Stories Television Doctor Who Season 4 Classic Who S4 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The Faceless Ones 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 8 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 3 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, April 8, 1967 Production Code KK Written by David Ellis, Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill Runtime 150 minutes Story Type Companion Exit Time Travel Present Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Miniaturisation, Shape Shifting Location (Potential Spoilers!) Earth, England, Gatwick Airport Synopsis The TARDIS arrives at Gatwick Airport in July 1966. A great many young people have vanished, including Ben and Polly. With the help of Samantha Briggs, the sister of one of the missing youths, the Second Doctor and Jamie must uncover the plot of the Chameleons. 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 1 First aired Saturday, April 8, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 8 million Appreciation Index 51 Synopsis The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it. Episode 2 Missing First aired Saturday, April 15, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 6.4 million Appreciation Index 50 Synopsis With Polly having apparently forgotten them, the Doctor, Ben and Jamie decide to carry out their own investigation of Chameleon Tours. Episode 3 First aired Saturday, April 22, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 7.9 million Appreciation Index 53 Synopsis The Doctor, Jamie and Sam manage to convince Crossland to trust them and he persuades the Commandant to let them continue their investigation. Episode 4 Missing First aired Saturday, April 29, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 6.9 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis When Spencer attempts to kill them, the Doctor, Jamie and Sam become convinced Chameleon Tours are hiding something and Sam decides to book a ticket on one of their flights. Episode 5 Missing First aired Saturday, May 6, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 7.1 million Appreciation Index 55 Synopsis Jamie finds himself aboard the Chameleons' satellite and meets their Director while the Doctor forces the Chameleon Meadows to tell him the aliens' plans. Episode 6 Missing First aired Saturday, May 13, 1967 Runtime 25 minutes Written by David Ellis Malcolm Hulke Directed by Gerry Mill UK Viewers 8 million Appreciation Index 52 Synopsis The Doctor and Pinto are captured by the Chameleons but the Doctor manages to use their dependence on their human originals to create dissent in their ranks. Show All Episodes Characters Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines Polly Wright Anneke Wills Ben Jackson Michael Craze Chameleons First Appearance Show All Characters (5) How to watch The Faceless Ones: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Faceless Ones [Steelbook] Blu-Ray The Faceless Ones DVD The Faceless Ones DVD Lost in Time 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 8 reviews 9 February 2025 · 80 words Review by greenLetterT Spoilers This review contains spoilers! A story I couldn't help but compare to future ones that will use similar ideas - the shape-changing Zygons and the Master's Tissue Compression Eliminator came immediately to mind. Equally, for a story that was Ben and Polly's last one, they played very little part in the actual plot, and whilst a sudden goodbye hasn't been all that unusual for Classic Who it still felt rushed Still, though, there was some nice intrigue going here, and I liked Samantha Briggs greenLetterT View profile Like Liked 0 17 January 2025 · 60 words Review by twelvesoswald Spoilers This review contains spoilers! if this were a 4 parter, it would've been a higher rating. as per most 6 parters, it dragged a lot. as far as companion exits go, i know classic who ones are never the best however the fact ben and polly were barely present in the story??? it was a sad exit scene though, glad to fill that gap in finally. twelvesoswald View profile Like Liked 0 11 December 2024 · 38 words Review by Azurillkirby Without a doubt, my favorite serial of Classic Who so far. I was completely engaged for all six episodes, which, for me, is rare for the show at this point. I just loved every second of this. A+. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 16 November 2024 · 104 words Review by Dogtor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! “We neither of us have passports !” Les scénaristes tentent ici un récit d’invasion subtil, mais pourtant assez vertigineux dans ses perspectives. L’aéroport y est autant le reflet des angoisses d’une Angleterre de moins en moins isolée qu’une porte sur un autre monde. Mais il y a aussi du coup une vraie ambiguïté dans toute la narration. C’est une autre histoire sans vrai monstre, mais où des êtres seulement perdus affrontent un monde qui n’a peut être plus autant de sens. Et en plus c’est quand même assez uncanny. Dogtor View profile Like Liked 0 14 November 2024 · 114 words Review by dema1020 Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! Watching this recently made me appreciate it a lot more and Time-Flight a little less. For the Faceless Ones, this was a very creative setting for a Doctor Who story. It's full of great moments of dark atmosphere and I enjoyed some of the character work of the terminal staff as they grapple with the increasingly disturbing situation around them. This is not however, a great story for Ben and Polly's exit. Neither character really shines much and Jamie in comparison already feels much more clearly at home with the adventuring. Jamie's got some fun moments in this one and definitely helps make this story a lot better than it might look on paper. dema1020 View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (8) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating370 members 3.52 / 5 Trakt.tv AVG. Rating357 votes 3.69 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 662 Favourited 50 Reviewed 8 Saved 3 Skipped 3 Owned 11 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: The Faceless Ones Rating: 3.56 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. Animated Reconstructions The Faceless Ones (Animated Reconstruction) Rating: 3.63 Story Skipped Animated Reviews(1) 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 BBC Audio Soundtracks The Faceless Ones (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 Tags: Funny (The TARDIS materialises in the middle of a runway. Jamie and the Doctor come out.) JAMIE: It's a flying beastie! — The Faceless Ones Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking (Transcribers note - episodes 2, 4, 5, and 6 only exist as audio) Episode One (From the Lost In Time DVD) [Gatwick airport runway] (The TARDIS materialises in the middle of a runway. Jamie and the Doctor come out.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
