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Doctor Who The War Games TV Story

The War Games Synopsis

The TARDIS arrives on a planet where a race known only as the Aliens have gathered soldiers from a number of different wars in Earth’s history, brainwashed them and put them to battle. Their aim is to form an invincible army from the survivors and use this to take over the galaxy.

Story Order

  • Story 50 from Doctor Who
  • Story 7 of 7 from Season 6

Episodes

Saturday
19th April 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode One

Rescued from the Germans, the travellers are put on trial by the British General Smythe who is not all he seems.

Saturday
26th April 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Two

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe find evidence of alien technology in Smythe's office.

Saturday
3rd May 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Three

An alien planet divided into different time zones where human soldiers fight never ending wars.

Saturday
10th May 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Four

The Doctor and Zoe penetrate the Aliens' HQ from where the war games are controlled

Saturday
17th May 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Five

In the American Civil War zone, Jamie and Lady Jennifer join forces with resistance fighters.

Saturday
24th May 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Six

The Doctor sends Zoe to the war zones to assemble a resistance force.

Saturday
31st May 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Seven

General Smythe is waiting for the Doctor and Jamie, and opens fire on them with a machine gun.

Saturday
7th June 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Eight

The Doctor is captured by the War Chief, who belongs to the same race of people, and offers an alliance.

Saturday
14th June 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Nine

The rebels seize control of the aliens' HQ but the Doctor is forced to send a call for help to his own people.

Saturday
21st June 1969
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The War Games - Episode Ten

After a sad farewell to Jamie and Zoe, the Doctor is put on trial by the Time Lords for breaking their ancient laws.

Credits

The War Games

Credits
  • Writer Terrance Dicks
  • Writer Malcolm Hulke
  • Director David Maloney
  • Producer Derrick Sherwin
  • Script Editor Terrance Dicks
  • Dr. Who Patrick Troughton
  • Jamie Frazer Hines
  • Zoe Wendy Padbury
  • Lady Jennifer Buckingham Jane Sherwin
  • German soldier John Livesey
  • Lieutenant Carstairs David Savile
  • Major Barrington Terence Bayler
  • Sergeant Willis Brian Forster
  • General Smythe Noel Coleman
  • Captain Ransom Hubert Rees
  • Sgt. Major Burns Esmond Webb
  • Redcoat Tony McEwan
  • Commandant Gorton Richard Steele
  • Military Chauffeur Peter Stanton
  • Military Policeman Pat Gorman
  • Lieut. Crane David Valla
  • German soldier Bernard Davies
  • Lieut. Lucke Gregg Palmer
  • Von Weich David Garfield
  • War Chief Edward Brayshaw
  • Sgt. Thompson Bill Hutchinson
  • Corporal Riley Terry Adams
  • Leroy Leslie Schofield
  • Scientist Vernon Dobtcheff
  • Harper Rudolph Walker
  • Alien Guard John Atterbury
  • Russell Graham Weston
  • Spencer Michael Lynch
  • Security Chief James Bree
  • Alien Technician Charles Pemberton
  • Moor David Troughton
  • War Lord Philip Madoc
  • Du Pont Peter Craze
  • Arturo Villar Michael Napier-Brown
  • Petrov Stephen Hubay
  • First Time Lord Bernard Horsfall
  • Second Time Lord Trevor Martin
  • Third Time Lord Clyde Pollitt
  • Tanya Lernov Clare Jenkins