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Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs TV Story

Invasion of the Dinosaurs Synopsis

Returning to London the Doctor and Sarah find a city almost completely devoid of life. The civilian population has been evacuated in the wake of an unimaginable event: somehow Dinosaurs have returned to terrorise the Earth.

Story Order

  • Story 71 from Doctor Who
  • Story 2 of 5 from Season 11

Episodes

Saturday
12th January 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part One

The Doctor and Sarah return to present day London but are mystified when they find the city deserted.

Saturday
19th January 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part Two

The Doctor plans to capture a dinosaur so that he can discover who is transporting them through time.

Saturday
26th January 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part Three

The Doctor has captured a Tyrannosaurus Rex but the conspirators don't intend for it to remain captive for long.

Saturday
2nd February 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part Four

Sarah awakens to discover that she is on a spaceship that left Earth months ago and is heading for a new world.

Saturday
9th February 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part Five

Sarah discovers that the spaceship passengers are all victims of a deception.

Saturday
16th February 1974
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - Invasion of the Dinosaurs - Part Six

Dinosaurs are appearing all over London in a last effort to frighten people away.

Credits

Invasion of the Dinosaurs

Credits
  • Writer Malcolm Hulke
  • Director Paddy Russell
  • Producer Barry Letts
  • Script Editor Terrance Dicks
  • Doctor Who Jon Pertwee
  • Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen
  • Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney
  • General Finch John Bennett
  • Mike Yates Richard Franklin
  • Sergeant Benton John Levene
  • Lieutenant Shears Ben Aris
  • Sergeant Duffy Dave Carter
  • Corporal Norton Martin Taylor
  • Private Ogden George Bryson
  • R/T Soldier John Caesar
  • Phillips Gordon Reid
  • Lodge Trevor Lawrence
  • Warehouse Looter Terry Walsh
  • Charles Grover M.P. Noel Johnson
  • Professor Whitaker Peter Miles
  • Butler Martin Jarvis
  • Peasant James Marcus
  • UNIT Corporal Pat Gorman
  • Mark Terence Wilton
  • Ruth Carmen Silvera
  • Adam Brian Badcoe
  • Private Bryson Colin Bell
  • Robinson Timothy Craven