The Sensorites

The Sensorites

‘They are hostile, these Sensorites. But in the strangest way…’

William Hartnell stars as the original Doctor with linking narration by William Russell.

The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and the two schoolteachers Ian and Barbara, materialises on board a spaceship in the 28th century, in orbit around a planet called the Sense-Sphere.

As the crewmembers wake from a catatonic trance, two shadowy aliens also on board steal the TARDIS’s door lock…

Before long, the travellers encounter the Sensorites – humanoid creatures who are sensitive to bright light and loud noise. Establishing a telepathic link with Susan, they request a meeting with the Doctor and friends down on the Sense-Sphere. The Doctor discovers deep mistrust between the humans and the Sensorites, whose people are afflicted with a strange disease. When Ian also falls ill, the Doctor must discover the cause of the disease whilst also trying to make peace between the two races.

William Russell, who played Ian in the story, provides linking narration for these six episodes, first broadcast in 1964. In a bonus interview, he also recalls the making of the serial and remembers his time on Doctor Who in general.

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