History Recap / DoctorWhoS3E2MissiontotheUnknown

'''Number of episodes:''' 1\\

'''Air date:''' 9 October 1965

->''"I'll tell you this: there's something very big going on here, and if the Daleks are involved, you can bet your life our whole galaxy is in danger."''
-->-- '''Marc Cory'''

'''Later:''' T Episode 5[[/labelnote]]

Written by Creator/TerryNation. This episode first aired on October 9, 1965, and was the last to be produced by Creator/VerityLambert, with Creator/JohnWiles taking over.

'''Production code:''' Changed throughout production[[labelnote:Wait, what?]]\\

* BackdoorPilot: After "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E1PlanetOfGiants Planet Of Giants]]" was shortened and a hole in the schedule was created, Terry Nation wrote this episode partially as a teaser for the upcoming "The Daleks' Master Plan" and partially to see if a Dalek spin-off show could work. (It could, but not until ''much'' later and in some [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Abslom_Daak_-_Dalek_Killer_(graphic_novel) entirely]] [[http://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/released/dalek-empire different]] media.)

* TheVirus: Varga plants.

Written by Creator/TerryNation. This episode first aired on October 9, 1965.

-> ''I'll tell you this: there's something very big going on here, and if the Daleks are involved, you can bet your life our whole galaxy is in danger.''

An animated reconstruction exists, made by fan animators, and partly funded by well-known 80s superfan Ian Levine.

The one where a man becomes a killer cotton ball. Also the one without the Doctor.

The serial was recreated in live action in 2019 by students of the University of Central Lancashire; the recreation had the full support of the BBC. It's likely the only such recreation that could ever be feasibly made, given the story's unusually short nature (only being superseded by the mini-episodes of the revival series) and lack of any of the show's principal cast. It premiered on the official Website/YouTube channel for ''Doctor Who'' on October 9, 2019, exactly 54 years after the original episode was broadcast. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 here.]]

The serial was recreated in live action in 2019 by students of the University of Central Lancashire; the recreation had the full support of the BBC. It's likely the only such recreation that could ever be feasibly made, given the story's unusually short nature (only being superseded [subseded?] by the mini-episodes of the revival series) and lack of any of the show's principal cast. It premiered on the official Website/YouTube channel for ''Doctor Who'' on October 9, 2019, exactly 54 years after the original episode was broadcast. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 here.]]

The one where a man becomes a killer cotton ball.

* KillEmAll: Everyone dies except the Dalek and the mysterious council of aliens (many of which die in "The Daleks' Master Plan" later, although Sentreal doesn't reappear and three of the others survive). Everyone means '''everyone''' - the Doctor and his companions don't show up in this episode at all, and so are spared.

Written by Creator/TerryNation. This episode first aired October 9, 1965.

* BottleEpisode: This episode was written hastily when the final two episodes of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E1PlanetOfGiants "Planet of Giants"]] were re-edited into one, creating a one-episode gap at the end of the season. It uses three sets (a human spaceship, the Dalek [[TheWarRoom War Room]] and a jungle) all built for and [[RecycledSet recycled]] in "The Daleks' Master Plan", a couple of [[PropRecycling Daleks]], a couple of [[PeopleInRubberSuits very low budget monster suits made of glue and fluff]] representing PlantAliens (which also get reused in "The Daleks' Master Plan"), a bunch of rather better-looking aliens on the Dalek ship (also reused in "The Daleks' Master Plan") and a spot of cheap {{Gorn}}. There is no Doctor, no companions, and the majority of the episode takes place with two actors arguing in the jungle.

Written by Creator/TerryNation. This serial first aired October 9, 1965.