Classic Doctor Who
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1.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
An Unearthly Child
(1963)
TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Two schoolteachers investigate the personal life of one of their brilliant students and her mysterious grandfather.
Directors: Waris Hussein, Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 2,157
3/5 (part 1 4/5)
2.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dead Planet
(1963)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover the danger of what will become his... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 1,449
3/5
3.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Edge of Destruction
(1964)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this completely TARDIS-based story, the crew find themselves and their ship acting very strangely indeed. Blame runs high for the Ship's unusual behavior, until the Doctor realizes the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 1,145
3/5
4.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Roof of the World
(1964)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the 13th century, where it is claimed by famed explorer Marco Polo as a gift for his employer, Kublai Khan. Polo hopes to finally buy his way out of the ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 588
5.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Sea of Death
(1964)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
On the planet Marinus, the Doctor and his companions are enlisted by Arbitan to seek out the keys to an ancient and powerful machine. Their quest takes them across time and space; will they... See full summary »
Director: John Gorrie | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 851
3/5
6.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Temple of Evil
(1964)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on Earth landing in 16th century Aztec society. Barbara goes off exploring - despite the Doctor's orders not to wander off - and is taken away by the high priest Autloc ... See full summary »
Director: John Crockett | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 1,000
4/5
7.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Strangers in Space
(1964)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives aboard a spaceship that has been captured by the Sensorites, a hearing-sensitive alien race. The Sensorites are dying, and the Doctor finds himself forced to investigate ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 738
3/5
8.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
A Land of Fear
(1964)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands during the French Revolution, where Ian, Barbara, and Susan become caught up in the politics of the day. When they are arrested and set to be executed, the Doctor must take... See full summary »
Director: Henric Hirsch | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 623
3/5
9.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Planet of Giants
(1964)
TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When the TARDIS malfunctions and the doors open in the time vortex, the travelers and their Ship shrink to the size of insects. When they arrive on Earth, they uncover a murderous plot ... See full summary »
Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 758
4/5
10.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
World's End
(1964)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ian and Barbara believe the TARDIS has finally returned to their contemporary London, but soon discover signs of plague and warfare. Their old enemies, the Daleks, have invaded the Earth of... See full summary »
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford
Votes: 873
5/5 - Very good handling of the large Tardis crew, and a epic scope reminiscent of classic sci-fi movies.
11.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Powerful Enemy
(1965)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
On the planet Dido, the monstrous Koquillion terrorizes Bennett and Vicki, the only survivors of a crashed spaceship. When the TARDIS lands, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara team up with Vicki ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 714
3/5
12.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Slave Traders
(1965)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The travelers decide to take a holiday near ancient Rome, but after a month the Doctor gets restless. He and Vicki determine to visit Rome, and while they are gone Ian and Barbara are ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 704
4/5 - Part one is slightly too dark but the story eventually becomes charming and fast-paced. Good performances, if a bit silly.
13.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Web Planet
(1965)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS is drawn by a mysterious force and lands on the alien planet Vortis. There the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves caught up in a war between an evil force known as "... See full summary »
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 721
1/5 - Overlong and full of annoying elements on the visual and sonic sides. The costumes are charming and the story serviceable but after a intriguing first part, it all falls appart.
14.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Lion
(1965)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 509
15.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Space Museum
(1965)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.
Director: Mervyn Pinfield | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 685
16.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Executioners
(1965)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor has obtained a Time and Space Visualizer, which has a TV screen that can show scenes in the past to order. Lincoln, Shakespeare and the Beatles are selected. They land on a ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Martin | Stars: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien
Votes: 649
17.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Watcher
(1965)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven Taylor, go to 1066 England, but something doesn't seem right including modern inventions like a Gramaphone and electricity. Could there be another time traveller?
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Peter Butterworth
Votes: 709
3/5
18.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Four Hundred Dawns
(1965)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves, Stephanie Bidmead
Votes: 468
19.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Mission to the Unknown
(1965)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Barry Jackson, Edward de Souza, Jeremy Young
Votes: 428
20.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Temple of Secrets
(1965)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.
