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Classic Who S6 • Serial 5 · (6 episodes)

The Seeds of Death

3.53/ 5 263 votes

First aired Saturday, January 25, 1969
Production Code XX
Directed by Michael Ferguson
Runtime 150 minutes
Time Travel Future
Synopsis

The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.

6 Episodes:

First aired Saturday, January 25, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Brian Hayles
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 6.6 million
Appreciation Index 57

Synopsis

21st century Earth is entirely dependent on the T-Mat transport system but the control centre on the moon has stopped functioning. Meanwhile, the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe meet the one man who can solve the crisis.

First aired Saturday, February 1, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Written by Brian Hayles
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 6.8 million
Appreciation Index 59

Synopsis

Eldred agrees to supply a rocket for travel to the moon and the Doctor, Jamie and Zoe volunteer to crew it.

First aired Saturday, February 8, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 7.5 million
Appreciation Index 55

Synopsis

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe make it to the moon and join forces with Phipps but the Ice Warriors have gained control of T-mat.

First aired Saturday, February 15, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 7.1 million
Appreciation Index 55

Synopsis

The Ice Warriors' seed pods beginning materialising all over the globe while Slaar decides to kill the Doctor by T-matting him into space.

First aired Saturday, February 22, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 7.6 million
Appreciation Index 57

Synopsis

The Doctor and his allies manage to return to Earth via T-mat only to find the Ice Warrior has attacked the weather control station.

First aired Saturday, March 1, 1969
Runtime 25 minutes
Directed by Michael Ferguson
UK Viewers 7.7 million
Appreciation Index 59

Synopsis

The Doctor manages to create a rain storm to destroy the Martian fungus before trying to find a way to stop the Ice Warriors' invasion fleet.

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