Doctor Who - Season 4

Doctor Who - Season 4

Season 4

This season was a season of major changes for Doctor Who, including some that have influenced the series and franchise ever since. Most notably, season 4 saw William Hartnell's First Doctor hand off the baton to Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor in the very first regeneration. When Hartnell announced his plans to leave the series, the show's writers came up with the idea of having the Doctor change his appearance and personality. In 1966, while it was not uncommon for actors to change in ongoing TV and film roles, this was possibly the first time a change in appearance was written into the very nature of the character.
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DatesSep 10, 1966 - Jul 1, 1967
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Episodes

The Smugglers, Part One
Season 4Episode 125 min

The Smugglers, Part One

The Doctor discovers Polly and Ben aboard the TARDIS shortly before the ship arrives in 17th century Cornwall, where the local churchwarden gives the Doctor a cryptic message shortly before being murdered.

Sep 10, 1966
The Smugglers, Part Two
Season 4Episode 225 min

The Smugglers, Part Two

Pike is convinced that the Doctor knows the location of Avery's treasure while Polly and Ben try to convince the locals they were not responsible for Longfoot's murder.

Sep 17, 1966
The Smugglers, Part Three
Season 4Episode 325 min

The Smugglers, Part Three

Polly and Ben are placed in the custody of Blake, who reveals he also has his suspicions about the Squire, while the Doctor and Kewper are forced to team up to escape from Pike's ship.

Sep 24, 1966
The Smugglers, Part Four
Season 4Episode 425 min

The Smugglers, Part Four

The Doctor and his friends are at the mercy of Cherub, who is now seeking Avery's treasure for himself, while Pike prepares to attack the village.

Oct 1, 1966
The Tenth Planet, Part One
Season 4Episode 525 min

The Tenth Planet, Part One

In December 1986, a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.

Oct 8, 1966
The Tenth Planet, Part Two
Season 4Episode 625 min

The Tenth Planet, Part Two

The Doctor's warnings are ignored and the Cybermen take over the base, hampering the crew's efforts to help Zeus IV.

Oct 15, 1966
The Tenth Planet, Part Three
Season 4Episode 725 min

The Tenth Planet, Part Three

With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.

Oct 22, 1966
The Tenth Planet, Part Four
Season 4Episode 825 min

The Tenth Planet, Part Four

The Cybermen take over the base again, apparently to stop the humans using the Z-Bomb, but then the Doctor realises they intend to use it themselves to destroy Earth.

Oct 29, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part One
Season 4Episode 925 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part One

The Doctor and his companions are brought to an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan.

Nov 5, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part Two
Season 4Episode 1025 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part Two

The Doctor warns the scientist about the dire consequences of reactivating the dormant Dalek that he claims not to have discovered. The Doctor attempts to see the governor in an attempt to stop the secret experiments with the Dalek,.

Nov 12, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part Three
Season 4Episode 1125 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part Three

Polly is taken prisoner by the rebels who are planning to use the Dalek to take control of the colony.

Nov 19, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part Four
Season 4Episode 1225 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part Four

Scientist Lesterson discovers the Daleks plot to reproduce themselves and then seize control of the Colony.

Nov 26, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part Five
Season 4Episode 1325 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part Five

The head of security for the Earth colony Vulcan, leads a rebellion; The Daleks prepare to make their final assault on the people of the colony.

Dec 3, 1966
The Power of the Daleks, Part Six
Season 4Episode 1425 min

The Power of the Daleks, Part Six

The Daleks begin their attack while the battle rages between the loyalists and the rebels and it falls to the Doctor to make an attempt to stop the Daleks plot.

Dec 10, 1966
The Highlanders, Part One
Season 4Episode 1525 min

The Highlanders, Part One

The Doctor, Polly and Ben arrive in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, and are captured by a group of Highlanders shortly before they themselves are captured by redcoats.

Dec 17, 1966
The Highlanders, Part Two
Season 4Episode 1625 min

The Highlanders, Part Two

Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Gray in order to escape.

Dec 24, 1966
The Highlanders, Part Three
Season 4Episode 1725 min

The Highlanders, Part Three

With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.

Dec 31, 1966
The Highlanders, Part Four
Season 4Episode 1825 min

The Highlanders, Part Four

Ben manages to join up with the Doctor, Polly and Kirsty and together they work to free the Highlanders from Trask's ship before Grey sells them into slavery.

Jan 7, 1967
The Underwater Menace, Part One
Season 4Episode 1925 min

The Underwater Menace, Part One

The TARDIS materializes on a stretch of deserted beach. The Doctor and his companions are then captured and taken to the mysterious lost city of Atlantis.