Director: Michael Leeston-Smith | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Maureen O'Brien, Cavan Kendall
Votes: 388
21.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Nightmare Begins
(1965)
TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: William Hartnell, Adrienne Hill, Peter Purves, Brian Cant
Votes: 416
22.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
War of God
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, David Weston, Annette Robertson
Votes: 374
23.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Steel Sky
(1966)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Michael Imison | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Eric Elliott
Votes: 560
24.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Celestial Toyroom
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.
Director: Bill Sellars | Stars: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jackie Lane, Michael Gough
Votes: 405
25.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
A Holiday for the Doctor
(1966)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Rex Tucker | Stars: William Hartnell, William Hurndell, Maurice Good, David Cole
Votes: 573
26.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Savages: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Ewen Solon
Votes: 354
27.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The War Machines: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Alan Curtis, John Harvey
Votes: 635
28.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Smugglers: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor discovers Polly and Ben aboard the TARDIS shortly before the ship arrives in 17th century Cornwall, where the local churchwarden gives the Doctor a cryptic message shortly before being murdered.
Director: Julia Smith | Stars: William Hartnell, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Terence de Marney
Votes: 354
29.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Tenth Planet: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: William Hartnell, Robert Beatty, Dudley Jones, David Dodimead
Votes: 627
3/5
30.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of the Daleks: Episode One
(1966)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze, Martin King
Votes: 628
3/5
31.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Highlanders: Episode 1
(1966)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Polly and Ben arrive in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, and are captured by a group of Highlanders shortly before they themselves are captured by redcoats.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 354
32.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Underwater Menace: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS materialises on a deserted beach where the Doctor and his friends are captured by primitive warriors and taken to the fabled city of Atlantis.
Director: Julia Smith | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills
Votes: 438
2/5 - A lot of good one-liners and funny costumes, but the story is lacking.
33.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Moonbase: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on the Moon in the year 2070. When Jamie is injured, the other travellers are forced to seek the help of a moonbase afflicted with a space plague.
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze
Votes: 519
3/5
34.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Macra Terror: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives at a holiday camp company with the crew worried by a prediction of giant crabs and the Doctor becomes interested in the apparent madman Medok's stories of creatures that roam the colony at night.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze
Votes: 456
35.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Faceless Ones: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it.
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Anneke Wills, Frazer Hines
Votes: 473
36.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Evil of the Daleks: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Alec Ross, Griffith Davies
Votes: 449
37.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Tomb of the Cybermen: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Roy Stewart
Votes: 879
5/5 - Excellent hommage to adventure and horror movies of the past. Some aspects of the story have not aged as well, mostly in some of the character writing, but it's still a very effective story.
38.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Abominable Snowmen: Episode One
(1967)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When the TARDIS materialises in the Himalayas, the Doctor decides to pay a return visit to the nearby Det-Sen monastery only to be accused of murder.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, David Grey
Votes: 395
39.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Ice Warriors: Episode One
(1967)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.
Directors: Chris Chatterton, Derek Martinus | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Wendy Gifford, Peter Barkworth, George Waring
Votes: 502
3/5
40.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Enemy of the World: Episode 1
(1967)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Henry Stamper
Votes: 584
5/5 - A triumph of storytelling over budget. A very imersive plot, with great characters and even greater performances. Each episode moves the story forward while presenting a sub-plot and setting of its own. If one were to find fault in this serial: the Doctor and especially the companions are somewhat underused but they make each of their scenes count as a result, and the conclusion may be slightly rushed.
41.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Web of Fear: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Jack Watling
Votes: 598
2/5 - Effective in conveying a sense of claustrophobia but overlong and ending on an underwhelming note.
42.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Fury from the Deep: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure.
Director: Hugh David | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, John Abineri
Votes: 390
43.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Wheel in Space: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling, Freddy Foote
Votes: 370
3/5 - Decent plot with a few likeable supporting roles. A good introduction for the character of Zoë who has interesting motivations for wanting to travel with the Doctor.
