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Classic Who S6 • Serial 4 · (4 episodes)

The Krotons

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Doctor Who (1963-1996)
Second Doctor

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Novelisation: "Doctor Who: The Krotons"

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First aired Saturday, December 28, 1968
Production Code WW
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by David Maloney
Runtime 100 minutes
Time Travel Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Robots HADS
Locations Gond planet
Synopsis

The TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, who are ruled and taught in a form of self-perpetuating slavery by the alien Krotons — crystalline beings whose ship, the Dynatrope, crash-landed there thousands of years earlier after being damaged in a space battle.

4 Episodes:

First aired Saturday, December 28, 1968
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by David Maloney
UK Viewers 9 million
Appreciation Index 59
Synopsis

When the TARDIS arrives on the planet of the Gonds, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe discover a world ruled and enslaved by the Krotons. The brightest Gonds are always chosen to serve as companions of the Krotons and are never seen again...

First aired Saturday, January 4, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by David Maloney
UK Viewers 8.4 million
Appreciation Index 57
Synopsis

Zoe is selected as a companion for the Krotons and the Doctor insists on joining her.

First aired Saturday, January 11, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by David Maloney
UK Viewers 7.5 million
Appreciation Index 56
Synopsis

Jamie is held prisoner by the Krotons who intend to recapture the Doctor and Zoe for their mental energy.

First aired Saturday, January 18, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Robert Holmes
Directed by David Maloney
UK Viewers 7.1 million
Appreciation Index 55
Synopsis

Selris succeeds in drawing the Krotons out of the Dynatrope but Eelek agrees to hand the Doctor and Zoe over to them in return for their leaving the planet.

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