The War Machines
1966 Doctor Who serial / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The War Machines is the tenth and final serial of the third season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in 4 weekly parts from 25 June to 16 July 1966.
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Directed by | Michael Ferguson | ||
Written by | Ian Stuart Black, from a story by Kit Pedler | ||
Script editor | Gerry Davis | ||
Produced by | Innes Lloyd | ||
Executive producer(s) | None | ||
Music by | Stock music | ||
Production code | BB | ||
Series | Season 3 | ||
Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each (material missing from parts 3–4) | ||
First broadcast | 25 June 1966 (1966-06-25) | ||
Last broadcast | 16 July 1966 (1966-07-16) | ||
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List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989) |
The serial is set in London in 1960s,[lower-alpha 1] shortly after construction of the Post Office Tower was completed. In the serial, the time traveller the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and sailor Ben Jackson (Michael Craze) work together to stop the self-thinking computer WOTAN (voiced by Gerald Taylor) from invading London with the deadly War Machines controlled by WOTAN.
This serial marks the departure of Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet and also the first appearance of Michael Craze and Anneke Wills as new companions Ben and Polly. It is also the only known complete serial to feature Anneke Wills and Michael Craze, and the final complete serial from the William Hartnell era.