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Classic Who S20 • Serial 7

The Five Doctors

Sets:
Doctor Who (1963-1996)
Fifth Doctor

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Doctor Who Season 20

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Novelisation: "Doctor Who: The Five Doctors"

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First aired Friday, November 25, 1983
Production Code 6K
Written by Terrance Dicks
Directed by Peter Moffatt
Runtime 90 minutes
Time Travel Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Time Travel Pivotal The Doctor Falls Cold open Time Eddy Reverse the polarity
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Bessie The Time Scoop Coronet of Rassilon
UK Viewers 7.7 million
Appreciation Index 75
Synopsis

The Doctor's past incarnations are being snatched out of time and transported to the Death Zone on Gallifrey, where they are reunited with some old friends and pitted against their deadliest enemies in the Game of Rassilon. Someone is manipulating the Doctor and his companions in order to claim the most ancient and powerful secret of the Time Lords... but can they survive the challenges and uncover the traitor before it is too late?

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