The Troughton Years

"Are you ready? Hold tight! Here we go!"

A quick mind, a magical wit, a talent for the recorder - the Doctor's second incarnation in the guise of Patrick Troughton had all these plus a talent for keeping just one step ahead of his enemies.

After his first appearance on October 29th, 1966 in the by now classic regeneration scene, the Chaplinesque, cosmic hobo was born. Patrick Troughton's friend and successor Jon Pertwee introduces three complete rare episodes:

THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN (Episode 2, first transmitted 1967)
THE ENEMY OF THE WORLD (Episode 3, first transmitted 1968)
THE SPACE PIRATES (Episode 2, first transmitted 1969)

Plus excerpts from:
THE WEB OF FEAR (1968)
THE THREE DOCTORS (1973)
THE FIVE DOCTORS (1983)
THE TWO DOCTORS (1985)

• This video contains 3 rare episodes from various incomplete Troughton stories.
   

• Episode 2 is the only remaining episode of the Troughton classic "The Abominable Snowmen."  It introduces the Yeti, who would later return in "The Web of Fear" to attack the London Underground.
   

• The actor playing Professor Travers is, in real life, the father of actress Deborah Watling (Victoria).
   

• Episode 3 of "The Enemy of the World" is the only existing episode left of this unique story.  It has Troughton playing both the hero (Doctor Who) and the villain (Salamander).
   

• Episode 2 of "The Space Pirates" is the only existing episode from that story as well.  Not well remembered by fans, this episode plods slowly through the motions.  However, it is interesting to see Troughton's portrayal so near the end of his tenure.
   

• All of the episodes on this VHS release have since been cleaned up and restored for a DVD release called the Lost in Time collection.