44.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dominators: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Dulkis where the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie decide to have a quiet holiday. Only to find the Evil Dominators and their robotic slaves, The Quarks have arrived on... See full summary »
Director: Morris Barry | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Ronald Allen, Kenneth Ives, Arthur Cox
Votes: 505
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45.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Mind Robber: Episode 1
(1968)
TV-PG | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives in a white void after making an emergency escape from the volcanic eruption on Dulkis.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Emrys Jones
Votes: 699
5/5 - Inventive and charming. Despite some repetition in the middle and a slightly tacked-on first part, the lovely characters and climactic final confrontation make this one particularly memorable.
46.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion: Episode One
(1968)
TV-G | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and the newly formed UNIT must stop a Cybermen Invasion and a Sinister Industrialist in league with them
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Sally Faulkner
Votes: 558
3/5 - A prototype for the 3rd Doctor's era, and therefore a bit streched to fit the long-form serial format. Many classic shots and a good vehicule for the companions.
47.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Krotons: Episode One
(1968)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands on a nameless desolate planet where The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn the native Gonds are ruled by the mysterious and unseen Krotons, where The Krotons chooses their top ... See full summary »
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Patrick Troughton, James Copeland, Terence Brown, Madeleine Mills
Votes: 482
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48.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Seeds of Death: Episode One
(1969)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
21st century Earth is entirely dependent on the T-Mat transport system but the control centre on the moon has stopped functioning. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe meet the one man who can solve the crisis.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Louise Pajo, John Witty, Ric Felgate
Votes: 540
4/5 - Excellent first two parts, very good last two parts, it's only in the middle that the momentum of the story is lost. All the characters are very well written and performed, and always act in an intelligent or relatable manner. The director also had some fun with interesting shot composition and lighting in the beginning and end.
49.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Space Pirates: Episode 1
(1969)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Space beacons are being destroyed by pirates, who are salvaging the argonite metal. When the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on one of the beacons, they are mistaken for pirates.
Director: Michael Hart | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Brian Peck, Dudley Foster
Votes: 306
50.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The War Games: Episode One
(1969)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe realise they have arrived in the trenches of the First World War, where the sinister General Smythe accuses them of espionage.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Jane Sherwin
Votes: 645
5/5
51.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Spearhead from Space: Episode 1
(1970)
TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
As the newly regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene.
Director: Derek Martinus | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Hugh Burden
Votes: 982
3/5 - One of the best introductions to any Doctor, and it looks beautiful being shot on film. After a fun first part, what holds back the story is the very archetypal plot. However this was the first story of that kind, which makes it special.
52.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 1
(1970)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Liz are summoned to the Wenley Moor Research Centre by the Brigadier, after several staff members suffer nervous breakdowns.
Director: Timothy Combe | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Fulton Mackay
Votes: 724
2/5 - A solid and epic story and with interesting -if blunt- ideas, that is brought down by static and inactive secondary characters, overbearing music and too much padding. This would have fared between as a 5 or 6-parter, or by giving the many characters more motivation or wit.
53.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 1
(1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Ronald Allen
Votes: 596
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54.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Inferno: Episode 1
(1970)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and UNIT investigate strange happenings at a top secret government drilling project headed by the pompous Professor Stahlman.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Olaf Pooley
Votes: 761
4/5 - The concept is very entertaining and the action fun. However as usual with long 3rd Doctor stories, some episodes feel unnecessary and it lacks a bit of humor.
55.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Autons: Episode One
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a Nestene Energy Unit is stolen and a radio telescope sabotaged, the Doctor is contacted by a Time Lord who tells him his old rival the Master is responsible.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 694
3/5 - Great introduction for the Master and Jo Grant, however the plot is rehashed from Spearhead From Space. The chroma keying is unusually bad, but the Autons are well shot during the location segements. Only the ending is really rushed, putting into question the smarts of the Master and the whole concept behind the story.
56.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Mind of Evil: Episode One
(1971)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo head to Stangmoor Prison to investigate the Keller Machine, which drains the evil impulses from prisoners' minds, while UNIT are handling security at the first world peace conference.
