Doctor Who Season 3

Synopsis

At twelve episodes, The Daleks' Master Plan was the longest story in the show's history until superseded by the fourteen-episode The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986.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.

Main Cast

William Hartnell

The Doctor

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Episodes

Episode 1

11 September 1965 - Four Hundred Dawns

After an encounter with a hostile robot called a Chumblie, the Doctor and his companions are rescued by a group of female Drahvins.

Episode 2

18 September 1965 - Trap of Steel

With the knowledge that the planet will be destroyed in two days, the Drahvins instruct the Doctor to help them steal the Rills' ship.

Episode 3

25 September 1965 - Air Lock

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.

Episode 4

02 October 1965 - The Exploding Planet

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.

Episode 5

09 October 1965 - Mission to the Unknown

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".

Episode 6

16 October 1965 - Temple of Secrets

The TARDIS lands in the middle of the Trojan War, where the Doctor is mistaken for the god Zeus.

Episode 7

23 October 1965 - Small Prophet, Quick Return

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.

Episode 8

30 October 1965 - Death of a Spy

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.

Episode 9

06 November 1965 - Horse of Destruction

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.

Episode 10

13 November 1965 - The Nightmare Begins

The Doctor runs afoul of the Daleks and Special Security Agent Bret Vyon on the planet Kembel.

Episode 11

20 November 1965 - Day of Armageddon

The Doctor infiltrates the Daleks' conference to try and discover their plans, leaving Steven, Katarina and Bret to find a way off the planet.

Episode 12

27 November 1965 - Devil's Planet

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.

Episode 13

04 December 1965 - The Traitors

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.

Episode 14

11 December 1965 - Counter Plot

The Doctor, Steven and Sara are accidentally transported to the planet Mira where Chen sends the Daleks after them.

Episode 15

18 December 1965 - Coronas of the Sun

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.

Episode 16

25 December 1965 - The Feast of Steven

The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.

Episode 17

01 January 1966 - Volcano

The Daleks realise the Doctor has given them a fake Taranium Core while, on the planet Tigus, the Doctor encounters the Meddling Monk.

Episode 18

08 January 1966 - Golden Death

The Doctor, Steven and Sara travel to Ancient Egypt, pursued by both the Daleks and the Meddling Monk.

Episode 19

15 January 1966 - Escape Switch

Steven, Sara and the Monk are captured by the Daleks in order to force the Doctor to hand over the Taranium Core.

Episode 20

22 January 1966 - The Abandoned Planet

The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.

Episode 21

29 January 1966 - Destruction of Time

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.

Episode 22

05 February 1966 - War of God

The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots.

Episode 23

12 February 1966 - The Sea Beggar

While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar.

Episode 24

19 February 1966 - Priest of Death

Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time?

Episode 25

26 February 1966 - Bell of Doom

Steven rejoins the Doctor and they leave Paris just ahead of the massacre, leaving Anne behind.

Episode 26

05 March 1966 - The Steel Sky

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.

Episode 27

12 March 1966 - The Plague

With the Ark infected with a cold virus, the Doctor must convince the Guardians to trust him so he can find a cure.

Episode 28

19 March 1966 - The Return

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.

Episode 29

26 March 1966 - The Bomb

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.

Episode 30

02 April 1966 - The Celestial Toyroom

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the realms of the Celestial Toymaker, who forces them to play his deadly games.

Episode 31

09 April 1966 - The Hall of Dolls

While the Doctor continues to play the Trilogic Game with the Toymaker, Steven and Dodo are involved in a deadly game of musical chairs.

Episode 32

16 April 1966 - The Dancing Floor

Steven and Dodo are forced to cross the dancing floor, where the Toymaker's dolls plan to force them to dance for eternity.

Episode 33

23 April 1966 - The Final Test

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.

Episode 34

30 April 1966 - A Holiday for the Doctor

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.

Episode 35

07 May 1966 - Don't Shoot the Pianist

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.

Episode 36

14 May 1966 - Johnny Ringo

Earp comes to Steven's rescue and arrests Phineas Clanton, prompting the Clantons to decide to enlist the help of Johnny Ringo.

Episode 37

21 May 1966 - The O.K. Corral

The Clantons have shot Warren Earp, leading to a showdown between the two families with the Doctor powerless to prevent bloodshed.

Episode 38

28 May 1966 - The Savages (1)

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.

Episode 39

04 June 1966 - The Savages (2)

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.

Episode 40

11 June 1966 - The Savages (3)

The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.

Episode 41

18 June 1966 - The Savages (4)

The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.

Episode 42

25 June 1966 - The War Machines (1)

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.

Episode 43

02 July 1966 - The War Machines (2)

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.

Episode 44

09 July 1966 - The War Machines (3)

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.

Episode 45

16 July 1966 - The War Machines (4)

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.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	John Wiles
Department	Role	Name

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