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It's Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and comedy antlers, but when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song's squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax (Greg Davies) is furious, and his giant robot bodyguard is out of control and coming for them all! Will Nardole (Matt Lucas) survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? - Director:
- Douglas Mackinnon
- Cast:
- Peter Capaldi, Nonso Anozie, Alex Kingston
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England, March 1215. King John (Gerald Flood) is visiting the castle of Sir Ranulph Fitzwilliam (Frank Windsor). The arrival of the Tardis disturbs a medieval joust, but the Doctor (Peter Davison) and his companions are proclaimed to be friendly demons by the King, who seems strangely interested in their 'blue engine'. It soon becomes clear that neither King John or his Champion, Sir Gilles Estram (Anthony Ainley), are who they pretend to be. One of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest enemies threatens the future of democracy on Earth, and he must be stopped! - Director:
- Tony Virgo
- Cast:
- Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson
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Traken - a planet ruled by the all-powerful Keeper (Denis Carey), who rules for a thousand years and ensures that his subjects live a life of tranquillity and harmony, free from the forces of evil and corruption. But the Keeper is dying... Summoned by the ailing Keeper, the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) discover that all is not well on Traken. An evil presence threatens the future of the planet. An evil that knows all about the Doctor... - Director:
- John Black
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Geoffrey Beevers, Matthew Waterhouse
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While answering a mayday from a refuelling station on Saturn's largest moon, the Tardis passes through a mysterious cloud. Alarmed, Leela (Louise Jameson) senses a malevolent presence. The danger turns out to be an intelligent space virus, and the Doctor (Tom Baker) is soon infected and fighting for control of his mind. With the Time Lord incapacitated, Leela's only hope lies on a nearby medical satellite. There, help comes in the unlikely coupling of eccentric scientist Professor Marius (Frederick Jaeger) and his dog-shaped computer, K9 (voice of John Leeson)…But can they save the Doctor before he is utterly consumed by the enemy within? - Director:
- Derrick Goodwin
- Cast:
- John Leeson, Tom Baker, Louise Jameson
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Still lost in E-Space, the Tardis is hijacked by a time-sensitive creature. It brings the Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward), K-9 and Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) to a crumbling ruin in a lonely white void, where another ship is also stranded and in trouble. Will the Tardis and its crew ever escape this strange other world? The answer lies inside the Gateway, but as the Doctor is about to discover, not everyone wants to go home... - Director:
- Paul Joyce
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, John Leeson, William Lindsay
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At the Iceworld Space Trading Colony on Svartos, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Mel (Bonnie Langford) unexpectedly encounter an old 'friend'. The penniless and desperate Sabalom Glitz (Tony Selby) has only one option to leave Svartos - to find the fabled 'Dragonfire' treasure concealed somewhere in the depths of the planet. Joined by Ace (Sophie Aldred), a teenage waitress with a love for explosives, the group venture off to uncover lost riches, not knowing that Kane (Edward Peel), Iceworld's ruthlessly intimidating overlord, will gladly murder them all to gain possession of the Dragonfire himself. Before long the Doctor finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with Kane's mercenaries, descending through the ice caverns ever closer to the deadly gaze of the monstrous dragon that lurks below... - Director:
- Chris Clough
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Lynn Gardner, Bonnie Langford
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On the planet Terra Alpha, bright fluorescent lights and garish candy-striped colours abound. The population constantly display happy smiles. There's no sadness on Terra Alpha. Anyone feeling remotely glum disappears. Quickly. Having heard disturbing rumours, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive to topple the entire regime overnight. But they haven't reckoned upon the varied punitive measures enforced by colony leader Helen A. (Sheila Hancock). There are many delicious ways to vanish on Terra Alpha - you can be hunted down by the omnipresent Happiness Patrol or mauled by Helen A's ravenous pet, Fifi. But an especially unlucky few will find themselves in the sweetie factory manned by Helen A's psychotic henchman - the Kandy Man (David John Pope). This time, happiness will prevail... - Director:
- Chris Clough
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Chris Clough, Annie Hulley
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When the "Tardis" arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again. The Doctor and his friends decide to put a stop to their rule - but in doing so, inadvertently unleash the true power and terror of the Krotons instead... - Director:
- David Maloney
- Cast:
- Roy Skelton, Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines
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Investigating the disappearance of an eminent scientist, the Doctor and his companions follow his trail to the London headquarters of International Electromatics, a global supplier of electronic equipment run by the formidable Tobias Vaughan. Teaming up with the newly-formed United Nations Intelligence Taskforce - UNIT - under the command of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, it soon becomes apparent that Vaughan is working to his own sinister agenda. As Cybermen invade in cities all over the world, can the Doctor convince Vaughan to help him defeat their plan for global domination? - Director:
- Douglas Camfield
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Sheila Dunn, Frazer Hines
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In the distant future, Earth faces a new Ice Age. While a dedicated team of scientists battle to hold the approaching glaciers at bay, a startling discovery is made deep within the ice... an alien warrior, frozen for millennia. When the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive they soon discover Earth is under threat from the Ice Warriors - fearsome Martians intent on conquering our planet for themselves... - Director:
- Derek Martinus
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Deborah Watling, Frazer Hines
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When the Tardis arrives on a jungle planet, the Doctor (Tom Baker) encounters two warring tribes, the Sevateem (Barbara Bermel) and the Tesh. The Sevateem worship a god called Xoanon and the Tesh are supposedly keeping Xoanon prisoner... But why do the Sevateem call the Doctor the Evil One? And what are the invisible creatures in the jungle? The Time Lord, with the help of a girl called Leela, is about to find out. - Director:
- Pennant Roberts
- Cast:
- Tom Baker, Rob Edwards, Pamela Salem
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The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is called in by UNIT to investigate when a number of scientists go missing from a top security institute. Following the kidnapping back in time to the Middle Ages, he is unaware that investigative journalist Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) has stowed aboard the Tardis. As events unfold, the Doctor discovers a sinister alien, intent on altering the future of mankind... - Director:
- Alan Bromly
- Cast:
- Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney
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Violently wrenched out of time, the Tardis is brought crashing down onto the planet Lakertya by the villainous Rani (Kate O'Mara). Caught within the maelstrom, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) is farced to regenerate...Imprisoning the Doctor in her stronghold, the Rani seizes upon his vulnerable state. By impersonating his friend Mel (Bonnie Langford), the Rani deceives the unwitting Doctor into helping her achieve her audacious plan - Just what is she up to? Why has she enslaved Albert Einstein and a host of geniuses? And as an asteroid composed of Strange Matter approaches Lakertya, can a weakened Doctor save the universe when he has little idea of who he really is? - Director:
- Andrew Morgan
- Cast:
- Sylvester McCoy, Peter Tuddenham, Bonnie Langford
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A mysterious force pulls the 'Tardis' off course, stranding the Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Vicki on the mysterious alien world of Vortis. A fierce battle is raging between the moth-like Menoptra, and giant insects known as Zarbi. But what is the dark secret that hides at the centre of the Zarbi's lair...? - Director:
- Richard Martin
- Cast:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill
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In order to escape an attack in space, the Tardis makes an unscheduled landing and ends up deep inside the London Underground. Here the travellers soon find themselves engulfed in a thrilling battle with the Great Intelligence and the Yeti, a deadly enemy set to invade the Earth. But as events take a turn for the worse, it becomes clear that the golden prize is not just the Earth, but the Doctor's mind too... - Director:
- Douglas Camfield
- Cast:
- Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Deborah Watling
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