second doctor

‘Doctor Who’: ‘The Web of Fear’ clips from newly-found episodes

Posted Filed under

BBC Worldwide officially confirmed tonight that that nine recordings from the 1960s featuring missing episodes of Doctor Who have been recovered in Nigeria.

‘The Web of Fear’ originally aired as part of the fifth season from 3 February to 9 March 1968 and starred Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, alongside Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling as companions Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield. The story also marks the first appearance of Nicholas Courtney as Colonel Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart, better known as the Brigadier.

Watch the clips…

All the newly-found episodes will be available to download exclusively from iTunes on Friday 11 October and ‘The Web of Fear’ will be released on DVD early next year.

> Order the 50th anniversary special on DVD on Amazon.

> Order the 50th anniversary special on Blu-ray on Amazon.

Are you looking forward to seeing these episodes? Do you remember seeing them on their original broadcast? Let us know below…