{{Infobox Doctor Who doctor| nth = Fifth
| doc_image = Example-serious.jpg
| caption = Peter Davison as the Doctor
| start =''[[Logopolis]]''| finish =''[[The Caves of Androzani]]''| portrayed =[[Peter Davison]]| preceding =[[Tom Baker]]| succeeding =[[Colin Baker]]| period_start = 21 March 1981
| period_end = 16 March 1984
| no_series = 3
| no_stories = 20
| no_episodes = 69
| companions ={{Plainlist|
* [[Adric]]
* [[Nyssa (Doctor Who)|Nyssa]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]]
* [[Vislor Turlough]]
* [[Kamelion]]
* [[Peri Brown]]}}| series_list ={{Plainlist|
* [[Doctor Who (season 19)|Season 19 (1982)]]
* [[Doctor Who (season 20)|Season 20 (1983)]]
* [[Doctor Who (season 21)|Season 21 (1984)]]| previously =[[Fourth Doctor]]| Successor =[[Sixth Doctor]]}}}}
Parameters
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Number
nth
The numbered iteration of this particular Doctor in ordinal format
Text
Required
Image
doc_image
The image of the Doctor in question
File
Optional
Caption
caption
Caption for the above given image
Text
Optional
First regular appearance
start
The first regular appearance of the Doctor in the first episode where they are credited as starring
Date
Optional
Last regular appearance
finish
The last regular appearance of the Doctor in the last episode where they are credited as starring
Date
Optional
Introduced by
introduced
The producer (classic series) or showrunner (new series) who introduced this iteration of the Doctor
Linked text
Optional
Portrayed by
portrayed
The actor portraying the Doctor
Linked text
Optional
Preceded by
preceding
The actor preceding the one who portrays the Doctor in the given article, with the article for their Doctor following in parentheses
Linked text
Optional
Succeeded by
succeeding
The actor succeeding the one who portrays the Doctor in the given article, with the article for their Doctor following in parentheses
Linked text
Optional
Tenure start
period_start
The start of the actor's tenure as the Doctor
Date
Optional
Tenure end
period_end
The end of the actor's tenure as the Doctor
Date
Optional
Number of series
no_series
The number of series where the particular Doctor was the starring character
Number
Optional
Number of stories
no_stories
The number of stories where the particular Doctor was the starring character
Number
Optional
Number of episodes
no_episodes
The number of episodes where the particular Doctor was the starring character
Number
Optional
Companions
companions
A list of companions that accompanied this Doctor. Companions are what the Robins are to Batman, for the Doctor. If there are multiple, they should be formatted with {{Plainlist}}.
List
Optional
Series
series_list
The list of series and years where this Doctor was starring. If there are multiple, they should be formatted with {{Plainlist}}.
List
Optional
Previously
previously
The Doctors last version. If there are multiple, they should be formatted with {{Plainlist}}.
List
Optional
Successor
successor
The Doctors next version. If there are multiple, they should be formatted with {{Plainlist}}.
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