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Classic Who S19 • Serial 2 · (4 episodes)

Four to Doomsday

Sets:
Doctor Who (1963-1996)
Fifth Doctor

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Novelisation: "Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday"

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First aired Monday, January 18, 1982
Production Code 5W
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
Runtime 100 minutes
Time Travel Present
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Robots
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Sonic Screwdriver
Locations Monarch's ship
Synopsis

The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric arrive on a spaceship which is headed for Earth. On board they meet natives of Earth from various different eras, and also three Urbankans: Monarch, Persuasion and Enlightenment. What are the aliens' intentions when they reach Earth?

4 Episodes:

First aired Monday, January 18, 1982
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
UK Viewers 8.4 million
Synopsis

Deep space, four days from Earth, 1981. The TARDIS materialises aboard a massive Urbankan starship. What is the real agenda of Monarch, master of the vessel?

First aired Tuesday, January 19, 1982
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
UK Viewers 8.8 million
Synopsis

The Doctor and his companions explore Monarch's vessel. But what is the secret of the ancient Earthlings aboard?

First aired Monday, January 25, 1982
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
UK Viewers 8.9 million
Synopsis

Bigon reveals Monarch's terrible plan to the Doctor. Can he act in time to save Nyssa? And which side is Adric on?

First aired Tuesday, January 26, 1982
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Terence Dudley
Directed by John Black
UK Viewers 9.4 million
Synopsis

The Doctor has little time left to stop the evil Monarch. But he is losing allies — and the TARDIS is gone.

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