Reconstruction

Originally aired on

06 November 1965

Written by

Donald Cotton

Directed by

Michael Leeston-Smith

Cast List

William Hartnell - Dr. Who
Maureen O'Brien - Vicky
Peter Purves - Steven
Ivor Salter - Odysseus
Max Adrian - King Priam
Barrie Ingham - Paris
Frances White - Cassandra
James Lynn - Troilus
Adrienne Hill - Katarina

Synopsis

The TARDIS lands in the plains outside besieged Troy. The Doctor finds himself mistaken for the god Zeus and is given a tight deadline to devise a plan that will put Troy in the hands of the Greeks. In the meantime the TARDIS, with Vicki inside, has been captured by the Trojan Prince Paris. When Vicki emerges she too is met with praise and distrust from quarrelling rivals making power plays against each other. To prove herself, Vicki must ensure success for the Trojans by the same deadline. The Doctor and Vicki are now pitted head to head against each other. What ingenious methods shall the Doctor choose to take the city of Troy - siege machines, flying machines, or something even more fanciful from a tale of Homer?