The Crusade
Joe Siegler
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The Crusade
This Story: Season 2, Story 6. Production Code P
Overall: Story 14, Episodes 64-67
Airdates: 27 Mar 1965 to 17 Apr 1965.
Credits: Written by David Whittaker. Directed by Douglas Camfield.
Episode Titles
- The Lion
- The Knight of Jaffa
- The Wheel of Fortune
- The Warlords
Notes
- Episodes 2 & 4 are missing, and are only available via a fan reconstruction here. Episodes 1 & 3 are available on the “Lost in Time” box set, which collates orphaned episodes such as these.
- They were also released on the Season 2 Blu-Ray box set in 2023.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray | Amazon UK Blu-Ray ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 64 - "The Lion" (1/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 27 Mar 1965. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 20, 2021
The first of 4 eps of "The Crusade". Ep 1 was lost for a long time 'til 1999. Famed actor Julian Glover plays Richard the Lionheart here. Story takes place in 12th Century Palestine. pic.twitter.com/zIN01mCo4u
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 64 - "The Lion" (1/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 27 Mar 1965. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 20, 2021
The crew finds themselves in the middle of an ambush where Barbara is taken. She is mistaken for the Queen of Sicily, but she's saved by Saladin. Doctor seeks help from the King. pic.twitter.com/81TiuqAiRR
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 65 - "The Knight of Jaffa" (2/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 3 Apr 1965. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 21, 2021
Ian is Knighted and goes off to look for Barbara. The Doctor befriends the King, Barbara is kidnapped a second time, but escapes. Most of this ep is "looking for Barbara". pic.twitter.com/bSl60efGB5
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 66 - "The Wheel of Fortune" (3/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 10 Apr 1965. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 23, 2021
Barbara is rescued again by a man who wants to kill El Akir. The Doctor and the King work on a peace plan w/marrying off the King's sister Joanna. Ian is mostly not in this ep. pic.twitter.com/1X5sRpXXJl
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 67 - "The Warlords" (4/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 17 Apr 1965. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 23, 2021
The King realizes he might need to fight a war to survive, but he realizes the Doctor did not betray him. The Doctor and Vicki try to escape. Ian escapes torture by Ibrahim. pic.twitter.com/TNHyt4VMMN
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 67 - "The Warlords" (4/4 - Serial P, Story 14) - 17 Apr 1965. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) October 23, 2021
The Doctor is captured by Earl of Leicester, & sentenced to death. Sir Ian shows up and convinces the Earl to let him take the Doctor to execution, at which point they all escape. pic.twitter.com/hpUnLdKNv9
