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'''''The Enemy of the World''''' is the fourth serial of the ] of the British ] series '']'', which originally aired in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968. The story is a break from the monsters and "base under siege" of season five, highlighted by a dual role for lead actor ].

For decades only Episode 3 of ''The Enemy of the World'' was known to have survived erasure, but the five missing episodes were announced as recovered by the ] on 11 October 2013.<ref name=sfx20131011>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/10/11/doctor-who-missing-episodes-returned-everything-you-need-to-know/ |title=Doctor Who Missing Episodes Returned: Everything You Need To Know |first=Ian |last=Berriman |date=11 October 2013 |work=SFX |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |location=Bath |accessdate=11 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name=dwtv53718>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/bbc-confirms-9-lost-troughton-episodes-recovered-53718.htm |title=BBC Confirms 9 Lost Troughton Episodes Recovered! |date=11 October 2013 |publisher=Doctor Who TV |accessdate=11 October 2013 }}</ref>

==Plot==
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'''''The Enemy of the World''''' is the fourth serial of the ] of the British ] series '']'', which originally aired in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968.
The ], ] and ] are enjoying themselves on a beach in Australia in 2018 when the Doctor is subject to an assassination attempt. The controller of the would-be assassins, an agent named Astrid Ferrier, rescues them by helicopter. She takes them to her boss Giles Kent (Bill Kerr). There they learn that the Doctor is the physical double of Salamander, a ruthless megalomaniac who is dominating the United Zones Organisation. Salamander has ascended to power by concentrating and harnessing the sun’s rays to generate more crops, but is set on increasing his power. Kent, who was once Deputy Security Leader for North Africa and Europe, reveals that he had crossed Salamander, who ruined him and removed his various allies. The only remaining Kent ally with any authority is Alexander Denes in Central Europe. When Kent’s home is surrounded by troops led by Security Chief Donald Bruce, the Doctor is persuaded to impersonate Salamander to save his companions and to gather more information on his designs.


The serial is set in Australia and Hungary in 2018. In the serial, the ] the ] (]) and his travelling ] ] (]) and ] (]) work with the spies Giles Kent (]) and Astrid Ferrier (]) to expose the Doctor's Mexican ] Salamander (Troughton) as having created natural disasters on ].
Bruce is a bully who intimidates those in his path, but the Doctor’s impersonation is strong enough to persuade him that he is Salamander – even though the real Salamander is supposed to be at a conference in the Central European Zone. Bruce leaves, albeit with suspicion, while the Doctor turns on Kent, realising he called Bruce there himself to test the impersonation. The Doctor is not yet convinced Salamander is a villain, but Kent presses ahead with a plan. Jamie, Victoria, and Astrid are to infiltrate Salamander's retinue while he's still in the Central European zone, via Denes’ support, and gather evidence on Salamander. Meanwhile, Kent and the Doctor will travel to Salamander's research station in Kanowa to gather intelligence there.


The story is a break from the monsters and "base under siege" of season five, instead featuring a dual role for Troughton.
The real Salamander warns that a dormant volcano range in Hungary is about to explode. Denes does not believe this is possible and resist the calls to send pre-emptive relief. Jamie, Victoria, and Astrid have by now reached the Central European Zone. Jamie tries to infiltrate Salamander's retinue, while Astrid contacts Denes for a meeting. Jamie manages to get himself promoted to Salamander’s personal staff by preventing a bogus attempt on the Leader’s life, and also ensures Victoria is given a position as assistant to Salamander's personal chef. When Astrid meets Denes she tells him of the two spies who have entered the Leader’s staff.


All master tapes for the serial were wiped, and for over forty years only Episode 3 existed in the ]'s archives, a 16mm tele-recording having been saved during mass junkings at BBC Enterprises in the 1970's. On 11 October 2013, the BBC announced that 16mm prints of the remaining five episodes had been found in Nigeria and returned to the BBC.<ref name=sfx20131011>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/10/11/doctor-who-missing-episodes-returned-everything-you-need-to-know/ |title=Doctor Who Missing Episodes Returned: Everything You Need To Know |first=Ian |last=Berriman |date=11 October 2013 |work=SFX |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |location=Bath |access-date=11 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014022553/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/10/11/doctor-who-missing-episodes-returned-everything-you-need-to-know/|archivedate=14 October 2013 }}</ref>
Salamander now works on Denes’ deputy, Fedorin, to turn him against Denes. Fedorin is a weak man and gives in to Salamander’s blackmail easily, but is scared when he hears the prediction that Denes will soon be killed and Salamander will be asked to take over the Zone following the imminent natural disaster. On cue an earthquake begins as the promised volcanic eruption starts. Donald Bruce arrives but is unable to mention the Salamander in Australia issue before Denes returns to the palace too, blaming Salamander for somehow engineering the volcano. Salamander responds by saying Denes failed to heed his warnings on the volcanoes and is thus negligent and must be removed from office.


