Episode
Doctor Who: Underworld (1)
Overview
Deep space, an unknown time. The Doctor encounters the Minyans, survivors of a race the Time Lords unwittingly obliterated early in their own history. The Minyans are searching for their race's lost gene banks, a quest which takes them to the edge of the galaxy…
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1978-01-07
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Underworld (1) is Episode 17 in Season 15 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1978-01-07. The runtime is 25 min.
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