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When does Doctor Who Season 5 come out?

Doctor Who Season 5 premiered Saturday, September 2, 1967 on BBC One and ended Saturday, June 1, 1968. The season has 40 episodes.

No complete stories from the season were known to have survived until the early-1990s when archivists recovered a complete version of The Tomb of the Cybermen. A second complete story, The Enemy of the World was recovered in 2013, along with a nearly complete recovery of the story that followed it, The Web of Fear. The season is also notable for having Patrick Troughton play a double-role as both the Doctor and Salamander in The Enemy of the World.

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Doctor Who Season 5 release schedule

Doctor Who Season 5 episode release dates
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1. The Tomb of the Cybermen (1)

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria arrive on Telos, where an archaeological group are exploring the Tomb of the Cybermen. But are the Cybermen as dormant as they believe?

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2. The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)

The archaeologists learn they are stranded on Telos and Klieg suggests they use the opportunity to explore the Cybermen's tombs.

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3. The Tomb of the Cybermen (3)

The Cybermen have been revived and plan to convert the archeologists into their own kind, prompting Hopper to attempt a rescue.

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4. The Tomb of the Cybermen (4)

Klieg attempts to do a deal with the Cybercontroller while the Doctor tries to find a way to refreeze the Cybermen permanently.

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5. The Abominable Snowmen (1)

When the TARDIS materialises in the Himalayas, the Doctor decides to pay a return visit to the nearby Det-Sen monastery only to be accused of murder.

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6. The Abominable Snowmen (2)

Jamie and Victoria make their way to the monastery shortly before it is attacked by the Yeti.

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7. The Abominable Snowmen (3)

While the Doctor and Jamie return to the TARDIS for equipment, the control sphere Jamie brought to the monastery is reactivated.

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8. The Abominable Snowmen (4)

The Yeti escapes from the monastery and Victoria and Thonmi are accused of assisting it, while the Doctor and Jamie endure a perilous journey back across the mountains.

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9. The Abominable Snowmen (5)

Victoria falls under the mental influence of Padmasambhva as the Yeti attack in order to drive the monks from the area.

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10. The Abominable Snowmen (6)

With the Great Intelligence on the verge of becoming corporeal, the Doctor challenges Padmasambhva to a mental battle in order to defeat it.

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11. The Ice Warriors (1)

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are brought to a base which is attempting to halt the flow of the Second Ice Age.

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12. The Ice Warriors (2)

Varga revives and takes Victoria hostage as he works to revive his crew while the Doctor and Jamie find Penley stealing medical supplies.

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13. The Ice Warriors (3)

Jamie and Arden venture out to rescue Victoria only to find the rest of the Ice Warriors are now active.

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14. The Ice Warriors (4)

The Doctor leaves the base to try and find Jamie and Victoria while Storr tries to do a deal with the Ice Warriors.

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15. The Ice Warriors (5)

The Doctor and Victoria are both held prisoner by the Ice Warriors as Varga decides to take over Brittanicus.

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16. The Ice Warriors (6)

The Doctor and Victoria attempt to force the Ice Warriors to surrender control of the ioniser before the ice flow destroys them.

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17. The Enemy of the World (1)

After the Doctor is attacked by a group of mysterious gunmen, he discovers he is the physical double of the famous scientist Salamander.

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18. The Enemy of the World (2)

Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities.

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19. The Enemy of the World (3)

Jamie and Victoria join Astrid into attempting to rescue Denes but Salamander becomes suspicious of them.

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20. The Enemy of the World (4)

Fariah brings the Doctor and Kent evidence of Salamander's activities but then they come under attack from Benik.

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21. The Enemy of the World (5)

The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.

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22. The Enemy of the World (6)

The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.

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23. The Web of Fear (1)

The TARDIS becomes trapped in space before ending up in an underground station of a mysteriously deserted London.

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24. The Web of Fear (2)

Jamie and Victoria are reunited with Travers before Jamie joins the soldiers in attempting to find out what has happened to the Doctor.

