Lost Doctor Who Episodes Rediscovered

0:00On March 13, two long-lost episodes of Doctor Who from 1965 have turned up in a collector's old film stash. They star William Hartnell as the first doctor, fighting a Dalit plot to conquer Earth and beyond in the storyline called The Daleks SC Master Plan. The episodes, The Nightmare Begins and Devil's Planet, aired only in the UK and haven't been seen since. These finds complete the first three parts of the 12-episode arc with the middle one recovered back in 2004. Written by Dalit creator Terry Nation, the serial features early roles for actors like Nicholas Courtney, who later became the Brigadier. The episodes were wiped by the BBC because they weren't sold overseas, seen as too violent for places like Australia. Actor Peter Purvesse, who played campaign Steven Taylor, got a surprise screening in Lester and was over the moon, calling it a thrill after decades. Of heartbreak over missing shows. Doctor Who fans and historians are buzzing too, hailing it as a holy grail moment since the last discoveries in 2013.

1:04A Lester charity called Film Is Fabulous, dubbed them out from a ramshackle collection of thousands of films, mostly about trains and canals, donated. After the collector's death. Unlike past finds from foreign archives, these stayed in the UK thanks to technician check copies. Restored versions hit BBC iPlayer, this Easter, right alongside a special London screening on April 4th, with Purves as guest. It's sure to spark fresh love for those classic black and white adventures.