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The Mind Robber

  • byJoe Siegler
  • Posted on March 24, 2022April 14, 2025
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The Mind Robber

This Story: Season 6, Story 2. Production Code UU
Overall: Story 45, Episodes 215-219
Airdates: 14 Sep 1968 to 12 Oct 1968
Written by Derrick Sherwin (Episode 1) & Peter Ling (Eps 2-5).  Directed by David Maloney.

Notes

  • This story was originally just four episodes long.  The additional episode (Ep 1) was tacked on when the sixth episode of The Dominators was cut.
  • There was a short break after Episode 5 of The Mind Robber, and Doctor Who was off the air for three weeks.  This was due to the BBC’s coverage of the 1968 Summer Olympics.  The next episode (Ep1 of The Invasion) aired on 2 Nov 1968).

Links

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

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 215 - The Mind Robber 1/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 14 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 1/2

I always loved this story. It's a fantasy story which doesn't usually appeal, but this one works for me. So much of it is odd concepts that don't seem like they should work, but I pic.twitter.com/GJh5UeOhtD

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 20, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 215 - The Mind Robber 1/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 14 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 2/2

love them. Most of this ep takes place inside the Tardis or just outside in in an area that's outside of the known galaxy. And of course, a quite attractive view of Zoe's bum. pic.twitter.com/TidQTNOz9K

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 20, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 215 - The Mind Robber 1/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 14 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 3/2

ADMIN NOTE: On all tweets for the prior story (The Dominators), I had them listed as story 45, when it should have been story 44. Didn't notice that until I started Mind Robber.

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 20, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 216 - The Mind Robber 2/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 21 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 1/2

Ep 2 doesn't resolve Ep 1's cliffhanger, which always bugged me - it's just kind of ignored how the Tardis and the crew get back together, but other than that another great ep. pic.twitter.com/Ijsg5I1Z1S

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 22, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 216 - The Mind Robber 2/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 21 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 2/2

Fraser Hines was ill; was replaced for this ep as Jamie by another actor (Hamish Wilson). It was easily explained with the fantasy aspect. "The Master" (Not same) is the villain. pic.twitter.com/3CsyVpglMy

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 22, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 217 - The Mind Robber 3/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 28 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 1/2

The Doctor realizes that this entire area is something set up by someone. As they make their way through various puzzles and unreality, we get proper Jamie's face back, ending the pic.twitter.com/GmqxScEGCq

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 22, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 217 - The Mind Robber 3/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 28 Sep 1968. #DoctorWho 2/2

time of Hamish Wilson. Most of this ep is just our crew going through various situations - their status really hasn't changed (other than Jamie's face) since the start of the ep. pic.twitter.com/WGuvIIrrHS

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 22, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 218 - The Mind Robber 4/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 5 Oct 1968. #DoctorWho 1/2

As we progress towards the endgame, we get a fun battle with Zoe and "Karkus" (a cartoon hero). Zoe doesn't get much in the way of physical action, but this was fun to watch. pic.twitter.com/MmnXfMrza7

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 24, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 218 - The Mind Robber 4/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 5 Oct 1968. #DoctorWho 2/2

The bad guy to this point is "The Master of the Land", but he's referred to as "The Master". No relation to the character that comes later of the same name, but funny to hear it. pic.twitter.com/stRVMVSkR8

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 24, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 219 - The Mind Robber 5/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 12 Oct 1968. #DoctorWho 1/2

Enjoyed last cliffhanger with Jamie & Zoe being trapped inside an actual book. The fantasy of this story really works for me. Most of the fictional characters we've met to this pic.twitter.com/ZpXsjGTwoz

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 25, 2022

#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 219 - The Mind Robber 5/5 (Serial UU, Story 45) - 12 Oct 1968. #DoctorWho 2/2

point all return and play a part in the Doctor's eventual defeat of the real enemy here - "The Master Brain". Everyone escapes in the reconstituted Tardis, including "The Master". pic.twitter.com/1h9zbcaPc6

— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) March 25, 2022

 

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