The Mind Robber

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The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.

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The Mind Robber canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who serial
science fiction television serial
surrealist television work
television story
broadcastEndDate 1968-10-12
broadcastStartDate 1968-09-14
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coWriter Derrick Sherwin
criticalReception often cited as one of the most imaginative classic Doctor Who stories
director David Maloney
era Second Doctor era
featuresCharacter The Master of the Land of Fiction
featuresCompanion Jamie McCrimmon
Zoe Heriot
featuresDoctor Second Doctor
featuresElement imagination as a literal force
meta-fictional narrative
non-linear and dreamlike structure
followedBy The Invasion
format black-and-white
genre fantasy
science fiction
surrealism
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
language English
notableFor breaking the fourth wall elements
surreal and experimental narrative style
use of literary and mythological characters
numberOfEpisodes 5
originalNetwork BBC One
partOf Doctor Who
Season 6 of Doctor Who
plotSummary The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe become trapped in a realm where fictional characters and imagination shape reality.
precededBy The Dominators
producer Peter Bryant
productionCompany BBC
runtimePerEpisode approximately 25 minutes
scriptEditor Derrick Sherwin
setting Land of Fiction
starsActor Frazer Hines
Patrick Troughton
Wendy Padbury
writer Peter Ling
yearOfFirstBroadcast 1968

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The Invasion chronologyFollows The Mind Robber
Zoe Heriot appearsIn The Mind Robber
Wendy Padbury appearedInSerial The Mind Robber