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Doctor Who The War Machines TV Story

The War Machines Synopsis

Its 1966, and Londons brand new Post Office Tower looms over the Doctor and Dodo as they step from the TARDIS. When the Doctor meets Professor Brett, creator of a new, superintelligent computer called WOTAN, he is intrigued to hear of a plan to link all the major computers around the world.But there is more to WOTAN than meets the eye: it secretly believes humans to be inferior to machines, and already has a number of Post Office Tower staff under hypnotic power. WOTAN is planning the widespread construction of War Machines, large armoured computers bent on taking over the world!

Story Order

  • Story 27 from Doctor Who
  • Story 10 of 10 from Season 3

Episodes

Saturday
25th June 1966 5:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 1

The Doctor and Dodo visit the new Post Office Tower and are introduced to the super computer, WOTAN.

Doctor Who Season 3 The War Machines
Saturday
2nd July 1966 6:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 2

WOTAN has ordered its human subjects to construct deadly war machines in secret locations.

Doctor Who Season 3 The War Machines
Saturday
9th July 1966 5:35PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 3

The Doctor comes face-to-face with the unstoppable might of the War Machines.

Doctor Who Season 3 The War Machines
Saturday
16th July 1966 5:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Machines - Episode 4

The Doctor hatches a dangerous plan to capture a War Machine and turn WOTAN's creations against it.

Doctor Who Season 3 The War Machines

Credits

The War Machines

Credits
  • Writer Ian Stuart Black (Based on an idea by Kit Pedler)
  • Director Michael Ferguson
  • Producer Innes Lloyd
  • Script Editor Gerry Davis
  • Dr. Who William Hartnell
  • Dodo Jackie Lane
  • Major Green Alan Curtis
  • Professor Brett John Harvey
  • Polly Anneke Wills
  • Kitty Sandra Bryant
  • Ben Michael Craze
  • Flash Ewan Proctor
  • Sir Charles Summer William Mervyn
  • Professor Krimpton John Cater
  • American Journalist Ric Felgate
  • Interviewer John Doye
  • Worker Desmond Cullum-Jones
  • Tramp Roy Godfrey
  • Taxi Driver Michael Rathborne
  • Machine Operator Gerald Taylor
  • Worker Eddie Davis
  • Captain John Rolfe
  • Sergeant John Boyd-Brent
  • Corporal Frank Jarvis
  • Soldier Robin Dawson
  • Television Newsreader Kenneth Kendall
  • The Minister George Cross
  • Garage Mechanic Edward Colliver
  • Man in telephone box John Slavid
  • Radio Announcer Dwight Whylie
  • US Correspondent Carl Conway
  • The voice of WOTAN Gerald Taylor
Characters
First Doctor William Hartnell Dodo Chaplet Jackie Lane Major Green played by Alan Curtis in Doctor Who: The War Machines Major Green Alan Curtis Professor Brett played by John Harvey in Doctor Who: The War Machines Professor Brett John Harvey Polly Wright Anneke Wills Kitty played by Sandra Bryant in Doctor Who: The War Machines Kitty Sandra Bryant Ben Jackson Michael Craze Flash played by Ewan Proctor in Doctor Who: The War Machines Flash Ewan Proctor Sir Charles Summer William Mervyn Professor Krimpton John Cater American Journalist Ric Felgate Interviewer John Doye Worker Desmond Cullum-Jones Tramp Roy Godfrey Taxi Driver Michael Rathborne Worker Eddie Davis Captain John Rolfe Sergeant John Boyd-Brent Corporal Frank Jarvis Soldier Robin Dawson Television Newsreader Kenneth Kendall The Minister George Cross Garage Mechanic Edward Colliver Man in telephone box John Slavid Radio Announcer Dwight Whylie US Correspondent Carl Conway The voice of WOTAN Gerald Taylor
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