The Doctor and his companions land on a spaceship orbiting a distant and mysterious world, where a human crew lie frozen somewhere between life and death. The planet is the Sense- Sphere, home of the Sensorites, beings of immense intelligence and power. Unable to leave, the Doctor and his companions must deduce the Sensorites’ intentions: are they friendly, hostile, or frightened? And what is the deadly secret at the heart of the Sense-Sphere?
Story Order
- Story 7 from Doctor Who
- Story 7 of 8 from Season 1
Episodes
Saturday
20th June 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 1 of 6 from The Sensorites
The TARDIS lands inside a spaceship orbiting the planet Sense-Sphere. The crew on board appear dead.
Saturday
27th June 1964
5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 2 of 6 from The Sensorites
The spaceship is boarded by the Sensorites who steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS.
Saturday
11th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 3 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Sensorites take the Doctor, Susan, Ian and the spaceship crew down to the surface of the Sense-Sphere.
Saturday
18th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 4 of 6 from The Sensorites
On the Sense-Sphere, Ian has succumbed to the deadly illness that is spreading through the Sensorite city
Saturday
25th July 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)
Episode 5 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Doctor still searches for a cure for the mysterious illness but is undermined by the Sensorite Administrator.
Saturday
1st August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 6 of 6 from The Sensorites
The Doctor discovers that the illness is a deadly poisoning that has been introduced into the city water supply.
Credits
- Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
- Ian ChestertonWilliam Russell
- Barbara WrightJacqueline Hill
- Susan ForemanCarole Ann Ford
- JohnStephen Dartnell
- CarolIlona Rogers
- MaitlandLorne Cossette
- 1st SensoriteKen Tyllsen
- 2nd SensoriteJoe Greig
- 3rd SensoritePeter Glaze
- 4th SensoriteArthur Newall
- First ElderEric Francis
- Second ElderBartlett Mullins
- SensoriteAnthony Rogers
- SensoriteGerry Martin
- First ScientistKen Tyllsen
- Second ScientistJoe Greig
- WarriorJoe Greig
- CommanderJohn Bailey
- First HumanMartyn Huntley
- Second HumanGiles Phibbs