who fan note : you must watch `` the Children in Need '' special feature on disk one before play any of the new episode . it be the real beginning , however short -lrb- 7 min -rrb- , of `` the Christmas Invasion , '' the first episode of season two . David Tennant discover he new fleshly abode in a bit more detail than be provide in Episode one . how wonderful that this doctor who watch the earlier series as a child , and in fact decide to become a actor partially base on he desire to play the doctor . a great lesson in talent and persistence pay off . the extent of the who oeuvre be supernatural . Russell T. Davies rescue the TARDIS and allow he star to fully flesh out the doctor ; they talent and quirk enrich the who tradition . Christopher Eccleston as the first new who be great , no doubt about it . David Tennant be superb , even more nuanced , intense , and wacky . he be Doctor who , with all the layer of previous incarnation bust out all over . sadly , the fifth season be be muddle by Moffat , do a turn as the infamous John Nathan-Turner . JNT also pick a young replacement and go on to ruin Doctor who . as to the decade of previous doctor , beware , not all be create equal ! you can not go wrong with the heroic and glam Pertwee , he  doctor who : spearhead from space -lrb- Story 51 -rrb-  Hartnell be great in the first story of  doctor who : the beginning -lrb- a unearthy child \/ the Daleks \/ the Edge of Destruction -rrb-  better to skip they and go to  doctor who : the Time Meddler -lrb- the William Hartnell year 1963-66 -rrb-  Tom Baker 's hippy who be a treat , mindful of a more creative period -lrb- before jnt -rrb- . there be a mysterious brain-drain in the 1980s , during the Thatcher and Reagan era , that result in horrible doctor . Davison , Colin Baker , and Sylvester McCoy be costume up in garb that prove producer jnt have no creativity or respect for fan . thankfully , the current generation reflect the real Doctor who in character and look , with the rag-tag thrift-store appeal of the original 1960s & 1970s doctor . this new generation of Doctor who restore the intelligent alien with the eccentric grace of Hartnell , Troughton , Pertwee , and Tom Baker . David Tennant be amazing as Doctor who , and give he all throughout he tenure , with he own mischief and sinuous mind . Tennant 's incarnation flare with the elegant and quirky mannerism of the brilliant who , `` I know what kind of hand this be , it be a fightin ' hand ... '' as Hartnell declare as he leap upon a opponent with glee , `` I be so use to outwit the opposition that I forget the gentle art of fisticuffs '' -lrb- the Romans : Story 12 -rrb- . the one reservation be that Rose be too much the wait pet , hope for the pat on the head , and she alternative life at the end be needlessly sad . the role of Jackie be pitch-perfect . Billie Piper act with amazing conviction . the character of zoe -lrb- troughton year -rrb- and Sarah Jane Smith be great female lead , brilliant and assertive . why could not Rose have just go on to a good life with she parent and boyfriend , grateful for the Doctor who experience , instead of mascara smear tear-stained grief ? give the girl a break . Elisabeth Sladen , wonderful in she second Series cameo along with k-9 , thankfully return in the -lrb- good , for kid -rrb-  the Sarah Jane Adventures : the complete first season  enjoy you virtual tardi .