Jan 14, 1967
The Underwater Menace, Part Two
Season 4Episode 2025 min

The Underwater Menace, Part Two

While Ara tries to save Polly from being turned into a Fish Person and Ben and Jamie try to escape from the mines, the Doctor discovers the full extent of Zaroff's plans.

Jan 21, 1967
The Underwater Menace, Part Three
Season 4Episode 2125 min

The Underwater Menace, Part Three

The Doctor and Ramo are sentenced to be sacrificed to the goddess Amdo and must escape to put a stop to Zaroff's plan.

Jan 28, 1967
The Underwater Menace, Part Four
Season 4Episode 2225 min

The Underwater Menace, Part Four

With Zaroff's plan nearing completion, the Doctor and Ben realise the only way to save the world is to destroy Atlantis.

Feb 4, 1967
The Moonbase, Part One
Season 4Episode 2325 min

The Moonbase, Part One

The TARDIS arrives on the Moon in the year 2070. When Jamie is injured, the other travellers are forced to seek the help of a moonbase afflicted with a space plague.

Feb 11, 1967
The Moonbase, Part Two
Season 4Episode 2425 min

The Moonbase, Part Two

The Doctor and his friends attempt to convince the Moonbase crew that the Cybermen are responsible for the disappearances and find a cure for the plague.

Feb 18, 1967
The Moonbase, Part Three
Season 4Episode 2525 min

The Moonbase, Part Three

The Cybermen take over the Moonbase and begin using the Gravitron to attack Earth but Polly, Ben and Jamie come up with a way to fight back.

Feb 25, 1967
The Moonbase, Part Four
Season 4Episode 2625 min

The Moonbase, Part Four

With the Cybermen preparing to launch a full attack, the Doctor and his friends must keep the Moonbase and the Gravitron out of their hands until help arrives from Earth.

Mar 4, 1967
The Macra Terror, Part One
Season 4Episode 2725 min

The Macra Terror, Part One

The TARDIS arrives at a holiday camp company with the crew worried by a prediction of giant crabs and the Doctor becomes interested in the apparent madman Medok's stories of creatures that roam the colony at night.

Mar 11, 1967
The Macra Terror, Part Two
Season 4Episode 2825 min

The Macra Terror, Part Two

The Doctor is unable to convince the colonists that the Macra exist and an attempt to brainwash his companions results in Ben betraying his friends.

Mar 18, 1967
The Macra Terror, Part Three
Season 4Episode 2925 min

The Macra Terror, Part Three

The Doctor, Polly and Jamie are sentenced to work in the pits and an escape attempt sees Ben's loyalties called into question again.

Mar 25, 1967
The Macra Terror, Part Four
Season 4Episode 3025 min

The Macra Terror, Part Four

The Doctor and Polly manage to save Jamie from the Macra and then try to show the Pilot who is really in charge of the colony.

Apr 1, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part One
Season 4Episode 3125 min

The Faceless Ones, Part One

The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it.

Apr 8, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part Two
Season 4Episode 3225 min

The Faceless Ones, Part Two

With Polly having apparently forgotten them, the Doctor, Ben and Jamie decide to carry out their own investigation of Chameleon Tours.

Apr 15, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part Three
Season 4Episode 3325 min

The Faceless Ones, Part Three

The Doctor, Jamie and Sam manage to convince Crossland to trust them and he persuades the Commandant to let them continue their investigation.

Apr 22, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part Four
Season 4Episode 3425 min

The Faceless Ones, Part Four

When Spencer attempts to kill them, the Doctor, Jamie and Sam become convinced Chameleon Tours are hiding something and Sam decides to book a ticket on one of their flights.

Apr 29, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part Five
Season 4Episode 3525 min

The Faceless Ones, Part Five

Jamie finds himself aboard the Chameleons' satellite and meets their Director while the Doctor forces the Chameleon Meadows to tell him the aliens' plans.

May 6, 1967
The Faceless Ones, Part Six
Season 4Episode 3625 min

The Faceless Ones, Part Six

The Doctor and Pinto are captured by the Chameleons but the Doctor manages to use their dependence on their human originals to create dissent in their ranks.

May 13, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part One
Season 4Episode 3725 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part One

Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

May 20, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Two
Season 4Episode 3825 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Two

The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

May 27, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Three
Season 4Episode 3925 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Three

As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

Jun 3, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Four
Season 4Episode 4025 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Four

Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

Jun 10, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Five
Season 4Episode 4125 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Five

With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

Jun 17, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Six
Season 4Episode 4225 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Six

The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

Jun 24, 1967
The Evil of the Daleks, Part Seven
Season 4Episode 4325 min

The Evil of the Daleks, Part Seven

The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

Jul 1, 1967

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