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: ''This article is for the 1964-65 season of [[Doctor Who]]; for other second seasons of other programmes, see [[Series 2]].''
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|image            = Doctor Who logo 1.jpg
|image2          =
|broadcast year  = 1964
|broadcast year2  = 1965
|nth season      =
|ep count        = 39
|story count      = 9
|first ep        = Planet of Giants (TV story)
|doctor          = First Doctor
|companion        = Barbara Wright
|companion2      = Ian Chesterton
|companion3      = Susan Foreman
|companion4      = Vicki Pallister
|companion5      = Steven Taylor
|producer        = Verity Lambert
|script ed        = Dennis Spooner
|script ed2      = David Whitaker
|start date      = [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]]
|end date        = [[24 July (releases)|24 July]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]
|network          = BBC1
|runtime          = 25'
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|DWMSE2          = DWMSE 12
|DWMSE3          = DWMSE 34
|DWMSE4          =
|DWMSE5          =
|ref book        = The Discontinuity Guide
|ref book2        = Doctor Who The Handbook: The First Doctor
|ref book3        = The Sixties
|ref book4        = Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes
|ref book5        = About Time 1
|ref book6        = TCH 3{{!}}The Complete History 3
|ref book7        = TCH 4
|ref book8        = TCH 5
|doc              = Jacqueline Hill: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
|doc2            = Dennis Spooner: Wanna Write a Television Series? (documentary)
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|mythmakers2      = MM VHS 33
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|mythmakers4      = MM VHS 35
|mythmakers5      = MM VHS 41
|mythmakers6      = MM VHS 43
|mythmakers7      = MM VHS 46
|mythmakers8      = MM VHS 54
|mythmakers9      = MM DVD 54
|mythmakers10    = MM DVD 62
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'''Season 2''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran from [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[1964 (releases)|1964]] to [[24 July (releases)|24 July]] [[1965 (releases)|1965]]. It starred [[William Hartnell]] as the [[First Doctor]], [[Carole Ann Ford]] as [[Susan Foreman]], [[William Russell]] as [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Jacqueline Hill]] as [[Barbara Wright]], [[Maureen O'Brien]] as [[Vicki Pallister]] and [[Peter Purves]] as [[Steven Taylor]]. The season opened with ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]'' and concluded with ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''.


The '''second season''' of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ran between [[31st October]] [[1964]] and [[24th July]] [[1965]]. It consisted of nine serials and 39 episodes. Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the [[Dalek]]s; and the departure of the original three companions, [[Susan Foreman]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]]; and the first appearance of someone else from the Doctor and Susan's home planet. Amongst the black and white seasons, Season 2 has fared the best in terms of surviving episodes, with only two episodes of ''[[The Crusade]]'' missing from the archive.
== Overview ==
It consisted of nine serials comprised of thirty-nine episodes. Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the [[Dalek]]s; the departure of the original three companions, [[Susan Foreman]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]]; and the first appearance of [[The Monk|someone else]] from the Doctor and Susan's home planet, and the first [[Time Lord]] enemy to appear.


==Television Stories==
Amongst the black and white seasons, season 2 has the most extant [[telerecording]]s; only the two missing episodes of ''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' have not been recovered as of 2022.