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25. The Web of Fear (3)

The Doctor and Victoria are taken back to the Goodge Street base by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart where the Doctor becomes convinced there is a traitor in their midst.

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26. The Web of Fear (4)

With Travers having been captured by the Yeti, the Doctor attempts to find a way to gain control of the robots while Lethbridge-Stewart tries to recover the TARDIS.

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27. The Web of Fear (5)

Victoria and Travers are held prisoner by the Great Intelligence, who is planning to drain the Doctor's mind.

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28. The Web of Fear (6)

The Doctor and his friends are held prisoner by the Intelligence and their only hope lies with Jamie, Arnold and a reprogrammed Yeti.

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29. Fury from the Deep (1)

The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are taken prisoner by the staff of a gas refinery, who have lost contact with their drilling rigs and experienced mysterious drops in pressure.

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30. Fury from the Deep (2)

Harris asks for the Doctor's help with Maggie, while Van Lutyens and the Chief Engineer attempt to find out what is blocking the impeller.

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31. Fury from the Deep (3)

While the Doctor begins his investigation into the weed creatures, Robson is attacked by one at the refinery.

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32. Fury from the Deep (4)

Van Lutyens' investigation of the base of the impeller places the Doctor and Jamie in danger from the Weed Creature.

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33. Fury from the Deep (5)

With the Weed Creature poised to burst out of the pipeline and attack the base, an encounter with Oak and Quill gives the Doctor a vital clue about its weakness.

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34. Fury from the Deep (6)

The Doctor and Jamie rescue Victoria from Robson and realise they can destroy the Weed Creature with sound waves.

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35. The Wheel in Space (1)

The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.

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36. The Wheel in Space (2)

The Doctor and Jamie are brought aboard the Wheel where Jamie is horrified to learn the crew plan to destroy the Silver Carrier with the TARDIS on board.

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37. The Wheel in Space (3)

Jamie sabotages the Wheel's x-ray laser, unknowingly giving the Cybermen an opportunity to reach the Wheel.

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38. The Wheel in Space (4)

The Cybermen instruct their human slaves to smuggle them onto the Wheel while the Doctor attempts to convince Bennett of the threat they pose.

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39. The Wheel in Space (5)

The Cybermen gain control of more members of the Wheel crew and the Doctor realises the only way to stop them is for Jamie and Zoe to make a dangerous space walk.

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40. The Wheel in Space (6) Finale

Jamie and Zoe attempt to recover the time vector generator while the Cybermen realise the Doctor is on the Wheel and make him their prime target.

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Doctor Who Season 5 guest stars

  • Nicholas Courtney

    Nicholas Courtney

    The Brigadier

  • Wendy Padbury

    Wendy Padbury

    Zoe Heriot

  • Richard Mayes

    Chief Baxter

  • Eric Flynn

    Eric Flynn

    Leo Ryan

  • Peter Hawkins

    Peter Hawkins

    Dalek (voice)

  • John Levene

    John Levene

    RSM Benton

  • Angus Lennie

    Angus Lennie

    Storr

  • Bernard Holley

    Bernard Holley

    Peter Haydon

  • Colin Douglas

    Colin Douglas

    Donald Bruce

  • Bernard Bresslaw

    Bernard Bresslaw

    Varga, The Ice Warrior

  • Bill Kerr

    Bill Kerr

    Giles Kent

  • Clive Merrison

    Clive Merrison

    Jim Callum

  • Peter Sallis

    Peter Sallis

    Penley

  • Victor Maddern

    Victor Maddern

    Robson

  • Donald Sumpter

    Donald Sumpter

    Enrico Casali

  • Margaret John

    Margaret John

    Megan Jones

Doctor Who Season 5 FAQ

When does Doctor Who Season 5 come out?

Doctor Who Season 5 premiered Saturday, September 2, 1967 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Doctor Who Season 5?

Doctor Who Season 5 has 40 episodes.

Are new episodes of Doctor Who Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Doctor Who Season 5 finale?

The Doctor Who Season 5 finale (Episode 40) aired Saturday, June 1, 1968.

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