Episode

Doctor Who: Checkmate

Name: Doctor Who: Checkmate
Released: 1965-07-24
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Tom Baker, William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney

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Overview

The Doctor finally discovers what the Monk is up to and must move fast to prevent his opponent from altering the course of history.

Details

Series: Doctor Who
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 39
Air date: 1965-07-24
Runtime: 24 min

Episode context

Checkmate is Episode 39 in Season 2 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1965-07-24. The runtime is 24 min.

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Episode 38: A Battle of Wits 1965-07-17 | 24 min The Doctor manages to escape from his cell and get the upper hand on the Monk but his plans are derailed when Sven and Ulf arrive at the monastery.

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Episode 34: The Death of Doctor Who 1965-06-19 | 24 min With Vicki trapped on board the Dalek time machine, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara decide to make their stand on the planet Mechanus.

Episode 33: Journey into Terror 1965-06-12 | 24 min The TARDIS lands in a haunted house where the Doctor and his friends are confronted by Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster...and then the Daleks appear.

Episode 32: Flight Through Eternity 1965-06-05 | 25 min The TARDIS crew's attempts to escape from the Daleks take them to the top of the Empire State Building and a 19th century sailing ship.

Episode 31: The Death of Time 1965-05-29 | 24 min While Ian and Vicki are threatened by a Mire Beast, the Doctor and Barbara meet up with the Aridians...who are then ordered to hand them over to the Daleks.

Episode 30: The Executioners 1965-05-22 | 25 min 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.

Episode 29: The Final Phase 1965-05-15 | 22 min 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 28: The Search 1965-05-08 | 24 min 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.