll 46 years, 320 days
James Strong 5 "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit" "Planet of the Dead" 18 years, 172 days
Rachel Talalay 3 "Dark Water"/"Death in Heaven" "Hell Bent" 10 years, 21 days
Colin Teague 2 "The Sound of Drums"/"Last of the Time Lords" "The Fires of Pompeii" 17 years, 152 days
Alice Troughton 2 "The Doctor's Daughter" "Midnight" 16 years, 196 days
Rex Tucker 1 The Gunfighters The Gunfighters 58 years, 206 days
Tony Virgo 1 The King's Demons The King's Demons 41 years, 252 days
Alan Wareing 3 The Greatest Show in the Galaxy Survival 35 years, 344 days
Ashley Way 1 "The Hungry Earth"/"Cold Blood" "The Hungry Earth"/"Cold Blood" 14 years, 184 days
Jeremy Webb 2 "The Curse of the Black Spot" "The Wedding of River Song" 13 years, 199 days
Ben Wheatley 2 "Deep Breath" "Into the Dalek" 10 years, 91 days
Paul Wilmshurst 3 "Kill the Moon" "Last Christmas" 10 years, 49 days
Stephen Woolfenden 1 "Nightmare in Silver" "Nightmare in Silver" 11 years, 195 days
Dan Zeff 1 "Love & Monsters" "Love & Monsters" 18 years, 158 days


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