Doctor Who Season 4

Doctor Who - Season 4

1966 • 43 episodes

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43 episodes
Sep 10, 1966

About this season

This season was a season of major changes for Doctor Who, including some that have influenced the series and franchise ever since. Most notably, season 4 saw William Hartnell's First Doctor hand off the baton to Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor in the very first regeneration. When Hartnell announced his plans to leave the series, the show's writers came up with the idea of having the Doctor change his appearance and personality. In 1966, while it was not uncommon for actors to change in ongoing TV and film roles, this was possibly the first time a change in appearance was written into the very nature of the character.

Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

43 episodes
The Smugglers (1)
Episode 1

The Smugglers (1)

Episode 1 • Sep 10, 1966

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.

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The Smugglers (2)
Episode 2

The Smugglers (2)

Episode 2 • Sep 17, 1966

Pike is convinced that the Doctor knows the location of Avery's treasure while Polly and Ben try to convince the locals they were not responsible for Longfoot's murder.

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The Smugglers (3)
Episode 3

The Smugglers (3)

Episode 3 • Sep 24, 1966

Polly and Ben are placed in the custody of Blake, who reveals he also has his suspicions about the Squire, while the Doctor and Kewper are forced to team up to escape from Pike's ship.

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The Smugglers (4)
Episode 4

The Smugglers (4)

Episode 4 • Oct 01, 1966

The Doctor and his friends are at the mercy of Cherub, who is now seeking Avery's treasure for himself, while Pike prepares to attack the village.

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The Tenth Planet (1)
Episode 5

The Tenth Planet (1)

Episode 5 • Oct 08, 1966

In 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.

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The Tenth Planet (2)
Episode 6

The Tenth Planet (2)

Episode 6 • Oct 15, 1966

The Doctor's warnings are ignored and the Cybermen take over the base, hampering the crew's efforts to help Zeus IV.

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The Tenth Planet (3)
Episode 7

The Tenth Planet (3)

Episode 7 • Oct 22, 1966

With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.

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The Tenth Planet (4)
Episode 8

The Tenth Planet (4)

Episode 8 • Oct 29, 1966

The Cybermen take over the base again, apparently to stop the humans using the Z-Bomb, but then the Doctor realises they intend to use it themselves to destroy Earth.

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The Power of the Daleks (1)
Episode 9

The Power of the Daleks (1)

Episode 9 • Nov 05, 1966

The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.

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The Power of the Daleks (2)
Episode 10

The Power of the Daleks (2)

Episode 10 • Nov 12, 1966

While the Doctor worries about the inert Daleks in the capsules, Lesterson makes plan to reactivate one of them.

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The Power of the Daleks (3)
Episode 11

The Power of the Daleks (3)

Episode 11 • Nov 19, 1966

The Doctor fails to convince the colonists of the danger posed by the Daleks and soon the other two are also reactivated.

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The Power of the Daleks (4)
Episode 12

The Power of the Daleks (4)

Episode 12 • Nov 26, 1966

With Polly being held prisoner by the rebels, the Doctor and Ben decide to investigate them, while Lesterson discovers the Daleks are reproducing.

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The Power of the Daleks (5)
Episode 13

The Power of the Daleks (5)

Episode 13 • Dec 03, 1966

The Doctor and Quinn attempt to escape in order to stop Bragen using the Daleks to take over the colony.

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The Power of the Daleks (6)
Episode 14

The Power of the Daleks (6)

Episode 14 • Dec 10, 1966

With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.

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The Highlanders (1)
Episode 15

The Highlanders (1)

Episode 15 • Dec 17, 1966

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.

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The Highlanders (2)
Episode 16

The Highlanders (2)

Episode 16 • Dec 24, 1966

Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Grey in order to escape.

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The Highlanders (3)
Episode 17

The Highlanders (3)

Episode 17 • Dec 31, 1966

With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.

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The Highlanders (4)
Episode 18

The Highlanders (4)

Episode 18 • Jan 07, 1967

Ben manages to join up with the Doctor, Polly and Kirsty and together they work to free the Highlanders from Trask's ship before Grey sells them into slavery.

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The Underwater Menace (1)
Episode 19

The Underwater Menace (1)

Episode 19 • Jan 14, 1967

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.

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The Underwater Menace (2)
Episode 20

The Underwater Menace (2)

Episode 20 • Jan 21, 1967

While Ara tries to save Polly from being turned into a Fish Person and Ben and Jamie try to escape from the mines, the Doctor discovers the full extent of Zaroff's plans.

