The Costume Catalogue

Below, you’ll find a listing of the 38 unique outfits worn by David Tennant during his time in Doctor Who, covering all his appearances from The Parting of the Ways through to his return in 2013 for The Day of the Doctor.

In order to make the catalogue easier to read — and to avoid the number of variant costumes running up towards the hundreds — they’ve been grouped loosely. For example, the catalogue refers to simply ‘a light blue shirt’ in a number of entries, rather than offering an entirely new variant for every different brand of light blue shirt worn by Tennant in the role.

You can find more information about some of the different shirts he wore under The Costume Elements.

At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a chart which lists the outfits alongside the episodes they appeared in, using the numbering given in this catalogue. This chart also includes information about which episodes Tennant wore his brown overcoat in, when the glasses were worn, which buttons were done up, and any other variations within these 38 outfits.

Over in Final Thoughts, you’ll find a handful of additional outfits that don’t really fit within the catalogue, but are of interest nonetheless.

Outfit 1

Outfit 1, as seen in The Christmas Invasion (2005).

First seen worn by the Ninth Doctor in Bad Wolf (2005), and worn by the Tenth Doctor in The Parting of the Ways (2005), Born Again (2005), and The Christmas Invasion (2005).

Outfit 1 is comprised of a battered leather jacket, a black V-neck jumper, black trousers, and black boots, worn with a watch and a belt.

Outfit 2

Outfit 2, as seen in The Christmas Invasion (2005, left) and Smith and Jones (2007, right).

First seen in The Christmas Invasion (2005), and also worn in Smith and Jones (2007).

Outfit 2 is comprised of a pair of striped white, red and blue pyjamas, occasionally worn with a blue dressing gown.

Outfit 3

Outfit 3, as seen in The Christmas Invasion (2005).

Only seen in The Christmas Invasion (2005).

Outfit 3 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie One, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 4

Outfit 4, as seen in The Runaway Bride (2006, left) and The End of Time Part One (2009, right).

First seen in Attack of the Graske (2005), and also worn in New Earth (2006), Love & Monsters (2006), Doomsday (2006), The Runaway Bride (2006), Partners in Crime (2008), The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008), and The End of Time Parts One and Two (2009/10).

Outfit 4 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Two, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 5

Outfit 5, as seen in Tooth and Claw (2006).

First seen in Tooth and Claw (2006), and also worn in Blink (2007).

Outfit 5 is comprised of the brown suit, a light grey t-shirt, a brown button-up T-shirt, and a dark blue shirt worn open at the collar, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

This combination gives us our first look at the original idea for Tennant’s costume — eschewing the shirt-and-tie pairing for a suit, and instead building up a number of layers underneath the jacket.

Outfit 6

Outfit 6, as seen in School Reunion (2006).

Only seen in School Reunion (2006).

Outfit 6 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Three, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 7

Outfit 7, as seen in School Reunion (2006).

Only seen in School Reunion (2006).

Outfit 7 is comprised of a dark navy T-shirt, a light grey shirt worn open at the collar, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 8

Outfit 8, as seen in The Girl in the Fireplace (2006).

First seen in The Girl in the Fireplace (2006), and also worn in Army of Ghosts (2006) and Blink (2007).

Outfit 8 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue shirt, Tie Four, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 9

Outfit 9 as it appeared in Rise of the Cybermen (2006).

First seen in Rise of the Cybermen (2006), and also worn in The Age of Steel (2006).

Outfit 9 is comprised of the brown suit, a beige shirt, Tie Five, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Rise of the Cybermen is the first time that the Doctor wears his glasses with the brown overcoat on — until now he’s only ever put them on after taking the coat off.

Outfit 10

Outfit 10, as seen in Rise of the Cybermen (2006, left) and The Age of Steel (2006, right).

First seen in Rise of the Cybermen (2006), and also worn in The Age of Steel (2006).

Outfit 10 is comprised of a black tuxedo, a plain white shirt, a black bow tie, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 11

Outfit 11, as seen in The Idiot’s Lantern (2006).

Only seen in The Idiot’s Lantern (2006).

Outfit 11 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Five, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Although The Idiot’s Lantern was the only appearance of Outfit 11 in Doctor Who itself, the costume did show up again twelve years later — worn by David Tennant on stage at the O2 Arena in 2018, for a cameo as part of The Muppets Take the O2.

Outfit 12

Outfit 12, as seen in The Impossible Planet (2006, left), and Human Nature (2007, right).