Director: Timothy Combe | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Richard Franklin
Votes: 570
3/5
57.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Claws of Axos: Episode One
(1971)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a mysterious object lands near the Nuton power complex, UNIT investigate and encounter the Axons, a group of aliens who offer the mineral axonite, which can duplicate matter, as a gift.
Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 615
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58.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Colony in Space: Episode One
(1971)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Time Lords takes control of the TARDIS and the Doctor and Jo arrive on a Earth Colony in the 25th Century, where a ruthless mining company are using a dinosaur-like creature to force ... See full summary »
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Nicholas Pennell
Votes: 532
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59.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Dæmons: Episode One
(1971)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo race to the village of Devil's End to prevent what the Doctor believes could be a disaster. With a midnight excavation due to take place, mysterious events are happening - not helped by the Reverend Magister.
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning
Votes: 654
4/5 The 5-parter format does wonders for this unusally fast-paced (for the era) story. While it slows down in the second half, we still get to enjoy the creative effects and designs and the overall visual richness of this serial. There are also a few good secondary characters with their own subplots. which helps with the pace at the beginning. The only issue is the portrayal of Jo's character, who is a bit too passive at this point in the show. This makes the Doctor seem too patronizing and does not bring out interesting interactions.
60.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Day of the Daleks: Episode One
(1972)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When someone tries to assassinate diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, UNIT investigate the possibility his attacker came from the future.
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning, Aubrey Woods
Votes: 595
1/5 - A tired time-travel plot with tacked on Daleks.
61.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Curse of Peladon: Episode One
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the medieval planet Peladon, where the Doctor is mistaken for the Earth Delegate of the Galactic Federation and Jo is mistaken for a princess. Where the Doctor ... See full summary »
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone
Votes: 557
4/5 - Lovely mystery plot and a great story for Jo Grant. Jon Pertwee gets to be both the action hero, the wise old man and the quirky alien in a single story.
62.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Sea Devils: Episode One
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo visit the Master at his island prison where the Doctor becomes curious about a number of ships sinking in the area.
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning, Edwin Richfield
Votes: 634
3/5 - A solid update on the Silurian concept introduced the previous season. The serial would have fared better had it been their original introduction, but the tighter plot, dynamic direction, and memorable characters make this one the superior story. The music is still too experimental and a not much happens in the middle, but it remains manageable as a story.
63.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Mutants: Episode One
(1972)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Solos, on an assignment by the Time Lords. The Doctor and Jo learn that the native Solonians are mutating into ant-like mutant creatures and they ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Paul Whitsun-Jones, James Mellor
Votes: 482
3/5
64.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Time Monster: Episode One
(1972)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
UNIT are invited to observe a demonstration of the new TOMTIT machine, unaware its creator, Professor Thascalos, is actually the Master.
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Roger Delgado, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney
Votes: 482
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65.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Three Doctors: Episode One
(1972)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The 10th Anniversary Serial has three incarnations of the Doctor meeting up to face the evil Omega in a universe of antimatter.
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, William Hartnell, Katy Manning
Votes: 828
3/5 - Celebration does not completely overtake the plot, as it is a fine story at its foundation. The pace eventually picks up in the final part for both an amusing and bittersweet conclusion.
66.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Carnival of Monsters: Episode One
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor attempts to test his new dematerialisation circuit by taking Jo to Metebelis Three but instead the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a 1920s cargo ship.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter
Votes: 651
3/5 - Very funny script with a good central idea. The second half is not as exciting but maintains the good production values and acting.
67.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Frontier in Space: Episode One
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Jo discover the Master and the Ogrons are the masterminds behind the Galactic war between the Earth Federation and the Reptilian Draconian Empire. The Master has framed the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Bernard | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Vera Fusek, Michael Hawkins
Votes: 535
3/5 - A Star Trek-like setting with a Doctor Who twist, which involves a lot of misundertandings and prison stays. Despite a slow start to the plot and a somewhat inconclusive ending, the production values are solid and the locations are varied. This is a intelligent if slightly thin plot.
