Episode
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1)
Overview
On Gallifrey, someone on the high council is perpetrating a treasonous act - transmitting the Doctor's bio-extract from the space/time matrix to an anti-matter being. On Earth, two English lads spend their last night in Amsterdam sleeping in a crypt where they're attacked by an alien creature under the same anti-matter being's control.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1983-01-03
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Arc of Infinity (1) is Episode 1 in Season 20 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1983-01-03. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: Arc of Infinity (3)
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Episode 4: Arc of Infinity (4)
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Episode 7: Snakedance (3)
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Episode 10: Mawdryn Undead (2)
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Episode 11: Mawdryn Undead (3)
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