Doctor Who: The War Games
1969, English. Directed by David Maloney.
The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...
- Runtime
- 4h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- David MaloneyDirector
- Patrick TroughtonThe Doctor
- Frazer HinesJamie McCrimmon
- Wendy PadburyZoe Heriot
- David SavileLt Carstairs
- Jane SherwinLady Jennifer Buckingham
- Noel ColemanGeneral Smythe
- Richard SteeleCommandant Gorton
- Terence BaylerMajor Barrington
- Hubert ReesCaptain Ransom
- David VallaLieutenant Crane
- Esmond WebbSgt Major Burns
- Brian ForsterSergeant Willis
Details
- Released
- 21 June 1969
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Malcolm Hulke, Terrance Dicks
- Budget
- $48K
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Doctor Who: The War Games runs 240 minutes (4h 0m).
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Doctor Who: The War Games isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 June 1969. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: The War Games?
Doctor Who: The War Games (1969) was directed by David Maloney and stars Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury.