The Fifth Doctor discovers that his attempt to return Tegan to Heathrow Airport has brought the TARDIS to a spacecraft that appears abandoned at first, but actually carries a force of frog-like aliens that may challenge the future of humankind on Earth.
Story Order
- Story 117 from Doctor Who
- Story 2 of 7 from Season 19
Episodes
Monday
18th January 1982
6:55PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
The arrival of the TARDIS is observed by three Urbankans via their manopticon devices.
Tuesday
19th January 1982
7:05PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Aboard the Urbankan ship, a Grecian philosopher reveals a bizarre secret about Monarch and his methods.
Monday
25th January 1982
6:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Panicking, Tegan accidentally pilots the TARDIS into space, while Lin Fitu betrays the Doctor and Bigon.
Tuesday
26th January 1982
7:05PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Nyssa and Bigon keep the Urbankans distracted and Adric decides exactly whose side he is on.
Credits
- The DoctorPeter Davison
- MonarchStratford Johns
- AdricMatthew Waterhouse
- NyssaSarah Sutton
- TeganJanet Fielding
- PersuasionPaul Shelley
- EnlightenmentAnnie Lambert
- BigonPhilip Locke
- Lin FutuBurt Kwouk
- KurkutjiIlario Bisi-Pedro
- VillagraNadia Hammam