The Time Meddler [SEP] series
The Time Meddler
The Time Meddler is the ninth and final serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 3 to 24 July 1965.
Set in 1066 Northumbria, before the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the serial has the time traveller the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companions Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) attempting to outwit the time traveller the Monk (Peter Butterworth) from plotting
been that Daleks were responsible for the disappearance of the "Mary Celeste". In "The Time Meddler", however, the central plotline was that actual historical events were a backdrop for a battle between the Doctor and an alien opponent. In sustaining the notion for a full serial, Spooner gave birth to an approach to historical events that has continued through to the most recent series of the programme. "The Time Meddler" also represents the first time that another member of the Doctor's race, not yet identified as