Doctor Who: Season 7

1970
25 episodes
25m

It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time period and almost entirely on Earth (the latter of these factors would later be repeated for Season 26 and Series 1, although in those two cases there was no attempt at an in-universe explanation for confining the Doctor to the planet). Although the series did not have an overall story arc, it did feature a recurring subplot of the Doctor trying to adjust to life as an exile while trying to circumvent the restrictions placed upon him by the Time Lords, and began the process where the Doctor would try to gain more control over his TARDIS. Beginning with this series and continuing for the next few years, most storylines involve the Doctor working with UNIT.

Season 7 of Doctor Who premiered on January 3, 1970 and has 25 episodes, from "Spearhead from Space (1)" to "Inferno (7)". The last episode aired on June 20, 1970.

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Episodes

Episode 1Spearhead from Space (1)Aired January 3, 1970
As the newly-regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene too.
- 25m
- Directed by Derek Martinus
- Written by Robert Holmes
Guest stars
- Hugh Burden Channing
- Talfryn Thomas Mullins
- John Breslin Captain Munro
- Antony Webb Dr. Henderson
- Helen Dorward Nurse
- George Lee Corporal Forbes
- Tessa Shaw UNIT Officer
- Ellis Jones Technician
Episode 2Spearhead from Space (2)Aired January 10, 1970
UNIT's attempts to locate the meteorites are hampered by the mysterious plastic Autons, being constructed by Channing at a nearby factory, while the Doctor makes another attempt to escape from the hospital.
- 25m
- Directed by Derek Martinus
- Written by Robert Holmes
Guest stars
- Hugh Burden Channing
- John Breslin Captain Munro
- Antony Webb Dr. Henderson
- George Lee Corporal Forbes
- Hamilton Dyce Major General Scobie
- Henry McCarthy Dr. Beavis
- Derek Smee Ransome
- John Woodnutt George Hibbert
Episode 3Spearhead from Space (3)Aired January 17, 1970
Ransome manages to escape from the plastics factory and alert UNIT, prompting the Doctor and the Brigadier to start an investigation.
- 25m
- Directed by Derek Martinus
- Written by Robert Holmes
Guest stars
- Hugh Burden Channing
- John Breslin Captain Munro
- Hamilton Dyce Major General Scobie
- Derek Smee Ransome
- John Woodnutt George Hibbert
- Clifford Cox UNIT Sergeant
- Betty Bowden Meg Seeley
- Neil Wilson Sam Seeley
Episode 4Spearhead from Space (4)Aired January 24, 1970
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
- 25m
- Directed by Derek Martinus
- Written by Robert Holmes
Guest stars
- Hugh Burden Channing
- John Breslin Captain Munro
- Hamilton Dyce Major General Scobie
- Edmund Bailey Attendant
- John Woodnutt George Hibbert
- Gary Dean Army Soldier (uncredited)
Episode 5Doctor Who and the Silurians (1)Aired January 31, 1970
The Doctor and Liz are summoned to the Wenley Moor Research Centre by the Brigadier, after several staff members suffer nervous breakdowns.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Fulton Mackay Dr. Quinn
- Norman Jones Major Baker
- Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson
- Ian Cunningham Dr. Meredith
- Roy Brannigan Roberts
- John Newman Spencer
- Bill Matthews Davis
- Cy Town Technician (uncredited)
Episode 6Doctor Who and the Silurians (2)Aired February 7, 1970
The Doctor attempts to convince people there are monsters in the caves, prompting Major Baker to start shooting at a reptile man.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Fulton Mackay Dr. Quinn
- Norman Jones Major Baker
- Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Nancie Jackson Doris Squire
- Gordon Richardson Squire
- Pat Gorman Silurian
- Peter Halliday Silurians (voice)
Episode 7Doctor Who and the Silurians (3)Aired February 14, 1970
The Silurians contact Quinn for help in retrieving the creature while the Doctor and the Brigadier organise a search of the moors.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Fulton Mackay Dr. Quinn
- Norman Jones Major Baker
- Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Pat Gorman Silurian
- Peter Miles Dr. Lawrence
- Gary Dean UNIT Soldier (uncredited)
Episode 8Doctor Who and the Silurians (4)Aired February 21, 1970
With Quinn dead, the Brigadier decides to take an armed party into the caves, prompting the Doctor to contact the Silurians himself.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Norman Jones Major Baker
- Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Pat Gorman Silurian
- Geoffrey Palmer Masters
- Richard Steele Sergeant Hart
- Ian Talbot Travis
- Dave Carter Old Silurian
Episode 9Doctor Who and the Silurians (5)Aired February 28, 1970
Worried about the Old Silurian's growing friendship with the Doctor, the Young Silurian has the scientist infect Baker with a virus and then release him.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Norman Jones Major Baker
- Thomasine Heiner Miss Dawson
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Geoffrey Palmer Masters
- Dave Carter Old Silurian
- Nigel John Young Silurian
- Paul Barton Silurian
- Simon Cain Silurian
Episode 10Doctor Who and the Silurians (6)Aired March 7, 1970
While the Doctor and Liz try to find a cure to the virus spread by Baker, the Young Silurian kills the Old Silurian and takes control of his people.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Geoffrey Palmer Masters
- Richard Steele Sergeant Hart
- Nigel John Young Silurian
- Simon Cain Silurian
- Alan Mason Corporal Nutting
- Derek Pollitt Private Wright
