Doctor Who (1963) 11.01.X

Beginning the End: Making the Time Warrior (2007)

30 minutes

This making of documentary includes interviews with people who worked on the show behind the camera and in in front of it. These people are 

Barry Letts - Producer

Terrance Dicks - Script Editor

Keith Cheetham - Designer

Elizabeth Sladen - Sarah Jane Smith

Donald Pelmear - Professor Rubeish

Jeremy Bulloch - Hal the Archer

This was the first Doctor Who story in quite some time that was set in the past. The "historical" stories didn't draw big audiences. Writer Robert Holmes included an alien to help make the story more appealing.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.01.04

The Time Warrior - Part Four

The Doctor collapses after being shot by Linx. Sarah interferes preventing the Sontaran from dealing the killing blow. Professor Rubeish hits Linx from behind in his weak spot, knocking him out. The Doctor ties up Linx. The Doctor and Sarah split up to continue with their original plan.

Sarah goes to the kitchen where she gets pulled into helping out. She sprinkles a sedative in the food that is being prepared for Irongron and his men.

The Doctor dresses himself up as the robot knight which Linx created for Irongron and goes to see the him. Irongron wants to fight with the robot to see how good it is and they do. The Doctor is found out. Irongron goes looking for Linx. He finds him tied up. He frees the Sontaran.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.01.03

The Time Warrior - Part Three

Sarah, Hal, and a group Sir Edward's men rescue the Doctor from death at the hands of Irongron. They take him back to Sir Edward's castle. Sarah and the Doctor talk. She finally starts to see that he isn't working for Irongron. The Doctor agrees to help Sir Edward defend his castle against an attack by Irongron.

The Doctor and Sarah make preparations to repel Irongron and his men. The villain shows up as expected and attempts to storm Sir Edward's castle. Linx is with him. He encourages Irongron to use the weapons he provided but Irongron isn't proficient enough to make good use of the muskets that Linx gave him.

The Doctor and Sarah hurl stink bombs and firecrackers at Irongron's men. It isn't long before Irongron and his men retreat to his castle.

The Doctor and Sarah sneak into Irongron's castle disguised as friars. They find Professor Rubeish in Linx's workshop and the Doctor gets starts to try and un-hypnotize the scientists that Linx stole from the 20th century.

Irongron decides he's had enough of Linx. The feeling is mutual. Linx starts to pack his gear. He returns to his workshop. The Doctor confronts the Sontaran and offers to help him but Linx pulls out his power stick and starts to use it on the Doctor.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.01.02

The Time Warrior - Part Two

Sarah is taken to Irongron. He interrogates her but she doesn't tell him much. Hal, the archer who tried to kill Irongron in the previous episode, is brought in. Irongron interrogates him and then sends him off to be executed.

Linx comes in to show Irongron his latest invention, a mechanical armored warrior. Linx is curious about Sarah and uses a hypnotic ray to force her to tell him who she is and where she came from. She tells him about the Doctor. Linx and Irongron turn to focus on the mechanical man. Sarah regains consciousness and escapes while they are talking about the mechanical man. Sarah runs into the Doctor. He tries to talk to her but she runs away.

Irongron has Hal fight the mechanical man. The mechanical man is winning the fight when the Doctor interferes by shooting the control device with a bolt from a crossbow. Hal escapes with Sarah and they flee to the castle of his employer, Edward of Wessex.

Doctor Who (1963) 11.01.01

The Time Warrior - Part One

Linx, a Sontaran warrior, arrives in medieval England. He makes an alliance with Irongron, a rogue who seeks to gain more power. Irongron's first goal is to take over a nearby castle which belongs to Edward of Wessex. Linx' ship is damaged. He needs to repair it. He uses the parts that work to steal scientists from the 20th century to help him repair his ship. This brings him to the Doctor's attention.

The Doctor, before traveling to the past, meets Sarah Jane Smith, a journalist, and Professor Rubeish. The Doctor consults with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who is concerned about the disappearance of several scientists. Professor Rubeish is the next scientist to disappear.

Sarah Jane sneaks into the TARDIS, while the Doctor and the Brigadier, are talking about the disappearance of Professor Rubeish. The Doctor heads to the past, in the TARDIS, unaware that he is taking the journalist with him. She gets captured by one of Irongron's men and the Doctor gets to see Linx without his helmet.