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Doctor Who: The War Games (1969)

1969-06-21 · 4h 10m · EN
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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 War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...

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David MaloneyDirectorTerrance DicksWriterMalcolm HulkeWriter

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Patrick TroughtonPatrick TroughtonThe DoctorFrazer HinesFrazer HinesJamie McCrimmonWendy PadburyWendy PadburyZoe HeriotDavid SavileDavid SavileLt CarstairsJane SherwinJane SherwinLady Jennifer BuckinghamNoel ColemanNoel ColemanGeneral SmytheRichard SteeleRichard SteeleCommandant GortonTerence BaylerTerence BaylerMajor BarringtonHubert ReesHubert ReesCaptain RansomDavid VallaDavid VallaLieutenant CraneEsmond WebbEsmond WebbSgt Major BurnsBrian ForsterBrian ForsterSergeant Willis

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Time travelTardis

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · AdventureTheme affinityTime Travel · TardisNarrative complexityTime TravelDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · LongDirector preference414589

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What is Doctor Who: The War Games about?

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 War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...

How long is Doctor Who: The War Games?

Doctor Who: The War Games has a runtime of 250 minutes.