List of incomplete Doctor Who serials
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This is a list of Doctor Who serials that no longer exist in any complete form in the BBC archives. They are incomplete due to the BBC's former policy of holding only a limited archive of episodes, and wiping tapes belonging to shows that they didn't see a potential future market in. Many other shows, such as Dad's Army and The Wednesday Play have been similarly affected.
For a more detailed discussion of this, see Doctor Who missing episodes.
All missing episodes from the missing William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton stories exist in audio form (thanks to fans recording them live on original broadcast) and all the audio soundtracks will have been released by the end of 2006. Also many of the stories have "tele-snaps" taken during filming which exist. The BBC has made use of these tele-snaps by recreating some lost episodes with these pictures. They can be viewed here.
Brief excerpts from many episodes exist, some lasting as short as one second in duration. This includes 8 mm film footage taken of the television screen, censor edits, and extracts featured on other programmes, most notably Blue Peter.
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[edit] Incomplete serials starring the First Doctor (William Hartnell)
| Serial Number | Serial Name | Episode(s) Missing (Total Episodes) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 004 | Marco Polo | All (7) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. A 30-minute reconstruction, using telesnaps and promotional photographs, was released on The Beginning DVD boxset. |
| 008 | The Reign of Terror | 4 and 5 (6) | Only audio survives. |
| 014 | The Crusade | 2 and 4 (4) | Episodes 1 and 3, in addition to the audio of episodes 2 and 4, were released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. Episodes 1 and 3 were previously released in a VHS edition with William Russell in character as Ian Chesterton providing linking material. |
| 018 | Galaxy 4 | All (4) | Only audio survives, as well as an extended clip from Episode One. |
| 019 | Mission to the Unknown | All (1) | Only audio survives. |
| 020 | The Myth Makers | All (4) | Only audio survives. |
| 021 | The Daleks' Master Plan | 1, 3-4, 6-9, 11 and 12 (12) | Episodes 2, 5, and 10 were released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 022 | The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve | All (4) | Only audio survives. |
| 024 | The Celestial Toymaker | 1-3 (4) | Only audio survives. Episode 4 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 026 | The Savages | All (4) | Only audio and telesnaps survive. |
| 028 | The Smugglers | All (4) | Only audio and telesnaps survive. |
| 029 | The Tenth Planet | 4 (4) | Of Episode 4, audio and telesnaps exist, as well as the footage of the regeneration scene itself. |
[edit] Incomplete serials starring the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton)
| Serial Number | Serial Name | Episode(s) Missing (Total Episodes) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 030 | The Power of the Daleks | All (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. |
| 031 | The Highlanders | All (4) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. |
| 032 | The Underwater Menace | 1, 2 and 4 (4) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episode 3 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 033 | The Moonbase | 1 and 3 (4) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episodes 2 and 4, in addition to the audio of episodes 1 and 3, were released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 034 | The Macra Terror | All (4) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. |
| 035 | The Faceless Ones | 2, 4-6 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episodes 1 and 3 were released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 036 | The Evil of the Daleks | 1, 3-7 (7) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episode 2 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 038 | The Abominable Snowmen | 1, 3-6 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episode 2 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 039 | The Ice Warriors | 2-3 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. |
| 040 | The Enemy of the World | 1-2, 4-6 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episode 3 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 041 | The Web of Fear | 2-6 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episode 1 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 042 | Fury from the Deep | All (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. |
| 043 | The Wheel in Space | 1-2, 4-5 (6) | Only audio and telesnaps exist. Episodes 3 and 6 were released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
| 046 | The Invasion | 1 and 4 (8) | Only audio exists. All existing episodes were released in a VHS edition with Nicholas Courtney providing linking narration. An animated reconstruction of the two missing episodes is included on the DVD release. |
| 049 | The Space Pirates | 1, 3-6 (6) | Only audio exists. Episode 2 was released on the Lost in Time DVD boxset. |
[edit] Black and white only serials starring the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
While all Pertwee era stories are complete, a small number exist only in black and white instead of colour. However, three of these incomplete serials (Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Dæmons, and Terror of the Autons) were processed to merge the black and white film with off-air colour recordings by the Doctor Who Restoration Team for subsequent video release. Poor-quality off-air colour recordings of The Ambassadors of Death made from a US transmission in the 1970s exist, but the recordings are severely affected by a rainbow-coloured pattern of interference that at times overtakes the entire picture.
Although many attempts have been made to restore colour to the incomplete stories, the financial cost has proven prohibitive so far.
| Serial Number | Serial Name | Episode(s) in Black and White only (Total Episodes) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 053 | The Ambassadors of Death | 0 (7) | Sections of 2, 3, 6 and 7 are also in black and white only. Episode 4 colourised by Ian Levine. |
| 056 | The Mind of Evil | All (6) | Some short clips in colour from episode 6 |
| 068 | Planet of the Daleks | 3 (6) | - |
| 071 | Invasion of the Dinosaurs | 1 (6) | - |
[edit] See also
- Doctor Who missing episodes
- List of Doctor Who serials
- Doctor Who DVD releases
- Doctor Who audio releases
- Doctor Who Restoration Team
[edit] External links
- Preview of 'The Ambassadors of Death' Episode 4 (restored to colour).
- The Doctor Who Audio & Video FAQ by Dominic Jackson
- The Doctor Who Restoration Team Website
