Doctor Who: Season 14
The season is notable for the departure of Sarah Jane Smith in The Hand of Fear and for The Deadly Assassin, a story set entirely on Gallifrey which expounded greatly upon the culture and history of the Time Lords, and the Eye of Harmony and Rassilon are mentioned for the first time. The Deadly Assassin also featured the return of the Decayed Master in a degenerated form and had the Doctor without a companion for an
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Doctor Who Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The season is notable for the departure of Sarah Jane Smith in The Hand of Fear and for The Deadly Assassin, a story set entirely on Gallifrey which expounded greatly upon the culture and history of the Time Lords, and the Eye of Harmony and Rassilon are mentioned for the first time. The Deadly Assassin also featured the return of the Decayed Master in a degenerated form and had the Doctor without a companion for an entire story for the first time in the history of Doctor Who. This story is also the first time the limit of regenerations is set.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
The Masque of Mandragora (1)
Sep 4, 1976 · 25 min
The Doctor and Sarah arrive in Renaissance Italy unaware that they have brought a deadly alien energy force with them.
The Masque of Mandragora (2)
Sep 11, 1976 · 25 min
The Mandragora energy joins forces with the secret Brotherhood of Demnos. Count Federico plots to steal the Dukedom of San Martino from his nephew, Giuliano.
The Masque of Mandragora (3)
Sep 18, 1976 · 25 min
Tempted by the promises of ultimate power offered by Mandragora, Hieronymous plots to eliminate the threat posed by the Doctor and uses an unwitting Sarah as his weapon.
The Masque of Mandragora (4)
Sep 25, 1976 · 25 min
As the leading scholars of the era assemble in the palace for the masque, Mandragora prepares to attack, intent on sending the world into a new dark age.
The Hand of Fear (1)
Oct 2, 1976 · 25 min
England, the near future. The TARDIS materialises in a quarry and Sarah is trapped under a rockfall. But what is the origin of the fossilised hand she is found gripping ? And who i
The Hand of Fear (2)
Oct 9, 1976 · 25 min
The Doctor and Professor Watson struggle to stop first Sarah Jane and then Driscoll from obeying the strange and dangerous orders of the stone hand, which has suddenly come to life
The Hand of Fear (3)
Oct 16, 1976 · 25 min
The energy of the reactor has returned the mysterious Eldrad to life. The Doctor agrees to take her back to Kastria. But what is waiting for them there?
The Hand of Fear (4)
Oct 23, 1976 · 25 min
The Doctor and Sarah race to save the mortally wounded Eldrad. But they find that everything is not quite as she told them.
The Deadly Assassin (1)
Oct 30, 1976 · 25 min
Gallifrey, planet of the Time Lords. Summoned home by a premonition of murder, the Doctor discovers a dark conspiracy at the highest levels of Time Lord society... and his oldest e
The Deadly Assassin (2)
Nov 6, 1976 · 25 min
The President of the High Council has been killed and the Doctor is the prime suspect. The Time Lords are eager to dispense quick justice and the Doctor must race agains the clock
The Deadly Assassin (3)
Nov 13, 1976 · 25 min
The Doctor has entered the computation Matrix to prove his innocence. But his opponent is prepared for him and the two engage in a mental duel to the death.
The Deadly Assassin (4)
Nov 20, 1976 · 25 min
The Doctor has won his fight in the Matrix and revealed the assassin. But the Master is not defeated and sets a plan in motion that could destroy the Time Lords.
The Face of Evil (1)
Jan 1, 1977 · 25 min
An unnamed planet, the distant future. Arriving in a place that seems oddly familiar, the Doctor finds the savage Sevateem tribe battling to free their captive god, Xoanon, from th
The Face of Evil (2)
Jan 8, 1977 · 25 min
The Sevateem launch another attack to try to free Xoanon as the Doctor tries to figure out his role in their past. But his only chance to win their trust is to face a deadly test.
The Face of Evil (3)
Jan 15, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor has broken through the barrier and found the Tesh. But he comes to an awful realisation about Xoanon.
The Face of Evil (4)
Jan 22, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor tries to fix the mad computer Xoanon. But it is determined to stop him – even if it must destroy the entire world!
The Robots of Death (1)
Jan 29, 1977 · 25 min
An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor
The Robots of Death (2)
Feb 5, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and Leela are suspected of murder. But the real foe is using robots to cut down the crew – and even sabotage the sand miner itself!
The Robots of Death (3)
Feb 12, 1977 · 25 min
One of the crew is the insane Taren Capel, who is using robots to carry out the murders. The Doctor discovers that there are also others who aren't what they appear to be either.
The Robots of Death (4)
Feb 19, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and the surviving humans fight for their lives against Taren Capel and his growing army of deadly robots.
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
Feb 26, 1977 · 25 min
London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (2)
Mar 5, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and Leela investigate the strange events in Victorian London. But a mysterious masked figure lurks in the shadows.
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (3)
Mar 12, 1977 · 25 min
As Li H'Sen Chang works to secure the time cabinet, Leela pursues and investigates his master – the mysterious and murderous Weng-Chiang.
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
Mar 19, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and Leela attend Li H'Sen Chang's performance, hoping to confront the magician. But his master Weng-Chiang has other plans…
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (5)
Mar 26, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and his allies try to track down Weng-Chiang before he can activate the time cabinet and possibly destroy London.
The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)
Apr 2, 1977 · 25 min
The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.