== Television stories ==
{| {{prettytable}}
{| {{prettytable}}
|'''#''' || '''Title''' || '''Writer''' || '''Episodes''' || '''Notes'''
! # || Title || Writer || Episodes || Notes
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|1 ||''[[Planet of Giants]]''||[[Louis Marks]]||3||First story other than the initial episode to be set in modern times
|1 ||''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''||[[Louis Marks]]||3||First story other than the first episode to be set on present day Earth. First story to be written by Louis Marks and the first to have an episode directed by [[Douglas Camfield]].
|-
|-
|2 ||''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||Final appearance of Susan Foreman and first encore appearance of an enemy
|2 ||''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''||[[Terry Nation]]||6||Final regular appearance of [[Susan Foreman]] and first encore appearance of an enemy with the [[Dalek]]s' return.
|-
|-
|3 ||''[[The Rescue]]''||[[David Whitaker]]||2||First appearance of Vicki
|3 ||''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''||[[David Whitaker]]||2||First appearance of [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]].
|-
|-
|4 ||''[[The Romans]]''||[[Dennis Spooner]]||4||
||4 ||''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''||[[Dennis Spooner]]||4||First story to feature the talents of a major actor with [[Derek Francis]] as [[Nero]].
|-
|-
|5 ||''[[The Web Planet]]''||[[Bill Strutton]]||6||  
|5 ||''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''||[[Bill Strutton]]||6||First appearance of a [[Great Old One]].
|-
|-
|6 ||''[[The Crusade]]''||David Whitaker||4||  
|6 ||''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]''||David Whitaker||4||First story with a true multi-ethnic cast. First story to be fully directed by Douglas Camfield.
|-
|-
|7 ||''[[The Space Museum]]''||[[Glyn Jones]]||4||  
|7 ||''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''||[[Glyn Jones]]||4||First story to depict the dimensions of time and space.
|-
|-
|8 ||''[[The Chase]]''||Terry Nation||6||First appearance of Steven Taylor and final appearances of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright
|8 ||''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''||Terry Nation||6||First appearance of [[Steven Taylor]] and final appearances of [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]]. First, and only, televised appearance of the [[Mechanoid]]s.
|-
|-
|9 ||''[[The Time Meddler]]''||Dennis Spooner||4||First appearance of a Time Lord other than the Doctor or Susan
|9 ||''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''||Dennis Spooner||4||First appearance of [[the Monk]], and of another member of [[the Doctor's species]], though not yet identified as [[Time Lord]]s.
|}
|}


===Notes===
=== Notes ===
* Each story consisted of between 2 and 6 episodes, with each chapter having a different episode title. Unlike Season 1, however, the overall titles given to Season 2 stories are generally widely accepted.
* ''Planet of Giants'' is notable in that it is one of few Classic Who stories to not have had a making-of documentary produced as part of the DVD range for its release on that medium. As noted on the DVD release, this was due to the lack of individuals involved in the story still being alive, with only [[William Russell]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] surviving to the release.
* This is the first complete black and white season of ''Doctor Who'' to be released on Blu-ray as part of ''[[The Collection]]'' range.


=Cast=
== Cast ==
==Main Cast==
* [[First Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[William Hartnell]]
*[[First Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[William Hartnell]]
* [[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]
*[[Susan Foreman]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]] (departed in ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]]
*[[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] (departed in ''[[The Chase]]'')
* [[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]]
*[[Barbara Wright]] - [[Jacqueline Hill]] (departed in ''[[The Chase]]'')
* [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]] - [[Maureen O'Brien]]
*[[Vicki]] - [[Maureen O'Brien]] (introduced in ''[[The Rescue]]'')
* [[Steven Taylor]] - [[Peter Purves]]
*[[Steven Taylor]] - [[Peter Purves]] (introduced in ''[[The Chase]]'')
===Notes===
*Susan's departure at the end of ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' made for the first major cast change.
==Guest Cast==
*[[Forester]] - [[Alan Tilvern]]
*[[David Campbell]] - [[Peter Fraser]]
*[[Bennett]] - [[Ray Barrett]]
*[[Maximus Pettulian]] - [[Bart Allison]] 
*[[Vrestin]] - [[Roslyn De Winter]]
*[[William des Preaux]] - [[John Flint]]
*[[Sita]] - [[Peter Sanders]]
*[[Abraham Lincoln]] - [[Robert Marsden]]
*[[The Monk]] - [[Peter Butterworth]]


