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Classic Who S5 • Serial 2 · (1/6 episodes intact)
The Abominable Snowmen
Other variations of this story: The Abominable Snowmen (Animated Reconstruction), The Abominable Snowmen (BBC Audio Soundtrack)
Mysterious forces are at work in 1930s Tibet. Savage Yeti are besieging a Buddhist monastery. The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive expecting a friendly welcome from the abbot, but soon become ensnared in the plans of the extradimensional being known as the Great Intelligence.
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When the TARDIS materialises in the Himalayas, the Doctor decides to pay a return visit to the nearby Det-Sen monastery only to be accused of murder.
Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.
While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.
The Yeti escapes from the monastery and Victoria and Thonmi are accused of assisting it, while the Doctor and Jamie endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.
Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area.
With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it.
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