Doctor Who Season 5

Season 5

No complete stories from the season were known to have survived until the early-1990s when archivists recovered a complete version of The Tomb of the Cybermen. A second complete story, The Enemy of the World was recovered in 2013, along with a nearly complete recovery of the story that followed it, The Web of Fear. The season is also notable for having Patrick Troughton play a double-role as both the Doctor and Salamander in The Enemy of the World.

Air date: 1967-09-02

Episodes: 40

Episodes

E1: The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)

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?

Air date: 1967-09-02 • ★ 9

E2: The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)

The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.

Air date: 1967-09-09 • ★ 8.6

E3: The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)

The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.

Air date: 1967-09-16 • ★ 8.8

E4: The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)

Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.

Air date: 1967-09-23 • ★ 8.7

E5: The Abominable Snowmen (1)

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.

Air date: 1967-09-30 • ★ 7

E6: The Abominable Snowmen (2)

Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.

Air date: 1967-10-07 • ★ 6.8

E7: The Abominable Snowmen (3)

While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.

Air date: 1967-10-14 • ★ 6.5

E8: The Abominable Snowmen (4)

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.

Air date: 1967-10-21 • ★ 5.5

E9: The Abominable Snowmen (5)

Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area.

Air date: 1967-10-28 • ★ 5.5

E10: The Abominable Snowmen (6)

With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it.

Air date: 1967-11-04 • ★ 5.5

E11: The Ice Warriors (1)

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.

Air date: 1967-11-11 • ★ 6.8

E12: The Ice Warriors (2)

Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.

Air date: 1967-11-18 • ★ 6.3

E13: The Ice Warriors (3)

Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.

Air date: 1967-11-25 • ★ 6

E14: The Ice Warriors (4)

The Doctor leaves the base to try and find Jamie and Victoria while Storr tries to do a deal with the Ice Warriors.

Air date: 1967-12-02 • ★ 6

E15: The Ice Warriors (5)

The Doctor and Victoria are both held prisoner by the Ice Warriors as Varga decides to take over Brittanicus.

Air date: 1967-12-09 • ★ 6

E16: The Ice Warriors (6)

The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.

Air date: 1967-12-16 • ★ 5.7

E17: The Enemy of the World (1)

After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.

Air date: 1967-12-23 • ★ 9

E18: The Enemy of the World (2)

Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.

Air date: 1967-12-30 • ★ 7.8

E19: The Enemy of the World (3)

Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.

Air date: 1968-01-06 • ★ 7.2

E20: The Enemy of the World (4)

Fariah brings the Doctor and Kent evidence of Salamander's activities but then they come under attack from Benik.

Air date: 1968-01-13 • ★ 7

E21: The Enemy of the World (5)

The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.

Air date: 1968-01-20 • ★ 7

E22: The Enemy of the World (6)

The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.

Air date: 1968-01-27 • ★ 7.5

E23: The Web of Fear (1)

The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.

Air date: 1968-02-03 • ★ 8.5

E24: The Web of Fear (2)

Jamie and Victoria are reunited with Travers before Jamie joins the soldiers in attempting to find out what has happened to the Doctor.

Air date: 1968-02-10 • ★ 6.7

E25: The Web of Fear (3)

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.

Air date: 1968-02-17 • ★ 6.3

E26: The Web of Fear (4)

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.

Air date: 1968-02-24 • ★ 6.7

E27: The Web of Fear (5)

Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.

Air date: 1968-03-02 • ★ 6.7

E28: The Web of Fear (6)

The Doctor and his friends are held prisoner by the Intelligence and their only hope lies with Jamie, Arnold and a reprogrammed Yeti.

Air date: 1968-03-09 • ★ 6.7

E29: Fury from the Deep (1)

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.

Air date: 1968-03-16 • ★ 7

E30: Fury from the Deep (2)

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.

Air date: 1968-03-23 • ★ 6.7

E31: Fury from the Deep (3)

While the Doctor begins his investigation into the weed creatures, Robson is attacked by one at the refinery.

Air date: 1968-03-30 • ★ 7

E32: Fury from the Deep (4)

Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature.

Air date: 1968-04-06 • ★ 6.7

E33: Fury from the Deep (5)

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.

Air date: 1968-04-13 • ★ 7

E34: Fury from the Deep (6)

The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves.

Air date: 1968-04-20 • ★ 7

E35: The Wheel in Space (1)

The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.

Air date: 1968-04-27 • ★ 5.3

E36: The Wheel in Space (2)

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.

Air date: 1968-05-04 • ★ 5

E37: The Wheel in Space (3)

Jamie sabotages the Wheel's x-ray laser, unknowingly giving the Cybermen an opportunity to reach the Wheel.

Air date: 1968-05-11 • ★ 5.7

E38: The Wheel in Space (4)

The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.

Air date: 1968-05-18 • ★ 5.3

E39: The Wheel in Space (5)

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.

Air date: 1968-05-25 • ★ 5.3

E40: The Wheel in Space (6)

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.

Air date: 1968-06-01 • ★ 6