Episode
Doctor Who: The Wheel of Fortune
Overview
Barbara allies herself with a man whose wife and son were murdered by El Akir as the Doctor and Vicki are caught up in Richard's plan to offer his sister's hand in marriage to Saladin's brother.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1965-04-10
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Wheel of Fortune is Episode 24 in Season 2 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1965-04-10. The runtime is 25 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 23: The Knight of Jaffa
While the Doctor, Ian, and Vicki are drawn into the intrigues of King Richard's court, Barbara has to cope with an impatient Saladin and the vengeful El Akir.
Episode 25: The Warlords
Ian sets out with a reluctant accomplice to rescue Barbara from El Akir's palace as the Doctor and Vicki try to evade the suspicions of the Earl of Leicester.
More episodes from this season
Episode 22: The Lion
The TARDIS lands in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade and the crew help save Richard the Lionheart from an ambush, but Barbara is captured and brought before Saladin.
Episode 26: The Space Museum
The TARDIS arrives on a planet that has been turned into a space museum but the Doctor and his friends are puzzled when they find themselves out of phase with their surroundings.
Episode 21: The Centre
The Doctor and Vicki are taken before the Animus but the isoptope is left behind in the laboratory.The only hope of victory lies with Barbara and her Menoptera allies.
Episode 27: The Dimensions of Time
Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.
Episode 20: Invasion
Barbara and the surviving Menoptera take refuge in the Temple of Light while the Doctor and Vicki attempt to escape by taking control of a Zarbi.
Episode 28: The Search
With the Doctor missing, Ian, Barbara and Vicki find themselves in danger from the Moroks while the Xerons also try to make contact with them.
Episode 19: Crater of Needles
Ian and Vrestin are captured by the subterranean Optera while Barbara and her Menoptera allies attempt to escape from the slave camp.
Episode 29: The Final Phase
While Ian tries to force Lobos to release the Doctor from the museum, Vicki joins the Xerons in trying to gain the weapons needed to start a revolution against the occupiers.
Episode 18: Escape to Danger
The Doctor is forced to co-operate with the Animus but Ian uses the opportunity to make an escape attempt.
Episode 30: The Executioners
The Daleks pursue The Doctor through time and space, with the intentions of exterminating him. Places they land include the Mary Celeste, a haunted house and the empire state building.