I had caught odd bits of episodes here & there but never actively sought it out to watch. It was kind of known to me as 'the show your uncle pestered us to allow him to watch then he hid behind the sofa!' Being a sci-fi fan I had an inkling it was probably a show I should be watching, but it's timing made it inconvenient as no-one else wanted to watch.
Earlier this year I got back in touch with an old friend & I think, knowing me as he did, he was a bit surprised to find I wasn't watching it. When Series 5 came to the end of its run he encouraged me to watch it telling me I had a week to catch the whole series on iplayer. As he has rarely steered me wrong with TV shows I decided to finally bite the bullet. In 2 days I'd watched the lot and was searching through the on demand listings on my cable box for more. I found series 2 & again in 2 days I'd watched that, followed by Torchwood series 1. By this time I was totally hooked - in less than a week!
After that I started watching all the DW I could find. I've now seen all DW from the 1996 movie onwards and am making a start on the Classic Series.
I am truly grateful to my friend for putting me on to the show. And I'm glad to have the Doctor in my life
