Doctor Who: The War Machines
1966, English. Directed by Michael Ferguson.
The TARDIS arrives in London in 1966 and the First Doctor and Dodo visit the Post Office Tower. There they meet Professor Brett, whose revolutionary new computer WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) can actually think for itself and is shortly to be linked up to other major computers around the world — a project overseen by civil servant Sir Charles Summer.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Michael FergusonDirector
- William HartnellThe Doctor
- Jackie LaneDodo Chaplet
- Anneke WillsPolly
- Michael CrazeBen Jackson
- John HarveyProfessor Brett
- John CaterProfessor Krimpton
- William MervynSir Charles Summer
- Alan CurtisMajor Green
- Gerald TaylorWar Machine Operator/The Voice of WOTAN
- Sandra BryantKitty
- Ewan ProctorFlash Customer
- George CrossThe Minister
Details
- Released
- 16 July 1966
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Ian Stuart Black
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Doctor Who: The War Machines isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 July 1966. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: The War Machines?
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966) was directed by Michael Ferguson and stars William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Anneke Wills.