==Stories Set During This Season==
=== Recurring ===
*[[PDA]]: ''[[The Time Travellers]]'' is set between ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''.
* [[The Monk]] - [[Peter Butterworth]]
*[[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby]]'' is set between ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' and ''[[The Rescue]]''.
* [[Dalek]] Voices - [[Peter Hawkins]], [[David Graham]]
*[[ST]]: ''[[Romans Cutaway]]'' and [[PDA]]: ''[[Byzantium!]]'' are set between the cliffhanger that ends ''[[The Rescue]]'' and the main action of ''[[The Romans]]''.
*[[MA]]: ''[[The Plotters]]'' is set between ''[[The Space Museum]]'' and ''[[The Chase]]''.
*[[PDA]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger]]'' is set after ''[[The Plotters]]'' and before ''The Chase''
*The flashback section of [[CC]]: ''[[Frostfire]]'' occurs beween ''[[The Time Meddler]]'' and ''[[Galaxy 4]]'' in [[Season 3]]
*According to the [[MA]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass]]'', the [[First Doctor]]'s segment of ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' follows after ''[[The Time Meddler]]'', with main action of the novel itself following.


==Adaptations and Merchandising==
=== Guest ===
===Home Media===
* [[Forester (Planet of Giants)|Forester]] - [[Alan Tilvern]]
====VHS====
* [[Smithers]] - [[Reginald Barratt]]
*Planet of Giants
* [[Arnold Farrow]] - [[Frank Crawshaw]]
*The Dalek Invasion of Earth (in 2 parts)
* [[Carl Tyler]] - [[Bernard Kay]]
*The Rescue/ The Romans
* [[David Campbell]] - [[Peter Fraser]]
*The Web Planet
* [[Dortmun]] - [[Alan Judd]]
*The Chase
* [[Jenny (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Jenny]] - [[Ann Davies]]
*The Time Meddler
* [[Larry Madison]] - [[Graham Rigby]]
*[[The Hartnell Years]] (The Crusade episode 3)
* [[Wells (The Dalek Invasion of Earth)|Wells]] - [[Nicholas Smith]]
*The Space Museum/ The Crusade(1+ 3 with narration of missing episodes)
* [[Slyther|The Slyther]] - [[Nicholas Evans]]
* [[Bennett (The Rescue)|Bennett]] - [[Ray Barrett]]
* [[Sevcheria]] - [[Derek Sydney]]
* [[Maximus Pettulian]] - [[Bart Allison]]
* [[Ascaris]] - [[Barry Jackson (actor)|Barry Jackson]]
* [[Delos]] - [[Peter Diamond]]
* [[Tavius]] - [[Michael Peake]]
* [[Nero]] - [[Derek Francis]]
* [[Tigilinus]] - [[Brian Proudfoot]]
* [[Poppaea]] - [[Kay Patrick]]
* [[Hrostar]] - [[Arne Gordon]]
* [[Vrestin]] - [[Roslyn De Winter]]
* [[Prapillus]] - [[Jolyon Booth]]
* [[Hlynia]] - [[Jocelyn Birdsall]]
* [[Hilio]] - [[Martin Jarvis]]
* Voice of [[the Animus]] - [[Catherine Fleming]]
* [[Richard I of England|Richard the Lionheart]] - [[Julian Glover]]
* [[William des Preaux]] - [[John Flint]]
* [[El Akir]] - [[Walter Randall]]
* [[Saladin]] - [[Bernard Kay]]
* [[Joanna (The Crusade)|Joanna]] - [[Jean Marsh]]
* [[Haroun ed-Din]] - [[George Little]]
* [[Ibrahim (The Crusade)|Ibrahim]] - [[Tutte Lemkow]]
* [[Lobos (The Space Museum)|Lobos]] - [[Richard Shaw]]
* [[Morok commander]] - [[Ivor Salter]]
* [[Morok guard 2|Morok Guard]] - [[Peter Diamond]]
* [[Tor (The Space Museum)|Tor]] - [[Jeremy Bulloch]]
* [[Sita]] - [[Peter Sanders]]
* [[Dako]] - [[Peter Craze]]
* [[Abraham Lincoln]] - [[Robert Marsden]]
* [[Francis Bacon]] - [[Roger Hammond]]
* [[Queen Elizabeth I]] - [[Vivienne Bennett]]
* [[William Shakespeare]] - [[Hugh Walters]]
* [[Mire Beast]] - [[Jack Pitt]]
* [[Morton Dill]] - [[Peter Purves]]
* [[Benjamin Briggs]] - [[David Blake Kelly]]
* [[Albert C. Richardson]] - [[Dennis Chinnery]]
* [[Frankenstein (robot)|Frankenstein]] - [[John Maxim]]
* [[Dracula (robot)|Count Dracula]] - [[Malcolm Rogers]]
* [[Robot Doctor|Robot Dr Who]] - [[Edmund Warwick]]
* [[Edith (The Time Meddler)|Edith]] - [[Alethea Charlton]]
* [[Wulnoth]] - [[Michael Miller]]
* [[Eldred (The Time Meddler)|Eldred]] - [[Peter Russell (actor)|Peter Russell]]
* [[Ulf]] - [[Norman Hartley]]
* [[Sven (The Time Meddler)|Sven]] - [[David Anderson]]


