Season 4 Plot

This season was a season of major changes for Doctor Who, including some that have influenced the series and franchise ever since. Most notably, season 4 saw William Hartnell's First Doctor hand off the baton to Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor in the very first regeneration. When Hartnell announced his plans to leave the series, the show's writers came up with the idea of having the Doctor change his appearance and personality. In 1966, while it was not uncommon for actors to change in ongoing TV and film roles, this was possibly the first time a change in appearance was written into the very nature of the character.

Doctor Who Season 4 aired on September 10th, 1966.

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Season 4 Episodes

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1. The Smugglers (1)

September 10th, 196625 min

The Doctor discovers Polly and Ben aboard the TARDIS shortly before the ship arrives in 17th century Cornwall, where the local churchwarden gives the Doctor a cryptic message shortly before being murdered.

60

2. The Smugglers (2)

September 17th, 196625 min

Pike is convinced that the Doctor knows the location of Avery's treasure while Polly and Ben try to convince the locals they were not responsible for Longfoot's murder.

60

3. The Smugglers (3)

September 24th, 196625 min

Polly and Ben are placed in the custody of Blake, who reveals he also has his suspicions about the Squire, while the Doctor and Kewper are forced to team up to escape from Pike's ship.

60

4. The Smugglers (4)

October 1st, 196625 min

The Doctor and his friends are at the mercy of Cherub, who is now seeking Avery's treasure for himself, while Pike prepares to attack the village.

80

5. The Tenth Planet (1)

October 8th, 196623 min

In 1986 a new planet appears in the Solar System which turns out to be a long-lost twin of Earth's named Mondas. Its inhabitants are the Cybermen.

77

6. The Tenth Planet (2)

October 15th, 196623 min

The Doctor's warnings are ignored and the Cybermen take over the base, hampering the crew's efforts to help Zeus IV.

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7. The Tenth Planet (3)

October 22nd, 196624 min

With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.

70

8. The Tenth Planet (4)

October 29th, 196625 min

The Cybermen take over the base again, apparently to stop the humans using the Z-Bomb, but then the Doctor realises they intend to use it themselves to destroy Earth.

78

9. The Power of the Daleks (1)

November 5th, 196625 min

The TARDIS arrives on the Earth colony of Vulcan where the newly-regenerated Doctor assumes the identity of an Earth Examiner.

76

10. The Power of the Daleks (2)

November 12th, 196625 min

While the Doctor worries about the inert Daleks in the capsules, Lesterson makes plan to reactivate one of them.

74

11. The Power of the Daleks (3)

November 19th, 196625 min

The Doctor fails to convince the colonists of the danger posed by the Daleks and soon the other two are also reactivated.

70

12. The Power of the Daleks (4)

November 26th, 196625 min

With Polly being held prisoner by the rebels, the Doctor and Ben decide to investigate them, while Lesterson discovers the Daleks are reproducing.

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13. The Power of the Daleks (5)

December 3rd, 196625 min

The Doctor and Quinn attempt to escape in order to stop Bragen using the Daleks to take over the colony.

72

14. The Power of the Daleks (6)

December 10th, 196625 min

With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.

60

15. The Highlanders (1)

December 17th, 196625 min

The Doctor, Polly and Ben arrive in 1746, in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden, and are captured by a group of Highlanders shortly before they themselves are captured by redcoats.

57

16. The Highlanders (2)

December 24th, 196625 min

Polly and Kirsty capture Lieutenant Ffinch to try and enlist his help while the Doctor tricks Grey in order to escape.

57

17. The Highlanders (3)

December 31st, 196625 min

With the Highlanders imprisoned aboard Trask's ship, the Doctor attempts to expose Grey's plan.

57

18. The Highlanders (4)

January 7th, 196725 min

Ben manages to join up with the Doctor, Polly and Kirsty and together they work to free the Highlanders from Trask's ship before Grey sells them into slavery.

45

19. The Underwater Menace (1)

January 14th, 196725 min

The TARDIS materialises on a deserted beach where the Doctor and his friends are captured by primitive warriors and taken to the fabled city of Atlantis.

