Doctor Who: Season 10

1972 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 10 of Doctor Who

The season kicks off with an antimatter creature that arrives on Earth and attacks UNIT headquarters in England. It seems to be after the Doctor specifically, and not even the Time Lords themselves can help him. The solution lies with his earlier incarnations, the First and Second Doctors. Later, the Doctor and Jo travel to a far-future spaceship, a lunar penal colony, the planet Spiridon, and a Welsh coal mine. There they face the Ogrons, the Daleks, the Master and the company Global Chemicals. The Brigadier and UNIT accompany the Doctor through much of these conflicts.

26episodes

Dec 30, 1972Released

Jun 23, 1973latest episode

10.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 10 Episodes

10x01 The Three Doctors (1)
Dec 30, 1972 · 25 min · ★ 8.2
England, the near future. A strange anti-matter creature arrives on Earth and attacks UNIT HQ. It seems to be specifically seeking the Doctor out - but why? With the Time Lords themselves unable to help, it seems the only person who can help the Doctor is himself - or selves...
Directing: Lennie Mayne · Writing: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
10x02 The Three Doctors (2)
Jan 6, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 8.0
The third Doctor and Jo find themselves on an artificial world inside the black hole while the second Doctor tries to find a way to control the organism.
Directing: Lennie Mayne · Writing: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
10x03 The Three Doctors (3)
Jan 13, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.9
The Time Lord Omega reveals himself to the third Doctor along with plans for vengeance against his own kind.
Directing: Lennie Mayne · Writing: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
10x04 The Three Doctors (4)
Jan 20, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.8
Omega reveals the purpose behind bringing the Doctor to his antimatter world, but the Doctor(s) discover a startling fact about Omega that he didn't know himself and eventually strike a bargain.
Directing: Lennie Mayne · Writing: Bob Baker, Dave Martin · Starring: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
10x05 Carnival of Monsters (1)
Jan 27, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.6
The Doctor attempts to test his new dematerialisation circuit by taking Jo to Metebelis Three but instead the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a 1920s cargo ship.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by Robert Holmes · Cast: Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter, Jenny McCracken, Leslie Dwyer
10x06 Carnival of Monsters (2)
Feb 3, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.5
The Doctor and Jo attempt to find a way out of the Scope but, when Vorg attempts to entertain the Minorans, the crew of the Bernice suddenly become a lot more dangerous.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by Robert Holmes · Cast: Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter, Jenny McCracken, Leslie Dwyer
10x07 Carnival of Monsters (3)
Feb 10, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Doctor and Jo return to the Bernice to try and aid their escape but find themselves pursued by the Drashigs.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by Robert Holmes · Cast: Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter, Jenny McCracken, Leslie Dwyer
10x08 Carnival of Monsters (4)
Feb 17, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.3
The Doctor escapes from the Scope and joins forces with Vorg to try and save its inhabitants but Kalik is still determined to use the Drashigs to start a rebellion.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by Robert Holmes · Cast: Tenniel Evans, Ian Marter, Jenny McCracken, Leslie Dwyer
10x09 Frontier in Space (1)
Feb 24, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor and Jo land on a spaceship in the far future as it is attacked by Ogrons, which the human crew see as Draconians. The Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth as spies.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Malcolm Hulke · Starring: Vera Fusek, Peter Birrel, Ray Lonnen, Barry Ashton
10x10 Frontier in Space (2)
Mar 3, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.3
The Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth, where both humans and Draconians believe them to be a spy for the other side.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Malcolm Hulke · Starring: Vera Fusek, Peter Birrel, Ray Lonnen, Barry Ashton
10x11 Frontier in Space (3)
Mar 10, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Doctor is sentenced to life imprisonment at a lunar penal colony while Jo encounters an old enemy.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Malcolm Hulke · Starring: Roger Delgado, Vera Fusek, Karol Hagar, Harold Goldblatt
10x12 Frontier in Space (4)
