Terry NationFilmography

Blakes 7: Powerplay

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Josette Simon, Steven Pacey

Synopsis: Returning to Liberator with his new friend, Dayna (Josette Simon), Avon (Paul Darrow) finds that the ship has been captured by a Federation death squad, commanded by Tarrant (Steven Pacey, in his first series appearance). Meanwhile, Cally (Jan Chappell) has spirited the wounded Vila (Michael Read More

Blakes 7: Terminal

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Josette Simon, Steven Pacey

Synopsis: The long-missing Blake (Gareth Thomas) apparently resurfaces out of nowhere, issuing a coded message from afar to his former comrade-in-arms, Avon (Paul Darrow). Deciphering the code, Avon pilots the Liberator to Terminal, a synthetic planet. Unfortunately, the crew has been lured into a trap by Read More

Doctor Who: The Destiny of the Daleks, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Tim Barlow, Peter Straker, David Gooderson

Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Destiny of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) find themselves in the middle of a war between the Daleks and the Movellans on the planet Skaros. At first, the robotic Movellans seem to be the "good guys," but the Doctor has Read More

Doctor Who: The Destiny of the Daleks, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Tim Barlow, Peter Straker, David Gooderson

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Destiny of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) are still enmeshed in a power struggle between the Daleks and the Movellans on the planet Skaros. Though normally the sworn enemy of the Daleks, the Doctor comes to realize that the Read More

Doctor Who: The Destiny of the Daleks, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Tim Barlow, Peter Straker, Suzanne Danielle

Synopsis: Lalla Ward, who had guest-starred as Princess Astra in the final 16th season adventure of Doctor Who, took over the role of Romana in the first adventure of the series' 17th season, "The Destiny of the Daleks." The Doctor and the newly regenerated Romana find themselves on Skaro, the now-desolate Read More

Doctor Who: The Destiny of the Daleks, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Tim Barlow, Peter Straker, Suzanne Danielle

Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Destiny of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward) are the guests of the robotic Movellans on the Daleks' home planet of Skaro. Locked in an ages-old war against the Daleks, the Movellans are able to anticipate their enemy's Read More

Blakes 7: Redemption

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow

Synopsis: The second season of Blakes 7 begins on a tense note, as the crew loses control of the space vessel Liberator. It turns out that the ship is now being guided by the Altas, the female race that originally built it. With Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his comrades imprisoned, it is up to the Read More

Blakes 7: Pressure Point

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: Blake (Gareth Thomas) sets forth to destroy the Federation's master computer on Earth. Unfortunately, the Federation has relocated the computer to Star One, which cannot be attacked without devastating consequences. Making matters worse, Travis (Brian Croucher) has shown up in hopes of eliminating Read More

Blakes 7: Countdown

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell

Synopsis: A revolution against the Federation takes place on the planet Albion. Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his crew arrive on the planet in hopes of soliciting the aid of Space Major Provine (Paul Shelley), who supposedly knows the location of the Federation's Central Control. First, however, a powerful bomb Read More

Blakes 7: Cygnus Alpha

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his fellow escapees pilot the Liberator to the prison planet Cygnus Alpha. Here he frees several convicts who agree to join Blake in his ongoing battle against the Federation. Unfortunately, several of these new insurgents fall ill to a deadly virus. The only serum Read More

Blakes 7: Time Squad

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: While attempting to destroy a Federation communications base on Saurion Major, Blake (Gareth Thomas), Vila (Michael Keating), and Avon (Paul Darrow) find a new ally in the form of Cally (Jan Chappell), a telepathic alien and sole survivor of a guerilla organization on her own planet. Meanwhile Read More

Blakes 7: Space Fall

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: With the guards on the prison transport ship turning into mindless vegetables thanks to the computerized power of a derelict space vessel, prisoner Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas) engineers an escape with a number of fellow convicts, among them embezzler Kerr Avon (Paul Darrow) and murderer Gan (David Read More

Blakes 7: Orac

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: After rescuing Jenna (Sally Knyvette) from the hostile natives of Cephelon, Blake (Gareth Thomas) must evade Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce) long enough to deliver much-needed medical supplies to the scientist Ensor (Derek Farr) on the planet Aristo. Alas, Blake is too late: Ensor has died. Read More

Blakes 7: The Way Back

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Robert Beatty, Gillian Bailey

Synopsis: In the far distant future, the Earth and its space colonies are under the dictatorial rule of the Federation, which uses everything from physical torture to mind-controlling drugs to keep the populace under its thumb. Among the Federation's "perfect" citizens is Roj Blake (Gareth Thomas), whose Read More

