Stories Television Doctor Who Season 5 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Abominable Snowmen Original Story TV Soundtrack Animation Original Story TV Soundtrack Animation 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 10 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 4 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, September 30, 1967 Production Code NN Written by Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman Directed by Gerald Blake Runtime 150 minutes Time Travel Past Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Base Under Siege, Earth Invasion, Mind Control, Robots, Spiked Drink Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, Tibet Synopsis 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. 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 6 Episodes Episode One Missing First aired Saturday, September 30, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 6.3 million Appreciation Index 50 Synopsis 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. Episode Two First aired Saturday, October 7, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 6 million Appreciation Index 52 Synopsis Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti. Episode Three Missing First aired Saturday, October 14, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 7.1 million Appreciation Index 51 Synopsis While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated. Episode Four Missing First aired Saturday, October 21, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 7.1 million Appreciation Index 50 Synopsis 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. Episode Five Missing First aired Saturday, October 28, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 7.2 million Appreciation Index 51 Synopsis Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area. Episode Six Missing First aired Saturday, November 4, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Gerald Blake UK Viewers 7.4 million Appreciation Index 52 Synopsis With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it. Show All Episodes Characters Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines Victoria Waterfield Deborah Watling The Great Intelligence First Appearance Yetis First Appearance Edward Travers Show All Characters (6) How to watch The Abominable Snowmen: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Abominable Snowmen Steelbook Blu-Ray The Abominable Snowmen DVD The Abominable Snowmen DVD Lost in Time VHS The Troughton Years (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 10 reviews 13 April 2025 · 64 words Review by Dastari Pretty good! Part four was probably my favorite. I will say that it started off very strongly but maybe took a little too long to get to the point. It probably could've been a four-parter, but it's not bad at all. The reconstruction was pretty good. Not Loose Cannon's best but definitely not their worst. Very glad I finally got around to watching it. Dastari View profile Like Liked 0 14 March 2025 · 39 words Review by Azurillkirby 1 I probably would have enjoyed this if it was four episodes. At six, this one *really* overstays its welcome. The pace is glacially slow. I was largely just bored by the end. Not looking forward to more 6-parters... D. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 1 11 March 2025 · 48 words Review by Scottybguud 1 With just episode 2 surviving, and the rest reconstructions, which I find boring to get through, I've never really like this story. However, watched the animation and found it not bad. Bit long with six episodes, but the great intelligence was a good villain and the yeti formidable lackeys. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 1 27 February 2025 · 55 words Review by greenLetterT 2 The Abominable Snowmen has a meandering plot that would've been better suited to 4 rather than 6 episodes, a monster that fails at "scary" and lands firmly in "quite sweet, actually", and a lot of yellowface and racism. Maybe one day it will be found again, but honestly?, I cannot muster any strong feelings on the matter greenLetterT View profile Like Liked 2 17 November 2024 · 110 words Review by Dogtor Original (French) Translation (English) “I think this is one of those instances where discretion is the better part of valour” Un arc lent (trop lent !) qui malgré ses méchants hyper cute, et une atmosphère tibétaine sympa, ne se contente que d’aligner les clichés les plus fastidieux d’un format déjà usé. Le pire, c’est que malgré un Travers somme toute assez attachant, on retrouve un peu les mêmes défauts que The Tomb of the Cybermen, mais étirés en six parties. Là aussi le trio central et les valeurs de production sont donc la grâce salvatrice d’un épisode fondamentalement mal foutu. Mais si c’est seulement ça qui sauve la saison, alors elle peut vite s’écrouler. “I think this is one of those instances where discretion is the better part of valour” A slow arc (too slow!) that despite its cute yet mean villains, and a nice Tibetan ambiance, only manages to line up the most tedious clichés of an already worn-out format. The worst part is that despite Travers being quite endearing, we find the same flaws as in The Tomb of the Cybermen, but stretched out over six parts. Here too, the central trio and production values are thus the saving grace of a fundamentally flawed episode. But if that’s all that saves the season, then it can quickly collapse. (Translation generated by AI, so mistakes are possible). Dogtor View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (10) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating403 members 3.22 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating426 votes 3.63 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 721 Favourited 25 Reviewed 10 Saved 4 Skipped 5 Related Stories Classic Who S5 • Serial 5 · (5/6 episodes intact) The Web of Fear Rating: 3.89 Story Skipped Television Reviews(10) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Season 5 Set of Stories: Doctor Who (1963-1996) Set of Stories: Second Doctor Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Reeltime Pictures Downtime Rating: 2.94 Story Skipped Movie Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Reeltime Pictures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved The Early Adventures S7 • Episode 2 The Secrets of Det-Sen Rating: 3.44 Story Skipped Audio Book Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Early Adventures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved 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 and the Abominable Snowmen Rating: 3.57 Story Skipped Book Reviews(1) 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 Other variations of this story We define a variation as another way of experiencing the exact same story - like an autiobook, a reconstruction or an omnibus edition. BBC Audio Soundtracks The Abominable Snowmen (BBC Audio Soundtrack) Rating: ??? Story Skipped Soundtrack Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: BBC Audio Soundtracks Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Animated Reconstructions The Abominable Snowmen (Animated Reconstruction) Rating: 3.36 Story Skipped Animated Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Animated Reconstructions Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny DOCTOR: Victoria, I think this is one of those instances where discretion is the better part of valour. Jamie has an idea. Come along. — Second Doctor, The Abominable Snowmen Show All Quotes (4) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking (Transcriber's note - episodes 1, 3 to 6 inclusive only exist as audio.) Episode One [Mountainside] (High on a mountainside, sheltered by a rocky outcrop, a camp fire glimmers fitfully in the night air. A man cries out. Edward Travers, woken by the cry, sits up quickly.) TRAVERS: John? Show Full Transcript Open in new window
