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TARDIS Guide

Overview

First aired

Saturday, May 22, 1965

Production Code

R

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

Runtime

150 minutes

Time Travel

Past, Present, Future

Inventory (Potential Spoilers!)

TARDIS magnet, Time-Space Visualiser

Synopsis

The travellers learn from the Time-Space Visualiser (taken from the Moroks' museum) that Daleks, equipped with their own time machine, are on their trail with orders to exterminate them. They flee in the TARDIS and The Chase begins...

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6 Episodes

The Executioners

First aired

Saturday, May 22, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

10 million

Appreciation Index

57

Synopsis

The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building.


The Death of Time

First aired

Saturday, May 29, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

9.5 million

Appreciation Index

56

Synopsis

While Ian and Vicki are threatened by a Mire Beast, the Doctor and Barbara meet up with the Aridians...who are then ordered to hand them over to the Daleks.


Flight Through Eternity

First aired

Saturday, June 5, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

9 million

Appreciation Index

55

Synopsis

The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship.


Journey into Terror

First aired

Saturday, June 12, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

9.5 million

Appreciation Index

54

Synopsis

The TARDIS lands in a haunted house where the Doctor and his friends are confronted by Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster...and then the Daleks appear.


The Death of Doctor Who

First aired

Saturday, June 19, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

9 million

Appreciation Index

56

Synopsis

With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.


The Planet of Decision

First aired

Saturday, June 26, 1965

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Terry Nation

Directed by

Richard Martin

UK Viewers

9.5 million

Appreciation Index

57

Synopsis

The Doctor and his friends are taken into the Mechanoid City but their troubles are far from over...especially when the Daleks launch an attack.



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19 reviews

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The Chase is literally a chase across 6 episodes, and it's great fun. The variety of locations and characters visited is great and refreshing, keeping the adventure evolving in different directions. The Daleks unfortunately come off a bit weak here, but the journey is well worth watching.


Shayleen

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this one has it all: daleks, the beatles, the doctor being silly, vicki in peril, ian in peril, peter purves doing the worst southern accent you’ve ever heard, dracula, barbara in peril, a 1965 episode called “the death of doctor who”, peter purves playing the saddest wettest patheticest man you’ve ever seen (steven taylor my love), and of course, london, 1965! peak


abominablebas

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the best kind of bad with the Daleks being so silly. I love those dumb things so much. Frankenstein's monster body slamming a Dalek whilst Dracula watched was definitely not on my doctor who bingo card. Ian and Barbra easily get the best send off of any departing companions benefiting their status as founding members of team TARDIS. overall a fun little chase through time and space.


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My favourite story from season 2. Fun, action packed and moves along quite swiftly. Seeing the Doctor get angry and upset at Ian and Barbara's exit makes a touching farewell.


Scottybguud

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i loveee serials set across time theyre soo fun!! some great little comedy vingettes really, with the reveal of the mary celeste and the monster house just being an ordinary house of horrors where the doc and ian tried to come up with a super scifi explanation. all the empire state building stuff was fun. and the daleks are always nice to see! and it was such a sweet and lovely ending to barbara and ians story, with them getting a little epilogue and then you find out the doctor was watching them! i like to imagine he often does from time to time. i love ones era for having epilogues and tardis opening and endings so much more often!! and with multiple parts the serial is way more fast paced and engaging


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Quotes

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(Morton slaps the Doctor on the back)

MORTON: Hot diggety! I knew I was right. You should be wearing Police uniforms, you all is, you all is in a chase.

DOCTOR: Chase? Yes, as a matter of fact, young man, that's exactly what this is. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be getting along. It's the chase, you know?

MORTON: Sure thing, Mister! I understand. Just wait til I tell the folks back home I met some real live movie pe- (knocks on TARDIS door) Do you know Cheyenne Bodie? Look, just wait a minute, I want to get this thing on celluloid.

(The TARDIS dematerialises)

MORTON: That's real clever, how they done that. Sure if it don't beat all.

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Episode One - The Executioners

[Control room]

DALEK 1: Our greatest enemies have left the planet Xeros. They are once again in time and space.
DALEK 2 [OC]: They cannot escape! Our time machine will soon follow them. They will be exterminated! Exterminated! Exterminated!

[TARDIS]

(The Doctor is working on a large circular device with a television screen in the middle)


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