Doctor Who (1963) 2.09.04

The Time Meddler

Part 4: Checkmate

Vicki and Steven explore the Monk's TARDIS. They find artwork and weapons from various eras. The Doctor talks to the Monk and learns his plan, to kill the Vikings before King Harold has to deal with them. His hope is that King Harold will be able to deal with William the Conqueror's invasion better if the Vikings are eliminated. The Monk takes the Doctor to see his TARDIS. Vicki and Steven are still exploring the TARDIS when the Doctor and the Monk arrive.

The Viking who was unconscious wakes up. He finds the other Viking and unties him. Together they look around the monastery. They arrive in the room where the Monk's TARDIS is located just as the Doctor and the Monk are exiting the machine. The Doctor, Vicki, and Steven get tied up. The Monk makes a deal with the Vikings.

Doctor Who (1963) 2.09.03

The Time Meddler

Part 3: A Battle of Wits

Vicki and Steven discover a secret passage which the Doctor must have used to escape from the monastery. They take the passage and find out where it leads. They don't find the Doctor but they do find a modern artillery piece along the top of a cliff.

The Doctor arrives back in the village. He has a chat with Edith who tells him that Vicki and Steven were there. He tells her about the Viking invasion and the Norman invasion before he returns to the monastery.

The Monk lets Wulnoth and Eldred into the monastery. He tends to Eldred's wounds but he is too weak to get very far so he stays there. Wulnoth returns to the village. 

The two Vikings who survived the fight in the previous episode argue about their best course of action. They decide to head to the monastery. Their plan is to hole up there until the Viking fleet arrives.

Doctor Who (1963) 2.09.02

The Time Meddler

Part 2: The Meddling Monk

The Monk has the Doctor locked up. He brings him some food and then leaves. Vicki and Steven are captured by some of the locals and taken to the village.

The Monk goes to the coast and, using a pair of binoculars, he spots a Viking ship. He seems pleased to see them coming.

Wulnoth, the village headman, and Eldred, another villager argue over what to do with Vicki and Steven. Wulnoth decides to let them go. Edith, Wulnoth's wife, prepares Vicki and Stephen some food for their trip. She tells Vicki what she knows about the whereabouts of the Doctor. 

The villagers go to work in the fields. Vicki and Steven go to the monastery. They talk to the Monk but he says no one has visited the monastery in days. They don't believe him and catch him lying to them. They don't call him out on it. They are convinced that he knows what happened to the Doctor and need to find a way in to the monastery.

The Vikings land and attack the village while Edith is the only one there. Wulnoth, Eldred, and the others return to find her unconscious. She recovers enough to tell them what happened. The men of the village head out looking for the Vikings. They find them. A fight ensues.

Doctor Who (1963) 2.09.01

The Time Meddler

Part 1: The Watcher

The Doctor and Vicki are in the TARDIS when they hear a noise. It turns out to be Steven Taylor. They are surprised to see him. They thought he was dead. He doesn't believe it when they tell him what they are in is a time machine. Steven cleans up, shaves his beard, and gets dressed in some clean clothes just in time for them to leave the TARDIS and see where and when they have landed.

It turns out to be England in the 11th century CE. Steven is disappointed to learn that the TARDIS is broken. It is difficult to control where it will land and it doesn't disguise itself like it is supposed to do. The Doctor goes for a walk on the beach. He tells Vicki and Steven to stay there. None of them see the man who watches them and overhears their conversation.

The Doctor winds up in a dwelling where he meets a woman. He asks her questions about the nearby monastery and recent events. He is able to deduce, based on her responses that the year must be 1066 and that there is a Viking invasion coming.

Steven and Vicki don't follow the Doctor's instructions. They go for a walk themselves. They see a man stop to pick something up. Steven goes to confront the man. The two men fight until the other runs away. Steven picks up the item that caught the man's eye. It is a wristwatch.

The Doctor goes to the monastery. There doesn't seem to be anyone there. The singing that the doctor heard is coming from a record player. He takes the needle off the record. He turns around only to discover that the man who was watching them earlier has trapped him.