10 PERFECT Places To Start Watching Doctor Who

10. The Woman Who Fell To Earth

The eleventh series of the revived era saw one of the biggest reboots in its history. The showrunner changed, the producers changed, the writers changed – in fact, pretty much everything changed.

The biggest change of all was Jodie Whittaker as the first female Doctor. New showrunner Chris Chibnall promised that this would be a good point for non-fans to get into the series, and he wasn't wrong – along with all the changes in personnel, Series 11 featured zero returning characters and villains, and largely abandoned connections to the show's history.

The series featured ten standalone episodes and little in the way of a story arc, meaning that anyone could jump in each week and follow along with ease. This, along with the lack of returning elements, meant that viewers needn't know anything about the previous 55 years of Who.

While this obviously makes it a good jumping-on point for newbies, the decision to disconnect from Doctor Who lore almost makes it feel like a different show at times. If you want a more quintessential Doctor Who experience, then there are better places to start.