Terrance Dicks

Terrance Dicks

Terrance Dicks was an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. Dicks had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, which began when he worked as the programme's script editor from 1968 to 1974. Dicks also wrote for the series from the '70s through to the '80s and, at the same time, he penned some 60 odd novelisations of Doctor Who stories for Target Books. In the 1990s, Dicks wrote further original stories in the New Adventures and Missing Adventures range for Virgin. When BBC Books bought the rights to Doctor Who in the late '90s his novel, The Eight Doctors, was the first to be released.

  • Title: Terrance Dicks
  • Popularity: 2.012
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1935-05-10
  • Place of Birth: East Ham, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Uncle Terrance
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Terrance Dicks Movies

  • 2011
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    Life on Earth

    Life on Earth

    1 2011 HD

    A documentary about the making of Terror of the Autons. Actors Katy Manning and Richard Franklin, both of whom made their debuts in this story,...

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  • 2011
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    The Doctor's Moriarty

    The Doctor's Moriarty

    1 2011 HD

    With the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the dark figure behind every story in Season 8, and many...

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  • 1997
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    Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

    Who is Tom Baker? Unauthorised

    1 1997 HD

    The Doctor is everyone’s favourite Time Lord. And Tom Baker is everyone’s favourite Doctor. With his manic grin, his wild hair and his...

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  • 2019
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    Doctor Who and the Third Man

    Doctor Who and the Third Man

    1 2019 HD

    A retrospective documentary on the tenure of Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor in the show Doctor Who.

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  • 1998
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    Lust in Space

    Lust in Space

    1 1998 HD

    Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in Space? Doctor Who is on trial - and the charge is sexism!...

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  • 2001
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    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    1 2001 HD

    It was a operation worthy of UNIT itself… bringing The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney), Captain Yates (Richard Franklin) and RSM Benton (John...

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  • 1970
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    Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils

    Hello Sailor!: Making the Sea Devils

    1 1970 HD

    Cast and crew discuss the making of The Sea Devils, from the television series Doctor Who.

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  • 2017
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    Panopticon Genesis

    Panopticon Genesis

    1 2017 HD

    On August 6th 1977, the world’s first Doctor Who convention was held in a church hall in Battersea, South London. Organised by The Doctor Who...

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  • 2021
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    Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

    Panopticon Destiny – The Matrix Files

    0.5 2021 HD

    On August 6th 1977, the world’s first DOCTOR WHO convention was held at a church hall in Battersea, South London. Organised by The Doctor Who...

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  • 1995
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    The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    1 1995 HD

    Climb aboard the HMS Belfast and enter Pinewood Film Studios for a fascinating and humorous insight into the making of SHAKEDOWN — Return of...

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  • 1999
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    Adventures in Space and Time

    Adventures in Space and Time

    1 1999 HD

    A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew, transmitted as part of "Doctor Who Night" on BBC2.

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  • 1993
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    30 Years in the TARDIS

    30 Years in the TARDIS

    7.5 1993 HD

    A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material.

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  • 2013
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    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

    A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

    1 2013 HD

    This exclusive documentary looks at the life and career of Jon Pertwee. With contributions from actors Katy Manning, Judy Cornwell, David Jacobs,...

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  • 2008
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    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983

    1 2008 HD

    Producer Steve Broster takes a look back to 1983 and the celebration of Doctor Who's twentieth anniversary, including the production and transmission...

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  • 1986
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    Who's Who

    Who's Who

    1 1986 HD

    Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television series features interviews with actors and...

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  • 1977
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    Whose Doctor Who

    Whose Doctor Who

    2 1977 HD

    Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...

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  • 2006
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    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    Built for War: The Sontaran Story

    1 2006 HD

    The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series, as told by some of the actors and production team involved. This...

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  • 2005
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    Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

    Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction

    1 2005 HD

    With a writing career spanning 6 decades, this special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work for books and television, with contributions from...

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  • 2003
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    The Story of Doctor Who

    The Story of Doctor Who

    1 2003 HD

    Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.

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  • 1998
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    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    9 1998 HD

    By her own admission, Katy Manning is ‘as blind as a bat’ and never knows where she’ll end up. When she suddenly arrived in the UK,...

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  • 1999
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    Carnival of Monsters

    Carnival of Monsters

    1 1999 HD

    A look at the various monsters that have appeared in Doctor Who.

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  • 1998
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    Mindgame

    Mindgame

    4.5 1998 HD

    Three alien beings - a Sontaran officer, a Draconian nobleman and a Human mercenary - find themselves transported to a remote asteroid by a...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who: Inferno

    Doctor Who: Inferno

    7 1970 HD

    UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously...

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  • 2023
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    Mindgame Requiem

    Mindgame Requiem

    1 2023 HD

    Three alien beings - a Sontaran officer, a Draconian nobleman and a Human mercenary - find themselves transported to a remote asteroid by a...