==Plot==
Denes is arrested and Salamander now tells Fedorin to poison him before he can be brought to trial and repeat his allegations. When Fedorin fails to do so, Salamander uses the poison on him instead.
The ], ] and ] are enjoying themselves on a beach in Australia in 2018 when the Doctor is subject to an assassination attempt. The boss of the would-be assassins, an agent named Astrid Ferrier, rescues them by helicopter and takes them to her boss Giles Kent. There, the Doctor learns he is a physical double of Salamander, a ruthless megalomaniac. Kent's home is surrounded by troops led by Security Chief Donald Bruce. The Doctor is persuaded to impersonate Salamander to save his companions and to gather more information. The Doctor's companions infiltrate Salamander's palace in Hungary to gather evidence against him.


Jamie and Victoria use their new roles in the palace to get close to Fariah, Salamander's food taster, hoping to gather information. Fariah reveals she was blackmailed into her role. Jamie causes a diversion to try to facilitate an unsuccessful rescue attempt on Denes by Astrid. Denes is shot dead. Though Astrid escapes, Jamie and Victoria are arrested.
Donald Bruce has meanwhile started to have serious suspicions about the situation. He evidently does not trust Salamander, and tries unsuccessfully to get Jamie to explain the Australia incident. Another man with suspicions is Theodore Benik, Salamander’s unpleasant deputy, who has heard from Bruce that Salamander was supposed to be in two places at one time. He visits and intimidates Giles Kent, but the Doctor stays hidden while the unsolicited visitor is there destroying Kent’s property.


Salamander discovers he is being impersonated and returns to his research station to confront the impostor. Fariah tells the Doctor that Jamie and Victoria are prisoners in the Research Centre. Before they can act, the building is raided by Salamander's deputy Benik and his troops. Fariah is killed and the others escape.
Jamie and Victoria meanwhile use their new roles in the palace to get close to Fariah, Salamander’s food taster, hoping to gather information on the Leader’s intentions. Jamie also causes a diversion to try to facilitate a rescue attempt on Denes by Astrid. However, things fall apart and Denes is shot dead. Though Astrid escapes, Jamie and Victoria are arrested. This prompts Bruce to ask Salamander in private about his relationship with Jamie and his presence with him and Kent in Australia – which prompts Salamander to decide to return to Kanowa immediately and unmask the impersonator.


It is revealed that Salamander has trapped a group of scientists below the Research Centre and is using their knowledge to create natural disasters in order to destabilise the world and increase his influence.
Astrid returns to Australia too and contacts the Doctor and Kent to tell them of the outcome of the botched rescue attempt. Fariah has followed Astrid and makes contact with her, Kent and the Doctor, telling them that Jamie and Victoria have been brought as prisoners to the Kanowa Research Centre. Fariah also hands over the file made by Salamander to blackmail Fedorin - which finally convinces the Doctor of Salamander’s evil. However, before they can act, the building is raided by Benik and his troops and Fariah is killed and the file recovered. The others escape.


Bruce and the Doctor have Jamie and Victoria released from the centre, and the Doctor sends them back to the TARDIS. He then goes to the records room, where Kent, believing the Doctor to be Salamander, accidentally reveals that they conspired together to trap the scientists below ground. Astrid arrives, incriminating Kent further as people from the bunker identify him. Kent flees into the cave system beyond the Records Room. There, he encounters the real Salamander, who shoots him in the back. As he falls, Kent sets off a set of explosives that destroy the bunker and damage the research centre.
Salamander, Benik and Bruce meet at the Centre and realise the severity of the situation. When he is alone, Salamander dons a radiation suit and enters a secret lift, which transports him to a secret bunker. In the bunker are a group of people who believe Salamander has just ventured to the surface of the allegedly irradiated planet to look for food. He claims to have found a safe new food stock to sustain them after their five years below ground. He also urges them to continue fighting the war against the surface by using technology to create natural disasters. Most of the people accept this but one, Colin, urges Salamander to take him to the surface the next time, even though no one who has accompanied Salamander there has ever returned.


A shaken and bleeding Salamander takes refuge in the TARDIS, pretending to be the Doctor. The real Doctor arrives, and expresses his intention of turning Salamander to the authorities. Salamander attacks the Doctor, but he fights back with Jamie's help. In a panic, Salamander pulls the dematerialisation switch while the TARDIS doors are still open, and falls out into the time vortex.
When the Doctor and his friends return to Kent’s caravan they are soon discovered by Donald Bruce, who has traced their car.


==Production==
Bruce affirms he is a servant of the world government, not Salamander, and shows he can be persuaded that the Leader is, in Astrid’s words, a traitor, blackmailer and murderer. The Doctor and Bruce reach a deal: they will travel to the Research Centre where the Doctor will impersonate Salamander to gain more evidence, while Kent and Astrid are kept under guard; but if no evidence is found they will all be arrested for conspiracy. Bruce and the Doctor leave and shortly afterward Kent and Astrid escape their captor by means of a ruse.
This was the last story to be produced under the aegis of ''Doctor Who'' creator ], who left his position as ] at the BBC upon the expiration of his contract at the end of 1967. The four key production roles for this story were all taken by men heavily involved in the development of Doctor Who. Author ] had been the show's first script editor; ], directing the show for the first time, later became the show's producer (for the majority of the ] era), executive producer, and occasional script writer; script editor ] became the show's producer from the next story; ] was the show's current producer, but left after this story.<ref name=Letts>{{cite web|first=Barry|last=Letts|title=''Who and Me''|work=Goodreads|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7113400-who-and-me}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rv45s|title=Barry Lets – Who & Me}}</ref>


