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The Ark Synopsis

In the final days of Earth, the TARDIS lands on a massive spaceship carrying the last members of the human race to a new home beyond the solar system. The humans are not out of danger, however, as a deadly plague emerges from the most unlikely of sources: the common cold carried by the Doctor’s companion, Dodo. Put on trial for their lives, the TARDIS crew must find a way to repair the damage they have unwittingly caused – and face up to the devastating consequences…

Story Order

  • Story 23 from Doctor Who
  • Story 6 of 10 from Season 3

Episodes

Saturday
5th March 1966 5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Steel Sky (1/4)

Episode 1 of 4 from The Ark
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo are accused of bringing the plague when Dodo's cold turns deadly.

Doctor Who Season 3 The Ark
Saturday
12th March 1966 5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Plague (2/4)

Episode 2 of 4 from The Ark
The lives of the Doctor, Steven and Dodo hang in the balance as the Doctor attempts to find a cure.

Doctor Who Season 3 The Ark
Saturday
19th March 1966 5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Return (3/4)

Episode 3 of 4 from The Ark
The travellers discover that the humans have been enslaved by their former servants, the Monoids.

Doctor Who Season 3 The Ark
Saturday
26th March 1966 5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Ark - The Bomb (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Ark
The Monoids plan to blow up the ark with a bomb which is hidden somewhere on the ship.

Doctor Who Season 3 The Ark

Credits

The Ark

Credits
  • Writer Paul Erickson
  • Writer Lesley Scott
  • Director Michael Imison
  • Producer John Wiles
  • Script Editor Gerry Davis
  • Dr. Who William Hartnell
  • Dodo Jackie Lane
  • Steven Taylor Peter Purves
  • Commander Eric Elliott
  • Zentos Inigo Jackson
  • Manyak Roy Spencer
  • Mellium Kate Newman
  • 1st Monoid Edmund Coulter
  • 2nd Monoid Frank George
  • Rhos Michael Sheard
  • Baccu Ian Frost
  • 1st Guardian Stephanie Heesom
  • 2nd Guardian Paul Greenhalgh
  • Maharis Terence Woodfield
  • Monoid Two Ralph Carrigan
  • Yendom Terence Bayler
  • Monoid One Edmund Coulter
  • Dassuk Brian Wright
  • Venussa Eileen Helsby
  • Monoid Three Frank George
  • Monoid Voices Roy Skelton
  • Monoid Voices John Halstead
  • Refusian Voice Richard Beale
  • Monoid Four John Caesar
Characters
First Doctor William Hartnell Dodo Chaplet Jackie Lane Steven Taylor Peter Purves Commander Eric Elliott Zentos played by Inigo Jackson in Doctor Who: The Ark Zentos Inigo Jackson Manyak played by Roy Spencer in Doctor Who: The Ark Manyak Roy Spencer Mellium played by Kate Newman in Doctor Who: The Ark Mellium Kate Newman 1st Monoid Edmund Coulter 2nd Monoid Frank George Rhos played by Michael Sheard in Doctor Who: The Ark Rhos Michael Sheard Baccu played by Ian Frost in Doctor Who: The Ark Baccu Ian Frost 1st Guardian Stephanie Heesom 2nd Guardian Paul Greenhalgh Maharis played by Terence Woodfield in Doctor Who: The Ark Maharis Terence Woodfield Monoid Two Ralph Carrigan Yendom played by Terence Bayler in Doctor Who: The Ark Yendom Terence Bayler Monoid One Edmund Coulter Dassuk played by Brian Wright in Doctor Who: The Ark Dassuk Brian Wright Venussa Eileen Helsby Monoid Three Frank George Monoid Four John Caesar
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