Episode
Doctor Who: Battlefield (1)
Overview
As UNIT are transporting a nuclear warhead around Carbury, knights in armour arrive to continue waging a war that began thousands of years ago, but in a wholly different dimension.
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 26
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1989-09-06
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Battlefield (1) is Episode 1 in Season 26 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1989-09-06. The runtime is 25 min.
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