Much like the ] serial '']'' (1966), this serial was influenced by the lead actor's desire to play roles other than the Doctor. Initially, it was planned that Troughton's two characters would meet more than once, but due to the technical complexity, there was eventually only the one confrontation scene, at the story's climax (utilising editing and a split-screen technique). Barry Letts planned six ] shots. He called for a ] to mask half of the camera lens, having read about the technique used for old ] films. The film was rewound after the first take and Troughton was then filmed in his other costume. However, after the first such shot, the camera jammed, and no more split-screen takes were filmed. Later, Letts mentioned this to ], director of the ], who brought Letts up to date with the contemporary technology of filming normally then using an ] to combine the material.<ref name=Letts/><!-- 8 minutes into third half hour audio segment (available on iPlayer until 23 June 2011)-->
In the shelter the promised new food has arrived and the people unpack it. However, one of them, Swann, finds a stray newspaper clipping and realises there is normal life on the surface rather than the continuing nuclear war they had all been told. He confronts Salamander, who agrees to take him to the surface to show him the world is now full of hideous, depraved mutants and their actions in causing natural disasters are helping to wipe them out. Swann is unmoved but agrees to go the surface without revealing his concerns. This incenses Colin, a young man whose request to go to the surface had been denied.


Due to British television's shift from 405-line technology to 625-line, in preparation for colour transmissions, going into effect for all BBC shows from 1 January 1968, it was long believed that the switch-over for ''Doctor Who'' from 405 lines to 625 came as of Episode 3 of this serial; however, upon the recovery of the other five episodes of the serial, it was discovered that Episodes 1 and 2 were in fact made at 625 lines prior to the official switchover.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbceng.info/Operations/studio_ops/reminiscences/tvc/d-mccarthy-tvc.htm|title=My early days at TV Centre|date=1 August 2010|access-date=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Starburst">{{cite news|first=J.R.|last=Southall|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-review-doctor-who-the-enemy-of-the-world|title=DVD Review: ''Doctor Who'' – ''The Enemy of the World''|work=Starburst Magazine|date=18 October 2013|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> The now-disproved notion of the switch-over occurring at Episode 3 was most likely due to an error in documentation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mevagissey.net/Missing.htm|title=''Doctor Who'': The Search for Missing Episodes|date=12 August 1996|access-date=23 December 2013}}</ref>
Benik begins to interrogate Jamie and Victoria. Bruce and the Doctor acting as Salamander interrupt him and send him away. The Doctor, pretending to be Salamander, questions his companions and the result further convinces Bruce to trust the Doctor.


=== Recovery of the missing episodes ===
In the grounds of the research centre Astrid finds Swann. He has been bludgeoned by Salamander. Before he dies he tells Astrid about his friends in the bunker. She hurries to them, is attacked by the frightened people but Colin stops them. Astrid tells them there is no war,and convinces them of Salamander's treachery.
{{see also|Doctor Who missing episodes#The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear}}
Originally, Episode 3 was the only episode of this story to survive in the BBC archives.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/enemyofworld/intro.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who – Classic Series – Photonovels – The Enemy of the World}}</ref> On 11 October 2013, the ] announced that the remaining five episodes had been recovered from a ] storage room in ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/Lost+Doctor+found+Nigeria+station+storeroom/9028446/story.html|title=Lost Doctor Who found in Nigeria station storeroom|date=11 October 2013|access-date=18 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122120638/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/Lost+Doctor+found+Nigeria+station+storeroom/9028446/story.html|archive-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> following search efforts by Television International Enterprises Archive and ],<ref name=mirror07222014>{{cite news|last1=Jefferies|first1=Mark|title=Doctor Who missing episodes: Recovery expert hints more lost episodes set to be returned|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-missing-episodes-recovery-3895624|access-date=24 April 2015|work=Mirror|date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=dwm10112013>{{cite news|title=The Enemy of the World & The Web of Fear – Found!!|url=http://www.doctorwhomagazine.com/the-enemy-of-the-world-the-web-of-fear-found/|access-date=24 April 2015|work=Doctor Who Magazine|date=11 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215160950/http://www.doctorwhomagazine.com/the-enemy-of-the-world-the-web-of-fear-found/|archivedate=15 February 2014}}</ref> making the serial complete in the BBC television archives for the first time since the mass junkings of ''Doctor Who'' episodes between 1972 and 1978. It was subsequently released on ].<ref name="sfx20131011"/> It was the second Season 5 serial to be found in its entirety.


===Cast notes===
Meanwhile, Benik, suspicious, speaks to and discovers the guard at the records room has yet to see Salamander emerge. He returns to Bruce and the others, asks for "Salamander's" signature on some papers, and leaves. The papers show a discrepancy in how much food is needed for personnel and how much is coming in.
Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling did not appear in episode 4, as they were on holiday.<ref name="episode guide">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/enemyofworld/detail.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Enemy of the World – Details|work=bbc.co.uk|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019122013/https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/enemyofworld/detail.shtml|archivedate=19 October 2013}}</ref> ] would reappear in the Season 13 serial '']''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-android-invasion/ | title=The Android Invasion ★★ }}</ref> and the season 15 serial '']''. ] would later take a memorable turn as Reuben the lightkeeper (as well as voicing the Rutan scout) in the 15th-season serial '']''. ] would also reappear in Third Doctor story '']'' as Jaeger and Fourth Doctor story '']'' as Castellan Spandrell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-deadly-assassin/|title = The Deadly Assassin ★★★★}}</ref>


==Broadcast and reception==
Bruce and the Doctor have Jamie and Victoria released from the centre and the Doctor instructs them to head back to the TARDIS and wait for him there. He heads off alone and accesses the Records Room, where he impersonates Salamander. A visitor soon arrives – Giles Kent – who has a key to the secret room. In the ensuing conversation with "Salamander", he reveals his true nature.

The arrival of Astrid, Colin and Mary further incriminate Kent, for it was he who took the people down to the bunker in the first place for an "endurance test". Kent and Salamander were allies all along, and the Doctor reveals he had been slow to support Kent because he feared he was being used to topple Salamander for Kent to take over. Kent flees into the cave system beyond the Records Room after they learn the tunnel is planted with explosives.

Donald Bruce tries to break into the records room to help the Doctor. Benik causes trouble and Bruce has him arrested.

Kent encounters Salamander in the tunnels and they argue. Salamander fatally wounds his one-time ally. As he dies, Kent throws a switch blowing up the cave system, causing damage and injury to the station above. Fortunately the people in the bunker survive and Astrid leaves to rescue them.

Salamander shaken and bleeding from the explosion, approaches the ] where Jamie and Victoria wait. They mistake him for the Doctor. Pretending to be shaken, Salamander asks Jamie to use the controls for him. Jamie’s suspicions are proved correct when the real Doctor arrives. There is a struggle, and Salamander uses the controls of the TARDIS, sending it spinning out of control, the door still wide open. Salamander is blown out of the TARDIS and into the vortex. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria then hang on to dear life as they try to prevent the same fate from happening to them.

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''The Enemy of the World'' was broadcast on ] in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=102-103}} The serial saw an improvement in ratings for ], particularly the final episode, whose 8.3 million viewers were the best of the season so far.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=102}} It was sold abroad for broadcast in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Zambia, and Nigeria.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=102}}
This was the last story to be produced under the aegis of ''Doctor Who'' creator ], who left his position as ] at the BBC upon the expiration of his contract at the end of 1967. The four key production roles for this story were all taken by men heavily involved in the development of Doctor Who. Author ] had been the show's first Script Editor; ], directing the show for the first time, later became the show's producer (for the majority of the ] era), executive producer, and occasional script writer; Script Editor ] became the show's producer from the next story; ] was the show's current producer, but left after this story.<ref name=Letts>{{cite web|first=Barry|last=Letts|title=''Who and Me''|work=Goodreads|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7113400-who-and-me}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=BBC|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rv45s|title=Barry Lets - Who & Me}}</ref>


===Reception===
Much like the ] serial '']'', this serial was influenced by the lead actor's desire to play roles other than the Doctor. Initially, it was planned that Troughton's two characters would meet more than once, but due to the technical complexity, there was eventually only the one confrontation scene, at the story's climax (utilising editing and a split-screen technique). Barry Letts planned six ] shots. He called for a ] to mask half of the camera lens, having read about the technique used for old ] films. The film was rewound after the first take and Troughton was then filmed in his other costume. However, after the first such shot, the camera jammed, and no more split-screen takes were filmed. Later, Letts mentioned this to ], director of the ], who brought Letts up to date with the contemporary technology of filming normally then using an ] to combine the material.<ref name=Letts/><!-- 8 minutes into third half hour audio segment (available on iPlayer until 23 June 2011)-->
''The Enemy of the World'' has received mixed to positive review in retrospection. In ''The Discontinuity Guide'' (1995), ], ], and ] criticized the editing and wrote, "Troughton's fun villainy apart, it all feels rather irrelevant."<ref name="episode guide"/><ref name="Discontinuity Guide">{{cite book |last1=Cornell |first1=Paul |author-link1=Paul Cornell |last2=Day |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Day (writer) |last3=Topping |first3=Keith |author-link3=Keith Topping |title=] |year=1995 |publisher=] |location=London |isbn=0-426-20442-5 }}</ref> In ''Doctor Who: The Television Companion'' (1998), ], Mark Stammers, and ] wrote that the serial "must still be considered the weakest story of the fifth season, and one so markedly different in style from the others - most obviously in its lack of alien monsters - that it really sticks out like a sore thumb."<ref name="episode guide"/><ref name="TV companion">{{cite book |last1=Howe |first1=David J. |author-link1=David J. Howe |last2=Walker |first2=Stephen James |title=Doctor Who: The Television Companion |pages=|edition= |year=1998 |publisher=] |location=London |isbn=978-1-845-83156-1 }}</ref> They did praise the writing, dialogue, and Troughton's performance, though noted that Jamie and Victoria could act out of character.<ref name="episode guide"/><ref name="TV companion"/> In 2009, Patrick Mulkern gave the serial four out of five stars, praising Troughton, the dystopian setting, and new characters. However, he wrote, "It purports to be a political thriller and is far from thrilling," with a let-down in setting and dialogue, as well as Jamie and Victoria not suited to their roles.<ref name="RT">{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Mulkern|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-guide/the-enemy-of-the-world/|work=Radio Times|title=The Enemy of the World ★★★★|date=29 June 2009|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref> In an addendum written after the missing episodes had been found, he commented that his critiques remained the same.<ref name="RT"/>


J.R. Southall of '']'' praised the guest cast Barry Letts's direction. He wrote, "It’s a story that never entirely engages as a children’s version of an adult story type, but it’s really not that far from achieving its goals, and it’s much faster, much bigger and much more engaging than many other stories of its time."<ref name="Starburst"/> ]'s Christopher Bahn called the story "highly entertaining" and praised Salamander's characterization as an evil foil to the Doctor, as well as the serial's ability to subvert expectations.<ref name="AV Club">{{cite web|first=Chrostopher|last=Bahn|url=https://www.avclub.com/doctor-who-classic-the-enemy-of-the-world-1798178467|title=Doctor Who (Classic): "The Enemy Of The World"|publisher=]|date=26 October 2013|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref> In 2014, John Sinnott of ] highly recommended ''The Enemy of the World'' release and gave the content four out of five stars, writing, "While the story is very good, if unusual for ''Doctor Who'', it is Patrick Troughton who makes the serial work."<ref name="DVD Talk">{{cite web|first=John|last=Sinnott|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/64078|title=Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World|publisher=]|date=20 May 2014|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref> ], on the other hand, ranked the serial 213 out of 254 of ''Doctor Who'' stories in 2015, describing it as "tragically silly and dull."<ref>{{cite web|first=Charlie Jane|last=Anders|url=https://gizmodo.com/every-single-doctor-who-story-ranked-from-best-to-wors-1468104049|title=Every Single Doctor Who Story, Ranked from Best to Worst|accessdate=1 January 2025|date=17 September 2015|publisher=]}}</ref>
Due to British television's shift from 405-line technology to 625-line, in preparation for colour transmissions, going into effect for all BBC shows from 1 January 1968, it was long believed that the switch-over for ''Doctor Who'' from 405 lines to 625 came as of Episode 3 of this serial; however, upon the recovery of the other five episodes of the serial, it was discovered that Episodes 1 and 2 were too high-quality to be 405-line broadcasts, and so therefore must have been made at 625 lines prior to the official switchover.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbceng.info/Operations/studio_ops/reminiscences/tvc/d-mccarthy-tvc.htm|title=My early days at TV Centre|date=2010-08-01|accessdate=2013-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-review-doctor-who-the-enemy-of-the-world|title=DVD Review: ''Doctor Who'' -- ''"The Enemy of the World|date=2013-10-18|accessdate=2018-01-01}}</ref> The now-disproved notion of the switch-over occurring at Episode 3 was most likely due to an error in documentation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mevagissey.net/Missing.htm|title=''Doctor Who'': The Search for Missing Episodes|date=1996-08-12|accessdate=2013-12-23}}</ref>


''The Enemy of the World'' enjoyed a positive re-evaluation by fans after it was rediscovered, increasing in positive ratings in the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' poll by almost 15%,<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Peter|last=Griffiths |title=The Data of the Doctor!|page=64-67 |magazine=Doctor Who Magazine |date=July 2014 |issue=474|publisher=]}}</ref> moving from 139th best story in 2009 to 56th in 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Results in Full!|page=62-63 |magazine=Doctor Who Magazine |date=July 2014 |issue=474|publisher=]}}</ref> In ''Doctor Who Magazine'' it ranked the 10th best 1960s story in 2014<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Enemy of the World|first=Graham|last=Kibble-White| page=18|magazine=Doctor Who Magazine |date=July 2014 |issue=474|publisher=]}}</ref> and the 7th best (out of 21) Second Doctor story in 2023, for the programme's 60th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The DWM 60th Anniversary Poll: The Second Doctor |magazine=Doctor Who Magazine |date=May 2023 |issue=589|publisher=]}}</ref>
=== Recovery of the missing episodes ===
{{also|Doctor Who missing episodes#The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear}}
Originally, Episode 3 was the only episode of this story to survive in the BBC archives.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/enemyofworld/intro.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who - Classic Series - Photonovels - The Enemy of the World|publisher=}}</ref> On 11 October 2013, the ] announced that the remaining five episodes had been recovered from a ] storage room in ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/Lost+Doctor+found+Nigeria+station+storeroom/9028446/story.html|title=Lost Doctor Who found in Nigeria station storeroom|date=2013-10-11|accessdate=2013-11-18}}</ref> following search efforts by Television International Enterprises Archive and ],<ref name=mirror07222014>{{cite news|last1=Jefferies|first1=Mark|title=Doctor Who missing episodes: Recovery expert hints more lost episodes set to be returned|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-missing-episodes-recovery-3895624|accessdate=24 April 2015|work=Mirror|date=22 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=dwm10112013>{{cite news|title=The Enemy of the World & The Web of Fear - Found!!|url=http://www.doctorwhomagazine.com/the-enemy-of-the-world-the-web-of-fear-found/|accessdate=24 April 2015|work=Doctor Who Magazine|date=11 October 2013}}</ref> making the serial complete in the BBC television archives for the first time since the mass junkings of ''Doctor Who'' episodes between 1972 and 1978. It was subsequently released for download at midnight.<ref name="sfx20131011" /><ref name="dwtv53718" />. It is also the second Season 5 serial to be found in its entirety.

===Cast notes===
Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling did not appear in episode 4, as they were on holiday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/enemyofworld/detail.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Enemy of the World - Details|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>


==Commercial releases== ==Commercial releases==
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David Whitaker was approached to write the novelisation of ''The Enemy of the World'' in 1979 and planned some changes for the adaptation, but unfortunately he did not complete the book before his death in 1980.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}} ] was commissioned to write the novelisation after, and it released in 1981 from ].{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}} Marter considered it his least favourite novelisation because of cuts he had to make to fulfill the word count.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}} An edition with a new cover, called ''Doctor Who — The Enemy of the World'', was released in 1993.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}}
A novelisation of this serial, written by ], was published by ] in March 1981, entitled ''Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World''. David Whitaker had been working on his own version of the novelisation at the time of his death.


===Home media=== ===Home media===
Episode 3 was released on ] in ''The Troughton Years''. A restored and ]d version was released on ] in 2004, as part of the '']'' boxset. In 2002, a remastered CD version of the audio was released with linking narration by Frazer Hines.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> Episode 3 was released on ] in ''The Troughton Years''.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}} A restored and ]d version was released on ] in 2004, as part of the '']'' boxset. In 2002, a remastered CD version of the audio was released with linking narration by Frazer Hines.{{sfn|Ainsworth|2016|p=104}}<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/>


Following the recovery of the remaining episodes, the complete serial was released on iTunes on 11 October 2013. Following its release it shared the top two spots on the iTunes download chart for TV serials with following and also newly recovered serial ''The Web of Fear'', above '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 October 2013 |url=http://www.seenit.co.uk/lost-doctor-who-episodes-become-itunes-best-sellers/1030965/ |title=Lost Doctor Who episodes become iTunes best-sellers |publisher=MayorWatch Publications Limited |location=London |work=Seenit.co.uk |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Following the recovery of the remaining episodes, the complete serial was released on iTunes on 11 October 2013. Following its release it shared the top two spots on the iTunes download chart for TV serials with following the newly recovered serial ''The Web of Fear'', above '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|date=11 October 2013 |url=http://www.seenit.co.uk/lost-doctor-who-episodes-become-itunes-best-sellers/1030965/ |title=Lost Doctor Who episodes become iTunes best-sellers |publisher=MayorWatch Publications Limited |location=London |work=Seenit.co.uk |access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref>


A DVD was released in the UK on 25 November 2013.<ref name=sfx20131011/> A US release arrived on 20 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Enemy-of-the-World/19515 |title=Doctor Who DVD news: Announcement for Doctor Who – Story #040: The Enemy of the World |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |date=25 May 2007 |access-date=1 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304185011/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Enemy-of-the-World/19515 |archive-date=4 March 2014}}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=A source that was accessed in March 2014 can't verify that an event took place in May 2014.|date=February 2018}} The BBC reported that the DVD held the classic ''Doctor Who'' sales record until the release of '']'' DVD.<ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Allen|url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/web-of-fear-breaks-doctor-who-dvd-sales-record|title=Web of Fear breaks Doctor Who DVD sales record|publisher=BBC|date=4 March 2014|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref>
A DVD was released in the UK on 25 November 2013.<ref name=sfx20131011 /><ref name=dwtv53718 />


A special-edition DVD with audio commentary, interviews, a tribute to the late Deborah Watling, and further remastering of all six episodes was released in the UK on 26 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|first=Cameron|last=McEwan|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-enemy-of-the-world-receives-special-edition-doctor-who-dvd-treatment|title=‘The Enemy of the World’ receives Special Edition Doctor Who DVD treatment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430071954/http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/the-enemy-of-the-world-receives-special-edition-doctor-who-dvd-treatment|archivedate=30 April 2018|publisher=BBC|date=7 February 2018|accessdate=1 January 2025}}</ref>
A US release arrived on 20 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Enemy-of-the-World/19515 |title=Doctor Who DVD news: Announcement for Doctor Who - Story #040: The Enemy of the World |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |date=2007-05-25 |accessdate=2014-03-01}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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1967 Doctor Who serial
040 – The Enemy of the World
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Doctor
Companions
Others
Production
Directed byBarry Letts
Written byDavid Whitaker
Script editorPeter Bryant
Produced byInnes Lloyd
Executive producer(s)None
Music byStock music by Béla Bartók
Production codePP
SeriesSeason 5
Running time6 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast23 December 1967 (1967-12-23)
Last broadcast27 January 1968 (1968-01-27)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Ice Warriors 		Followed by →
The Web of Fear
List of episodes (1963–1989)

The Enemy of the World is the fourth serial of the fifth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968.

The serial is set in Australia and Hungary in 2018. In the serial, the time traveller the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and his travelling companions Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) and Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling) work with the spies Giles Kent (Bill Kerr) and Astrid Ferrier (Mary Peach) to expose the Doctor's Mexican doppelgänger Salamander (Troughton) as having created natural disasters on Earth.

The story is a break from the monsters and "base under siege" of season five, instead featuring a dual role for Troughton.

All master tapes for the serial were wiped, and for over forty years only Episode 3 existed in the BBC's archives, a 16mm tele-recording having been saved during mass junkings at BBC Enterprises in the 1970's. On 11 October 2013, the BBC announced that 16mm prints of the remaining five episodes had been found in Nigeria and returned to the BBC.

Plot

The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria are enjoying themselves on a beach in Australia in 2018 when the Doctor is subject to an assassination attempt. The boss of the would-be assassins, an agent named Astrid Ferrier, rescues them by helicopter and takes them to her boss Giles Kent. There, the Doctor learns he is a physical double of Salamander, a ruthless megalomaniac. Kent's home is surrounded by troops led by Security Chief Donald Bruce. The Doctor is persuaded to impersonate Salamander to save his companions and to gather more information. The Doctor's companions infiltrate Salamander's palace in Hungary to gather evidence against him.

Jamie and Victoria use their new roles in the palace to get close to Fariah, Salamander's food taster, hoping to gather information. Fariah reveals she was blackmailed into her role. Jamie causes a diversion to try to facilitate an unsuccessful rescue attempt on Denes by Astrid. Denes is shot dead. Though Astrid escapes, Jamie and Victoria are arrested.

Salamander discovers he is being impersonated and returns to his research station to confront the impostor. Fariah tells the Doctor that Jamie and Victoria are prisoners in the Research Centre. Before they can act, the building is raided by Salamander's deputy Benik and his troops. Fariah is killed and the others escape.

It is revealed that Salamander has trapped a group of scientists below the Research Centre and is using their knowledge to create natural disasters in order to destabilise the world and increase his influence.

Bruce and the Doctor have Jamie and Victoria released from the centre, and the Doctor sends them back to the TARDIS. He then goes to the records room, where Kent, believing the Doctor to be Salamander, accidentally reveals that they conspired together to trap the scientists below ground. Astrid arrives, incriminating Kent further as people from the bunker identify him. Kent flees into the cave system beyond the Records Room. There, he encounters the real Salamander, who shoots him in the back. As he falls, Kent sets off a set of explosives that destroy the bunker and damage the research centre.

A shaken and bleeding Salamander takes refuge in the TARDIS, pretending to be the Doctor. The real Doctor arrives, and expresses his intention of turning Salamander to the authorities. Salamander attacks the Doctor, but he fights back with Jamie's help. In a panic, Salamander pulls the dematerialisation switch while the TARDIS doors are still open, and falls out into the time vortex.

Production

This was the last story to be produced under the aegis of Doctor Who creator Sydney Newman, who left his position as Head of Drama at the BBC upon the expiration of his contract at the end of 1967. The four key production roles for this story were all taken by men heavily involved in the development of Doctor Who. Author David Whitaker had been the show's first script editor; Barry Letts, directing the show for the first time, later became the show's producer (for the majority of the Jon Pertwee era), executive producer, and occasional script writer; script editor Peter Bryant became the show's producer from the next story; Innes Lloyd was the show's current producer, but left after this story.

Much like the First Doctor serial The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966), this serial was influenced by the lead actor's desire to play roles other than the Doctor. Initially, it was planned that Troughton's two characters would meet more than once, but due to the technical complexity, there was eventually only the one confrontation scene, at the story's climax (utilising editing and a split-screen technique). Barry Letts planned six split-screen shots. He called for a matte box to mask half of the camera lens, having read about the technique used for old Hollywood films. The film was rewound after the first take and Troughton was then filmed in his other costume. However, after the first such shot, the camera jammed, and no more split-screen takes were filmed. Later, Letts mentioned this to Derek Martinus, director of the preceding story, who brought Letts up to date with the contemporary technology of filming normally then using an optical printer to combine the material.

Due to British television's shift from 405-line technology to 625-line, in preparation for colour transmissions, going into effect for all BBC shows from 1 January 1968, it was long believed that the switch-over for Doctor Who from 405 lines to 625 came as of Episode 3 of this serial; however, upon the recovery of the other five episodes of the serial, it was discovered that Episodes 1 and 2 were in fact made at 625 lines prior to the official switchover. The now-disproved notion of the switch-over occurring at Episode 3 was most likely due to an error in documentation.

Recovery of the missing episodes

See also: Doctor Who missing episodes § The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear

Originally, Episode 3 was the only episode of this story to survive in the BBC archives. On 11 October 2013, the BBC announced that the remaining five episodes had been recovered from a television relay station storage room in Nigeria following search efforts by Television International Enterprises Archive and Philip Morris, making the serial complete in the BBC television archives for the first time since the mass junkings of Doctor Who episodes between 1972 and 1978. It was subsequently released on iTunes. It was the second Season 5 serial to be found in its entirety.

Cast notes

Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling did not appear in episode 4, as they were on holiday. Milton Johns would reappear in the Season 13 serial The Android Invasion and the season 15 serial The Invasion of Time. Colin Douglas would later take a memorable turn as Reuben the lightkeeper (as well as voicing the Rutan scout) in the 15th-season serial Horror of Fang Rock. George Pravda would also reappear in Third Doctor story The Mutants as Jaeger and Fourth Doctor story The Deadly Assassin as Castellan Spandrell.

Broadcast and reception

EpisodeTitleRun timeOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions) 		Appreciation Index 
1"Episode 1"23:4523 December 1967 (1967-12-23)6.850
2"Episode 2"23:4830 December 1967 (1967-12-30)7.649
3"Episode 3"23:056 January 1968 (1968-01-06)7.148
4"Episode 4"23:4613 January 1968 (1968-01-13)7.849
5"Episode 5"24:2220 January 1968 (1968-01-20)6.949
6"Episode 6"21:4127 January 1968 (1968-01-27)8.352

The Enemy of the World was broadcast on BBC1 in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968. The serial saw an improvement in ratings for the season, particularly the final episode, whose 8.3 million viewers were the best of the season so far. It was sold abroad for broadcast in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Gibraltar, Zambia, and Nigeria.

Reception

The Enemy of the World has received mixed to positive review in retrospection. In The Discontinuity Guide (1995), Paul Cornell, Martin Day, and Keith Topping criticized the editing and wrote, "Troughton's fun villainy apart, it all feels rather irrelevant." In Doctor Who: The Television Companion (1998), David J. Howe, Mark Stammers, and Stephen James Walker wrote that the serial "must still be considered the weakest story of the fifth season, and one so markedly different in style from the others - most obviously in its lack of alien monsters - that it really sticks out like a sore thumb." They did praise the writing, dialogue, and Troughton's performance, though noted that Jamie and Victoria could act out of character. In 2009, Patrick Mulkern gave the serial four out of five stars, praising Troughton, the dystopian setting, and new characters. However, he wrote, "It purports to be a political thriller and is far from thrilling," with a let-down in setting and dialogue, as well as Jamie and Victoria not suited to their roles. In an addendum written after the missing episodes had been found, he commented that his critiques remained the same.

J.R. Southall of Starburst praised the guest cast Barry Letts's direction. He wrote, "It’s a story that never entirely engages as a children’s version of an adult story type, but it’s really not that far from achieving its goals, and it’s much faster, much bigger and much more engaging than many other stories of its time." The A.V. Club's Christopher Bahn called the story "highly entertaining" and praised Salamander's characterization as an evil foil to the Doctor, as well as the serial's ability to subvert expectations. In 2014, John Sinnott of DVD Talk highly recommended The Enemy of the World release and gave the content four out of five stars, writing, "While the story is very good, if unusual for Doctor Who, it is Patrick Troughton who makes the serial work." Charlie Jane Anders, on the other hand, ranked the serial 213 out of 254 of Doctor Who stories in 2015, describing it as "tragically silly and dull."

The Enemy of the World enjoyed a positive re-evaluation by fans after it was rediscovered, increasing in positive ratings in the Doctor Who Magazine poll by almost 15%, moving from 139th best story in 2009 to 56th in 2014. In Doctor Who Magazine it ranked the 10th best 1960s story in 2014 and the 7th best (out of 21) Second Doctor story in 2023, for the programme's 60th anniversary.

Commercial releases

In print

Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
AuthorIan Marter
Cover artistBill Donohoe
SeriesDoctor Who book:
Target novelisations
Release number24
PublisherTarget Books
Publication date17 April 1981
ISBN0-426-20126-4

David Whitaker was approached to write the novelisation of The Enemy of the World in 1979 and planned some changes for the adaptation, but unfortunately he did not complete the book before his death in 1980. Ian Marter was commissioned to write the novelisation after, and it released in 1981 from Target Books. Marter considered it his least favourite novelisation because of cuts he had to make to fulfill the word count. An edition with a new cover, called Doctor Who — The Enemy of the World, was released in 1993.

Home media

Episode 3 was released on VHS in The Troughton Years. A restored and VidFIREd version was released on DVD in 2004, as part of the Lost in Time boxset. In 2002, a remastered CD version of the audio was released with linking narration by Frazer Hines.

Following the recovery of the remaining episodes, the complete serial was released on iTunes on 11 October 2013. Following its release it shared the top two spots on the iTunes download chart for TV serials with following the newly recovered serial The Web of Fear, above Homeland and Breaking Bad.

A DVD was released in the UK on 25 November 2013. A US release arrived on 20 May 2014. The BBC reported that the DVD held the classic Doctor Who sales record until the release of The Web of Fear DVD.

A special-edition DVD with audio commentary, interviews, a tribute to the late Deborah Watling, and further remastering of all six episodes was released in the UK on 26 March 2018.

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