68.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Planet of the Daleks: Episode One
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands on the jungle planet Spiridon, where the Doctor has fallen into a coma. Before collapsing he has requested the Time Lords to pilot the TARDIS, so he and Jo can follow the ... See full summary »
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock
Votes: 548
4/5 - Intense and inventive story with some strong character moments and underlying themes. Terry Nation delivers another epic. For once the special effects seem to reach their desired intent and the crew managed to have a variety of gags. Katy Manning keeps shining this season and holds her own. Rarely has a 6-parter from the era felt so short.
69.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Green Death: Episode One
(1973)
TV-PG | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Doctor plans a holiday to Metebelis Three, Jo and the Brigadier are intrigued by a mysterious death at a coal mine in Llanfairfach, which is being blamed on local company Global Chemicals.
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Jerome Willis
Votes: 644
4/5 - Excellent "UNIT" story and a nice conclusion to the season. Some of the characters are a bit undevelopped for their purposes in the plot but the special effects are fun -if a bit too ambitious- and there is a good deal of humour inserted in the writing. The story does not linger in one place and the length feels earned.
70.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Time Warrior: Part One
(1973)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Brigadier asks the Doctor to investigate the disappearance of several scientists, only for him to find they have been abducted back in time.
Director: Alan Bromly | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Kevin Lindsay
Votes: 652
4/5 - Tight script and full of new ideas for the show. The historical setting is particularly well handled, and the characters are colorful.
71.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Invasion: Part One
(1974)
TV-PG | 26 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah return to London in the present day only to find the city strangely deserted, while nearby UNIT are dealing with a series of monster appearances.
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, John Bennett
Votes: 499
3/5
72.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Death to the Daleks: Part One
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
As the TARDIS heads to the paradise planet Florana where the Doctor and Sarah go for a holiday, the TARDIS goes off-course and arrives on the barren planet Exxilon, where the TARDIS is ... See full summary »
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, John Abineri
Votes: 524
3/5
73.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Monster of Peladon: Part One
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Returning to the medieval planet Peladon (50 years after "The Curse of Peladon") The Doctor and Sarah find King Peladon's daughter Queen Thalira has inherited the throne and the galactic ... See full summary »
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Donald Gee, Nina Thomas
Votes: 469
2/5
74.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Planet of the Spiders: Part One
(1974)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
While the Doctor carries out an investigation into ESP, Mike Yates asks Sarah to look into some strange goings on at a meditation centre he's attending.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin
Votes: 542
3/5
75.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Robot: Part One
(1974)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Can the Doctor, now in his fourth incarnation, recover from his post-regenerative trauma to save the Earth from Think Tank and their plot for world domination?
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Nicholas Courtney
Votes: 843
3/5
76.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Ark in Space: Part One
(1975)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor's attempt to give Harry a trip in the TARDIS sees the two of them and Sarah arriving onboard a space station in the far future, with some rather deadly security mechanisms.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Gladys Spencer
Votes: 910
4/5
77.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Sontaran Experiment: Part One
(1975)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry teleports to Earth to ensure the planet is safe for the survivors on-board Nerva Beacon to return to Earth and re-inhabit their world. Only to find a Sontaran ... See full summary »
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Donald Douglas
Votes: 767
3/5
78.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Genesis of the Daleks: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and his companions are sent to the planet Skaro by the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher
Votes: 1,147
4/5
79.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Revenge of the Cybermen: Part One
(1975)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry use the Time Ring to return to the Nerva Beacon, however they arrive thousands of years earlier than they anticipated and discover that an old foe of the Doctor is targeting the station's crew.
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Jeremy Wilkin
Votes: 642
3/5 - Somewhat infamous in the Hinchcliffe era, this is nevertheless a decent serial. The plot is a precursor to more realized alien vs alien vs humans stories that would arrive in the mid-eighties. The use of the Ark in Space sets does not make the story feel cheap and all the location footage is neat. The music is also stand-out and the script a few good lines for Tom Baker. The story itself is not impressive, nor is the portrayal of the cybermen.
80.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Terror of the Zygons: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 22 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry return to Earth in response to an emergency space-time telegraph from the Brigadier, who asks them to investigate the destruction of a series of North Sea oil rigs.
