Buried deep in the ice, scientists at Britannicus Base have discovered an ancient warrior. But this is no simple archaeological find. What they have found is the commander of a spaceship that crashed into the glacier thousands of years ago. Thawed from the ice, and knowing their home planet Mars is now a dead world, the Ice Warriors decide to make Earth their own…
Story Order
- Story 39 from Doctor Who
- Story 3 of 7 from Season 5
Episodes
Saturday
11th November 1967
5:10PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The TARDIS arrives on Earth in the midst of a new ice age where a huge Ice Warrior is found frozen in the ice.
Saturday
18th November 1967
5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Varga, the Ice Warrior, has returned to life and has captured Victoria and takes her with him to the glacier.
Saturday
25th November 1967
5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Varga revives four fellow Ice Warriors from the ice and they begin to excavate their ship.
Saturday
2nd December 1967
5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Doctor goes to the Ice Warriors' ship in an attempt to broker a peace, but they do not trust him.
Saturday
9th December 1967
5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Ice Warriors are preparing to fire their deadly sonic cannon at the Brittanicus Base.
Saturday
16th December 1967
5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
The Ice Warriors invade the human's base, and it is up to the Doctor to repel them.
Credits
- Dr. WhoPatrick Troughton
- Miss GarrettWendy Gifford
- ClentPeter Barkworth
- ArdenGeorge Waring
- WaltersMalcolm Taylor
- DavisPeter Diamond
- JamieFrazer Hines
- VictoriaDeborah Watling
- StorrAngus Lennie
- PenleyPeter Sallis
- Varga, the Ice WarriorBernard Bresslaw
- Voice of ComputerRoy Skelton
- Zondal, the Ice WarriorRoger Jones
- Turoc, the Ice WarriorSonny Caldinez
- Rintan, the Ice WarriorTony Harwood
- Isbur, the Ice WarriorMichael Attwell