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Doctor Who

1963TV-PG26 seasons7.9 / 10

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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Synopsis

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.

Season 9 episodes

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Episode 1

Day of the Daleks (1)

25m6.4 / 10

When someone tries to assassinate diplomat Sir Reginald Styles, UNIT investigate the possibility his attacker came from the future.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Louis MarksGuest stars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Aubrey Woods, Anna Barry, Jimmy Winston, Scott Fredericks, Wilfred Carter

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Episode 2

Day of the Daleks (2)

25m6.2 / 10

Jo uses the guerrillas' time machine to travel to the 22nd century where the Controller tricks her into telling the Daleks where she's come from.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Louis MarksGuest stars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Aubrey Woods, Anna Barry, Jimmy Winston, Scott Fredericks, Sarah Kemp

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Episode 3

Day of the Daleks (3)

25m6.1 / 10

The Doctor forces the guerrillas to take him to the 22nd century where he is soon captured by the Controller.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Louis MarksGuest stars Aubrey Woods, Anna Barry, Scott Fredericks, Deborah Brayshaw, Rick Lester, Maurice Bush, Ricky Newby, David Joyce

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Episode 4

Day of the Daleks (4)

25m6.5 / 10

The guerrillas infiltrate the Daleks' base to rescue the Doctor and Jo and ask them to return to their own time and alter history before the 20th century is plunged into a Third World War.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Louis MarksGuest stars Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Aubrey Woods, Anna Barry, Jimmy Winston, Scott Fredericks, Wilfred Carter

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Episode 5

The Curse of Peladon (1)

25m6.4 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Lennie MayneWritten by Brian HaylesGuest stars Henry Gilbert, David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone, Ysanne Churchman, Stuart Fell, Sonny Caldinez, Alan Bennion, Terry Bale

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Episode 6

The Curse of Peladon (2)

25m6.3 / 10

The Doctor is convinced the Ice Warriors are trying to sabotage the conference but his attempts to prove it see him accused of sacrilege.

Episode credits

Directed by Lennie MayneWritten by Brian HaylesGuest stars David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone, Ysanne Churchman, Stuart Fell, Sonny Caldinez, Alan Bennion, Terry Bale, Gordon Stothard

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Episode 7

The Curse of Peladon (3)

25m6.3 / 10

The Doctor is sentenced to fight Grun to the death and his attempt to escape leads to an encounter with Aggedor.

Episode credits

Directed by Lennie MayneWritten by Brian HaylesGuest stars David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone, Ysanne Churchman, Stuart Fell, Sonny Caldinez, Alan Bennion, Terry Bale, Gordon Stothard

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Episode 8

The Curse of Peladon (4)

25m6.8 / 10

Hepesh's plan has been exposed but he is still determined to prevent Peladon joining the Galactic Federation by leading a rebellion against the King.

Episode credits

Directed by Lennie MayneWritten by Brian HaylesGuest stars David Troughton, Geoffrey Toone, Ysanne Churchman, Stuart Fell, Sonny Caldinez, Alan Bennion, Gordon Stothard, Nick Hobbs

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Episode 9

The Sea Devils (1)

25m7.3 / 10

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, Clive Morton, Royston Tickner, Neil Seiler, Declan Mulholland, Hugh Futcher, June Murphy

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Episode 10

The Sea Devils (2)

25m7.5 / 10

The Doctor and Jo are trapped on the fort by a Sea Devil while the Master convinces Trenchard to help him steal some electronic components.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, Clive Morton, Declan Mulholland, June Murphy, Pat Gorman, Eric Mason, Terry Walsh

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Episode 11

The Sea Devils (3)

25m7.4 / 10

The Doctor is held prisoner by Trenchard while the Master attempts to contact the Sea Devils.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, Clive Morton, June Murphy, Terry Walsh, Donald Sumpter, David Griffin, Christopher Wray

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Episode 12

The Sea Devils (4)

25m6.9 / 10

The Sea Devils attack the island prison and rescue the Master, prompting the Doctor to venture underwater to try and contact them.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, Clive Morton, June Murphy, Alec Wallis, Pat Gorman, Donald Sumpter, David Griffin

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Episode 13

The Sea Devils (5)

25m7.0 / 10

The Doctor is taken to the Sea Devils' underwater colony where he tries to make peace with the creatures, only for the navy to attack the base.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, June Murphy, Alec Wallis, Pat Gorman, Donald Sumpter, David Griffin, Christopher Wray

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Episode 14

The Sea Devils (6)

25m7.1 / 10

The Sea Devils take over the naval base and the Doctor is forced to help the Master find a way to revive their colony.

