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Classic Who S11 • Serial 2 · (6 episodes)

Invasion of the Dinosaurs

3.77/ 5 286 votes

First aired Saturday, January 12, 1974
Production Code WWW
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
Runtime 150 minutes
Time Travel Present
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) Working for UNIT Yates' rebellion
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Whomobile
Locations Earth England London
Synopsis

The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. As the line between friends and enemies wavers, the Doctor soon discovers the dinosaurs are being brought to London via a time machine to further a plan to revert Earth back to a pre-technological "Golden Age"...

6 Episodes:

First aired Saturday, January 12, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 11 million
Appreciation Index 62

Synopsis

The Doctor and Sarah return to London in the present day only to find the city strangely deserted, while nearby UNIT are dealing with a series of monster appearances.

First aired Saturday, January 19, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 10.1 million

Synopsis

The Doctor attempts to solve the mystery of the monster invasion. His first move - the capture of a dinosaur.

First aired Saturday, January 26, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 11 million
Appreciation Index 63

Synopsis

Yates sabotages the Doctor's equipment to stop him finding the location of Whitaker's base but then the tyrannosaur escapes, placing Sarah in danger.

First aired Saturday, February 2, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 9 million

Synopsis

Sarah attempts to find a way off the spaceship while the Doctor tries to track down the source of the time displacements.

First aired Saturday, February 9, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 9 million

Synopsis

The Doctor has been framed as the monster maker by Finch and is on the run from the army, while Sarah attempts to alert UNIT to what Grover is up to.

First aired Saturday, February 16, 1974
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Malcolm Hulke
Directed by Paddy Russell
UK Viewers 7.5 million
Appreciation Index 62

Synopsis

The Doctor is rescued from Finch by the Brigadier and Benton and tries to persuade them to stop Grover before millions of people are erased from history.

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