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)
Episode 1 of 4 from The Ark
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo are accused of bringing the plague when Dodo's cold turns deadly.
Saturday
12th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)
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.
Saturday
19th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 3 of 4 from The Ark
The travellers discover that the humans have been enslaved by their former servants, the Monoids.
Saturday
26th March 1966
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
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.
Credits
- Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
- DodoJackie Lane
- Steven TaylorPeter Purves
- CommanderEric Elliott
- ZentosInigo Jackson
- ManyakRoy Spencer
- MelliumKate Newman
- 1st MonoidEdmund Coulter
- 2nd MonoidFrank George
- RhosMichael Sheard
- BaccuIan Frost
- 1st GuardianStephanie Heesom
- 2nd GuardianPaul Greenhalgh
- MaharisTerence Woodfield
- Monoid TwoRalph Carrigan
- YendomTerence Bayler
- Monoid OneEdmund Coulter
- DassukBrian Wright
- VenussaEileen Helsby
- Monoid ThreeFrank George
- Monoid VoicesRoy Skelton
- Monoid VoicesJohn Halstead
- Refusian VoiceRichard Beale
- Monoid FourJohn Caesar