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Part of series: Doctor Who [TV Series]: The BBC science fiction series Doctor Who qualifies as one of the longest running network serials of all time; it originally debuted in 1963 and lasted 26 years and 26 seasons, consistently reeling in massive cult following. Though the initial program wrapped in 1989, the BBC revived the central character and the series in 2005. Episodes still found the good doctor jetting around time and space in his TARDIS (a spacecraft masquerading as a British phone booth), but this time out, producers had given the episodes a distinctly modernized look, replete with hefty doses of CGI. Once again, the doctor revealed the ability to change bodies, justifying the producers desire to change the lead actor from time to time. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide Includes seasons: Doctor Who: Series 02: When the BBC revived Doctor Who, its long running cult sci-fi series, in 2005, it snared an outstanding lead in Christopher Eccleston, but failed to anticipate Ecclestons withdrawal from the program, one year in. The networks apparent fear of a decline in viewership given the arrival of a new doctor (David Tennant) caused it to segue away from storylines centered around that character. Thus, the Series 2 episodes place far greater emphasis on the doctors sidekick, Rose Tyler (Bille Piper) (and the members of her clan, including her mom, ex-boyfriend, and deceased dad) than on Who himself. In Series Two, the network also attempts to revive long-dormant Dr. Who characters from the 1970s, including Sarah Jane (Elizabeth Sladen), in an episode about the fate of one of the Doctors former assistants. As the Series opens, Dr. Who assumes control of the TARDIS and embarks, episode by episode, on a number of disparate adventures. These include episodes in which: Queen Victoria battles vampires, Charles Dickens battles evil spirits, Dr. Who fights Satan in the pit of a black hole, a little girl discovers that her illustrations automatically come to life, cybermen wrest control of London, and television sets transform thousands of viewers into flesh-devouring zombies. The one connecting story that links all of the episodes in Series Two involves the shady and mysterious doings of a nefarious group called The Torchwood Institute, which later received its own spinoff program. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide Includes episodes: Doctor Who: New Earth Doctor Who: Tooth and Claw Doctor Who: School Reunion Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace Doctor Who: Rise of the Cybermen Doctor Who: The Age of Steel Doctor Who: The Idiots Lantern Doctor Who: The Impossible Planet Doctor Who: The Satan Pit Doctor Who: Love Monsters Doctor Who: Fear Her Doctor Who: Army of Ghosts Doctor Who: Doomsday