Doctor Who : The Enemy of the World, Episode 1 (1967)
Directed by Barry Letts
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The TARDIS lands on a barren beach, where it is immediately fired upon by a hovercraft. Rescued by helicopter pilot Astrid (Mary Peach), the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) discovers that he has arrived on Earth the year 2017 A.D. -- and that he is the exact double of a would-be dictator called Salamander. Written by David Whitaker, the multichapter adventure "The Enemy of the World" got under way on December 23, 1967. Of the adventure's six episodes, only Episode 3 is known to exist.