48

20. The Underwater Menace (2)

January 21st, 196725 min

While Ara tries to save Polly from being turned into a Fish Person and Ben and Jamie try to escape from the mines, the Doctor discovers the full extent of Zaroff's plans.

53

21. The Underwater Menace (3)

January 28th, 196724 min

The Doctor and Ramo are sentenced to be sacrificed to the goddess Amdo and must escape to put a stop to Zaroff's plan.

45

22. The Underwater Menace (4)

February 4th, 196725 min

With Zaroff's plan nearing completion, the Doctor and Ben realise the only way to save the world is to destroy Atlantis.

60

23. The Moonbase (1)

February 11th, 196725 min

The TARDIS arrives on the Moon in the year 2070.When Jamie is injured, the other travellers are forced to seek the help of a moonbase afflicted with a space plague.

55

24. The Moonbase (2)

February 18th, 196725 min

The Doctor and his friends attempt to convince the Moonbase crew that the Cybermen are responsible for the disappearances and find a cure for the plague.

55

25. The Moonbase (3)

February 25th, 196725 min

The Cybermen take over the Moonbase and begin using the Gravitron to attack Earth but Polly, Ben and Jamie come up with a way to fight back.

55

26. The Moonbase (4)

March 4th, 196725 min

With the Cybermen preparing to launch a full attack, the Doctor and his friends must keep the Moonbase and the Gravitron out of their hands until help arrives from Earth.

55

27. The Macra Terror (1)

March 11th, 196725 min

The TARDIS arrives at a holiday camp company with the crew worried by a prediction of giant crabs and the Doctor becomes interested in the apparent madman Medok's stories of creatures that roam the colony at night.

55

28. The Macra Terror (2)

March 18th, 196725 min

The Doctor is unable to convince the colonists that the Macra exist and an attempt to brainwash his companions results in Ben betraying his friends.

55

29. The Macra Terror (3)

March 25th, 196725 min

The Doctor, Polly and Jamie are sentenced to work in the pits and an escape attempt sees Ben's loyalties called into question again.

55

30. The Macra Terror (4)

April 1st, 196725 min

The Doctor and Polly manage to save Jamie from the Macra and then try to show the Pilot who is really in charge of the colony.

55

31. The Faceless Ones (1)

April 8th, 196725 min

The TARDIS materialises on the runway of Gatwick Airport, where Polly witnesses a murder only to be kidnapped before she can report it.

55

32. The Faceless Ones (2)

April 15th, 196725 min

With Polly having apparently forgotten them, the Doctor, Ben and Jamie decide to carry out their own investigation of Chameleon Tours.

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33. The Faceless Ones (3)

April 22nd, 196725 min

The Doctor, Jamie and Sam manage to convince Crossland to trust them and he persuades the Commandant to let them continue their investigation.

55

34. The Faceless Ones (4)

April 29th, 196725 min

When Spencer attempts to kill them, the Doctor, Jamie and Sam become convinced Chameleon Tours are hiding something and Sam decides to book a ticket on one of their flights.

55

35. The Faceless Ones (5)

May 6th, 196725 min

Jamie finds himself aboard the Chameleons' satellite and meets their Director while the Doctor forces the Chameleon Meadows to tell him the aliens' plans.

55

36. The Faceless Ones (6)

May 13th, 196725 min

The Doctor and Pinto are captured by the Chameleons but the Doctor manages to use their dependence on their human originals to create dissent in their ranks.

70

37. The Evil of the Daleks (1)

May 20th, 196725 min

Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

70

38. The Evil of the Daleks (2)

May 27th, 196725 min

The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

60

39. The Evil of the Daleks (3)

June 3rd, 196725 min

As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

60

40. The Evil of the Daleks (4)

June 10th, 196725 min

Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

70

41. The Evil of the Daleks (5)

June 17th, 196725 min

With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

60

42. The Evil of the Daleks (6)

June 24th, 196725 min

The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

80

43. The Evil of the Daleks (7)

July 1st, 196725 min

The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

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