The Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British
science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration
of the programme's 20th anniversary. It had its world premiere in the
United States, on the Chicago PBS station WTTW and various other PBS
member stations on 23 November 1983, the anniversary date. It was
transmitted in the United Kingdom two days later.The Five Doctors was
written by Terrance Dicks, who had been the script editor for the
entirety of the Third Doctor's era and had written for the series
since the 1960s. The episode aired after the conclusion of the 20th
season to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Patrick Troughton and Jon
Pertwee reprised their roles as the Second and Third Doctors,
respectively. Richard Hurndall portrayed the First Doctor, as the
character's original actor, William Hartnell, had died since his last
appearance on the show ten years previously. Since Tom Baker decided
not to appear in this special, footage from the unfinished serial
Shada was used to portray the Fourth Doctor.An unknown entity uses the
Time Scoop to bring several of the previous incarnations of the
Doctor; his former companions Susan Foreman, Sarah Jane Smith, and
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart; and his enemies the Daleks, the
Cybermen, a Raston Warrior Robot and a Yeti, from their respective
time streams into the Death Zone on Gallifrey. The entity's attempt to
grab the Fourth Doctor and Romana ends up trapping the two in the time
vortex. The Fifth Doctor senses the disruption of his own timeline and
with Tegan and Turlough, travels to Gallifrey via his TARDIS, also
ending up in the Death Zone, unable to travel farther with the TARDIS
due to a force field projected by the Tomb of Rassilon, the tower at
the centre of the Death Zone. The various Doctors lead their
companions towards the Tower while avoiding the hostile forces.
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