The Best Episodes Written By Ian Stuart Black

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - The Macra Terror (2)

   S4:E283/18/1967

   The Doctor is unable to convince the colonists that the Macra exist and an attempt to brainwash his companions results in Ben betraying his friends.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #2 - The Macra Terror (4)

   S4:E304/1/1967

   The Doctor and Polly manage to save Jamie from the Macra and then try to show the Pilot who is really in charge of the colony.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The War Machines (1)

   S3:E426/25/1966

   The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #4 - The War Machines (4)

   S3:E457/16/1966

   The first War Machine is defeated but the Doctor only has a matter of hours to destroy WOTAN before the rest of its army is activated.

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   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #5 - The Macra Terror (3)

   S4:E293/25/1967

   The Doctor, Polly and Jamie are sentenced to work in the pits and an escape attempt sees Ben's loyalties called into question again.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - The War Machines (3)

   S3:E447/9/1966

   Ben tries to escape from the warehouse but is captured by Polly, who is now also under WOTAN's control, and forced to work on construction the War Machine.

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   7.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The Macra Terror (1)

   S4:E273/11/1967

   The TARDIS arrives at a holiday camp company with the crew worried by a prediction of giant crabs and the Doctor becomes interested in the apparent madman Medok's stories of creatures that roam the colony at night.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Time to Kill

   S1:E29/18/1960

   John Drake flies to Paris, where his assignment is to find an international killer. He refuses to assassinate the man, but undertakes to retrieve him. The task becomes more difficult when Drake finds himself handcuffed to a young woman, Lisa Orin.

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9. 

   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Sabotage

   S1:E285/14/1961

   When Paul Jason of Jason's Airlines is killed and several of his planes crash, John Drake assumes the identity of a hard drinking pilot to investigate the crash. Drake discovers a case of smuggling and finds himself in a tricky situation.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Deadline

    S1:E391/20/1961

    When a wave of terrorism in the African jungle is likely to lead to a mass uprising, The Danger Man takes on the disguise of a 'gun-runner' in an attempt to penetrate the extremist organisation behind it.

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11. 

    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The War Machines (2)

    S3:E437/2/1966

    Dodo is under the control of WOTAN and attempts to lure the Doctor into a trap, while the rest of WOTAN's slaves begin construction on its robotic War Machines.

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12. 

    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Savages (1)

    S3:E385/28/1966

    The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in the far future and are welcomed by the advanced civilisation of the Elders but soon begin to suspect they are hiding a secret.

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13. 

    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Savages (2)

    S3:E396/4/1966

    The Doctor, Steven and Dodo investigate why there are Savages in the Elders' city and uncover the true price of the Elders' perfect society.

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14. 

    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Savages (3)

    S3:E406/11/1966

    The Doctor has been subjected to the Elders' extraction process and Steven and Dodo must return to their city to rescue him.

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15. 

    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Savages (4)

    S3:E416/18/1966

    The Doctor urges the Savages to finally bring an end to the Elders' oppression and enlists the help of an unlikely ally.

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    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Death Penalty

    S3:E912/3/1964

    The Saint uncovers a vicious vice ring in Southern France.

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    Writer:Ian Stuart Black

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