Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
Episodes
At twelve episodes, The Daleks' Master Plan was the longest story in the show's history until superseded by the fourteen-episode The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986. The season also had the greatest number of different companions (seven) and producers (three). This was the longest season in the history of the franchise to date, at 45 episodes. It also featured the first appearance of actor Nicholas Courtney, although not in his most famous role as the Brigadier. The Daleks' Master Plan also saw the return of Peter Butterworth as the Monk, who became the second Doctor Who enemy to make a return (after the Daleks themselves) to the show. This was also the season of The War Machines, to date the only televised story in which the taboo of never referring to the Doctor directly by the name "Doctor Who" is broken, with the exception of Missy's teasing in World Enough and Time.
1Four Hundred Dawns
25 minSep 11, 1965
After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
2Trap of Steel
25 minSep 18, 1965
With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.
3Air Lock
24 minSep 25, 1965
The Doctor and Vicki encounter the Rills and learn the situation is more complex than they thought while Steven finds the Drahvins' hospitality ever more perilous.
4The Exploding Planet
25 minOct 2, 1965
The Doctor and Vicki enlist the aid of the Chumblies to rescue Steven from the Drahvins and then find a way off the planet before its destruction.
5Mission to the Unknown
25 minOct 9, 1965★ 6.4
Whilst The Doctor, Steven and Vicki are traveling to their next destination. On the planet Kembel, Marc Cory, a Space Security Service agent discovers The Daleks are attending a secret meeting with their allies. Where Cory discovers the Dalek's evil plan, which sets the stage for the epic 12-part adventure "The Dalek Master Plan".
6Temple of Secrets
25 minOct 16, 1965
The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
7Small Prophet, Quick Return
25 minOct 23, 1965
While Odysseus forces the Doctor to find a way to win the war, Steven decides to get himself taken prisoner in order to enter Troy and find Vicki and the TARDIS.
8Death of a Spy
25 minOct 30, 1965
With Steven and Vicki being held prisoner by the Trojans, the Doctor's only hope of seeing them again is to suggest the idea of the Trojan Horse.
9Horse of Destruction
25 minNov 6, 1965
The Doctor waits inside the Trojan Horse for a chance to reach his companions but Steven's assumed identity as a Greek soldier and Vicki's growing feelings for Troilus endanger their escape.
10The Nightmare Begins
25 minNov 13, 1965
The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.
11Day of Armageddon
24 minNov 20, 1965
The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.
12Devil's Planet
25 minNov 27, 1965
The Doctor and his friends escape Kembel in the Spar ship but the Daleks force them down on the planet Desperus, where they are threatened by a group of convicts.
13The Traitors
25 minDec 4, 1965
With Katarina being held hostage, the Doctor, Steven and Bret are in danger of having to given in to Kirksen's demands, while, on Earth, Chen has them listed as traitors.
14Counter Plot
24 minDec 11, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.
15Coronas of the Sun
25 minDec 18, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara escape Mira in a Dalek pursuit ship but when they find the ship is returning to Kembel, they are forced to come up with a new plan to avoid the Daleks.
16The Feast of Steven
25 minDec 25, 1965
The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
17Volcano
25 minJan 1, 1966
The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.
18Golden Death
25 minJan 8, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.
19Escape Switch
24 minJan 15, 1966
Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.
20The Abandoned Planet
25 minJan 22, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
21Destruction of Time
25 minJan 29, 1966
With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.
22War of God
25 minFeb 5, 1966
The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
23The Sea Beggar
25 minFeb 12, 1966
While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.
24Priest of Death
25 minFeb 19, 1966
Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?
25Bell of Doom
25 minFeb 26, 1966
Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.
26The Steel Sky
24 minMar 5, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive on a giant spaceship millions of years in the future, transporting the last humans away from the doomed Earth.
27The Plague
25 minMar 12, 1966
With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.
28The Return
24 minMar 19, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo have travelled 700 years into the future and find that the Ark is now under the control of the Monoids as it approaches Refusis.
29The Bomb
25 minMar 26, 1966
The Monoids abandon the Ark, leaving Steven and the Guardians to die, but a mutiny in their ranks may give the Doctor a chance to bring about peace.
30The Celestial Toyroom
25 minApr 2, 1966★ 6.0
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
31The Hall of Dolls
25 minApr 9, 1966★ 5.3
While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.
32The Dancing Floor
25 minApr 16, 1966★ 5.2
Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.
33The Final Test
24 minApr 23, 1966★ 6.0
As the Doctor nears the end of his game against the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo take on Cyril in a lethal game of hopscotch to try and recover the TARDIS.
34A Holiday for the Doctor
24 minApr 30, 1966★ 6.0
The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1891. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache, where The Doctor finds the local dentist is the famous Doc Holliday who is in a feud with The Clanton Brothers and their hired gunfighter Johnny Ringo, whilst local sheriff Wyatt Earp is trying to keep the peace. The Doctor, Steven and Dodo find themselves joining forces with The Clanton Brothers and Sheriff Wyatt Earp.
35Don't Shoot the Pianist
24 minMay 7, 1966
With the Clantons believing the Doctor to be Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp takes him into protective custody but this leaves Steven and Dodo in danger.
36Johnny Ringo
25 minMay 14, 1966
Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.
37The O.K. Corral
24 minMay 21, 1966
The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.
38The Savages (1)
25 minMay 28, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.
39The Savages (2)
25 minJun 4, 1966
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.
40The Savages (3)
25 minJun 11, 1966
The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.
41The Savages (4)
25 minJun 18, 1966
The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.
42The War Machines (1)
24 minJun 25, 1966★ 7.3
The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.
43The War Machines (2)
24 minJul 2, 1966★ 6.8
Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.
44The War Machines (3)
24 minJul 9, 1966★ 7.0
Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.
45The War Machines (4)
23 minJul 16, 1966★ 7.2
The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.
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