Stories Television Doctor Who Season 7 Serial: 1 2 3 4 Inferno 2 images Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 11 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 5 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, May 9, 1970 Production Code DDD Written by Don Houghton Directed by Barry Letts, Douglas Camfield Runtime 175 minutes Story Type Companion Exit, Series Finale Time Travel Present, Alternate Reality Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Base Under Siege, Countdown, Environmental Message, Romance, Stranded on Earth, The Doctor’s Name Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Exile on Earth, Working for UNIT Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Bessie Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Eastchester, England Synopsis UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save 7 Episodes Episode 1 First aired Saturday, May 9, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield UK Viewers 5.7 million Appreciation Index 61 Synopsis England, the near future. UNIT is providing security and scientific support for the Stahlman project, an attempt to tap the Earth's core for energy. But things are already going wrong… Episode 2 First aired Saturday, May 16, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield UK Viewers 5.9 million Appreciation Index 61 Synopsis Strange deaths, men changing into monsters, hot green slime pouring out of the waste pipes – but Professor Stahlman is determined to press ahead with the Inferno project no matter what the cost! Episode 3 First aired Saturday, May 23, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield Barry Letts UK Viewers 4.8 million Appreciation Index 60 Synopsis The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion. Episode 4 First aired Saturday, May 30, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield Barry Letts UK Viewers 6 million Appreciation Index 60 Synopsis In a parallel England, the Doctor tries desperately to convince his captors of the immense peril they are in. But they are convinced he is a spy. And penetration zero is getting close… Episode 5 First aired Saturday, June 6, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield Barry Letts UK Viewers 5.4 million Synopsis The parallel Inferno has broken through the Earth's crust, unleashing terrible seismic forces and dooming the planet. The Doctor hopes to return and save his world. But the bestial primords are closing in... Episode 6 First aired Saturday, June 13, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield Barry Letts UK Viewers 6.7 million Appreciation Index 58 Synopsis The Doctor is trapped in a parallel world that is going up in flames. Can he escape in time to save Earth in his own universe? Episode 7 First aired Saturday, June 20, 1970 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Don Houghton Directed by Douglas Camfield Barry Letts UK Viewers 5.5 million Appreciation Index 60 Synopsis The Doctor has escaped the catastrophic destruction of a parallel world. But can he stop Stahlman before he destroys this one? Show All Episodes Characters Third Doctor Jon Pertwee Liz Shaw Caroline John The Brigadier Nicholas Courtney Primords First Appearance Brigade Leader Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart Show All Characters (5) How to watch Inferno: Watch on iPlayer DVD The Third Doctor Collection DVD Inferno VHS The Pertwee Years (VHS) VHS Inferno (VHS) Blu-Ray The Collection Season 7 (Limited Edition Packaging) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 11 reviews 22 May 2025 · 80 words Review by ErickSoares3 Honestly, this story and season was quite amazing. I loved everything about this: from the intriguing concept of something deep into the Earth having such a dramatic effect on human beings to the Doctor's time in a Star Trek-style "mirror universe" -- which really helped us to show what was really at the stake on our main reality, and we can imagine how hard it must have been for the Doctor to have failed saving everyone on this other reality. ErickSoares3 View profile Like Liked 0 19 May 2025 · 4 words Review by kawaii2234 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! old man yaoi in 1970 kawaii2234 View profile Like Liked 0 7 April 2025 · 75 words Review by Scottybguud Just like the other three stories in season 7, Inferno is a strong and easy to watch serial. It's fun to see the regulars in an alternate universe playing more vicious versions of themselves. The special effect they play so we know we're now switching to the other world is a neat idea. I've always thought Spearhead was the best from this season but maybe because it's only 4 episodes. But, this is definitely the runner up. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 0 27 March 2025 · 41 words Review by Azurillkirby Really great story. If I had a complaint, it would be that it runs in circles a lot, but the premise is so great and the vibes are so excellent that it really helps to move past that. A. Maybe A+. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 24 March 2025 · 185 words Review by KieranCooper I love the idea of this story, it is so simplistic in setup and feels so high-concept for the show, especially for this era For a 7-part story, it's never dull, always some action and drama, pacing is great for the sheer length of the story The Primords are fantastic creatures and bring such an emergency and extra threat to planetary destruction I loved that our UNIT team got to show a new side of their acting skills, with Liz, Brigadier, and Benton being able to play counter parts in an aggressive world was such fun to see. Though It did leave me upset, as this was Liz's last story that we didn't get to see much of her in general As much as I love the story, I've found this rewatch difficult due to my genuine aggravation for Greg, his forced romanticism with Petra is awful. She's just trying to do her job and he instantly wants to bone her, get a grip. All he did was shout and get in the way. His character was so annoying and now ruins it for me KieranCooper View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (11) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating580 members 4.31 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. 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Target Collection Doctor Who: Inferno Rating: 3.77 Story Skipped Book More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite STEWART: You are giving us a great deal of trouble. DOCTOR: I'm delighted to hear that. — Inferno Show All Quotes (5) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking Episode One [Research complex] (The Doctor is driving along and singing an aria from La Traviata, but he doesn't know the words - except its title.) DOCTOR: Ra, ra, rum, rum, da, ra! Ra, ra, da, dum, da ,dah. La Donna e mobile, ra, ra, ra, rum, da, dah. De, dah, da, rum, da, dah, bah ,de, da, dum, da, dah. Da, da, dah, rum, bum. (He waves at security as he drives into a Restricted Area. Welcome to Hoo, on the Isle of Grain. A man with a moustache, dressed in white overalls is whistling as he pedals his bike. He stops, gets off and takes a toolbox, then walks down a few steps where he meets a man in a white lab coat.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
