23 November 1983 (1983-11-23) (first global) 25 November 1983 (first UK)
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The Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration of the programme's 20th anniversary. It had its world premiere in the United States, on the Chicago PBS station WTTW and various other PBS member stations on 23 November 1983,[2] the anniversary date. It was transmitted on BBC1 in the United Kingdom two days later.
The Five Doctors was written by Terrance Dicks, who had been the script editor for the entirety of the Third Doctor's era and had written for the series since the 1960s. The episode aired after the conclusion of the 20th season to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee reprised their roles as the Second and Third Doctors, respectively. Richard Hurndall portrayed the First Doctor, as the character's original actor, William Hartnell, had died since his last appearance on the show ten years previously. Since Tom Baker decided not to appear in the special, footage from the unfinished serial Shada was used to portray the Fourth Doctor.
^From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp.26–29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 130. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.
^"Doctor Who on Channel 11". Chicago epguides. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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specific Doctor's role. In 1973's The Three Doctors, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton returned alongside Jon Pertwee. For 1983's TheFiveDoctors, Troughton...
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replacing William Hartnell in the role of the First Doctor for Doctor Who's 20th anniversary special TheFiveDoctors. Hurndall was born in Darlington...
of Infinity, and ended 16 March 1983 with The King's Demons. A 20th Anniversary special, TheFiveDoctors, followed in November 1983. John Nathan-Turner...
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anniversary episode The FiveDoctors (1983) and the 30th anniversary charity special Dimensions in Time (1993). The earliest scripts for the series had a completely...
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the First Doctor), in 1983 for the 20th anniversary special, TheFiveDoctors, and once more in 1985 in The Two Doctors. Images of the Second Doctor appear...
appear in the series after Hartnell's death, most prominently as portrayed by Richard Hurndall in the 1983 multi-doctor special TheFiveDoctors, and as...
Enemy of the Bane (2008). Other references are made to previous multi-Doctor anniversary stories, The Three Doctors (1972–1973) and TheFiveDoctors (1983)...
as the Master – a renegade Time Lord who was TheDoctor's greatest enemy – alongside Pertwee in theDoctor Who anniversary story TheFiveDoctors (1983)...
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