Stories Television Doctor Who Season 2 Classic Who S2 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Planet of Giants 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 12 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 1 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, October 31, 1964 Production Code J Written by Louis Marks Directed by Douglas Camfield, Mervyn Pinfield Runtime 75 minutes Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Environmental Message, Miniaturisation Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England Synopsis The doors of the TARDIS open of their own accord just before it materialises, running out of control. On emerging, the travellers find the ship has been reduced in size and they are now only about an inch tall. As tiny people, they stumble across a plot by a ruthless businessman, Forester, and his misguided scientist colleague, Smithers, to launch a new insecticide, DN6 — a product so destructive that it would kill not only those insects harmful to agriculture but also those vital to it. 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 3 Episodes Planet of Giants First aired Saturday, October 31, 1964 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Louis Marks Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 8.4 million Appreciation Index 57 Synopsis When the TARDIS malfunctions and the doors open in the time vortex, the travellers and their Ship shrink to the size of insects. When they arrive on Earth, they uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide - but how can they stop the crime in their miniaturised condition ? (Originally broadcast in three parts.) Dangerous Journey First aired Saturday, November 7, 1964 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Louis Marks Directed by Mervyn Pinfield UK Viewers 8.4 million Appreciation Index 58 Synopsis Ian and Barbara are accidentally taken into Smithers' laboratory and, while the Doctor and Susan face a hazardous journey to reach them, they witness the deadly effects of DN6 first hand. Crisis First aired Saturday, November 14, 1964 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Louis Marks Directed by Douglas Camfield UK Viewers 8.4 million Appreciation Index 58 Synopsis The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6. Show All Episodes Characters First Doctor William Hartnell Susan Carole Ann Ford Barbara Wright Jacqueline Hill Ian Chesterton William Russell Forester First Appearance Smithers First Appearance Show All Characters (6) How to watch Planet of Giants: Watch on iPlayer DVD Planet of Giants Blu-Ray The Collection – Season 2 VHS Planet of Giants (VHS) 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 12 reviews 12 January 2025 · 62 words Review by Pandhawk And this new season starts off with a bang with a very interesting arc, namely "Planet of Giants"! I really like the concept of the investigation in a "gigantic world", until the fine team realizes that it is in fact they who are tiny. The whole story is gripping, the intrigue is thrilling... For this start of season 2, I give it a 5/5 ! Pandhawk View profile Like Liked 0 15 December 2024 · 77 words Review by RandomJoke Pretty good Story, but not one I see myself revisiting too often. I think the best way to describe this one is with the word “Charm”. I really like the set design, it is impressive for its time and even today! It was also probably the right call to cut this story down a bit. Our Villain Forester is a bit nonsensical to some extent, but I would lie if I said I didn’t enjoy him. RandomJoke View profile Like Liked 0 11 November 2024 · 137 words Review by Dogtor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! “Yes, that’s it. We’ll cause trouble. Start a fire, my boy.” C’est un joyeux “Chérie, j’ai rétréci le Tardis” qui ouvre une parenthèse merveilleuse et enfantine entre deux saisons, et qui, bien qu’un peu basique (mais adorable) fait carrément du Docteur une sorte de zadiste. Avec sa cape, il devient en effet une sorte de magicien écolo qui affronte des gangsters et des chats géants, et survit en même temps dans un univers bizarre et pourtant tellement ordinaire. L’épisode dégage donc un rare sentiment d’émerveillement, et même si sa prémisse n’est pas tout à fait la plus originale, toute l’équipe l’embrasse avec énormément de joie et chaque visuel est plus iconique que le précédent! Dogtor View profile Like Liked 0 16 October 2024 · 9 words Review by greenLetterT I love oversized props I love silly back projections greenLetterT View profile Like Liked 0 8 July 2024 · 162 words Review by lilbry Spoilers This review contains spoilers! I think this stories location as basically a season one story sitting at the beginning of season one means that it's often overlooked. After all, it comes before what might possibly one of the most iconic stories in the show's lengthy history. I think this story also gets a bad rep as silly, which it is. The kitty cat cliffhanger, the sink. Closing an episode with a man washing his hands is really not very dramatically compelling, I suppose. However, the story itself is fantastic. It has aged very, very well. This is Doctor Who being #woke in its earliest days, tackling cutting-edge scientific issues at the time like forever chemicals and even climate change. Humans impact on the world around us is front and center in this story and the two men who lead the life-size portion of this story both give gripping performances in a drama that is just as relevant now, if not more so, as it was in 1964. lilbry View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (12) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating467 members 3.28 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating508 votes 3.55 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating199 votes 3.25 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 811 Favourited 54 Reviewed 12 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 15 Related Stories Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who: Planet of Giants Rating: 3.29 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 SUSAN: It's too far for you, Grandfather. DOCTOR: Well, if it is, I shall have to give up, and I'm not going to give up before I've tried. And remember, you must think of the other two. They must be constantly reminding themselves they're only one inch high. There's only the two of us to help them. SUSAN: All right. But you let me go first. DOCTOR: Yes, yes, yes, go on. — Planet of Giants Transcript Needs checking Episode One - Planet of Giants [TARDIS] DOCTOR: We're approaching a planet.IAN: Which one?DOCTOR: We shall soon see.BARBARA: Ow!DOCTOR: What's the matter, my dear?BARBARA: I've burnt myself. It's hot!DOCTOR: Oh, something overheating here. Just as well we're landing. Susan, check the fault locator, please.SUSAN: Yes, Grandfather.BARBARA: We're not going to blow up or anything, are we?DOCTOR: Oh, no, no, of course not. It's just, well, there we were, in the late eighteenth century and I tried another frequency to side-step the ship back into the middle of the twentieth century.SUSAN: There's something on QR18, Grandfather, and A14D. (A klaxon sounds) SUSAN: Grandfather! Grandfather! The door's opening!DOCTOR: What's happening? (frantically flipping switches) Close the doors, please. We haven't materialised properly. Quickly!IAN: What do you mean, close the doors?DOCTOR: Don't argue, dear boy. It's an emergency! 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