Doctor Who: Season 14

1976 · 26 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 14 of Doctor Who

The season opens with the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith in Renaissance Italy, unaware that they have brought a deadly alien energy with them. Later, in a quarry in near-future England, Sarah is trapped under a rockfall with a fossilized hand clutched between her fingers. The story then moves to Gallifrey, home planet of the Time Lords, where a conspiracy at the highest levels threatens their entire civilization. The conflicts revolve around intrigue, hidden powers and an old enemy of the Doctor. The main characters are the Doctor, his companion Sarah Jane and, later, Leela.

26episodes

Sep 4, 1976premiered

Apr 2, 1977Latest episode

10.8 hrtotal runtime

Season 14 Episodes

14x01 The Masque of Mandragora (1)
Sep 4, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Doctor and Sarah arrive in Renaissance Italy unaware that they have brought a deadly alien energy force with them.
Directing: Rodney Bennett · Writing: Louis Marks · Starring: Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith
14x02 The Masque of Mandragora (2)
Sep 11, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 6.3
The Mandragora energy joins forces with the secret Brotherhood of Demnos. Count Federico plots to steal the Dukedom of San Martino from his nephew, Giuliano.
Directing: Rodney Bennett · Writing: Louis Marks · Starring: Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith
14x03 The Masque of Mandragora (3)
Sep 18, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
Tempted by the promises of ultimate power offered by Mandragora, Hieronymous plots to eliminate the threat posed by the Doctor and uses an unwitting Sarah as his weapon.
Directing: Rodney Bennett · Writing: Louis Marks · Starring: Jon Laurimore, Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith
14x04 The Masque of Mandragora (4)
Sep 25, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
As the leading scholars of the era assemble in the palace for the masque, Mandragora prepares to attack, intent on sending the world into a new dark age.
Directed by: Rodney Bennett · Written by: Louis Marks · Starring: Antony Carrick, Gareth Armstrong, Tim Pigott-Smith, Norman Jones
14x05 The Hand of Fear (1)
Oct 2, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 7.6
England, the near future. The TARDIS materialises in a quarry and Sarah is trapped under a rockfall. But what is the origin of the fossilised hand she is found gripping ? And who is the Eldrad she keeps mumbling about ?
Directed by: Lennie Mayne · Written by: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: Rex Robinson, Renu Setna, David Purcell, Roy Pattison
14x06 The Hand of Fear (2)
Oct 9, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor and Professor Watson struggle to stop first Sarah Jane and then Driscoll from obeying the strange and dangerous orders of the stone hand, which has suddenly come to life.
Directed by: Lennie Mayne · Written by: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: Rex Robinson, Glyn Houston, Roy Boyd, Frances Pidgeon
14x07 The Hand of Fear (3)
Oct 16, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 7.3
The energy of the reactor has returned the mysterious Eldrad to life. The Doctor agrees to take her back to Kastria. But what is waiting for them there?
Directed by: Lennie Mayne · Written by: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: Glyn Houston, Judith Paris
14x08 The Hand of Fear (4)
Oct 23, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 7.7
The Doctor and Sarah race to save the mortally wounded Eldrad. But they find that everything is not quite as she told them.
Directed by: Lennie Mayne · Written by: Dave Martin, Bob Baker · Starring: Roy Skelton, Judith Paris, Stephen Thorne
14x09 The Deadly Assassin (1)
Oct 30, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 8.2
Gallifrey, planet of the Time Lords. Summoned home by a premonition of murder, the Doctor discovers a dark conspiracy at the highest levels of Time Lord society... and his oldest enemy, who poses a threat to the existence of Gallifrey itself...
Directed by: David Maloney · Written by: Robert Holmes · Starring: Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Angus MacKay
14x10 The Deadly Assassin (2)
Nov 6, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 8.4
The President of the High Council has been killed and the Doctor is the prime suspect. The Time Lords are eager to dispense quick justice and the Doctor must race agains the clock to discover the truth... and an old enemy.
Directed by: David Maloney · Written by: Robert Holmes · Starring: Llewellyn Rees, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Angus MacKay
14x11 The Deadly Assassin (3)
Nov 13, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 8.2
The Doctor has entered the computation Matrix to prove his innocence. But his opponent is prepared for him and the two engage in a mental duel to the death.
Directed by: David Maloney · Written by: Robert Holmes · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Peter Pratt, Erik Chitty
14x12 The Deadly Assassin (4)
