The Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the actor Patrick Troughton. Doctor Who or, see History of Doctor Who. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Patrick George Troughton (March 25, 1920 – March 28, 1987) was a versatile and prolific English actor best known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 until 1969. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The Tenth Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 8 to October 29, 1966. ... The War Games is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly parts from April 19 to June 21, 1969. ... The Two Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from February 16 to March 2, 1985. ... Michael Craze as Ben Jackson Ben Jackson is a fictional character played by Michael Craze in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Polly is a fictional character played by Anneke Wills in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... James Robert McCrimmon, or simply Jamie, is a fictional character played by Frazer Hines in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Victoria Waterfield is a fictional character played by Deborah Watling in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Zoe Heriot (sometimes spelled Zoe Herriot), or simply Zoe, is a fictional character played by Wendy Padbury in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... John and Gillian (last names not given) are fictional characters who appeared in the TV Comic comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... For the Californio, see William Edward Petty Hartnell. ... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. ... This is a list of Doctor Who television serials. ... Doctor Who or, see History of Doctor Who. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... Patrick George Troughton (March 25, 1920 – March 28, 1987) was a versatile and prolific English actor best known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 until 1969. ...

Biography

After the First Doctor grew progressively weaker during the events of The Tenth Planet while battling the Cybermen and eventually collapsed, seemingly from old age, his body renewed itself and transformed into the Second Doctor. The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Tenth Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 8 to October 29, 1966. ... The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ...

During this incarnation, the Second Doctor confronted familiar foes such as the Daleks and the Cybermen, as well as new enemies such as the Great Intelligence and the Ice Warriors. It was during this time that he first met Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, a military man who would later become the leader of the British contingent of UNIT, a military organisation tasked to investigate and defend the world from extraterrestrial threats. The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Yeti of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, although resembling the cryptozoological creatures also called the Yeti, are in actuality alien robots. ... The Ice Warriors is the name given to a fictional extraterrestrial race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. ... The United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (also known as UNIT) is a fictional military organization from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Second Doctor's time came to an end after he was put on trial by his own people, the Time Lords for breaking their laws of non-interference. Despite the Doctor's argument that the Time Lords should use their great powers to help others, he was sentenced to exile on 20th century Earth, the Time Lords forcing his regeneration into the Third Doctor in the process. Doctor Who. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Third Doctor is the name given to the third incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...

Personality

Fans have nicknamed him the '''Cosmic Hobo''' an apt title considering that whilst he's clever, this impish Second Doctor appeared to be far more scruffy and child-like than his first incarnation, at times he could be a calculating schemer who would not only manipulate people for the greater good, but who would act like a bumbling fool in order to have others underestimate his true abilities ( [[The Tomb of the Cybermen]] and [[The Evil of the Daleks]] ). More than any other, this Doctor was a wolf in sheep's clothing. However, despite his tendency to panic when events got out of control, he always acted heroically and morally in his desire to help the oppressed.

Story style

With the arrival of a younger Doctor and changing tastes, the Second Doctor's tenure was characterized by a faster pace and a preference toward "monster of the week" style horror stories whilst the purely historical adventures that were a recurring feature of the Hartnell era ceased with The Highlanders, the only Troughton-era entry in that genre. While Troughton's Doctor would still visit the Earth's past he would always encounter an alien such as the Daleks or the Great Intelligence. It was also during this era that Doctor Who began to come under fire for its purportedly violent and frightening content. The Highlanders is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from December 17, 1966 to January 7, 1967. ... The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Abominable Snowmen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in four weekly parts from September 30 to November 4, 1967. ...

As with his predecessor, all the Second Doctor's original episodes were in black and white. However the later guest appearances in The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors were all in colour. Regrettably, many of the episodes featuring the Second Doctor were junked by the BBC — a full list of incomplete Doctor Who serials shows how many of these episodes are missing from the BBC Archives. The Three Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast in four weekly parts from the December 30, 1972 to January 20, 1973. ... The Five Doctors was a special movie-length episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration of the programmes twentieth anniversary. ... The Two Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from February 16 to March 2, 1985. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... This is a list of Doctor Who serials that, as far as is known, no longer exist in the form that they were transmitted (that is, serials that are incomplete in the archives). ...

Some fans have speculated that certain continuity elements within Doctor Who suggest that the Time Lords used the Second Doctor as an agent after the events of The War Games, and that he did not in fact immediately regenerate and enter his exile on Earth. (See Season 6B for further details). The War Games is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly parts from April 19 to June 21, 1969. ... Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor in The Two Doctors Season 6B (also Season 6 (b)) refers to a popular fan theory related to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Later appearances

The Second Doctor would return to the series on three occasions: in 1973 for the 10th anniversary serial The Three Doctors (which also saw the return of William Hartnell as the First Doctor), in 1983 for the 20th anniversary special, The Five Doctors, and once more in 1985 in The Two Doctors. An official accounting of where these three adventures fit within the Second Doctor's chronology has yet to be offered, although there is longstanding fan speculation that the latter two stories might take place within the hypothetical Season 6B. (The Second Doctor is the only Doctor to have appeared in all of the multi-Doctor episodes, namely The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors, and The Two Doctors.) The Three Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast in four weekly parts from the December 30, 1972 to January 20, 1973. ... For the Californio, see William Edward Petty Hartnell. ... The Five Doctors was a special movie-length episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration of the programmes twentieth anniversary. ... The Two Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from February 16 to March 2, 1985. ...