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The Underwater Menace (3)
Episode 21

The Underwater Menace (3)

Episode 21 • Jan 28, 1967

The Doctor and Ramo are sentenced to be sacrificed to the goddess Amdo and must escape to put a stop to Zaroff's plan.

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The Underwater Menace (4)
Episode 22

The Underwater Menace (4)

Episode 22 • Feb 04, 1967

With Zaroff's plan nearing completion, the Doctor and Ben realise the only way to save the world is to destroy Atlantis.

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The Moonbase (1)
Episode 23

The Moonbase (1)

Episode 23 • Feb 11, 1967

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.

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The Moonbase (2)
Episode 24

The Moonbase (2)

Episode 24 • Feb 18, 1967

The Doctor and his friends attempt to convince the Moonbase crew that the Cybermen are responsible for the disappearances and find a cure for the plague.

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The Moonbase (3)
Episode 25

The Moonbase (3)

Episode 25 • Feb 25, 1967

The Cybermen take over the Moonbase and begin using the Gravitron to attack Earth but Polly, Ben and Jamie come up with a way to fight back.

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The Moonbase (4)
Episode 26

The Moonbase (4)

Episode 26 • Mar 04, 1967

With the Cybermen preparing to launch a full attack, the Doctor and his friends must keep the Moonbase and the Gravitron out of their hands until help arrives from Earth.

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The Macra Terror (1)
Episode 27

The Macra Terror (1)

Episode 27 • Mar 11, 1967

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.

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The Macra Terror (2)
Episode 28

The Macra Terror (2)

Episode 28 • Mar 18, 1967

The Doctor is unable to convince the colonists that the Macra exist and an attempt to brainwash his companions results in Ben betraying his friends.

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The Macra Terror (3)
Episode 29

The Macra Terror (3)

Episode 29 • Mar 25, 1967

The Doctor, Polly and Jamie are sentenced to work in the pits and an escape attempt sees Ben's loyalties called into question again.

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The Macra Terror (4)
Episode 30

The Macra Terror (4)

Episode 30 • Apr 01, 1967

The Doctor and Polly manage to save Jamie from the Macra and then try to show the Pilot who is really in charge of the colony.

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The Faceless Ones (1)
Episode 31

The Faceless Ones (1)

Episode 31 • Apr 08, 1967

The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it.

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The Faceless Ones (2)
Episode 32

The Faceless Ones (2)

Episode 32 • Apr 15, 1967

With Polly having apparently forgotten them, the Doctor, Ben and Jamie decide to carry out their own investigation of Chameleon Tours.

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The Faceless Ones (3)
Episode 33

The Faceless Ones (3)

Episode 33 • Apr 22, 1967

The Doctor, Jamie and Sam manage to convince Crossland to trust them and he persuades the Commandant to let them continue their investigation.

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The Faceless Ones (4)
Episode 34

The Faceless Ones (4)

Episode 34 • Apr 29, 1967

When Spencer attempts to kill them, the Doctor, Jamie and Sam become convinced Chameleon Tours are hiding something and Sam decides to book a ticket on one of their flights.

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The Faceless Ones (5)
Episode 35

The Faceless Ones (5)

Episode 35 • May 06, 1967

Jamie finds himself aboard the Chameleons' satellite and meets their Director while the Doctor forces the Chameleon Meadows to tell him the aliens' plans.

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The Faceless Ones (6)
Episode 36

The Faceless Ones (6)

Episode 36 • May 13, 1967

The Doctor and Pinto are captured by the Chameleons but the Doctor manages to use their dependence on their human originals to create dissent in their ranks.

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The Evil of the Daleks (1)
Episode 37

The Evil of the Daleks (1)

Episode 37 • May 20, 1967

Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

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The Evil of the Daleks (2)
Episode 38

The Evil of the Daleks (2)

Episode 38 • May 27, 1967

The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

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The Evil of the Daleks (3)
Episode 39

The Evil of the Daleks (3)

Episode 39 • Jun 03, 1967

As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

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The Evil of the Daleks (4)
Episode 40

The Evil of the Daleks (4)

Episode 40 • Jun 10, 1967

Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

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The Evil of the Daleks (5)
Episode 41

The Evil of the Daleks (5)

Episode 41 • Jun 17, 1967

With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

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The Evil of the Daleks (6)
Episode 42

The Evil of the Daleks (6)

Episode 42 • Jun 24, 1967

The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

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The Evil of the Daleks (7)
Episode 43

The Evil of the Daleks (7)

Episode 43 • Jul 01, 1967

The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

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