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  • 1999
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    Mindgame Trilogy

    Mindgame Trilogy

    4 1999 HD

    Anthology sequel to "Mindgame" (1998) which follows the fate of the three prisoners after their escape from their asteroid prison cell. Sontaran Sarg...

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  • 1994
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    Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    6.2 1994 HD

    The space solar yacht Tiger Moth under the command of no-nonsense Captain Lisa Deranne is on a cruise taking some rich misfits on a voyage through...

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  • 1969
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    Doctor Who: The War Games

    Doctor Who: The War Games

    9.5 1969 HD

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many...

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  • 1976
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    Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

    Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius

    8 1976 HD

    Mad scientist Mehendri Solon is building a body from spare parts to house the disembodied brain of the evil Time Lord Morbius. He fancies the...

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  • 1977
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    Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

    Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

    7.7 1977 HD

    The cursed island of Fang Rock off the south coast of England is a place of rumour and tales of beasts from the sea. Three lighthouse men at the turn...

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  • 1980
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    Doctor Who: State of Decay

    Doctor Who: State of Decay

    8 1980 HD

    Still trapped in E-Space, the Doctor, Romana, Adric and K9 encounter a medieval civilisation dominated by the Three Who Rule, vampires who govern...

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  • 1975
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    Doctor Who: Robot

    Doctor Who: Robot

    6.625 1975 HD

    The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.

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  • 1977
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    Whose Doctor Who

    Whose Doctor Who

    2 1977 HD

    Melvyn Bragg presents this 1977 documentary about Doctor Who from BBC2's 'The Lively Arts' strand, featuring extensive behind-the-scenes coverage of...

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  • 1985
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    Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist

    5 1985 HD

    Adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens.

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  • 1983
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    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    7.8 1983 HD

    Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey. There, they must battle...

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

    Doctor Who: The Time Warrior

    7.2 1974 HD

    When scientists start to go missing in the 20th century, the Doctor is called in by the Brigadier to investigate. His investigations lead him to...

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  • 1969
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    Doctor Who: The Krotons

    Doctor Who: The Krotons

    7 1969 HD

    The TARDIS arrives on the unnamed planet of the Gonds, who are ruled and taught in a form of self-perpetuating slavery by the alien Krotons —...

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    7 1974 HD

    The Third Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find it has been evacuated because dinosaurs have appeared mysteriously. It turns out the...

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  • 1974
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    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

    Doctor Who: Planet of the Spiders

    7.3 1974 HD

    The blue crystal that the Doctor took from Metebelis III in a previous adventure is desperately sought by the Eight Legs, a race of mutated spiders,...

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  • 1969
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    Doctor Who: The War Games

    Doctor Who: The War Games

    9.5 1969 HD

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many...

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Dæmons

    Doctor Who: The Dæmons

    7.4 1971 HD

    On the eve of May Day, dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village of Devil's End as the Master summons the demon Azal: unexplained murders, a...

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: Colony in Space

    Doctor Who: Colony in Space

    7 1971 HD

    When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a temporary reprieve from his exile on Earth to deal...

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

    Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

    7 1971 HD

    Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor...

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

    Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos

    6.75 1971 HD

    A group of gold-skinned aliens known as the Axons land on Earth and offer wondrous technology in exchange for fuel. The Doctor, however, isn't...

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

    Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

    8 1973 HD

    The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the...

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: The Green Death

    Doctor Who: The Green Death

    8.7 1973 HD

    The Doctor and UNIT investigate a deadly infection lurking underneath the Welsh mining town of Llanfairfach. It's an adventure that will change Jo...

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

    Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

    8 1973 HD

    In the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary war between Earth and Draconia.

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  • 1973
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    Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks

    6.5 1973 HD

    On the jungle planet Spiridon, the Doctor, Jo and a Thal group find a slumbering army of Daleks ready to awaken.

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  • 1971
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    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    Doctor Who: Terror of the Autons

    7.6 1971 HD

    The Master, an old adversary of the Doctor, has arrived on Earth to destroy humanity with the aid of the Nestene Consciousness and their army of...

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  • 1972
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    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    8 1972 HD

    Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are...

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  • 1985
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    1 1985 HD

    Television documentary filmed at a Doctor Who convention, including interviews with directors, writers and actors.

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    7.1 1970 HD

    The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    7.864 1970 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    6 1970 HD

    Dr. Daniel Westin creates a formula to be used for matter transformation. To test the formula he uses it on himself. Before he can return to normal...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    7.689 1970 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    6 1970 HD

    An Englishman on a Ruritarian holiday must impersonate the king when the rightful monarch, a distant cousin, is drugged and kidnapped.

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    7.689 1970 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    4.4 1970 HD

    Classic Doctor Who duos are reunited as they board a very special TARDIS on a nostalgic voyage through space and time.

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  • 1970
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    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    Doctor Who's Who's Who

    5 1970 HD

    The adventures of David Caulder and his crew stationed on Moonbase 3.

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