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The Rescue

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  • Posted on October 9, 2021June 20, 2023
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The Rescue

This Story: Season 2, Story 3. Production Code L
Overall: Story 11, Episodes 52-53
Airdates: 2 Jan 1965 to 9 Jan 1965.
Written by David Whitaker.  Directed by Christopher Barry.

Episode Titles

The two individual episode titles are:

  1. The Powerful Enemy
  2. Desperate Measures

Notes

  • This is the first of four two part stories (in 25 min format) in classic Doctor Who.  The others are The Sontaran Experiment (1975), Black Orchid (1982), and The Awakening (1984).
  • This story marks the first story for Maureen O’Brien as Vicki – the new permanent companion.  The DVD is sold in a set with the following story, “The Romans”.

Links

[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 52 - "The Powerful Enemy" (1/2 - Serial L, Story 11) - 2 Jan 1965. #DoctorWho

A short 2 parter that exists to introduce the new companion, Vicki. The Doctor is overly sad and tired this ep about Susan. Everyone is threatened by a native called Koquillion. pic.twitter.com/6uer5l5Jsk

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 9, 2021

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 53 - "Desperate Measures" (2/2 - Serial L, Story 11) - 9 Jan 1965. #DoctorWho

Koquillion is found out to be Bennett, who killed the members of his crashed ship. He used Vicki to hide this. He was killed by natives of planet. Vicki goes with the Tardis crew. pic.twitter.com/6glYP9DVl5

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 9, 2021

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