Doctor Who (Season 2)
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| Doctor Who season 2 | |||
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||
| No. of episodes | 39: 9 serials | ||
| Broadcast | |||
| Original channel | BBC One | ||
| Original run | 31 October 1964 – 24 July 1965 | ||
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| List of Doctor Who serials | |||
The second season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who (TV Series)Doctor Who] began on 31 October 1964 with the story Planet of Giants and ended on 24 July 1965 with The Time Meddler.
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Casting
- See also: List of Doctor Who cast members
Main characters
William Hartnell continued his role as the First Doctor accompanied by his original companions: his granddaughter Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford), and schoolteachers Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill).
Susan departed at the end of the second story The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and was soon replaced by Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) in The Rescue.
The penultimate story The Chase saw the departure of Ian and Barbara, and the arrival of Steven (Peter Purves) as a regular member of the TARDIS crew. At the end of the season, aside from the Doctor, the main cast had changed and would do so the following season when it finished.
Guest stars
Peter Butterworth makes his first of two appearances as the Meddling Monk in the serial The Time Meddler.
Serials
Dennis Spooner replaced David Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh. Verity Lambert continued in her role as producer for the entire season while Mervyn Pinfield served as associate producer until the end of The Romans. This season was originally intended to have 40 episodes with Planet of Giants originally shot and edited as 4 x 25 minute episodes. After viewing the episodes, Head of series and serials Donald Wilson found them to be lacking in action and ordered that the final two episodes be edited into 1 episode. The episode left over was later used to produce the single-episode teaser "Mission to the Unknown" in Season 3.
The Time Meddler is the first example in the series of what became known as "pseudo-historical" stories - these are serials that are set in the past, but have a story that involves significant science-fiction elements (beyond the presence of the TARDIS and its crew).
Season 2 is the most complete season of Doctor Who during its black-and-white era, as only two episodes, both from The Crusade, are missing from the BBC archive.
| Story | Serial | Title | Directed by | Written by | UK viewers (million) | AI | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 009 | 1 | Planet of Giants "Planet of Giants" "Dangerous Journey" "Crisis" | Mervyn Pinfield and Douglas Camfield | Louis Marks | 8.4 8.4 8.9 | 57 58 59 | 31 October 1964 7 November 1964 14 November 1964 | J |
| Following a malfunction on the TARDIS console, the Doctor leads his companions Ian, Barbara and Susan to the world beyond. After some deduction, the travellers realise they have arrived on Earth but have shrunk in size to about an inch. | ||||||||
| 010 | 2 | The Dalek Invasion of Earth "World's End" "The Daleks" "Day of Reckoning" "The End of Tomorrow" "The Waking Ally" "Flashpoint" | Richard Martin | Terry Nation | 11.4 12.4 11.9 11.9 11.4 12.4 | 63 59 59 59 58 63 | 21 November 1964 28 November 1964 5 December 1964 12 December 1964 19 December 1964 26 December 1964 | K |
| The TARDIS materialises in London only to find it devastated and in ruins. The TARDIS crew discover that they have landed in the 22nd century and the Earth has been invaded by the Daleks. | ||||||||
| 011 | 3 | The Rescue "The Powerful Enemy" "Desperate Measures" | Christopher Barry | David Whitaker | 12.0 13.0 | 57 59 | 2 January 1965 9 January 1965 | L |
| The Doctor, Barbara and Ian encounter two survivors of a space crash, Vicki Pallister and Bennett on the planet Dido, who are awaiting a rescue ship, due to arrive in three days time. Vicki and Bennett live in fear of Koquillion, a bipedal inhabitant, which is stalking the area. | ||||||||
| 012 | 4 | The Romans "The Slave Traders" "All Roads Lead to Rome" "Conspiracy" "Inferno" | Christopher Barry | Dennis Spooner | 13.0 11.5 10.0 12.0 | 53 51 50 50 | 16 January 1965 23 January 1965 30 January 1965 6 February 1965 | M |
| While enjoying a holiday at a Roman villa in the year 64AD , the Doctor and Vicki decide to visit the city of Rome while Ian and Barbara are kidnapped and sold into slavery. | ||||||||
