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Doctor Who The Wheel in Space TV Story

The Wheel in Space Synopsis

Taking drastic measures to escape a TARDIS malfunction, the Doctor and Jamie arrive on a rocket, apparently deserted in space, and soon encounter its aggressive robot guard. When a blow to the head then renders the Doctor unconscious, Jamie’s only hope of rescue lies in contacting the Wheel space station which is orbiting nearby. It’s not long before the Doctor and Jamie realise that their old adversaries, the Cybermen, are seeking to invade first the Wheel and then Earth itself. One by one the space station’s crew are being taken over, whilst deadly rodent-like Cybermats roam the space station and steadily consume its fuel supply. On top of everything, a meteorite storm is approaching ? but the Wheel’s defence system has been disabled…

Story Order

  • Story 43 from Doctor Who
  • Story 7 of 7 from Season 5

Episodes

Saturday
27th April 1968 5:15PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 1

The Doctor and Jamie are forced to abandon the TARDIS when the mercury fluid link explodes.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space
Saturday
4th May 1968 5:15PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 2

Jamie sabotages the Wheel's laser to save the TARDIS from destruction but places everyone in danger.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space
Saturday
11th May 1968 5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 3

Cybermen are waiting for them on the Silver Carrier where a supply of bernalium is located.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space
Saturday
18th May 1968 5:25PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 4

The station is in danger of being destroyed by the approaching meteor storm.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space
Saturday
25th May 1968 5:15PM
BBC 1 (21 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 5

The Cybermen reveal their plans to invade Earth, using the Wheel as a guiding beacon.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space
Saturday
1st June 1968 6:00PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Wheel in Space - Episode 6

To defeat the approaching fleet of Cyber ships, the Doctor needs a component from the TARDIS.

Doctor Who Season 5 The Wheel in Space

Credits

The Wheel in Space

Credits
  • Writer David Whitaker (From a story by Kit Pedler)
  • Director Tristan de Vere Cole
  • Producer Peter Bryant
  • Script Editor Derrick Sherwin
  • Dr. Who Patrick Troughton
  • Jamie Frazer Hines
  • Servo Robot Freddie Foote
  • Leo Ryan Eric Flynn
  • Dr. Gemma Corwyn Anne Ridler
  • Tanya Lernov Clare Jenkins
  • Jarvis Bennett Michael Turner
  • Enrico Casali Donald Sumpter
  • Victoria Deborah Watling
  • Bill Duggan Kenneth Watson
  • Elton Laleham Michael Goldie
  • Armand Vallance Derrick Gilbert
  • Kemel Rudkin Kevork Malikyan
  • Chang Peter Laird
  • Sean Flannigan James Mellor
  • Zoe Wendy Padbury
  • Cyberman Gordon Stothard
  • Cyberman Jerry Holmes
  • Cyberman Voice Peter Hawkins
  • Cyberman Voice Roy Skelton
Characters
Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines Servo Robot played by Freddie Foote in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Servo Robot Freddie Foote Leo Ryan played by Eric Flynn in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Leo Ryan Eric Flynn Dr. Gemma Corwyn Anne Ridler Tanya Lernov played by Clare Jenkins in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Tanya Lernov Clare Jenkins Jarvis Bennett played by Michael Turner in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Jarvis Bennett Michael Turner Enrico Casali Donald Sumpter Victoria Waterfield Deborah Watling Bill Duggan played by Kenneth Watson in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Bill Duggan Kenneth Watson Elton Laleham Michael Goldie Armand Vallance played by Derrick Gilbert in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Armand Vallance Derrick Gilbert Kemel Rudkin played by Kevork Malikyan in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Kemel Rudkin Kevork Malikyan Chang Peter Laird Sean Flannigan played by James Mellor in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Sean Flannigan James Mellor Zoe Heriot Wendy Padbury
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