====DVD====
== Stories set before this season ==
*The Dalek Invasion of Earth (2003)
The following stories are the known stories set between the [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 1]] finale ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' and the Season 2 opener ''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''.
*The Rescue/The Romans (2009)
*The Web Planet (2005)
*The Space Museum/The Chase (2010)
*The Time Meddler (2008)
*Lost in Time (The Crusade 1+3 with audio of 2+4) (2004)
====Unannounced DVDs====
*Planet of Giants


===Novels===
=== Novels ===
*[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Planet of Giants]]
* ''[[City at World's End (novel)|City at World's End]]''
*[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]
* ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]''
*[[The Rescue (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Rescue]]
=== Short stories ===
*[[The Romans (novelisation)|Doctor Who − The Romans]]
* ''[[Rennigan's Record (short story)|Rennigan's Record]]''
*[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]
* ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]''
*[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]
* ''[[The Thief of Sherwood (short story)|The Thief of Sherwood]]''
*[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Space Museum]]
=== Audio ===
*[[The Chase (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Chase]]
* ''[[E is for... (audio story)|E is for...]]''
*[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Time Meddler]]
* ''[[The Library of Alexandria (audio story)|The Library of Alexandria]]''
* ''[[The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)|The Flames of Cadiz]]''
* ''[[Here There Be Monsters (audio story)|Here There Be Monsters]]''
* ''[[The Wanderer (audio story)|The Wanderer]]''
* ''[[Rise and Fall (audio story)|Rise and Fall]]''
* ''[[A Star is Born (audio story)|A Star is Born]]''
* ''[[Flywheel Revolution (audio story)|Flywheel Revolution]]''
* ''[[Domain of the Voord (audio story)|Domain of the Voord]]''
* ''[[The Age of Endurance (audio story)|The Age of Endurance]]''
* ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]''
* ''[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|The Great White Hurricane]]''
* ''[[The Invention of Death (audio story)|The Invention of Death]]''
* ''[[The Barbarians and the Samurai (audio story)|The Barbarians and the Samurai]]''
* ''[[The Phoenicians (audio story)|The Phoenicians]]''
* ''[[Tick-Tock World (audio story)|Tick-Tock World]]''
* ''[[Return to Skaro (audio story)|Return to Skaro]]''
* ''[[Last of the Romanovs (audio story)|Last of the Romanovs]]''
== Stories set during this season ==
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''
* ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]''
* ''[[The Time Travellers (novel)|The Time Travellers]]''
* ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]''
* ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]''


===Audiobooks===
=== Short stories ===
*The Crusade
* ''[[The Book of Shadows (short story)|The Book of Shadows]]''
* ''[[The Nine-Day Queen (short story)|The Nine-Day Queen]]''
* ''[[The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull (short story)|The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull]]''
* ''[[A Long Night (short story)|A Long Night]]''
* ''[[Set in Stone (short story)|Set in Stone]]''
* ''[[Romans Cutaway (short story)|Romans Cutaway]]''
* ''[[Every Day (short story)|Every Day]]''
* ''[[Journey Out of Terror (short story)|Journey Out of Terror]]''


