Doctor Who season 2

This article is about the 1964-1965 season. For the 2006 series, see Doctor Who (series 2).

Doctor Who season 2
Season 2
File:Doctor Who title 1963-1967.jpg Title card as used in this season
No. of episodes	39: 9 serials
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	31 October 1964 (1964-10-31) – 24 July 1965 (1965-07-24)
Season chronology

The 2nd season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 31 October 1964 with the story Planet of Giants and ended on 24 July 1965 with The Time Meddler.

Casting

Main characters

William Hartnell continued his role as The First Doctor accompanied by his original companions: his granddaughter Susan Foreman (Carole Ann Ford), and schoolteachers Ian Chesterton (William Russell) and Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill).

Susan departed at the end of the second story The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and was soon replaced by Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) in The Rescue.

The penultimate story The Chase saw the departure of Ian and Barbara, and the arrival of Steven (Peter Purves) as a regular member of the TARDIS crew.

Serials

Dennis Spooner replaced David Whitaker as script editor after The Dalek Invasion of Earth, and edited the remainder of the season apart from The Time Meddler, which was edited by Donald Tosh.

Story No.	Episodes	Title	Directed by	Written by	UK viewers (million)	Original air date	Production code
009	3	Planet of Giants	Mervyn Pinfield & Douglas Camfield	Louis Marks	8.5	31 October - 14 November 1964	J
Following a malfunction on the TARDIS console, the Doctor leads his companions Ian, Barbara and Susan to the world beyond. After some deduction the travellers realise they have arrived on Earth but have shrunk in size to about an inch.
010	6	The Dalek Invasion of Earth	Richard Martin	Terry Nation	11.9	21 November - 26 December 1964	K
The TARDIS materialises in London only to find it devastated and in ruins. The TARDIS crew discover that they have landed in the 22nd century. Only to find out that the earth has been invaded by Daleks.
011	2	The Rescue	Christopher Barry	David Whitaker	12.5	2 - 9 January 1965	L
The trio soon encounter two survivors of a space crash, Vicki and Bennett, who are awaiting a rescue ship, due to arrive in three days time. Vicki and Bennett live in fear of Koquillion, a bipedal inhabitant of Dido, which is stalking the area.
012	4	The Romans	Christopher Barry	Dennis Spooner	11.6	16 January - 6 February 1965	M
While enjoying a holiday at a Roman villa, the Doctor and Vicki decide to visit the city of Rome while Ian and Barbara are sold into slavery.
013	6	The Web Planet	Richard Martin	Bill Strutton	12.5	13 February - 20 March 1965	N
An unknown force pulls the TARDIS off course and onto the planet Vortis. The TARDIS crew find two species, The Zarbi and the Menoptra at battle with each other.
014	4	The Crusade	Douglas Camfield	David Whitaker	9.4	27 March - 17 April 1965	P
The TARDIS materialises in 12th century Palestine, during the time of the Third Crusade. When the Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Vicki emerge, they find themselves in the middle of a Saracen ambush.
015	4	The Space Museum	Mervyn Pinfield	Glyn Jones	9.2	24 April – 15 May 1965	Q
The TARDIS arrives near a vast Space Museum on the planet Xeros, but has jumped a time-track. The TARDIS crew have a series of bizarre experiences as they venture into the Museum – not least that they see but cannot be seen by the militaristic Moroks who run the museum, or the servile indigenous Xerons who work for them. The crew find the four travellers themselves encased and on display.
016	6	The Chase	Richard Martin & Douglas Camfield	Terry Nation	9.4	22 May – 26 June 1965	R
The TARDIS crew is being followed every step by the Daleks, using their very own Time-Machine, the DARDIS.
017	4	The Time Meddler	Douglas Camfield	Dennis Spooner	8.4	3 - 24 July 1965	S
The Doctor and Vicki are surprised to find Steven Taylor aboard the TARDIS. They arrive in 1066 on the coast of Northumbria, and their arrival has been witnessed by a Monk who does not seem fazed by the materialisation. Who could this mysterious Monk be?

Missing episodes

• The Crusade - Episodes 2 and 4

DVD releases

See also: List of Doctor Who DVD and Blu-ray releases

Serial name	Number and duration of episodes	R2 release date	R4 release date	R1 release date
Planet of Giants	3 × 25 min	2012	TBA	TBA
The Dalek Invasion of Earth	6 × 25 min.	9 June 2003	13 August 2003	7 October 2003
The Rescue/The Romans: The Rescue (2 episodes) The Romans (4 episodes)	6 × 25 min.	23 February 2009	2 April 2009	7 July 2009
The Web Planet	6 × 25 min.	3 October 2005	3 November 2005	5 September 2006
The Space Museum/The Chase: The Space Museum (4 episodes) The Chase (6 episodes)	10 × 25 min.	1 March 2010	6 May 2010	6 July 2010
The Time Meddler	4 × 25 min.	4 February 2008	2 April 2008	5 August 2008

Lost in Time
All existing episodes from otherwise missing First Doctor serials from this season have been released on the Lost in Time collection. Lost in Time was released in two formats in Region 1, with individual releases for volumes one and two (which cover First Doctor and Second Doctor episodes respectively), as well as an edition combining both volumes. In Regions 2 and 4, Lost in Time is available only as the combined single volume.

Includes episodes from	Number and duration of episodes	R2 release date	R4 release date	R1 release date
The Crusade (episodes 1 & 3 of 4; soundtracks of 2 & 4)	6 × 25 min. + 2 × 25 min. audio	1 November 2004	2 December 2004 (Original release) 1 July 2010 (Re-release)	2 November 2004

See also

• List of Doctor Who serials