Mar 17, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Master rescues the Doctor from the lunar penal colony, aiming to take him and Jo to the Ogrons' planet, and the Doctor's attempt to escape leaves him stranded in space.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Malcolm Hulke · Starring: Roger Delgado, Harold Goldblatt, Richard Shaw, William Wilde
10x13 Frontier in Space (5)
Mar 24, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Doctor, Jo and the Master are taken to Draconia, where the Doctor tries to convince the Draconians of the truth.
Directed by Paul Bernard · Written by Malcolm Hulke · Cast: Roger Delgado, Vera Fusek, Peter Birrel, William Wilde
10x14 Frontier in Space (6)
Mar 31, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.3
The Doctor, Williams and the Draconian Prince head to the Ogrons' planet to find evidence of the Master's actions but the Master tricks Jo into leading them into a trap.
Directing: Paul Bernard · Writing: Malcolm Hulke · Starring: Roger Delgado, Vera Fusek, Peter Birrel, Stephen Thorne
10x15 Planet of the Daleks (1)
Apr 7, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
The planet Spiridon, the year 2540. The Doctor and Jo arrive on the trail of the Daleks, and find unexpected allies in the shape of a Thal suicide squad. But what has brought the Daleks here in the first place?
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock, Tim Preece
10x16 Planet of the Daleks (2)
Apr 14, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.4
The Doctor is captured by the Daleks, while Jo is rescued by a friendly Spridon named Wester.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock, Tim Preece, Jane How
10x17 Planet of the Daleks (3)
Apr 21, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
The Doctor and Codal escape from their cell and meet up with the Thal commandos who are trying to get into the Dalek base.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock, Tim Preece, Jane How
10x18 Planet of the Daleks (4)
Apr 28, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
The Doctor and his friends escape from the Dalek base, prompting the Daleks to devise a plan to wipe them out.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock, Tim Preece, Jane How
10x19 Planet of the Daleks (5)
May 5, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.4
The Doctor and his friends ambush two Daleks as part of their plan to get back into the city, but the Daleks are on the verge of unleashing their virus.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Prentis Hancock, Tim Preece, Jane How
10x20 Planet of the Daleks (6)
May 12, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.5
The Doctor and his friends prepare to refreeze the Dalek army but the Dalek Supreme has arrived on the planet determined to destroy them all.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Terry Nation · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, Tim Preece, Jane How, Alan Tucker
10x21 The Green Death (1)
May 19, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
While the Doctor plans a holiday to Metebelis Three, Jo and the Brigadier are intrigued by a mysterious death at a coal mine in Llanfairfach, which is being blamed on local company Global Chemicals.
Directed by Michael E. Briant · Written by Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Cast: Nicholas Courtney, Jerome Willis, Stewart Bevan, Tony Adams
10x22 The Green Death (2)
May 26, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
The Doctor and the Brigadier attempt to rescue Jo and Bert from the mine but Global Chemicals prove distinctly uncooperative.
Directed by Michael E. Briant · Written by Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Cast: Nicholas Courtney, Jerome Willis, Stewart Bevan, Tony Adams
10x23 The Green Death (3)
Jun 2, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
The Doctor and Jo manage to escape from the mine with a maggot egg but Stevens is determined to stop them analysing it.
Directed by Michael E. Briant · Written by Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Cast: Nicholas Courtney, Jerome Willis, Stewart Bevan, Tony Adams
10x24 The Green Death (4)
Jun 9, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
The Brigadier calls in a full UNIT force to deal with the giant maggots while the Doctor infiltrates Global Chemicals to find out what is really going on.
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Jerome Willis
10x25 The Green Death (5)
Jun 16, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Jerome Willis
10x26 The Green Death (6) Season Finale
Jun 23, 1973 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
The Doctor attempts to destroy the giant maggots and cure Cliff but the real threat is BOSS, who is poised to take over all the world's computers.
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Barry Letts, Robert Sloman · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, Richard Franklin, John Levene, Jerome Willis