Other appearances

Audio drama

• Fear of the Daleks (an adventure related by the character Zoe Heriot)

Fear of the Daleks is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Zoe Heriot (sometimes spelled Zoe Herriot), or simply Zoe, is a fictional character played by Wendy Padbury in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Novels

Virgin Missing Adventures

• The Menagerie by Martin Day
• Invasion of the Cat-People by Gary Russell
• Twilight of the Gods by Christopher Bulis
• The Dark Path by David A. McIntee

The Virgin Missing Adventures (often referred to simply as MAs in fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... The Menagerie is an original novel written by Martin Day and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Martin Day (born 1968) is a novelist and screen-writer most known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and several episodes of the daytime soaps Doctors and Family Affairs. ... Invasion of the Cat-People is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Gary Russell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK) is a freelance writer and former child actor. ... Twilight of the Gods is an original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Christopher Bulis is a writer most well known for his work on various Doctor Who spin-offs. ... The Dark Path is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... David A. McIntee is a British writer. ...

Past Doctor Adventures

• The Murder Game by Steve Lyons
• The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss
• Dreams of Empire by Justin Richards
• The Final Sanction by Steve Lyons
• Heart of TARDIS by Dave Stone
• Dying in the Sun by Jon de Burgh Miller
• Combat Rock by Mick Lewis
• The Colony of Lies by Colin Brake
• The Indestructible Man by Simon Messingham
• World Game by Terrance Dicks

The Past Doctor Adventures (sometimes known by the abbreviation PDA or PDAs) are a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. ... The Murder Game is a BBC Books original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Steve Lyons is a British writer. ... The Roundheads is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Mark Gatiss (born October 17, 1966) is an English actor and writer. ... Dreams of Empire is a BBC Books original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Justin Richards is a British writer. ... The Final Sanction is a BBC Books original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Heart of TARDIS is a BBC Books original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Dave Stone is a British writer. ... Dying in the Sun is a BBC Books original novel written by Jon De Burgh Miller and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Jon De Burgh Miller is an author most associated with his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. ... Combat Rock is a BBC Books original novel written by Mick Lewis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Colony of Lies is a BBC Books original novel written by Colin Brake and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Colin Brake (born 1963) is a television writer and script editor best known for his work for the BBC on programs such as Bugs and EastEnders. ... The Indestructible Man is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Simon Messingham is a British science fiction writer who has written six Doctor Who novels and wrote and performed in the cable television programmes The Dave Saint Show and Tales of Uplift and Moral Improvement. ... World Game is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Terrance Dicks (born 1935 in East Ham, London) is an English writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular childrens books during the 1970s and 80s. ...

Eighth Doctor Adventures

• The Eight Doctors by Terrance Dicks

The Eight Doctors was the first novel in the Eighth Doctor Adventures range. ... The Eight Doctors (ISBN 0563405635) is a BBC Books original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Telos Doctor Who novellas

• Foreign Devils by Andrew Cartmel
• Wonderland by Mark Chadbourn

The Telos Doctor Who novellas are a series of spin-off novellas based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who officially licensed by the BBC and published by Telos Publishing. ... Foreign Devils is an original novella written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Andrew Cartmel Andrew Cartmel is a British science-fiction writer and journalist. ... Wonderland is an original novella written by Mark Chadbourn and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Comics

TV Comic

• The Extortioners
• The Trodos Ambush
• The Doctor Strikes Back
• The Zombies
• Master of the Spiders
• The Exterminator
• The Monsters from the Past
• The TARDIS Worshippers
• Space War Two
• Egyptian Escapade
• The Coming of the Cybermen
• The Faithful Rocket Pack
• Flower Power
• The Witches
• Cyber-Mole
• The Sabre Toothed Gorillas
• The Cyber Empire
• The Dyrons
• Dr. Who and the Space Pirates
• Car of the Century
• The Jokers
• Invasion of the Quarks
• The Killer Wasps
• Ice Cape Terror
• Jungle of Doom
• Father Time
• Martha the Mechanical Housemaid
• The Duellists
• Eskimo Joe
• Perils at 60 Fathoms
• Operation Wurlitzer
• Action in Exile
• The Mark of Terror
• The Brotherhood
• U.F.O.
• The Night Walkers

TV Comic Specials

• Barnabus
• Jungle Adventures
• Return of the Witches
• Masquerade
• The Champion
• The Entertainer

TV Comic Annuals

• Attack of the Daleks
• Pursued by the Trods
• The Time Museum
• The Electrodes
• Death Race
• Test Flight

Doctor Who Magazine

• Land of the Blind

Doctor Who Magazine Specials

• Bringer of Darkness

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