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Season 7 – Doctor Who

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"Doctor Who" is a classic science-fiction series with a cult following. The Doctor is called a "Time Lord," a time-traveling scientist from a far-off planet who travels through time and space in a shop known by the acronym TARDIS. A TARDIS is a machine that is larger on the inside than the outside and is supposed to change its appearance based on its surroundings. The Doctor is also able to evolve his biology, so he appears as many different people throughout the series. The Doctor loves Earth, so he makes many trips here to save the planet, or to enlist earthlings to help him with tasks in the galaxy.
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Christopher Bahn AV Club Season seven, Jon Pertwee's first year as the Third Doctor, made a point of pushing at those boundaries, starting by grounding him on Earth, unable to fly the TARDIS and forced to work with an anti-alien military taskforce, UNIT. Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Paul Mount Starburst Quite simple, brilliant, and quite simply unmissable. Rated: 5/5 Mar 13, 2025 Full Review Kevin Carr Fat Guys at the Movies The Fourth Doctor is still my favorite, but Pertwee’s reign is chock full of charm, taking some wild chances for the early 1970s. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 20, 2024 Full Review Arnold T. Blumberg IGN Movies "The Silurians" ends with one of the more arresting images in the series' history - the Doctor thoroughly defeated, not by a monster, but by his friend and ally. It would never really be this dark again. Rated: 7/10 Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Andrew Blair Den of Geek Season seven might be an anomaly in terms of tone and style, but what a great anomaly it is. Rated: 4/5 Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Julian White Starburst The story is actually rather good, a reasonably sophisticated mix of high echelon conspiracy, fraught first contact and creature shock. The trouble is, too many of the individual twists and turns depend upon UNIT's proven inability. Rated: 6/10 Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A great start to the Pertwee era, with most of the stories being a bit longer than usual, but still holding the pace and story elements pretty well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The third doctor has a very good start to his run. It definitely had a new feel by staying on Earth the whole time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Style and Outstanding Season 7 is one of the most unique of the show. this is season have a style and with the stories being so interesting there is just so much to enjoy. The most outstanding is Inferno or course and even for the worst story it isn't really the worst. what a great season and should one of the season new fans of doctor who should watch Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Jon Pertwee has a great introductory season. This season propelled Dr. Who into a new era, and did so very well. The monsters were new and memorable and it remained engaging despite fewer stories. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Sydney Newman

Creator

Jon Pertwee

Dr. Who

Caroline John

Liz Shaw

Nicholas Courtney

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart

Olaf Pooley

Professor Stahlman

Ronald Allen

Ralph Cornish

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 3, 1970 Spearhead From Space: Episode 1 No one recognizes the Doctor. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 10, 1970 Spearhead From Space: Episode 2 An engineer notes strange events. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 17, 1970 Spearhead From Space: Episode 3 A captured meteorite is alive. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 24, 1970 Spearhead From Space: Episode 4 The Doctor battles the Nestene consciousness. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 31, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 1 The Doctor investigates monster sightings. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 7, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 2 The Brigadier insists upon exploring the caves. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 14, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 3 A Silurian stuns Liz, murders a scientist, then sets his sights on the Doctor. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 21, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 4 When the Doctor tries to make peace with the Silurians, they kidnap him. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 28, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 5 The Silurians inflict a plague on humanity. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 7, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 6 The Doctor seeks an antidote to the plague unleashed by the Silurians. Details Episode 11 Aired Mar 14, 1970 Doctor Who and the Silurians: Episode 7 The Silurians plan to destroy the Van Allen Belt in their plot to reclaim Earth. Details Episode 12 Aired Mar 21, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 1 The Doctor investigates alien involvement in the mysterious disappearance of spacecraft sent from Earth to Mars. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 28, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 2 The rescue ship returns to Earth, but when the hatch is forced open, it is empty. Details Episode 14 Aired Apr 4, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 3 The Doctor learns that the astronauts are really Martians. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 11, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 4 The Doctor travels to Mars to find the Earth astronauts. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 18, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 5 The Doctor finds the original space probe, but not the astronauts. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 25, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 6 Aboard the alien spacecraft, the Doctor is given an ultimatum: return the Martian ambassadors unharmed or Earth will be destroyed. Details Episode 18 Aired May 2, 1970 The Ambassadors of Death: Episode 7 Gen. Carrington kidnaps the Martians and plans to attack the alien spacecraft. Details Episode 19 Aired May 9, 1970 Inferno: Episode 1 Scientists drill through the Earth's crust in search of new energy sources. Details Episode 20 Aired May 16, 1970 Inferno: Episode 2 Professor Stahlman refuses to shut down the drilling project, but does cut the power to the Tardis. Details Episode 21 Aired May 23, 1970 Inferno: Episode 3 The Doctor lands in a parallel world. Details Episode 22 Aired May 30, 1970 Inferno: Episode 4 The Doctor is trapped on a doomed planet. Details Episode 23 Aired Jun 6, 1970 Inferno: Episode 5 The drill site blows up, releasing gases that threaten Earth. Details Episode 24 Aired Jun 13, 1970 Inferno: Episode 6 As the doomed world explodes, the Brigadier and Liz try to force the Doctor to take them to the parallel world. Details Episode 25 Aired Jun 20, 1970 Inferno: Episode 7 The Doctor returns to the first world and finds that it may share the same fate. Details

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Season Info

Director
Timothy Combe, Michael Ferguson, Douglas Camfield, Derek Martinus, Barry Letts
Creator
Sydney Newman
Screenwriter
Don Houghton, David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke, Robert Holmes
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 3, 1970