===Theatrical Film===
=== Audio ===
*[[Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD]] - based upon the second serial, ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''
* ''[[The Revenants (audio story)|The Revenants]]''
* ''[[Starborn (audio story)|Starborn]]''
* ''[[The Rocket Men (audio story)|The Rocket Men]]''
* ''[[The Sleeping City (audio story)|The Sleeping City]]''
* ''[[The Unwinding World (audio story)|The Unwinding World]]''
* ''[[Daybreak (audio story)|Daybreak]]''
* ''[[1963 (audio story)|1963]]''
* ''[[The Fifth Traveller (audio story)|The Fifth Traveller]]''
* ''[[The Doctor's Tale (audio story)|The Doctor's Tale]]''
* ''[[The Dark Planet (audio story)|The Dark Planet]]''


=== Comics ===
* ''[[Dr Who in "Lilliput" (comic story)|Dr Who in "Lilliput"]]''
* ''[[On the Planet Vortis (comic story)|On the Planet Vortis]]''
* ''[[The Zarbi Are Destroyed (comic story)|The Zarbi Are Destroyed]]''
* ''[[Dr. Who in the Spider's Web (comic story)|Dr. Who in the Spider's Web]]''
* ''[[Dr. Who on the Aqua Planet (comic story)|Dr. Who on the Aqua Planet]]''
* ''[[The Ice-Age Monster (comic story)|The Ice-Age Monster]]''
* ''[[Dr. Who Meets the Watermen (comic story)|Dr. Who Meets the Watermen]]''
* ''[[The Daleks Destroy the Zomites (comic story)|The Daleks Destroy the Zomites]]''
* ''[[Escape from the Aquafien (comic story)|Escape from the Aquafien]]''
* ''[[Where Diamonds Are Worthless (comic story)|Where Diamonds Are Worthless]]''
* ''[[Dr. Who and the Nerve Machine (comic story)|Dr. Who and the Nerve Machine]]''
* ''[[The Secrets of the Tardis (comic story)|The Secrets of the Tardis]]''
* ''[[The Daleks Are Foiled (comic story)|The Daleks are Foiled]]''
* ''[[Rescued from the Daleks (comic story)|Rescued from the Daleks]]''
* ''[[The Defeat of the Daleks (comic story)|The Defeat of the Daleks]]''


==External links==
== Ratings ==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season2.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 2]
* Average: 10.5 million
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* Highest: 13.5 million (''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]'' episode 1 - "The Web Planet")
|class="prev"|'''Previous series''':<br />''[[Season 1]]''
* Lowest: 7.7 million (''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'' episode 3 - "A Battle of Wits")
|class="next"|'''Next series''':<br />[[Season 3]]
 
== Adaptations and merchandising ==
=== Home media ===
==== VHS releases ====
* ''Planet of Giants'' (2002)
* ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' (1990) (in 2 parts)
* ''The Rescue/The Romans'' (1994)
* ''The Web Planet'' (1990)
* ''The Crusade'' and ''The Space Museum'' (1999) (Contains episodes 1 and 3 of ''The Crusade'' with narration of missing episodes)
* ''The Chase'' (1993)
* ''The Time Meddler'' (2002)
* ''[[The Hartnell Years]]'' (1991) (''The Crusade'' Episode 3)
 
==== Loose Cannon VHS releases ====
* ''The Crusade'' (2000) (episodes 2 and 4 only, with narration of existing episodes)
 