Episode credits

Directed by Michael E. BriantWritten by Malcolm HulkeGuest stars Roger Delgado, Edwin Richfield, June Murphy, Alec Wallis, Pat Gorman, Martin Boddey, John Caesar, Peter Forbes-Robertson

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Episode 15

The Mutants (1)

25m6.2 / 10

The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Solos, on a assignment by the Time Lords, where they learn that the native Solonians are mutating into ant-like mutant creatures...

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, James Mellor, Garrick Hagon, Geoffrey Palmer, Christopher Coll, Rick James, Jonathan Sherwood, John Scott Martin

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Episode 16

The Mutants (2)

25m6.1 / 10

Ky transports himself and Jo down to Solos and the Marshal only agrees to help her if the Doctor assists Professor Jaeger in altering Solos' atmosphere.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, James Mellor, Garrick Hagon, Christopher Coll, Rick James, Jonathan Sherwood, George Pravda, John Scott Martin

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Episode 17

The Mutants (3)

25m6.0 / 10

The Doctor and Varan travel down to Solos to search for Jo and Ky but the Marshal orders his men to pursue them.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, James Mellor, Garrick Hagon, Christopher Coll, Rick James, George Pravda, John Hollis, Sidney Johnson

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Episode 18

The Mutants (4)

25m6.0 / 10

The Doctor and his friends are led to safety by Professor Sondergaard, who tries to help the Doctor translate the tablets.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, James Mellor, Garrick Hagon, Christopher Coll, Rick James, George Pravda, John Hollis, Roy Pearce

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Episode 19

The Mutants (5)

25m5.7 / 10

The Marshal's premature use of Jaeger's experiment is threatening to destroy Solos' atmosphere and the Doctor returns to Skybase to try and correct the damage.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, Garrick Hagon, Christopher Coll, Rick James, George Pravda, John Hollis, Martin Taylor, Damon Sanders

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Episode 20

The Mutants (6)

25m6.1 / 10

The Doctor is forced to help the Marshal cover up his actions with the Investigator but Jo and the others attempt to escape to expose him.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher BarryWritten by Dave Martin, Bob BakerGuest stars Paul Whitsun-Jones, Garrick Hagon, Rick James, George Pravda, John Hollis, Peter Howell, John Scott Martin

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Episode 21

The Time Monster (1)

25m6.1 / 10

UNIT are invited to observe a demonstration of the new TOMTIT machine, unaware its creator, Professor Thascales, is actually the Master.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Wanda Moore, Ian Collier, John Wyse, Neville Barber

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Episode 22

The Time Monster (2)

25m6.3 / 10

The Doctor realises the Master is trying to harness the power of Kronos, last of the Chronovores, but is unaware Percival is harbouring him at the institute.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Wanda Moore, Ian Collier, John Wyse, Neville Barber

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Episode 23

The Time Monster (3)

25m6.3 / 10

The Master enlists the help of Krasis to control Kronos while Yates tries to bring the TARDIS to the institute only to come under attack from dangers from the past.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Wanda Moore, Ian Collier, John Wyse, Donald Eccles

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Episode 24

The Time Monster (4)

25m6.9 / 10

The Master prepares to travel back to Atlantis but the Doctor links his TARDIS to the Master's to try and stop him.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Wanda Moore, Ian Collier, Donald Eccles, Simon Legree

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Episode 25

The Time Monster (5)

25m6.4 / 10

Both TARDISes reach Atlantis, where the Doctor befriends King Dalios while the Master enlists the help of Queen Galleia to try and obtain the crystal of Kronos.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Donald Eccles, Aidan Murphy, George Cormack, Ingrid Pitt, Derek Murcott, Susan Penhaligon, Michael Walker

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Episode 26

The Time Monster (6)

25m5.4 / 10finale

The Doctor enters the labyrinth to try and protect Jo from the minotaur but the Master has seized control of Atlantis and prepares to summon Kronos again.

Episode credits

Directed by Paul BernardWritten by Barry Letts, Robert SlomanGuest stars Roger Delgado, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Wanda Moore, Ian Collier, Donald Eccles, Aidan Murphy, Marc Boyle

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Doctor Who

Cast

William HartnellThe Doctor
Jon PertweeThe Doctor
Patrick TroughtonThe Doctor
Katy ManningJo Grant
Roger DelgadoThe Master
Tom BakerThe Doctor
Peter DavisonThe Doctor
Sylvester McCoyThe Doctor

Credits

Created by
Verity Lambert, Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
694
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BBC TelevisionUnited Kingdom
  • BBCUnited Kingdom

Themes

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