Doctor Who: Season 5

1967 · 40 episodes · ★ 6.8

What Season 5 of Doctor Who

The fifth season of Doctor Who begins on Telos, where archaeologists are excavating the tomb of the Cybermen. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive there, but the cyborgs may not be sleeping as soundly as the humans think. Afterward, the TARDIS lands in the Himalayas, and the Doctor, back at the Det-Sen monastery, ends up accused of murder just as the Yeti attack the area. Other stories take the group to a base trying to halt the Second Ice Age and to a mysteriously deserted London, where the TARDIS becomes trapped. Patrick Troughton also plays Salamander, a scientist who is the Doctor's physical double in The Enemy of the World.

40episodes

Sep 2, 1967premiered

Jun 1, 1968latest episode

16.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)
Sep 2, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 8.4
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?
Directing: Morris Barry · Writing: Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler
5x02 The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)
Sep 9, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 8.1
The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.
Directing: Morris Barry · Writing: Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler · Starring: Bernard Holley, George Pastell, Aubrey Richards, Cyril Shaps
5x03 The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)
Sep 16, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 8.3
The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.
Directed by Morris Barry · Written by Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler · Starring Peter Hawkins, Clive Merrison, George Pastell, Aubrey Richards
5x04 The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)
Sep 23, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 8.3
Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.
Directed by Morris Barry · Written by Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler · Starring Peter Hawkins, Clive Merrison, George Pastell, Aubrey Richards
5x05 The Abominable Snowmen (1)
Sep 30, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
When the TARDIS materialises in the Himalayas, the Doctor decides to pay a return visit to the nearby Det-Sen monastery only to be accused of murder.
Directing: Gerald Blake · Writing: Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman · Starring: Norman Jones, Jack Watling, David Spenser, Raymond Llewellyn
5x06 The Abominable Snowmen (2)
Oct 7, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.
Directing: Gerald Blake · Writing: Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman · Starring: Norman Jones, Jack Watling, David Grey, Reg Whitehead
5x07 The Abominable Snowmen (3)
Oct 14, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.5
While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.
Directed by Gerald Blake · Written by Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman, Simon Nye · Starring Norman Jones, Jack Watling, David Grey, Reg Whitehead
5x08 The Abominable Snowmen (4)
Oct 21, 1967 · 25 min
The Yeti escapes from the monastery and Victoria and Thonmi are accused of assisting it, while the Doctor and Jamie endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.
Directing: Gerald Blake · Writing: Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman · Starring: Norman Jones, Jack Watling, David Grey, Reg Whitehead
5x09 The Abominable Snowmen (5)
Oct 28, 1967 · 25 min
Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area.
Directing: Gerald Blake · Writing: Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman · Starring: Norman Jones, Jack Watling, David Grey, Reg Whitehead
5x10 The Abominable Snowmen (6)
Nov 4, 1967 · 25 min
With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it.
Directed by Gerald Blake · Written by Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman, Richard Curtis · Starring Norman Jones, Jack Watling, Reg Whitehead, Pat Gorman
5x11 The Ice Warriors (1)
Nov 11, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.
Directing: Derek Martinus · Writing: Brian Hayles · Starring: Angus Lennie, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Sallis, Peter Barkworth
5x12 The Ice Warriors (2)
Nov 18, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.
Directing: Derek Martinus · Writing: Brian Hayles · Starring: Angus Lennie, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Sallis, Peter Barkworth
5x13 The Ice Warriors (3)
Nov 25, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.
Directing: Derek Martinus · Writing: Brian Hayles · Starring: Angus Lennie, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Sallis, Peter Barkworth
5x14 The Ice Warriors (4)
Dec 2, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
The Doctor leaves the base to try and find Jamie and Victoria while Storr tries to do a deal with the Ice Warriors.
Directing: Derek Martinus · Writing: Brian Hayles · Starring: Angus Lennie, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Sallis, Peter Barkworth
5x15 The Ice Warriors (5)
Dec 9, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.4
The Doctor and Victoria are both held prisoner by the Ice Warriors as Varga decides to take over Brittanicus.
Directing: Derek Martinus
5x16 The Ice Warriors (6)
Dec 16, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 6.2
The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.
Directed by Derek Martinus · Written by Brian Hayles · Starring Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Sallis, Peter Barkworth, Michael Attwell
5x17 The Enemy of the World (1)
Dec 23, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 8.0
After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.
Directing: Barry Letts · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Rhys McConnochie