==== DVD & Blu-ray releases ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="width:30%;"| '''Serial name'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''Number and duration<br />of episodes'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R2 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R4 release date'''
! style="width:10%;"| '''R1 release date'''
|-
|''[[Planet of Giants (TV story)|Planet of Giants]]''
| 3 × 25 min
| 20 August 2012
| 5 September 2012
| 11 September 2012
|-
| ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
| 6 × 25 min.
| 9 June 2003
| 13 August 2003
| 7 October 2003
|-
| ''The Rescue/The Romans'':<br />''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]'' (2 episodes)<br />''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' (4 episodes)
| 6 × 25 min.
| 23 February 2009
| 2 April 2009
| 7 July 2009
|-
| ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
| 6 × 25 min.
| 3 October 2005
| 3 November 2005
| 5 September 2006
|-
| ''The Space Museum/The Chase'':<br />''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' (4 episodes)<br />''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' (6 episodes)
| 10 × 25 min.
| 1 March 2010
| 6 May 2010
| 6 July 2010
|-
| ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''
| 4 × 25 min.
| 4 February 2008
| 2 April 2008
| 5 August 2008
|-
| ''[[Lost in Time (DVD box set)|Lost in Time]]: [[William Hartnell]]''
 
''[[The Crusade (TV story)|The Crusade]]'' (episodes 1 & 3 of 4; soundtracks of 2 & 4)
| 2 × 25 min.<br /><small>+ 2 × 25 min. audio
| 1 November 2004
| 2 December 2004<br /><small> (Original release)</small><br /> 1 July 2010 <br /><small> (Re-release)</small>
| 2 November 2004
|-
| ''[[The Collection]]'' - ''[[Season 2 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 2]]'' || 39 x 25 min. || 5 December 2022 || TBA || TBA
|}
 
==== Download/streaming availability ====
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| ''[[The Rescue (TV story)|The Rescue]]''<br /><small>(2 episodes)</small>
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[[BritBox]] is available only in the [[US]] and [[Canada]]. [[iTunes]] stores carry ''Doctor Who ''serials in [[Australia]], Canada, [[France]], [[Germany]], the [[UK]] and US.
 
=== Novels ===
* ''[[Planet of Giants (novelisation)|Doctor Who – Planet of Giants]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth]]''
* ''[[The Rescue (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Rescue]]''
* ''[[The Romans (novelisation)|Doctor Who − The Romans]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Crusaders]]''
* ''[[The Space Museum (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Space Museum]]''
* ''[[The Chase (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Chase]]''
* ''[[The Time Meddler (novelisation)|Doctor Who – The Time Meddler]]''
 
=== Audiobooks ===
* ''The Crusade''
 
=== Theatrical film ===
* ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' - based upon the second serial, ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth''
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/season2.shtml BBC Website Guide to Season 2]
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[[Category:Seasons|Season 02]]
[[Category:Doctor Who seasons|Season 02]]
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Season 2 of Doctor Who ran from 31 October 1964 to 24 July 1965. It starred William Hartnell as the First Doctor, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, Maureen O'Brien as Vicki Pallister and Peter Purves as Steven Taylor. The season opened with Planet of Giants and concluded with The Time Meddler.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

It consisted of nine serials comprised of thirty-nine episodes. Milestones this season included not one but two encore appearances by the Daleks; the departure of the original three companions, Susan Foreman, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton; and the first appearance of someone else from the Doctor and Susan's home planet, and the first Time Lord enemy to appear.

Amongst the black and white seasons, season 2 has the most extant telerecordings; only the two missing episodes of The Crusade have not been recovered as of 2022.