Nov 20, 1976 · 25 min · ★ 8.6
The Doctor has won his fight in the Matrix and revealed the assassin. But the Master is not defeated and sets a plan in motion that could destroy the Time Lords.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Angus MacKay, Peter Pratt
14x13 The Face of Evil (1)
Jan 1, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.1
An unnamed planet, the distant future. Arriving in a place that seems oddly familiar, the Doctor finds the savage Sevateem tribe battling to free their captive god, Xoanon, from the Evil One and his Tesh servants. But can the whole situation really be the Doctor's fault?
Directed by: Pennant Roberts · Written by: Chris Boucher · Starring: David Garfield, Victor Lucas, Brendan Price, Leslie Schofield
14x14 The Face of Evil (2)
Jan 8, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Sevateem launch another attack to try to free Xoanon as the Doctor tries to figure out his role in their past. But his only chance to win their trust is to face a deadly test.
Directed by: Pennant Roberts · Written by: Chris Boucher · Starring: David Garfield, Victor Lucas, Brendan Price, Leslie Schofield
14x15 The Face of Evil (3)
Jan 15, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
The Doctor has broken through the barrier and found the Tesh. But he comes to an awful realisation about Xoanon.
Directing: Pennant Roberts · Writing: Chris Boucher · Starring: David Garfield, Brendan Price, Leslie Schofield, Rob Edwards
14x16 The Face of Evil (4)
Jan 22, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor tries to fix the mad computer Xoanon. But it is determined to stop him – even if it must destroy the entire world!
Directed by: Pennant Roberts · Written by: Chris Boucher · Starring: David Garfield, Brendan Price, Leslie Schofield, Leon Eagles
14x17 The Robots of Death (1)
Jan 29, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.3
An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor and Leela arrive, one of the crew is found murdered... and if they didn't do it, who did?
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Chris Boucher · Starring: Russell Hunter, Pamela Salem, David Bailie, David Collings
14x18 The Robots of Death (2)
Feb 5, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.1
The Doctor and Leela are suspected of murder. But the real foe is using robots to cut down the crew – and even sabotage the sand miner itself!
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Chris Boucher · Starring: Russell Hunter, Pamela Salem, David Bailie, David Collings
14x19 The Robots of Death (3)
Feb 12, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.1
One of the crew is the insane Taren Capel, who is using robots to carry out the murders. The Doctor discovers that there are also others who aren't what they appear to be either.
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Chris Boucher · Starring: Russell Hunter, Pamela Salem, David Bailie, David Collings
14x20 The Robots of Death (4)
Feb 19, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.2
The Doctor and the surviving humans fight for their lives against Taren Capel and his growing army of deadly robots.
Directing: Michael E. Briant · Writing: Chris Boucher · Starring: Russell Hunter, Pamela Salem, David Bailie, David Collings
14x21 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
Feb 26, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.3
London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin, Chris Gannon, Trevor Baxter
14x22 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)
Mar 5, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.7
The Doctor and Leela investigate the strange events in Victorian London. But a mysterious masked figure lurks in the shadows.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin, Chris Gannon, Trevor Baxter
14x23 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3)
Mar 12, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.9
As Li H'Sen Chang works to secure the time cabinet, Leela pursues and investigates his master – the mysterious and murderous Weng-Chiang.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin, Chris Gannon, Trevor Baxter
14x24 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
Mar 19, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 7.6
The Doctor and Leela attend Li H'Sen Chang's performance, hoping to confront the magician. But his master Weng-Chiang has other plans…
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin, Chris Gannon, Trevor Baxter
14x25 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (5)
Mar 26, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.0
The Doctor and his allies try to track down Weng-Chiang before he can activate the time cabinet and possibly destroy London.
Directing: David Maloney · Writing: Robert Holmes · Starring: John Bennett, Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter, Deep Roy
14x26 The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6) Season Finale
Apr 2, 1977 · 25 min · ★ 8.4
The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.
Directed by: David Maloney · Written by: Robert Holmes · Starring: Christopher Benjamin, Trevor Baxter, Deep Roy, Michael Spice