5x18 The Enemy of the World (2)
Dec 30, 1967 · 25 min · ★ 7.1
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.
Directing: Barry Letts · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Milton Johns, George Pravda
5x19 The Enemy of the World (3)
Jan 6, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.
Directing: Barry Letts · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Milton Johns, George Pravda
5x20 The Enemy of the World (4)
Jan 13, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.6
Fariah brings the Doctor and Kent evidence of Salamander's activities but then they come under attack from Benik.
5x21 The Enemy of the World (5)
Jan 20, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by David Whitaker · Starring Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Milton Johns
5x22 The Enemy of the World (6)
Jan 27, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.8
The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.
Directed by Barry Letts · Written by David Whitaker · Starring Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr, Milton Johns, Gary Dean
5x23 The Web of Fear (1)
Feb 3, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.6
The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.
Directed by Douglas Camfield · Written by Henry Lincoln, Mervyn Haisman · Starring John Levene, Stephen Whittaker
5x24 The Web of Fear (2)
Feb 10, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Jamie and Victoria are reunited with Travers before Jamie joins the soldiers in attempting to find out what has happened to the Doctor.
Directing: Douglas Camfield · Starring: John Levene, Stephen Whittaker
5x25 The Web of Fear (3)
Feb 17, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.1
The Doctor and Victoria are taken back to the Goodge Street base by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart where the Doctor becomes convinced there is a traitor in their midst.
Directing: Douglas Camfield · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Stephen Whittaker
5x26 The Web of Fear (4)
Feb 24, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.9
With Travers having been captured by the Yeti, the Doctor attempts to find a way to gain control of the robots while Lethbridge-Stewart tries to recover the TARDIS.
Directing: Douglas Camfield · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Terry Walsh
5x27 The Web of Fear (5)
Mar 2, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.7
Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.
Directing: Douglas Camfield · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
5x28 The Web of Fear (6)
Mar 9, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor and his friends are held prisoner by the Intelligence and their only hope lies with Jamie, Arnold and a reprogrammed Yeti.
Directing: Douglas Camfield · Starring: Nicholas Courtney, John Levene
5x29 Fury from the Deep (1)
Mar 16, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure.
Directed by Hugh David · Starring Richard Mayes, Victor Maddern, John Abineri
5x30 Fury from the Deep (2)
Mar 23, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.6
Harris asks for the Doctor's help with Maggie, while Van Lutyens and the Chief Engineer attempt to find out what is blocking the impeller.
Directed by Hugh David · Starring Victor Maddern, John Abineri
5x31 Fury from the Deep (3)
Mar 30, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
While the Doctor begins his investigation into the weed creatures, Robson is attacked by one at the refinery.
Directed by Hugh David · Starring Victor Maddern, John Abineri
5x32 Fury from the Deep (4)
Apr 6, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature.
Directing: Hugh David · Starring: Richard Mayes, Victor Maddern, Margaret John, John Abineri
5x33 Fury from the Deep (5)
Apr 13, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.0
With the Weed Creature poised to burst out of the pipeline and attack the base, an encounter with Oak and Quill gives the Doctor a vital clue about its weakness.
Directing: Hugh David · Starring: Victor Maddern, Margaret John
5x34 Fury from the Deep (6)
Apr 20, 1968 · 25 min · ★ 7.2
The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves.
Directing: Hugh David · Starring: Victor Maddern, Margaret John
5x35 The Wheel in Space (1)
Apr 27, 1968 · 25 min
The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.
Directing: Tristan de Vere Cole · Writing: David Whitaker, Kit Pedler · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter
5x36 The Wheel in Space (2)
May 4, 1968 · 25 min
The Doctor and Jamie are brought aboard the Wheel where Jamie is horrified to learn the crew plan to destroy the Silver Carrier with the TARDIS on board.
Directing: Tristan de Vere Cole · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter
5x37 The Wheel in Space (3)
May 11, 1968 · 25 min
Jamie sabotages the Wheel's x-ray laser, unknowingly giving the Cybermen an opportunity to reach the Wheel.
Directing: Tristan de Vere Cole · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter
5x38 The Wheel in Space (4)
May 18, 1968 · 25 min
The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.
Directing: Tristan de Vere Cole · Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter
5x39 The Wheel in Space (5)
May 25, 1968 · 25 min
The Cybermen gain control of more members of the Wheel crew and the Doctor realises the only way to stop them is for Jamie and Zoe to make a dangerous space walk.
Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter
5x40 The Wheel in Space (6) Season Finale
Jun 1, 1968 · 25 min
Jamie and Zoe attempt to recover the time vector generator while the Cybermen realise the Doctor is on the Wheel and make him their prime target.
Writing: David Whitaker · Starring: Wendy Padbury, Eric Flynn, Peter Hawkins, Donald Sumpter