Television stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

# Title Writer Episodes Notes
1 Planet of Giants Louis Marks 3 First story other than the first episode to be set on present day Earth. First story to be written by Louis Marks and the first to have an episode directed by Douglas Camfield.
2 The Dalek Invasion of Earth Terry Nation 6 Final regular appearance of Susan Foreman and first encore appearance of an enemy with the Daleks' return.
3 The Rescue David Whitaker 2 First appearance of Vicki.
4 The Romans Dennis Spooner 4 First story to feature the talents of a major actor with Derek Francis as Nero.
5 The Web Planet Bill Strutton 6 First appearance of a Great Old One.
6 The Crusade David Whitaker 4 First story with a true multi-ethnic cast. First story to be fully directed by Douglas Camfield.
7 The Space Museum Glyn Jones 4 First story to depict the dimensions of time and space.
8 The Chase Terry Nation 6 First appearance of Steven Taylor and final appearances of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. First, and only, televised appearance of the Mechanoids.
9 The Time Meddler Dennis Spooner 4 First appearance of the Monk, and of another member of the Doctor's species, though not yet identified as Time Lords.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Planet of Giants is notable in that it is one of few Classic Who stories to not have had a making-of documentary produced as part of the DVD range for its release on that medium. As noted on the DVD release, this was due to the lack of individuals involved in the story still being alive, with only William Russell and Carole Ann Ford surviving to the release.
  • This is the first complete black and white season of Doctor Who to be released on Blu-ray as part of The Collection range.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Recurring[[edit] | [edit source]]

Guest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set before this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

The following stories are the known stories set between the Season 1 finale The Reign of Terror and the Season 2 opener Planet of Giants.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stories set during this season[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Comics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Average: 10.5 million
  • Highest: 13.5 million (The Web Planet episode 1 - "The Web Planet")
  • Lowest: 7.7 million (The Time Meddler episode 3 - "A Battle of Wits")

Adaptations and merchandising[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media[[edit] | [edit source]]

VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Planet of Giants (2002)
  • The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1990) (in 2 parts)
  • The Rescue/The Romans (1994)
  • The Web Planet (1990)
  • The Crusade and The Space Museum (1999) (Contains episodes 1 and 3 of The Crusade with narration of missing episodes)
  • The Chase (1993)
  • The Time Meddler (2002)
  • The Hartnell Years (1991) (The Crusade Episode 3)

Loose Cannon VHS releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Crusade (2000) (episodes 2 and 4 only, with narration of existing episodes)

DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
Planet of Giants 3 × 25 min 20 August 2012 5 September 2012 11 September 2012
The Dalek Invasion of Earth 6 × 25 min. 9 June 2003 13 August 2003 7 October 2003
The Rescue/The Romans:
The Rescue (2 episodes)
The Romans (4 episodes) 		6 × 25 min. 23 February 2009 2 April 2009 7 July 2009
The Web Planet 6 × 25 min. 3 October 2005 3 November 2005 5 September 2006
The Space Museum/The Chase:
The Space Museum (4 episodes)
The Chase (6 episodes) 		10 × 25 min. 1 March 2010 6 May 2010 6 July 2010
The Time Meddler 4 × 25 min. 4 February 2008 2 April 2008 5 August 2008
Lost in Time: William Hartnell

The Crusade (episodes 1 & 3 of 4; soundtracks of 2 & 4)

2 × 25 min.
+ 2 × 25 min. audio 		1 November 2004 2 December 2004
(Original release)
1 July 2010
(Re-release) 		2 November 2004
The Collection - Season 2 39 x 25 min. 5 December 2022 TBA TBA

Download/streaming availability[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serial name Amazon Video BritBox (US) BritBox (Canada) iTunes
Planet of Giants
(3 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
(6 episodes) 		UK ✓ ✓
The Rescue
(2 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Romans
(4 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Web Planet
(6 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Crusade
The Space Museum
(4 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Chase
(6 episodes) 		✓ ✓
The Time Meddler
(4 episodes) 		✓ ✓

BritBox is available only in the US and Canada. iTunes stores carry Doctor Who serials in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and US.

Novels[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobooks[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Crusade

Theatrical film[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Aliens and Enemies of Season 2
Planet of Giants
The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Rescue
The Romans
Nero  • Poppaea  • Sevcheria  • Didius  • Tigilinus  • Ascaris
The Web Planet
Animus  • Menoptera  • Zarbi  • Optera  • Larvae guns
The Crusade
The Space Museum
Moroks  • Lobos  • Xerons  • Daleks
The Chase
The Time Meddler
The Monk  • Ulf  • Sven  • Gunnar the Giant
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