Jacqueline Hill Movies
- 1980
In the third episode of the four-part Meglos, the title character has disguised himself as the Doctor (Tom Baker) and stolen the power source of the planet Tigella, the better to restore the tattered glories of Meglos' own race. Meanwhile, the Doctor tries to figure out a means of escape, so that Tigella will not be destroyed by Meglos' machinations. Jacqueline Hill, who'd played the Doctor's traveling companion Barbara Wright in the earliest episodes, guest stars as Lexa, leader of the Deon race. Written by John Flanagan and Andrew McCullough, "Meglos, Episode 3" first aired on October 11, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, (more)
- 1980
In the conclusion of the four-part Meglos, the Doctor (Tom Baker) has managed to escape a time loop, not to mention his mercenary captors. Will he be in time to prevent Meglos (Christopher Owen), the power-hungry solo survivor of the Zolfa-Thuran civilization, from destroying the planet Tigella? Aiding and abetting the Doctor is Lexa, leader of the Deon race, played by Jacqueline Hill, some 17 years after her portrayal of the Doctor's traveling companion Barbara Wright. Written by John Flanagan and Andrew McCullough, "Meglos, Episode 4" first aired on October 18, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, (more)
- 1980
The title character in this four-chapter Doctor Who adventure is the last survivor of the Zolfa-Thuran civilization. While on a diplomatic mission to the cult-dominated planet Tigella, the Doctor (Tom Baker) is intercepted by Meglos, who has hatched a scheme to access Tigella's power source. Jacqueline Hill, who'd played the Doctor's traveling companion Barbara Wright in the earliest episodes, guest stars as Lexa, leader of the Deon race. Written by John Flanagan and Andrew McCullough, "Meglos, Episode 1" first aired on September 27, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, (more)
- 1980
In the second episode of the four-part Meglos, the title character (Christopher Owen) is determined to restore his past glories as the ruler of the now-extinct Zolfa-Thuran civilization. To do this, Meglos kidnaps the Doctor (Tom Baker) and assumes his identity, the better to tap the precious power sources of the planet Tigella. Jacqueline Hill, who'd played the Doctor's traveling companion Barbara Wright in the earliest episodes, guest stars as Lexa, leader of the cultish Deon race. Written by John Flanagan and Andrew McCullough, "Meglos, Episode 2" first aired on October 4, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, (more)
- 1979
This 3-hour TV adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet features Patrick Ryecart and Rebecca Saire in the title roles. Though these names may not be familiar to the casual viewer, the same cannot be said of the supporting cast. Celia Johnson appears as the Nurse, Michael Hordern is Lord Capulet, Laurence Naismith is Prince Escalus, and Alec Guinness is the Chorus. Also appearing are stars-to-be Anthony Andrews as Mercutio (his "Queen Mab" speech is a singular highlight) and Alan Rickman as Tybalt. Originally presented as part of PBS' "Shakespeare Plays" series, Romeo and Juliet was first aired March 14, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rebecca Saire
- 1965
In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Web Planet," the Doctor (William Hartnell) has penetrated the Web Centre of the planet Vortis. Here he discovers that the ant-like Zarbi, ostensibly the rulers of the planet, are actually the slaves of a spider-ish parasite called the Animus. Now, the Doctor must disable the parasite, lest he and his companions become enslaved as well. Written by Bill Strutton, "Crater of Needles" first aired on March 6, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Web Planet," the Doctor (William Hartnell) is unsuccessful in his efforts to immobilize the Animus, the spider-ish parasite that controls the planet Vortis. Meanwhile, the butterfly-like Menoptra invade the planet, hoping to topple the ant-like Zarbi ruling class (who are themselves the slaves of the Vortis). To say that the Menoptra's efforts are doomed to failure would be putting it mildly. Written by Bill Strutton, "Invasion" first aired on March 13, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the first episode of the six-part story "The Web Planet," the Doctor and his traveling companions attempt to investigate an unknown force that has been consuming space vessels. They soon discover the source of this phenomenon when the TARDIS is sucked into the atmosphere of the planet Vortis. Almost immediately, the travelers are caught in the middle of a power struggle between two tribes of insectoid creatures: the ant-like Zarbi and the butterfly-like Menoptera. Written by Bill Strutton, episode one of "The Web Planet" first aired on February 13, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the second episode of the six-part story "The Web Planet," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his traveling companions come face to face with the two warring tribes of the planet Vortis: The ant-like Zarbi, who ruled the roost, and the butterfly-like Menoptera, who hope to return from years of exile. The mysterious force that sucked the TARDIS into Vortis' atmosphere enslaves the mind of Barbara (Jacqueline Hill). It is up to the Doctor and Ian (William Hartnell) to rescue the girl -- if they themselves can avoid the force. Written by Bill Strutton, "The Zarbi" first aired on February 20, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the third episode of the four-part story "The Space Museum," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions have passed through the Fourth Dimension, the first step in their journey back in time. Having glimpsed into the horrible future that awaits them at a Morok-controlled space museum, the Doctor must somehow alter the course of history. The trick is to return to the precise moment when the crew of the TARDIS became enmeshed in the political intrigues of the planet Xeron. Written by Glyn Jones, "The Search" first aired on May 8, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the concluding episode of the four-part story "The Space Museum," the Doctor (William Hartnell) is still struggling to avoid the fate in store for himself and his companions, as mummified exhibits in a Xeron space museum. In the course of events, the Doctor's travelling companion Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) aligns herself with the Xeron slaves of the despotic Moroks. This is beginning of the end for the Moroks, as the Xeron stage a revolt to gain control of their planet -- and, possibly, to spare the lives of the TARDIS crew. Written by Glyn Jones, "The Final Phase" first aired on May 15, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Crusade," the Doctor and his companions are still trying to figure out a way to return to the TARDIS and escape the intrigues of the Holy Crusades. Barbara has a fateful meeting with the legendary Knight of Jaffa, which takes an unexpected turn. Both Richard the Lionhearted (Julian Glover) and Prince Saladin (Bernard Kay) step up their efforts to secure the Doctor's cooperation in winning the conflict. Written by David Whitaker, "The Warlords" originally aired April 18, 1965. At present, only the soundtrack of this episode is known to survive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the second episode of the four-part story "The Crusade," the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) are forcibly detained in the camp of King Richard the Lionhearted (Julian Glover). Ian manages to secure Richard's permission to leave so that he can rescue Barbara (Jacqueline Hill), who has been captured by the Saracen followers of Prince Saladin (Bernard Kay). By episode's end, however, Ian has been pressed into service as a marriage broker. Written by David Whitaker, "The Knight of Jaffa" originally aired April 3, 1965. At present, only the soundtrack of this episode is known to survive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the third episode of the four-part story "The Crusade," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are still marooned in the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades. The good news is that the Doctor and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) have caught up with Barbara (Jacqueline Hill), who had been captured by Saracen leader Saladin (Bernard Kay). The bad news is that there's a new plot afoot which endangers the life of Richard the Lionhearted (Julian Glover) -- not to mention the Doctor and his friends. Written by David Whitaker, "The Wheel of Fortune" originally aired April 3, 1965. At present, only this episode and the opening chapter of "The Crusade" ("The Lion") are known to have survived. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the conclusion of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor and his travelling are thrown into a prison cell by the Mechanoids. Also incarcerated is another space fugitive, pilot Steven Taylor. With the help of their new friend, the Doctor and his friends are able to help determine the outcome of the showdown between the Mechanoids and the Daleks. With this episode, Peter Purves became a series regular as Steven Taylor. Written by Terry Nation, "The Planet of Decision" was originally telecast on June 26, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
The TARDIS travels to the time of the Holy Crusades. Upon arrival, the loyalties of the Doctor (William Hartnell), Ian (William Russell), Barbara (Jacqueline Hill), and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) are forcibly divided between the Crusaders of Richard the Lionheart (Julian Glover) and the Saracens of Prince Saladin (Bernard Kay). Written by David Whitaker, "The Lion" originally aired March 27, 1965, as the first episode of the four-part story "The Crusade." At present, only episodes one and three ("Wheel of Fortune") exist in their entirety. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the fourth episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor continues his desperate efforts to repair the TARDIS and prevent the Daleks from continuing their campaign of interplanetary destruction. This may prove even more difficult in the light of a new and terrifying weapon created by the villains. In the course of events, the Doctor's companion, Vicki (Maureen O'Brien), is given an unexpected -- and hair-raising -- ride through time and space. Written by Terry Nation, "Journey Into Terror" was originally telecast on June 12, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the fifth episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions encounter terror in the jungles of the planet Mechanus, as the Daleks close in on the TARDIS. Crucial to the plotline is a master plan to replace the Doctor and his friends with robotic duplicates. Captured by the Mechanoids and thrown into prison, the TARDIS crew encounters an unexpected ally. Written by Terry Nation, "The Death of Dr. Who" was originally telecast June 19, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the second episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell), peering into the future, has learned of the mass-destruction plans of the mutant Daleks. He also knows that the villains intend to destroy the TARDIS and its crew. Feeling safer chasing after the Daleks than being chased by the mutants, the Doctor trails the enemy to the planet Aridius -- only to discover that he and his traveling companions have been trapped in the TARDIS and are unable to prevent the ensuing carnage. Written by Terry Nation, "The Death of Time" was originally telecast on May 29, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the third episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions are fully aware that the infamous Daleks intend to go on a rampage of destruction throughout space. Alas, the TARDIS has been immobilized, rendering the Doctor helpless. Even so, he tries to determine the next destination of the Daleks, in hopes of at least warning the victims-to-be. Written by Terry Nation, "Flight Through Eternity" was originally telecast June 5, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the first episode of the six-part story "The Chase," the Doctor (William Hartnell) decides to experiment with the space-time visualizer which he had obtained in the previous adventure "The Space Museum." In so doing, the Doctor makes a horrifying discovery: The dreaded mutant Daleks have created their own time machine and intend to use the device to destroy the TARDIS and its crew. This episode was written by Terry Nation, the man who originally created the Daleks as part and parcel of the overall Doctor Who saga. "The Chase" was first telecast on May 22, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the second episode of the four-part story "The Space Museum," the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions must travel back in time to prevent a horrible fate from befalling them. Their first obstacle is to elude capture by the Moroks and their slave warriors, the Xeron. Rendering himself and his friends invisible, the Doctor passes through the Fourth Dimension -- and into the gaping jaws of terror. Written by Glyn Jones, "The Dimensions of Time" first aired on May 1, 1965. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
First telecast April 24, 1965, "The Space Museum" is the first episode of the four-part Doctor Who adventure of the same name. Jumping a time-track, the TARDIS materializes in a long-abandoned Morok space museum on the planet Xeros. Here, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his friends are shocked to see themselves -- and the dreaded Daleks -- on exhibit. It is a portent of the horrible fate that awaits the TARDIS crew unless the doctor is able to change the course of history. "The Space Museum" was written by Glyn Jones. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the conclusion of the four-part story "The Romans," Ian (William Russell) and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) are at last reunited after suffering the ignominy of being Roman slaves. As the conspirators set their assassination plans in motion, the Doctor (William Hartnell) must act quickly to save Emperor Nero (Derek Francis). This episode proposes to solve the mystery as to who really set Rome on fire. Originally telecast on February 6, 1965, "Inferno" was written by Dennis Spooner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
- 1965
In the third episode of the four-part story "The Romans," the Doctor (William Hartnell) is still in the court of Roman emperor Nero (Derek Francis), still trying to secure the release of his enslaved travelling companions Ian (William Russell) and Barbara (Jacqueline Hill). As if this isn't peril enough, the tone-deaf Doctor is forcibly pressed into service as a court musician. Meanwhile, conspirators plan to murder Nero in mid-debauch. Originally telecast on January 30, 1965, "Conspiracy" was written by Dennis Spooner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- William Hartnell, William Russell, (more)
