Episode
Doctor Who: The Ordeal
Overview
Ian, Barbara and the Thals struggle through the caves to reach the Dalek city. Will they get there in time? Is there even a way through the treacherous caves? And what are the Daleks planning?
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1964-01-25
- Runtime
- 27 min
Episode context
The Ordeal is Episode 10 in Season 1 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1964-01-25. The runtime is 27 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 9: The Expedition
The time travellers have escaped from the Daleks, but left a vital piece of the TARDIS behind. Getting it back will mean pushing the Thals to mount a dangerous operation.
Episode 11: The Rescue
Time is running out as the Doctor and his companions try to defeat the Daleks before they wipe out all life on Skaro.
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Episode 7: The Escape
Imprisoned on Skaro by the scheming Daleks, the Doctor and his companions work to escape their clutches.
Episode 13: The Brink of Disaster
The TARDIS is adrift, the crew turning on each other. Only by working together can they find their way out before they are destroyed.
Episode 6: The Survivors
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Episode 14: The Roof of the World
The TARDIS experiences a total power failure and is stranded in the Himalayas in the 13th century. The travellers are forced to join the caravan of the famous explorer, Marco Polo, in order to survive -- but Polo, fascinated by their claims that the TARDIS can fly through the air, seizes it on behalf of Kublai Khan in the hope that presenting the Khan with such a fabulous gift will convince him to let Polo return home to Venice. The travellers are forced to accompany Polo on his long trek across Asia to the Khan's court, but their many attempts to reclaim their property are foiled -- not just by Polo, but by the war lord Tegana, who is apparently on a mission of peace but has entirely different plans for dealing with Kublai Khan...
Episode 5: The Dead Planet
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Episode 15: The Singing Sands
Tegana sabotages the party's water bags, leaving them in dire need of fresh supplies.
Episode 4: The Firemaker
The TARDIS crew must make fire for the early humans to stay alive. But once they do, they may not be allowed to leave!
Episode 16: Five Hundred Eyes
The Doctor and Susan are able to supply Marco with condensation that has formed inside the TARDIS, saving the group from dying of thirst. When the group are reunited with Tegana, the travellers begin to suspect he is up to something.