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Overview

First aired

Saturday, April 8, 1972

Production Code

NNN

Written by

Bob Baker, Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

Runtime

150 minutes

Time Travel

Future

Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!)

Exile on Earth

Inventory (Potential Spoilers!)

Sonic Screwdriver

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Solos

Synopsis

The Time Lords send the Doctor and Jo on a mission to deliver a sealed message pod to an unknown party aboard a Skybase orbiting the planet Solos in the 30th century. They are caught quickly in a power struggle between the cruel Marshal of Solos and the young Solonian Ky over the future of Solos — a future that hinges on the contents of the message.

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6 Episodes

Episode One

First aired

Saturday, April 8, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

9.1 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and Jo arrive on the planet Solos, on a assignment by the Time Lords, where they learn that the native Solonians are mutating into ant-like mutant creatures...


Episode Two

First aired

Saturday, April 15, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

7.8 million

Synopsis

Ky transports himself and Jo down to Solos and the Marshal only agrees to help her if the Doctor assists Professor Jaeger in altering Solos' atmosphere.


Episode Three

First aired

Saturday, April 22, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

7.9 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and Varan travel down to Solos to search for Jo and Ky but the Marshal orders his men to pursue them.


Episode Four

First aired

Saturday, April 29, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

7.5 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and his friends are led to safety by Professor Sondergaard, who tries to help the Doctor translate the tablets.


Episode Five

First aired

Saturday, May 6, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

7.9 million

Synopsis

The Marshal's premature use of Jaeger's experiment is threatening to destroy Solos' atmosphere and the Doctor returns to Skybase to try and correct the damage.


Episode Six

First aired

Saturday, May 13, 1972

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Christopher Barry

UK Viewers

6.5 million

Synopsis

The Doctor is forced to help the Marshal cover up his actions with the Investigator but Jo and the others attempt to escape to expose him.



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JAEGER: Earth is fighting for its survival. The side-effects are of no importance!

DOCTOR: Genocide is a side-effect? You ought to write a paper on that, Professor.

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Episode One

[Solos]

(An old man dressed in rags and with a huge grey beard is making his way through the scrubby vegetation, half hidden by the mist. He is out of breath and frightened.)

MARSHAL [OC]: Over here! Move in! Path! He's heading to the path! This way! Over here!

(A slightly portly man in black uniform with silver trim, helmet and breathing mask is carrying a device which is bleeping. He rips off the mask and shouts.)


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