- Brendan Barry Hospital Doctor
Episode 11Doctor Who and the Silurians (7)Aired March 14, 1970
While Liz distributes the cure to the virus, the Doctor discovers the Silurians now plan to wipe out humanity by destroying the Van Allen Belt.
- 25m
- Directed by Timothy Combe
- Written by Malcolm Hulke
Guest stars
- Paul Darrow Captain Hawkins
- Nigel John Young Silurian
- Paul Barton Silurian
- Simon Cain Silurian
- Alan Mason Corporal Nutting
- John Churchill Silurian
- Dave Carter Silurian
- Pat Gorman Silurian Scientist
Episode 12The Ambassadors of Death (1)Aired March 21, 1970
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by David Whitaker and Trevor Ray
Guest stars
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Robert Cawdron Taltalian
- Ric Felgate Van Lyden / Alien
- Michael Wisher John Wakefield
- Cheryl Molineaux Miss Rutherford
- Ray Armstrong Grey
- Robert Robertson Collinson
- John Abineri General Carrington
Episode 13The Ambassadors of Death (2)Aired March 28, 1970
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Robert Cawdron Taltalian
- Michael Wisher John Wakefield
- Cheryl Molineaux Miss Rutherford
- Ray Armstrong Grey
- Robert Robertson Collinson
- Dallas Cavell Quinlan
- Ric Felgate Van Lyden (voice)
Episode 14The Ambassadors of Death (3)Aired April 4, 1970
Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Dallas Cavell Quinlan
- William Dysart Reegan
- Cyril Shaps Lennox
- Gordon Sterne Heldorf
- Ric Felgate Van Lyden
- Steve Peters Astronaut
- Neville Simons Astronaut
Episode 15The Ambassadors of Death (4)Aired April 11, 1970
Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Robert Cawdron Taltalian
- Dallas Cavell Quinlan
- William Dysart Reegan
- Cyril Shaps Lennox
- Steve Peters Astronaut
- Neville Simons Astronaut
- Max Faulkner UNIT Soldier
Episode 16The Ambassadors of Death (5)Aired April 18, 1970
The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Dallas Cavell Quinlan
- William Dysart Reegan
- Cyril Shaps Lennox
- Steve Peters Astronaut
- Neville Simons Astronaut
- Ric Felgate Astronaut
Episode 17The Ambassadors of Death (6)Aired April 25, 1970
The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- William Dysart Reegan
- Ric Felgate Van Lyden
- Joanna Ross Control Room Assistant
- Carl Conway Control Room Assistant
- Peter Noel Cook Alien Space Captain
- Steve Peters Lefee
- Neville Simons Michaels
Episode 18The Ambassadors of Death (7)Aired May 2, 1970
Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.
- 25m
- Directed by Michael Ferguson
- Written by Malcolm Hulke and David Whitaker
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Ronald Allen Ralph Cornish
- Michael Wisher John Wakefield
- William Dysart Reegan
- Steve Peters Astronaut
- Neville Simons Astronaut
- Ric Felgate Astronaut
- Joanna Ross Control Room Assistant
Episode 19Inferno (1)Aired May 9, 1970
England, the near future. UNIT is providing security and scientific support for the Stahlman project, an attempt to tap the Earth's core for energy. But things are already going wrong…
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Petra Williams
- David Simeon Private Latimer
- Derek Ware Private Wyatt
- Walter Randall Harry Slocum
Episode 20Inferno (2)Aired May 16, 1970
Strange deaths, men changing into monsters, hot green slime pouring out of the waste pipes – but Professor Stahlman is determined to press ahead with the Inferno project no matter what the cost!
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Petra Williams
- Derek Ware Private Wyatt
- Walter Randall Harry Slocum
- Ian Fairbairn Bromley
Episode 21Inferno (3)Aired May 23, 1970
The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion.
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Petra Williams
- David Simeon Private Latimer
- Derek Ware Private Wyatt
- Ian Fairbairn Bromley
- John Levene Platoon Under Leader Benton
Episode 22Inferno (4)Aired May 30, 1970
In a parallel England, the Doctor tries desperately to convince his captors of the immense peril they are in. But they are convinced he is a spy. And penetration zero is getting close…
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Petra Williams
- Ian Fairbairn Bromley
- John Levene Platoon Under Leader Benton
- Roy Scammell RSF Sentry
Episode 23Inferno (5)Aired June 6, 1970
The parallel Inferno has broken through the Earth's crust, unleashing terrible seismic forces and dooming the planet. The Doctor hopes to return and save his world. But the bestial primords are closing in...
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Ian Fairbairn Bromley
- John Levene Platoon Under Leader Benton
- Olaf Pooley Director Stahlman
- Sheila Dunn Dr. Petra Williams
- Keith James Patterson
- Dave Carter Primord
Episode 24Inferno (6)Aired June 13, 1970
The Doctor is trapped in a parallel world that is going up in flames. Can he escape in time to save Earth in his own universe?
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Dr. Petra Williams
- Dave Carter Primord
- Pat Gorman Primord
- Philip Ryan Primord
- Peter Thompson Primord
Episode 25Inferno (7)Aired June 20, 1970
The Doctor has escaped the catastrophic destruction of a parallel world. But can he stop Stahlman before he destroys this one?
- 25m
- Directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts
- Written by Don Houghton
Guest stars
- John Levene Sergeant Benton
- Olaf Pooley Professor Stahlman
- Christopher Benjamin Sir Keith Gold
- Derek Newark Greg Sutton
- Sheila Dunn Petra Williams
- Ian Fairbairn Bromley
- Terry Walsh UNIT Soldier (uncredited)