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Doctor Who Mawdryn Undead TV Story

Mawdryn Undead Synopsis

The Black Guardian recruits a young man named Turlough to assassinate the Doctor. Although outwardly an ordinary pupil at a boys’ private boarding school, Turlough is in fact an alien who believes that the Guardian will return him home if he succeeds.

Story Order

  • Story 125 from Doctor Who
  • Story 3 of 6 from Season 20

Episodes

Tuesday
1st February 1983
6:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead - Part One

Caught in a warp ellipse, the TARDIS is drawn to a huge spacecraft orbiting Earth.

Wednesday
2nd February 1983
6:45PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead - Part Two

At Brendon School, the Doctor enlists the help of the Brigadier.

Tuesday
8th February 1983
6:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead - Part Three

Mawdryn and his eternal mutants are awake and reveal the truth, they are exiles.

Wednesday
9th February 1983
6:45PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Mawdryn Undead - Part Four

The Doctor's ethics are challenged, the two Brigadier's finally meet, Turlough plots with the Black Guardian.

Credits

Mawdryn Undead

Credits
  • Writer Peter Grimwade
  • Director Peter Moffatt
  • Producer John Nathan-Turner
  • Script Editor Eric Saward
  • The Doctor Peter Davison
  • Tegan Janet Fielding
  • Nyssa Sarah Sutton
  • The Brigadier Nicholas Courtney
  • Black Guardian Valentine Dyall
  • Turlough Mark Strickson
  • Headmaster Angus MacKay
  • Ibbotson Stephen Garlick
  • Doctor Runciman Roger Hammond
  • Matron Sheila Gill
  • Mawdryn David Collings
  • 1st Mutant Peter Walmsley
  • 2nd Mutant Brian Darnley