First seen in The Impossible Planet (2006), and also worn in The Satan Pit (2006), Human Nature (2007), and The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 12 is comprised of the brown suit, an olive green shirt, Tie Six, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 13

Outfit 13, as seen in The Impossible Planet (2006, left) and The Waters of Mars (2009, right).

First seen in The Impossible Planet (2006), and also worn in The Satan Pit (2006), and The Waters of Mars (2009). Following Tennant’s departure from the programme, this outfit went on to appear in Hide (2013), Listen (2014), and Kill the Moon (2014).

Outfit 13 is comprised of an orange spacesuit and a yellow space helmet, black gloves, and black boots.

Outfit 14

Outfit 14, as seen in Love & Monsters (2006).

Only seen in Love & Monsters (2006).

Outfit 14 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue shirt, Tie Four, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 15

Outfit 15, as seen in The Fires of Pompeii (2008).

First seen in Love & Monsters (2006), and also worn in The Fires of Pompeii (2008), and Planet of the Dead (2009).

Outfit 15 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue shirt, Tie Seven, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 16

Outfit 16 in Fear Her (2006).

Only seen in Fear Her (2006).

Outfit 16 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue button neck t-shirt worn open, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 17

Only seen in Army of Ghosts (2006).

Outfit 17 is comprised of the brown suit, a beige shirt, Tie Seven, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 18

Outfit 18, as seen in Doomsday (2006, left) and The Shakespeare Code (2007, right).

First seen in Army of Ghosts (2006), and also worn in Doomsday (2006), Smith and Jones (2007), The Shakespeare Code (2007), Gridlock (2007), Turn Left (2008), The Stolen Earth (2008), and Journey’s End (2008).

Outfit 18 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Seven, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 19

Outfit 19 as it appears in Smith and Jones (2007, left), and The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Part Two (2009, right).

First seen in Smith and Jones (2007), Blink (2007), and also worn in The Sontaran Stratagem (2008), The Poison Sky (2008), and in The Sarah Jane Adventures — The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Parts One and Two (2009).

Outfit 19 is comprised of the blue suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Eight, and a pair of maroon Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 20

Outfit 20, as seen in Evolution of the Daleks (2007, left) and The Waters of Mars (2009, right).

First seen in Daleks in Manhattan (2007), Evolution of the Daleks (2007), The Lazarus Experiment (2007), Music of the Spheres (2009), and The Waters of Mars (2009).

Outfit 20 is comprised of the blue suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Nine, and a pair of maroon Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 21

Outfit 21, as seen in The Lazarus Experiment (2007, left) and Voyage of the Damned (2007, right).

First seen in The Lazarus Experiment (2007), and also worn in Voyage of the Damned (2007).

Outfit 21 is comprised of a black dinner jacket, black trousers, a white dress shirt, black bow tie, and a pair of black Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 22

Outfit 22, as seen in 42 (2007, left) and Planet of the Ood (2008. right).

First seen in 42 (2007), and also worn in Planet of the Ood (2008).

Outfit 22 is comprised of the blue suit, a purple t-shirt, a dark red shirt with lines, and a pair of maroon Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 23

Outfit 23, as seen in 42 (2007).

Only seen in 42 (2007).

Outfit 23 is comprised of a red spacesuit, with a red helmet, black gloves, and a pair of black boots.

Outfit 24

Outfit 24, as seen in Human Nature (2007).

Only seen in Human Nature (2007).

Outfit 24 is comprised of a pair of white and blue striped pyjamas, worn with a brown dressing gown with red piping, and a pair of dark slippers.

This outfit is only worn by Tennant while in disguise as ‘John Smith’, and never worn by the Doctor.

Outfit 25

Outfit 25, as seen in Human Nature (2007).

First seen in Human Nature (2007), and also worn in The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 25 is comprised of a grey three-piece suit, a rounded-collar white shirt, a dark tie, and a pair of smart black shoes.

This outfit is occasionally worn with academic robes, and also with a mortar board. In one scene, ‘John Smith’ is seen wearing this outfit without the jacket, revealing that the sleeves are joined with a pair of simple square cufflinks. In a number of outdoor scenes, this outfit is completed with a matching overcoat, and occasionally a red scarf and plain black trilby hat.

Outfit 25 also appears as one of four outfits worn in the vision of John Smith’s potential future, as projected by the fob watch.

This outfit is only worn by Tennant while in disguise as ‘John Smith’, and never worn by the Doctor.

Outfit 26

Outfit 26, as seen in Human Nature (2007, left) and The Family of Blood (2007, right).