Blakes 7: Breakdown

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: The Limiter circuit implanted in the head of Gan (David Jackson) to halt his murderous impulses begins to malfunction. Now his life depends upon Professor Kayn (Julian Glover), the celebrated surgeon currently in residence at the XK72 space station. Alas, Kayn is sympathetic to the Federation, and Read More

Blakes 7: Project Avalon

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: Travis (Stephen Greif) uses captured female freedom fighter Avalon (Julia Vilder) to lure his longtime enemy, Blake (Gareth Thomas), into a trap. Curiously, Blake is permitted to complete his current mission, that of rescuing Avalon from Travis. The plot hinges on the fact that Avalon isn't really Read More

Blakes 7: Deliverance

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: The victim of Servalan's (Jacqueline Pearce) latest double-cross, the son (Tony Caunter) of celebrated scientist Ensor lays dying. As he breathes his last, he tells Blake (Gareth Thomas) of the existence of Orac, a super-powered computer created by Ensor. Meanwhile, Avon (Paul Darrow) is given the Read More

Blakes 7: Bounty

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: Blake (Gareth Thomas) and Cally (Jan Chappell) try to win the support of President Sarkoff (T.P. McKenna), exiled leader of Lindor, a planet dearly coveted by the Federation. In exchange, the two rebels promise to help Sarkoff return to power -- a promise that might have tricky long-range Read More

Blakes 7: Seek-Locate-Destroy

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: The crew pilots the Liberator to Centero, where they hope to locate a Federation decoding device. Meanwhile, Supreme Commander Servalan (Jacqueline Pearce, in her first series appearance) dispatches Blake's old enemy, Travis (Stephen Greif, likewise making his series bow), to destroy the Read More

Blakes 7: The Web

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: In the thrall of a telepathic power stronger than her own, Cally (Jan Chappell) sabotages the controls of the Liberator, which ends up landing on an uncharted planet. Here Cally meets the wretched bioproducts of genetic experimentation on her own planet. Blake and the others attempt to escape, but Read More

Blakes 7: Duel

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: With the Liberator's energy sources low, the crew is forced to lock into the orbit of a desolate planet. It soon turns out that this "dead" world is actually a gladiatorial arena for two hostile alien powers. Blake (Gareth Thomas) and Jenna (Sally Knyvette) are forced to square off against Travis Read More

Blakes 7: Mission to Destiny

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Gareth Thomas, Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, David Jackson

Synopsis: Briefly encountering another space vessel, Blake (Gareth Thomas) and his comrades awaken the ship's hibernating crew. When one person fails to emerge from his slumbers, it is clear that a murderer is onboard. As Avon (Paul Darrow) attempts to solve this little mystery (and to keep himself and his Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends are still stranded on the war-ravaged planet Skaros, sometime in the distant past. Their principal nemesis is Kaled scientist Davros (Michael Wisher), who alone possesses knowledge of the Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) steps up his efforts to prevent the demented, deformed genius Davros (Michael Wisher) from creating the mutant Dalek race. Unfortunately, the Doctor and his companions Harry (Ian Marter) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) has been sent back in time to the planet Skaro, under orders to prevent the creation of the mutant Daleks. Complicating matters is the fact that the Doctor and his friends find themselves in the middle of Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the first episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his companions Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) set out on a return trip to the Nerva Beacon space station. En route, the TARDIS crew is waylaid by a secret Time Lord faction -- and before Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the crew of the TARDIS is diverted in space and ends up materialized on Skaro, the homeworld of the dreaded mutant Daleks. The good news is that the Doctor (Tom Baker) and his friends have traveled so far back in time that the Read More

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Levene, Milton Johns

Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "The Android Invasion," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) are still trapped in a replica of an English village on the planet Oseidon. This village is the headquarters of the Kraals, who have meticulously prepared a scheme to destroy Read More

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Levene, Milton Johns

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Android Invasion," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) have arrived back on Earth, to warn the populace that an army of androids, controlled by the Kraals, are about to infect the planet with a deadly virus. Alas, the Doctor's UNIT Read More

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, John Levene, Milton Johns

Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "The Android Invasion," the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) have discovered that the "typical" English village of Devesham is actually a replica on the planet Oseidon, housing a training program for an android army controlled by the Read More

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher, Gerald Perreau-Saissine

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "Genesis of the Daleks," the Doctor (Tom Baker) at last has the means to destroy the mutant Daleks created by evil genius Davros (Michael Wisher). Suddenly, however, the Doctor begins to ponder the long-range consequences of his actions. Can it be possible Read More

