The Five Doctors

Season

21

Writer

Terrance Dicks

Book/CD

 X

Episodes

1

Director

Peter Moffatt

Vid

 X

Story code

Producer

John Nathan Turner

DVD

X

Episode Details

Episode

DR MM:SS

TX dd/mm/yy

RPT TX dd/mm/yy

In BBC Archive

1

90:23

25/11/1983

Y

Cast Details

Regular Cast

Guest Cast
Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Richard Hurndall, William Hartnell, Tom Baker (The Doctor); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier), Lalla Ward (Romana), Anthony Ainley (The Master), Phillip Latham (Lord President Borusa), Dinah Sheridan (Chancellor Flavia), Paul Jerricho (The Castellan), David Banks (Cyber Leader), Mark Hardy (Cyber Lieutenant), Richard Matthews (Rassilon), Frazer Hines (Jamie), Wendy Padbury (Zoe), Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Richard Franklin (Captain Yates), David Savile (Crichton), John Leeson (Voice of K-9), Roy Skelton (Dalek Voice), John Scott Martin (Dalek Operator), Stuart Blake (Commander), Stephen Meredith (Technician), Ray Float (Sergeant), John Tallents (Guard), William Kenton (Cyber Scout), Keith Hodiak (Raston Robot).

Synopsis

Someone is plucking all the incarnations of The Doctor out of time and placing them in the Death Zone on Gallifrey, where they will meet old friends and enemies and play out the deadly Game of Rassilon, for the ultimate prize. But to lose is to win, and he who wins shall lose...

1. This 90 minute anniversary special was shown as part of the BBC Children in Need telethon.
2. The story opens with a pre-titles clip of William Hartnell from Episode 6 of The Dalek Invasion of Earth
3. Released on video, laserdisc and DVD. 
4. Novelised as Doctor Who - The Five Doctors by Terrance Dicks.
5. Doctor Who Magazine Archive: Issue #313.