Doctor Who/The Five Doctors

The Five Doctors
Season 20, Serial 7
Airdate	November 25, 1983
Production Number	6K
by	Terrance Dicks
Directed by	Peter Moffatt
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Doctor Who — Season Twenty

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The Five Doctors is the seventh serial of the twentieth season of Doctor Who, and the one-hundred and thirtieth serial overall. It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the series, and exists both as a four part serial, and as a feature film of 90 minutes.

Part One: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Jon Pertwee (The Doctor), Patrick Troughton (The Doctor), Richard Hurndall (The Doctor), Tom Baker (The Doctor) (archive footage), William Hartnell (The Doctor) (archive footage), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Lalla Ward (Romana) (archive footage), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Philip Latham (Lord President Borusa), Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia), Paul Jerricho (The Castellan), David Savile (Crichton), Ray Float (Sergeant), John Leeson (Voice of K9), Roy Skelton (Dalek Voice), John Scott Martin (Dalek Operator)

Part Two: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Jon Pertwee (The Doctor), Patrick Troughton (The Doctor), Richard Hurndall (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Philip Latham (Lord President Borusa), Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia), Paul Jerricho (The Castellan), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), William Kenton (Cyber Scott), Stuart Blake (Commander), Stephen Meredith (Technician)

Part Three: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Jon Pertwee (The Doctor), Patrick Troughton (The Doctor), Richard Hurndall (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Philip Latham (Lord President Borusa), Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia), Paul Jerricho (The Castellan), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), William Kenton (Cyber Scott), Stuart Blake (Commander), John Tallents (Guard), Keith Hodiak (Raston Robot)

Part Four: Peter Davison (The Doctor), Jon Pertwee (The Doctor), Patrick Troughton (The Doctor), Richard Hurndall (The Doctor), Tom Baker (The Doctor) (archive footage), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Lalla Ward (Romana) (archive footage), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Philip Latham (Lord President Borusa), Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Frazer Hines (Jamie), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Richard Mathews (Rassilon), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant)

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Despite the title the Fourth Doctor does not interact with the other four Doctors. This is because Tom Baker chose not to reprise his role as the Fourth Doctor, as he felt it was too soon after his departure (a decision he later said to regret). It was then decided to incorporate footage from the then-unfinished story Shada of Baker and Lalla Ward.

• This marks the only appearance of Richard Hurndall as the First Doctor. Originally, the idea was also to incorporate old of William Hartnell before deciding to hire Hurndall.

Quotes

• Tegan: You mean you're deliberately choosing to go on the run from your own people in a rackety old TARDIS?

The Doctor: Why not? After all, that's how it all started.