Doctor Who: The Android Invasion, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Milton Johns, Martin Friend, Max Faulkner

Synopsis: Written by Terry Nation, the four-episode adventure "The Android Invasion" begins as the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) arrive in the sleepy English village of Devesham -- or so they think. The disturbing, frightening stillness of the village is the Doctor's first indication that Read More

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison

Synopsis: In the second episode of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," an energy drain on the planet Exxilon has rendered the TARDIS useless. During his enforced stay on the planet, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) ends up seeking out an antidote for a plague which has spread throughout the galaxy. Things Read More

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison

Synopsis: Unable to control the TARDIS, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) materialize just outside a huge "living city" on the planet Exxilon. The Doctor soon discovers that, in a manner of speaking, he has been brought to the planet for a purpose: to locate the missing antidote for a Read More

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," the humans and the Daleks on the planet Exxilon have been forced into an uneasy alliance to destroy the "living city" which has been depleting everyone's energy sources. The Daleks intend to blow up the city from the outside, which Read More

Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Duncan Lamont, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison

Synopsis: In the third episode of the four-part story "Death to the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is caught between two warring factions on the planet Exxilon. Helped by rebel leader Bellal (Arnold Yarrow), the Doctor and Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) continue their search for a plague that threatens the Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock

Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) arrive on the planet Spiridon, whence the Daleks intend to inaugurate their takeover of the Universe. Having placed himself in a coma to recharge his energies, the Doctor is in danger Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock

Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning) continue their efforts to thwart a Dalek scheme to conquer the universe from their new headquarters on planet Spiridon. Rescued from peril by a group of Thals, Jo revives the Doctor Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the Daleks have enslaved the inhabitants of the planet Spiridon, in hopes of learning their captors' secret of invisibility. Meanwhile, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee), Jo (Katy Manning), and a group of Thals step up their efforts to Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Jane Howe

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part episode "Planet of the Daleks," the revived Dalek warriors prepare to launch their campaign to conquer the Universe from their new home base on the planet Spiridon. Though it may be too late, the Doctor hopes to prevent this cataclysmic event with the strategic Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Planet of the Daleks," the mutant Daleks are on the verge of discovering the Spiridons' secret of invisibility. Despite this grim turn of events, the enslaved Spiridons may still turn on their Dalek masters. Either way, the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his Read More

Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Prentis Hancock

Synopsis: As the Earth-Draconia war introduced in the previous adventure "Frontier of Space" threatens to break out at any moment, the Daleks pitch camp on the planet Spiridon, where their warriors have been kept in a cryogenic state. Also showing up on Spiridon are the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Jo (Katy Manning Read More

And Soon the Darkness

Crew: Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Eles, John Nettleton, Claire Kelly

Synopsis: Two British nurses -- Jane (Pamela Franklin) and Cathy (Michele Dotrice) -- take a vacation in the French countryside. Jane actually wants to tour the countryside, while Cathy wants to spend the time enticing men. After an argument while in a small French village, Jane leaves. When she returns Read More

Avengers: Take-Over

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Tom Adams

Synopsis: Steed pays a visit to some friends at their country estate, only to discover that the house has been taken over by enemy agents, and the homeowners are being held prisoner. It soon develops that an important peace conference is scheduled to be held next door. Despite the villains' heavy Read More

Avengers: Thingumajig

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: During the excavation of an old Norman church, several top archeologists are killed. Upon further investigation, Steed and Tara discover that the dead men had been sapped of all their energy. The cause of this phenomenon is a tiny black box containing a deadly supercharge of electricity, which in Read More

Avengers: Invasion of the Earthmen

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, William Lucas, Lucy Fleming, Christopher Chittell

Synopsis: Filmed in late 1967, this episode wasn't seen on British television until January 15, 1969, and even then it was beaten by its American TV premiere on March 27, 1968. The plot is motivated by an unusual school, designed to train civilian astronauts. When one of the "students" is found murdered Read More

Avengers: Take Me To Your Leader

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Patrick Macnee, Linda Thorson, Patrick Barr, Patrick Newell, Michael Robbins

Synopsis: Several agents and innocent bystanders find themselves at the mercy of a talking briefcase, which barks out orders to deliver it to such-and-such an address, lest it explode and kill its bearer. It turns out that the briefcase contains secret documents, to be delivered to the other side's "Mr. Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Ian Thompson

Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell), peering into the future, has learned of the mass-destruction plans of the mutant Daleks. He also knows that the villains intend to destroy the TARDIS and its crew. Feeling safer chasing after the Daleks than Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Robert Marsden

Synopsis: In the first episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) decides to experiment with the space-time visualizer which he had obtained in the previous adventure "The Space Museum." In so doing, the Doctor makes a horrifying discovery: The dreaded mutant Daleks have Read More

Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: Barry Jackson, Edward de Souza, Jeremy Young, Robert Cartland, Ronald Rich

Synopsis: Written by Terry Nation, "Mission to the Unknown" (aka "Dalek Cutaway") was one of the few single-episode Doctor Who adventures. None of the series' regulars appear in this story; instead, the action is dominated by Space Agent Marc Cory (Edward de Souza). While investigating the activities of the Read More

Avengers: Noon Doomsday

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Recovering from a broken leg at a private convalescent home, Steed soon learns that he is being stalked by a mysterious assailant. The would-be killer turns out to be an old enemy, who intends to kill Steed exactly seven years after he himself was thrown in jail. Physically unable to repel his Read More

Avengers: Legacy of Death

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: No sooner has Steed inherited an ornate dagger from an unknown benefactor than he is besieged by mysterious characters who offer him enormous sums of money and other tantalizing inducements to hand the dagger over to them. Things go from mildly amusing to highly dangerous when several of the Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Adrienne Hill, Nicholas Courtney, Kevin Stoney

Synopsis: In the third episode of the 12-part story "The Dalek Masterplan," the crew of the TARDIS pursues the destruction-minded Daleks as they make their escape from the burning jungles of Kembel. The next destination for the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions Katarina (Adrienne Hill), Steven (Peter Purves Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Adrienne Hill, Kevin Stoney, Julian Sherrier

Synopsis: In the second episode of the 12-part story "The Dalek Masterplan," the Doctor and his companions have landed in the jungles of Kembel, in hopes of thwarting the latest mass-destruction scheme of the mutant Daleks. The story takes an unexpected turn when the Doctor appears to align himself with the Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Adrienne Hill, Nicholas Courtney, Douglas Sheldon

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the 12-part story "The Dalek Masterplan," the TARDIS crew persists in its efforts to prevent the Daleks from unleashing their doomsday weapon, the Time Destructor. Captured by the villains, Katarina (Adrienne Hill) nonetheless manages to save the lives of her traveling Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 7

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh, Clifford Earl, Norman Mitchell

Synopsis: In the seventh episode of the 12-part story "The Dalek Masterplan," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still locked in deadly combat with the dreaded Daleks. Though the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, the Doctor still manages to materialize in his favorite London Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Jean Marsh, James Hall, Bill Metley

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the 12-part story "The Dalek Masterplan," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions discover that their plan to thwart the Dalek's rampage of destruction is being undermined by a hidden enemy. But there's more -- the enemy in question is utterly invisible. It is up Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, John Maxim

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor continues his desperate efforts to repair the TARDIS and prevent the Daleks from continuing their campaign of interplanetary destruction. This may prove even more difficult in the light of a new and terrifying weapon created by Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Anne Gordon

Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are fully aware that the infamous Daleks intend to go on a rampage of destruction throughout space. Alas, the TARDIS has been immobilized, rendering the Doctor helpless. Even so, he tries to Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Edmond Warwick

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions encounter terror in the jungles of the planet Mechanus, as the Daleks close in on the TARDIS. Crucial to the plotline is a master plan to replace the Doctor and his friends with robotic Read More

Doctor Who: The Dalek Masterplan, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, Peter Purves, Adrienne Hill, Brian Cant, Nicholas Courtney

Synopsis: "The Dalek Masterplan" was the longest of the early Doctor Who adventures, running a full 12 episodes and beginning on November 13, 1965. In the first episode, "The Nightmare Begins," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions act upon evidence gleaned by Special Agent Marc Cory in the Read More

Doctor Who: The Chase, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor and his travelling are thrown into a prison cell by the Mechanoids. Also incarcerated is another space fugitive, pilot Steven Taylor. With the help of their new friend, the Doctor and his friends are able to help determine the outcome Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Peter Fraser

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story "Dalek Invasion of Earth," the crew of the TARDIS tries to find out why the conquering Daleks have turned the British community of Bedfordshire into a huge mine. At last, the horrible truth is revealed: The Daleks intend to destroy the earth's magnetic Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Nicholas Evans

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story "Dalek Invasion of Earth," the Doctor (William Hartnell) has finally tumbled onto the Daleks' scheme to convert the earth into a huge space vessel. Racing against time, the Doctor must find a way to foil the mutants' plans. He receives help in this Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Alan Judd

Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story "Dalek Invasion of Earth," the Doctor (William Hartnell) is rescued from a Dalek operating table by his traveling companions. By now thoroughly dedicated to fomenting a revolt against the Daleks, the Doctor must first discover why the evil mutants have Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Bernard Kay

Synopsis: The six-part Dr. Who adventure "Dalek Invasion of Earth" gets under way when the TARDIS materializes in 22nd century England. Trapped outside of their time-traveling vessel, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions quickly learn that the Earth has been taken over by the mutant Daleks from Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Martyn Huntley

Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story "Dalek Invasion of Earth," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and Ian (William Russell) are captured by the Daleks, who rule the Earth of the 22nd century. Rescued by freedom fighters, the two time travelers learn of the plague that has enslaved all of Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Robin Phillips

Synopsis: In the second episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends are forced to locate four of the five keys needed to keep the dictatorial Conscience of Marinus in working condition. First stop for the time travellers is the mysterious city of Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, George Coulouris

Synopsis: Landing on an island surrounded by a sea of acid, the TARDIS is captured by Arbitan (George Coulouris), the Keeper of the Conscience of Marinus. If the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends intend to reclaim the TARDIS, they must collect four of the five keys needed by Aribtan to keep his Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 7

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Philip Bond

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) escape their Dalek captors with the help of Susan (Carole Ann Ford). Aligning himself with the humanoid Thals, the Doctor makes a last-ditch effort to Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Robin Phillips

Synopsis: In the third episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends continue their search for the keys needed to keep alive the despotic Conscience of Marinus. They manage to find one of the keys in the city of Morphoton, barely escaping with their Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Robin Phillips

Synopsis: In the conclusion of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions have survived one peril after another, and have returned with the four keys necessary to keep alive the despotic Conscience of Marinus. Unfortunately, they discover that Arbitan (George Coulouris Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Robin Phillips

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions have managed to locate three of the four keys needed to sustain the omnipotent Conscience of Marinus. It hasn't been easy, what with the terrors inherent in the city of Morphoton Read More

Doctor Who: The Keys of Marinus, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Robin Phillips

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the six-part story arc "The Keys of Marinus," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions have managed to locate two of the four keys necessary to keep the evil Conscience of Marinus alive. Their odyssey has already taken them to the sinsiter city of Morphoton and the Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 5

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, John Lee

Synopsis: In the fifth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still faced with the twin dilemmas of escaping back to the 20th century and preventing the mutant Daleks from detonating a neutron bomb that will destroy the planet Skaro. With all Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 4

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Alan Wheatley

Synopsis: In the fourth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still on the dead planet Skaro, again in the clutches of the mutant Daleks. In attempting to escape, Ian (William Russell) is paralyzed, and the Doctor and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, Philip Bond

Synopsis: In the sixth episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," Susan (Carole Ann Ford) has successfully returned to the TARDIS, whereupon she formulates a plan to rescue the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) from the Daleks. Meanwhile, the mutant Read More

Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth, Episode 6

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, David Graham

Synopsis: In the final episode of the six-part story "Dalek Invasion of Earth," the conquering Daleks put their plan to convert the Earth into a giant space vessel into effect. In order to stop the Daleks, the Doctor is forced to release a powerful, magnetically energized bomb -- which may very well destroy Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 3

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, John Lee

Synopsis: In the third episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Susan (Carole Ann Ford) join forces to rescue Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) from the mutant Daleks. In his efforts to find out why the Daleks want to resume their nuclear war with Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 1

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford

Synopsis: Also known as "The Dead Planet" and "The Survivors," "The Daleks" is perhaps the most fondly remembered of the first-season Doctor Who story arcs, and one of the few that has survived intact. In episode one, "The Dead Planet," the First Doctor (William Hartnell) endeavors to return his Read More

Doctor Who: The Daleks, Episode 2

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford, David Graham

Synopsis: In the second episode of the seven-part story arc "The Daleks," the Doctor (William Hartnell) deliberately sabotages the TARDIS so that he can join his granddaughter, Susan (Carole Ann Ford), and companions Ian and Barbara (William Russell, Jacqueline Hill) in exploring the devastated planet Read More

The Ted Ray Show

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Ted Ray, a seasoned veteran of London stage shows, music halls, and radio, was the front man for this live BBC TV series bearing his name in the title. In addition to the star, The Ted Ray Show was benefited by an excellent writing staff, including comic actor John Junkin and future Doctor Who Read More