Stories Television Doctor Who Season 6 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Dominators Original Story TV Soundtrack Original Story TV Soundtrack 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 9 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 4 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, August 10, 1968 Production Code TT Written by Norman Ashby (Pseudonym), Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman Directed by Morris Barry Runtime 125 minutes Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) First TARDIS trip, Robots Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Telescope, Jelly Babies, Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Dulkis Synopsis When two belligerent Dominators and their robotic servant Quarks land on the peaceful planet Dulkis planning to drop a radioactive seed into the planet's core to refuel their spaceship, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe must attempt to inspire the pacifist Dulcians to resist. 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 5 Episodes Episode 1 First aired Saturday, August 10, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Morris Barry UK Viewers 6.1 million Appreciation Index 52 Synopsis The TARDIS arrives on the planet Dulkis where the Doctor, Zoe and Jamie decide to have a quiet holiday. Only to find the Evil Dominators and their robotic slaves, The Quarks have arrived on a radioactive island, where they plan to detonate a bomb in the planet's core, which will turn the entire planet as source of radioactive fuel for their invasion fleet. Episode 2 First aired Saturday, August 17, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Morris Barry UK Viewers 5.9 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis The Doctor and Jamie are captured by the Dominators, who subject them to an intelligence test, while Zoe and Cully attempt to convince the Dulcian council of the threat. Episode 3 First aired Saturday, August 24, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Morris Barry UK Viewers 5.4 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis Zoe and Cully are captured by the Dominators and put to work alongside the survey team while the Doctor and Jamie decide to return to the island to help. Episode 4 First aired Saturday, August 31, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Morris Barry UK Viewers 7.5 million Appreciation Index 51 Synopsis The Doctor and Zoe are interrogated by Rago, who is planning to present his terms to the Dulcian council, while Jamie and Cully try to find a way to strike back against the Quarks. Episode 5 First aired Saturday, September 7, 1968 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Mervyn Haisman Henry Lincoln Directed by Morris Barry UK Viewers 5.9 million Appreciation Index 53 Synopsis Jamie and Cully manage to rescue the Doctor's party and together they try to find a way to stop the Dominators before they destroy the entire planet. Show All Episodes Characters Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines Zoe Heriot Wendy Padbury Dominators First Appearance Quarks First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to watch The Dominators: Watch on iPlayer DVD The Dominators VHS The Dominators (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 9 reviews 27 March 2025 · 39 words Review by greenLetterT A serial in which Doctor Who boldly takes the stance of "Pacifism is fundamentally flawed and you should always have a standing army on hand in case some guys in stupid costumes come and start drilling on your land" greenLetterT View profile Like Liked 0 18 March 2025 · 70 words Review by Scottybguud So, we start season 6, which is very enjoyable as we have less than a handful of missing stories. However, The Dominators isn't a great start to a season, unlike Patrick's other two. That being said, I still don't think it's that bad. Goes by quite quickly, the story is fine and the Tardis team are all great. The villains are probably the weakest part, both the Dominators and the Quarks. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 0 14 March 2025 · 34 words Review by Azurillkirby This was great. A great change of pace from the last season of almost all base-under-siege stories. Some nice ideas executed well throughout the story. Jamie also kicked some major ass. A+. Maybe A. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 29 January 2025 · 1 words Review by murkanium 1 bad murkanium View profile Like Liked 1 17 November 2024 · 102 words Review by Dogtor Original (French) Translation (English) “Just act stupid” Quelle nullité. Il y a des bons moments mais c’est quand même surtout aux dépens du scénar’ désespérément sérieux et parce que rien - vraiment rien - ne va dans sa prod’. Déjà on nous inflige des personnages atrocement idiots qui errent de carrières en carrières, mais il faut en plus que le propos politique soit juste digne d’un Obertone. On pourra alors me dire que beaucoup d’histoires de Doctor Who sont tout aussi bêtes, mais peu sont aussi bêtes que méchantes Click here to translate Dogtor View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (9) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating388 members 2.69 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating506 votes 3.52 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 719 Favourited 18 Reviewed 9 Saved 2 Skipped 1 Related Stories Doctor Who Magazine Back Up Strips Fires Down Below Rating: 2.65 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Doctor Who Magazine Back Up Strips Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved TV Comic Invasion of the Quarks Rating: 3.40 Story Skipped Comic Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: TV Comic Set of Stories: Second Doctor TV Comic Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved UNIT: Nemesis 2 Power of the Dominators Rating: 3.33 Story Skipped Audio Drama More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: UNIT: The New Series 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: The Dominators Rating: 3.17 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 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 Dominators (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 Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: An unintelligent enemy is far less dangerous than an intelligent one, Jamie. Just act stupid. Do you think you can manage that? — Second Doctor, The Dominators Show All Quotes (4) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking Episode One [Outside the saucer] (A delta wave of classic flying saucers flies through space. We watch one of them land on a planet, its landing struts holding the body of the saucer clear of the rocky ground. A transport tube is lowered, and the outer and inner doors open. A humanoid steps out onto the planet. The high curved shoulders of his outfit make him look as if his neck is joined part way down his chest. As he surveys the scenery, a second man joins him. The first man speaks.) RAGO: Is the local radiation completely absorbed? (Played by the handsome Ronald Allen, if you're interested.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