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Woodnutt
Votes: 687
3/5
81.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Planet of Evil: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah answer a distress call and find themselves on Zeta Minor, the last planet of the known universe, where a Morestran expedition has gone missing.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Frederick Jaeger, Ewen Solon
Votes: 591
4/5
82.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Pyramids of Mars: Part One
(1975)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard, Michael Sheard
Votes: 840
4/5
83.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Android Invasion: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah return to Earth in the present day to find a strangely deserted village and woods stalked by white-clad figures.
Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Milton Johns, Peter Welch
Votes: 555
3/5
84.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Brain of Morbius: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Tardis lands in a spaceship graveyard on the bleak planet Karn, where The Doctor and Sarah find a evil scientist called Doctor Solon is constructing a new body for the brain of an evil ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Barry | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Philip Madoc, Cynthia Grenville
Votes: 658
5/5
85.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Seeds of Doom: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Members of the World Ecology Bureau discover a centuries-old seed pod buried deep in Antarctica's permafrost. It seems to be still alive, growing without soil. They transmit a photo to ... See full summary »
Director: Douglas Camfield | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Tony Beckley, John Challis
Votes: 661
5/5
86.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Masque of Mandragora: Part One
(1976)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah are drawn into the Mandragora Helix, an entity which exists among the stars and which transports the TARDIS to 15th century Italy.
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick
Votes: 557
4/5
87.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Hand of Fear: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Sarah arrive in a quarry during blasting operations and when Sarah is buried under rubble, she discovers a stone hand.
Director: Lennie Mayne | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Rex Robinson, Renu Setna
Votes: 604
4/5 - The first half of the story is very intriguing and good-looking. It runs out of story by the end of part 3 but the closing moments of the final part are very well written and performed.
88.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Deadly Assassin: Part One
(1976)
TV-PG | 21 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A mysterious evil is at work on Gallifrey. The President of the Time Lords has been assassinated and the Doctor caught red-handed. An inexorable master plan has been set in motion. There can be no escape
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda
Votes: 698
5/5 - This story manages to turn up the violence and scares without feeling too needlessly edgy. In fact the first two parts often rely on the dry and dark humor of Robert Holmes, while part 3 is mostly atmospheric and a fantastic change of pace for the show. The final part is a bit more by-the-numbers but safely leads the plot to its conclusion.
89.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Face of Evil: Part One
(1977)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Travelling alone, the Doctor lands on a nameless planet in the far future where he meets a warrior woman named Leela, recently banished from her tribe, the Sevateem who recognise the Doctor as the "Evil One" and wish to destroy him.
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, David Garfield, Victor Lucas
Votes: 567
4/5 - Not the tightest of plot, and some surprisingly silly elements for this era of the show, the creativity and style of this serial noneless make it worthy. While the episodes can feel disjointed in the second half, there is an intensity running through it all, anchored by the great performances and memorable lines from Leela and the Doctor.
90.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Robots of Death: Part One
(1977)
TV-Y | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Tardis materializes aboard a mining ship on a desert planet, inhabited by a human crew and their robot servants. While Leela adjusts to life travelling with the Doctor, one of the ship's robots mysteriously kills a member of the crew.
Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Russell Hunter, Pamela Salem
Votes: 787
4/5 - While this is on of the most memorable serials and some the best work on design that the show has known, it is slightly underwhelming on subsequent viewings. The mystery plot is not the most compelling and the acting can be hit-or-miss, but maybe it is because every else works so well.
91.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One
(1977)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Leela land in Victorian London, and find themselves in the middle of missing girls, mutilated bodies, and vicious Chinese gangs. The Palace theater, presenting hypnotist Li H'sen Chang seems to be at the center of it all.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin
Votes: 811
4/5 - The most fast-paced and intense of 6-parters, there are a couple of elements that have not aged so well and hold it back. Despite these flaws, this is incredibly well written and produced, and a great last hurrah for the Hinchcliffe era.
92.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Horror of Fang Rock: Part One
(1977)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS lands near an isolated rocky island lighthouse just after a comet strikes the nearby sea and a sudden chilling fog rolls in. Soon after, electrical problems take hold of the generator and one of the keepers dies mysteriously.
Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Colin Douglas, John Abbott
Votes: 662
4/5 - A reassuring take on the show after the departure of its most successul showrunner. The characters are fantastic (showing the direction the writing would take in the next 3 years) and the tone suitably dark. Some of the effects don't look so great but the sets and costume do. Only the cliffhangers are really strange and sometimes underwhelming.
93.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invisible Enemy: Part One
(1977)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the year 5000 AD a three-man crew arrive on the planet Titan but unknowingly become hosts for an alien virus that turns them hostile. Picking up a distress signal in the Tardis, the Doctor and Leela head to the planet to investigate.
Director: Derrick Goodwin | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Michael Sheard, Brian Grellis
Votes: 483
3/5 - The end of a winning streak for the show depending on how you look at it. This story trades the horror tone established in the Tom Baker era so far for a more action-adventure feel. For better or for worse, this serial oscillates between intentionally and unintentionally funny, with cheap but charming special effects.
94.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Image of the Fendahl: Part One
(1977)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Archeologists near a reputedly haunted woods use a time scanner to explore the history of a sinister 12 million year old skull, creating a hole in time that attracts the Doctor's attention.
Director: George Spenton-Foster | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Wanda Ventham, Daphne Heard
Votes: 486
4/5 - Very talky and pretty dense with lore, this remains a well executed and involving story. Plenty of sweet moments involving Leela or the secondary characters, which are all memorable. The story requires you largely suspend your disbelief, but makes up for it with great direction and style, especially during the film sequences.
95.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Sun Makers: Part One
(1977)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Leela land on Pluto in the far future and discover that it's inhabited by humans. Leaving K9 in the Tardis, the pair meet a man contemplating suicide after he's unable to pay his father's "death tax".
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Richard Leech, Jonina Scott
Votes: 497
4/5 - This one gets better on subsequent viewings. It manages to be full of wit, absurdism and silliness while keeping an eye on all of the characters' motivations and the stakes. This feels like a much lighter take on a Brazil-like distopia that never feels depressing. The music is the weak point, really starting the trend of less tuneful and more generic compositions from Dudley Simpson, who never quite got the figured out how to match the more casual tone of the show from 1977 onwards (with the exception of City of Death). Sometimes silence would enhance the scenes, especially given the very spirited and amusing performances from all of the cast.
96.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Underworld: Part One
(1978)
TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Materializing at the edge of the cosmos, the frontier of creation, The Doctor, Leela & K-9 encounter four ancient space travelers from Minyos, the first race ever contacted by the Time ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, James Maxwell, Alan Lake
Votes: 437
2/5 - Not as bad as it may seem, although it remains too dry and generic after the first part. Said first part looks pretty good, while the remainder is an eye-sore, being shot almost entirely in front of blue screens. They almost pull it off but it's just not worth the effort.
97.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Invasion of Time: Part One
(1978)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After signing a contract in secret, the Doctor returns to Gallifrey with Leela and K9 in order to claim his title as the President of the High Council of the Time Lords.
Director: Gerald Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Stan McGowan, Tom Kelly
Votes: 498
3/5 (parts 1-4 5/5, parts 5-6 2/5)
98.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Ribos Operation: Part One
(1978)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor is contacted by the White Guardian who tasks him with finding the six segments of the Key to Time. Joined by a young Time Lady named Romana, he begins his quest on the planet Ribos.
Director: George Spenton-Foster | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Cyril Luckham, Iain Cuthbertson
Votes: 585
4/5
99.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Pirate Planet: Part One
(1978)
TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In seeking the second segment of the Key to Time, the TARDIS heads for an icy world but lands on a populated planet that shouldn't be there.
Director: Pennant Roberts | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Bruce Purchase, Andrew Robertson
Votes: 584
4/5
100.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Stones of Blood: Part One
(1978)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Romana's search for the third piece of the Key to Time leads them to a stone circle in Cornwall where they find signs of strange activity and meet the inquisitive Professor Rumford who tells them of a nearby sect of druids.
Director: Darrol Blake | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Beatrix Lehmann, Susan Engel
Votes: 536
4/5
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