First seen in Human Nature (2007), and also worn in The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 26 is comprised of a grey three-piece woollen suit, a plain white shirt, a patterned bowtie, and a pair of smart brown shoes.

This is the only one of ‘John Smith’s’ outfits which is also seen to be worn by the Doctor.

Outfit 27

Outfit 27, as seen in The Family of Blood (2007).

Only seen in The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 27 is comprised of a vintage black three-piece suit, a white round-collar shirt, and a grey tie.

This was one of four outfits worn in the vision of John Smith’s potential future, as projected by the fob watch. It is only seen for a few seconds on screen, and no on-location photography of the outfit exists.

Outfit 28

Outfit 28, as seen in THe Family of Blood (2007).

Only seen in The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 28 is comprised of a vintage grey two-piece suit with double breasted jacket, a white shirt, striped red tie, and black shoes.

This was one of four outfits worn in the vision of John Smith’s potential future, as projected by the fob watch. It is only seen for a few seconds on screen, and no on-location photography of the outfit exists.

Outfit 29

Outfit 29, as seen in The Family of Blood (2007).

Only seen in The Family of Blood (2007).

Outfit 29 is comprised of a pair of red pyjamas with light blue piping.

This was one of four outfits worn in the vision of John Smith’s potential future, as projected by the fob watch. It is the longest-worn of the outfits seen exclusively in the vision, though no on-location photography of the outfit exists.

Outfit 30

Outfit 30, as seen in The Sound of Drums (2007, left) and Last of the Time Lords (2007, right).

First seen in Utopia (2007), and also worn in The Sound of Drums (2007), and Last of the Time Lords (2007).

Outfit 30 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue shirt, Tie Ten, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 31

Outfit 31, as seen in Last of the Time Lords (2007, left) and Silence in the Library (2008, right).

First seen in Last of the Time Lords (2007), and also worn in Time Crash (2007), Voyage of the Damned (2007), The Unicorn and the Wasp (2008), Silence in the Library (2008), and Forest of the Dead (2008).

Outfit 31 is comprised of the blue suit, a dark burgundy shirt, Tie Nine, and a pair of maroon Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 32

Outfit 32, as seen in Partners in Crime (2008, left) and The Next Doctor (2008, right).

First seen in Partners in Crime (2008), and also worn in The Next Doctor (2008).

Outfit 32 is comprised of the brown suit, a dark blue shirt, Tie Eleven, and a pair of white Coverse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 33

Outfit 33, as it appeared in The Doctor’s Daughter (2008).

First seen in The Poison Sky (2008), and also worn in The Doctor’s Daughter (2008).

Outfit 33 is comprised of the blue suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Twelve, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 34

Outfit 34, as seen in Midnight (2008).

Only seen in Midnight (2008).

Outfit 34 is comprised of the brown suit, a navy t-shirt, a dark blue shirt worn open at the collar, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 35

Outfit 35, as seen in Journey’s End (2008).

Only seen in Journey’s End (2008).

Outfit 35 is comprised of the blue suit, a maroon t-shirt, and a pair of maroon Converse Hi-Tops.

This outfit is never worn by the Doctor himself, but only by his Metacrisis incarnation. It’s one of the few combinations never worn with the brown overcoat.

Outfit 36

Outfit 36 as seen in The End of Time Part One (2009).

Only seen in The End of Time Part One (2009).

Outfit 36 is comprised of the brown suit, a grey t-shirt, a dark blue shirt worn open at the collar, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

When arriving on the Ood Sphere, having run from them for some time, the Doctor tops this outfit off with a hat and a pink and white lei.

Outfit 37

Outfit 37 as seen in The End of Time Part Two (2010).

First seen in The End of Time Part Two (2010), and also worn by the Eleventh Doctor in The Eleventh Hour (2010).

Outfit 37 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt, Tie Four, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Outfit 38

Outfit 38 as seen in The Day of the Doctor (2013).

Only seen in The Day of the Doctor (2013).

Outfit 38 is comprised of the brown suit, a light blue shirt featuring red detailing on the underside of the collar, Tie Thirteen, and a pair of white Converse Hi-Tops.

Episodic Costume Guide

Even within these 38 outfits, there are a number of further variations to be found. Some are seen with his tan overcoat on and off, some are seen paired with his glasses, and some are worn in an unusual way. On the chart below, you’ll find a guide to these variances episode-by-episode.

For the purposes of looking at which buttons were worn done up in any given episode, they have been numbered from one to four, running top to bottom along the front of his suit jacket.

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