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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
As the newly-regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene too.
Directed by Derek MartinusWritten by Robert HolmesGuest stars Hugh Burden, Talfryn Thomas, John Breslin, Antony Webb, Helen Dorward, George Lee, Tessa Shaw, Ellis Jones
Episode 2
UNIT's attempts to locate the meteorites are hampered by the mysterious plastic Autons, being constructed by Channing at a nearby factory, while the Doctor makes another attempt to escape from the hospital.
Directed by Derek MartinusWritten by Robert HolmesGuest stars Hugh Burden, John Breslin, Antony Webb, George Lee, Hamilton Dyce, Henry McCarthy, Derek Smee, John Woodnutt
Episode 3
Ransome manages to escape from the plastics factory and alert UNIT, prompting the Doctor and the Brigadier to start an investigation.
Directed by Derek MartinusWritten by Robert HolmesGuest stars Hugh Burden, John Breslin, Hamilton Dyce, Derek Smee, John Woodnutt, Clifford Cox, Betty Bowden, Neil Wilson
Episode 4
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
Directed by Derek MartinusWritten by Robert HolmesGuest stars Hugh Burden, John Breslin, Hamilton Dyce, Edmund Bailey, John Woodnutt
Episode 5
The Doctor and Liz are summoned to the Wenley Moor Research Centre by the Brigadier, after several staff members suffer nervous breakdowns.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Fulton Mackay, Norman Jones, Thomasine Heiner, Ian Cunningham, Roy Brannigan, John Newman, Bill Matthews, Cy Town
Episode 6
The Doctor attempts to convince people there are monsters in the caves, prompting Major Baker to start shooting at a reptile man.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Fulton Mackay, Norman Jones, Thomasine Heiner, Paul Darrow, Nancie Jackson, Gordon Richardson, Pat Gorman, Peter Halliday
Episode 7
The Silurians contact Quinn for help in retrieving the creature while the Doctor and the Brigadier organise a search of the moors.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Fulton Mackay, Norman Jones, Thomasine Heiner, Paul Darrow, Pat Gorman, Peter Miles
Episode 8
With Quinn dead, the Brigadier decides to take an armed party into the caves, prompting the Doctor to contact the Silurians himself.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Norman Jones, Thomasine Heiner, Paul Darrow, Pat Gorman, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Steele, Ian Talbot, Dave Carter
Episode 9
Worried about the Old Silurian's growing friendship with the Doctor, the Young Silurian has the scientist infect Baker with a virus and then release him.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Norman Jones, Thomasine Heiner, Paul Darrow, Geoffrey Palmer, Dave Carter, Nigel John, Paul Barton, Simon Cain
Episode 10
While the Doctor and Liz try to find a cure to the virus spread by Baker, the Young Silurian kills the Old Silurian and takes control of his people.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Paul Darrow, Geoffrey Palmer, Richard Steele, Nigel John, Simon Cain, Alan Mason, Derek Pollitt, Brendan Barry
Episode 11
While Liz distributes the cure to the virus, the Doctor discovers the Silurians now plan to wipe out humanity by destroying the Van Allen Belt.
Directed by Timothy CombeWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Paul Darrow, Nigel John, Paul Barton, Simon Cain, Alan Mason, John Churchill, Dave Carter, Pat Gorman
Episode 12
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.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by David Whitaker, Trevor RayGuest stars Ronald Allen, Robert Cawdron, Ric Felgate, Michael Wisher, Cheryl Molineaux, Ray Armstrong, Robert Robertson, John Abineri
Episode 13
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars Ronald Allen, Robert Cawdron, Michael Wisher, Cheryl Molineaux, Ray Armstrong, Robert Robertson, Dallas Cavell, Ric Felgate
Episode 14
Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars Ronald Allen, Dallas Cavell, William Dysart, Cyril Shaps, Gordon Sterne, Ric Felgate, Steve Peters, Neville Simons
Episode 15
Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars Ronald Allen, Robert Cawdron, Dallas Cavell, William Dysart, Cyril Shaps, Steve Peters, Neville Simons, Max Faulkner
Episode 16
The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars John Levene, Ronald Allen, Dallas Cavell, William Dysart, Cyril Shaps, Steve Peters, Neville Simons, Ric Felgate
Episode 17
The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars Ronald Allen, William Dysart, Ric Felgate, Joanna Ross, Carl Conway, Peter Noel Cook, Steve Peters, Neville Simons
Episode 18
Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.
Directed by Michael FergusonWritten by Malcolm Hulke, David WhitakerGuest stars John Levene, Ronald Allen, Michael Wisher, William Dysart, Steve Peters, Neville Simons, Ric Felgate, Joanna Ross
Episode 19
England, the near future. UNIT is providing security and scientific support for the Stahlman project, an attempt to tap the Earth's core for energy. But things are already going wrong…
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars John Levene, Olaf Pooley, Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, David Simeon, Derek Ware, Walter Randall
Episode 20
Strange deaths, men changing into monsters, hot green slime pouring out of the waste pipes – but Professor Stahlman is determined to press ahead with the Inferno project no matter what the cost!
Directed by Douglas CamfieldWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars John Levene, Olaf Pooley, Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, Derek Ware, Walter Randall, Ian Fairbairn
Episode 21
The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion.
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars Olaf Pooley, Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, David Simeon, Derek Ware, Ian Fairbairn, John Levene
Episode 22
In a parallel England, the Doctor tries desperately to convince his captors of the immense peril they are in. But they are convinced he is a spy. And penetration zero is getting close…
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars Olaf Pooley, Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, Ian Fairbairn, John Levene, Roy Scammell
Episode 23
The parallel Inferno has broken through the Earth's crust, unleashing terrible seismic forces and dooming the planet. The Doctor hopes to return and save his world. But the bestial primords are closing in...
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Ian Fairbairn, John Levene, Olaf Pooley, Sheila Dunn, Keith James, Dave Carter
Episode 24
The Doctor is trapped in a parallel world that is going up in flames. Can he escape in time to save Earth in his own universe?
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars John Levene, Olaf Pooley, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, Dave Carter, Pat Gorman, Philip Ryan, Peter Thompson
Episode 25
The Doctor has escaped the catastrophic destruction of a parallel world. But can he stop Stahlman before he destroys this one?
Directed by Douglas Camfield, Barry LettsWritten by Don HoughtonGuest stars John Levene, Olaf Pooley, Christopher Benjamin, Derek Newark, Sheila Dunn, Ian Fairbairn, Terry Walsh
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