Doctor Who: Season 7
It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time period and almost entirely on Earth (the latter of these factors would later be repeated for Season 26 and Series 1, although in those two cases there was no attempt at an in-universe explanation for confining the Doctor to the planet). Although the series did not have an overall story arc, it did feature a recurring subpl
Season 7 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 6.
- 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
It was the first series produced and broadcast in colour and the first set entirely in one time period and almost entirely on Earth (the latter of these factors would later be repeated for Season 26 and Series 1, although in those two cases there was no attempt at an in-universe explanation for confining the Doctor to the planet). Although the series did not have an overall story arc, it did feature a recurring subplot of the Doctor trying to adjust to life as an exile while trying to circumvent the restrictions placed upon him by the Time Lords, and began the process where the Doctor would try to gain more control over his TARDIS. Beginning with this series and continuing for the next few years, most storylines involve the Doctor working with UNIT.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Spearhead from Space (1)
Jan 3, 1970 · 25 min
As the newly-regenerated Doctor arrives on Earth, so does the Nestene too.
Spearhead from Space (2)
Jan 10, 1970 · 25 min
UNIT's attempts to locate the meteorites are hampered by the mysterious plastic Autons, being constructed by Channing at a nearby factory, while the Doctor makes another attempt to
Spearhead from Space (3)
Jan 17, 1970 · 25 min
Ransome manages to escape from the plastics factory and alert UNIT, prompting the Doctor and the Brigadier to start an investigation.
Spearhead from Space (4)
Jan 24, 1970 · 25 min
With UNIT's investigation being blocked by the Replica of Scobie, the Doctor and Liz visit Madame Tussaud's to try and find out more as Channing prepares to activate the Autons.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (1)
Jan 31, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor and Liz are summoned to the Wenley Moor Research Centre by the Brigadier, after several staff members suffer nervous breakdowns.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (2)
Feb 7, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor attempts to convince people there are monsters in the caves, prompting Major Baker to start shooting at a reptile man.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (3)
Feb 14, 1970 · 25 min
The Silurians contact Quinn for help in retrieving the creature while the Doctor and the Brigadier organise a search of the moors.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (4)
Feb 21, 1970 · 25 min
With Quinn dead, the Brigadier decides to take an armed party into the caves, prompting the Doctor to contact the Silurians himself.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (5)
Feb 28, 1970 · 25 min
Worried about the Old Silurian's growing friendship with the Doctor, the Young Silurian has the scientist infect Baker with a virus and then release him.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (6)
Mar 7, 1970 · 25 min
While the Doctor and Liz try to find a cure to the virus spread by Baker, the Young Silurian kills the Old Silurian and takes control of his people.
Doctor Who and the Silurians (7)
Mar 14, 1970 · 25 min
While Liz distributes the cure to the virus, the Doctor discovers the Silurians now plan to wipe out humanity by destroying the Van Allen Belt.
The Ambassadors of Death (1)
Mar 21, 1970 · 25 min
While the Brigadier investigates a loss of contact with Mars Probe 7, the Doctor realises signals coming from the probe are of extra-terrestrial origin.
The Ambassadors of Death (2)
Mar 28, 1970 · 25 min
UNIT retrieve the returned Recovery 7 but then Carrington hijacks it while the Doctor and Liz try to decode the signal he sent.
The Ambassadors of Death (3)
Apr 4, 1970 · 25 min
Carrington is holding the astronauts at a secret location but when he takes the Doctor, Liz and the Brigadier there they find they have been kidnapped.
The Ambassadors of Death (4)
Apr 11, 1970 · 25 min
Liz has been captured by Reegan's men and the Doctor begins to suspect Taltalian is more involved than he appeared.
The Ambassadors of Death (5)
Apr 18, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor decides to take Recovery 7 back into space to search for the missing astronauts but Reegan sabotages the launch.
The Ambassadors of Death (6)
Apr 25, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor speaks with the alien captain and learns the astronauts sent to Earth were ambassadors. However, before he can alert the authorities he is kidnapped by Reegan.
The Ambassadors of Death (7)
May 2, 1970 · 25 min
Carrington is planning to expose the aliens on live television and call for an interplanetary war and the Brigadier must rescue the Doctor and Liz in time to stop him.
Inferno (1)
May 9, 1970 · 25 min
England, the near future. UNIT is providing security and scientific support for the Stahlman project, an attempt to tap the Earth's core for energy. But things are already going wr
Inferno (2)
May 16, 1970 · 25 min
Strange deaths, men changing into monsters, hot green slime pouring out of the waste pipes – but Professor Stahlman is determined to press ahead with the Inferno project no matter
Inferno (3)
May 23, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion.
Inferno (4)
May 30, 1970 · 25 min
In a parallel England, the Doctor tries desperately to convince his captors of the immense peril they are in. But they are convinced he is a spy. And penetration zero is getting cl
Inferno (5)
Jun 6, 1970 · 25 min
The parallel Inferno has broken through the Earth's crust, unleashing terrible seismic forces and dooming the planet. The Doctor hopes to return and save his world. But the bestial
Inferno (6)
Jun 13, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor is trapped in a parallel world that is going up in flames. Can he escape in time to save Earth in his own universe?
Inferno (7)
Jun 20, 1970 · 25 min
The Doctor has escaped the catastrophic destruction of a parallel world. But can he stop Stahlman before he destroys this one?