Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

The Doctor, Ben, and Polly arrive in 1960s Britain at a lonely coastal airstrip, only to discover that the passengers and crew of the Chameleon Tours company are not entirely human. They soon uncover a sinister plot by alien invaders, the Doth, to replace humans with their own kind using an advanced biological duplication process. The TARDIS crew must race against time to expose the invasion and prevent Earth's complete subjugation.

While this story is now mostly lost, surviving accounts and fragments suggest it was a well-regarded and suspenseful serial for its era, praised for its ambitious alien concept and taut plotting. Its loss is considered a significant one for the show's early history.

• Praised for its intelligent and chilling alien concept.
• Noted for its suspenseful atmosphere and pacing.
• The 'missing episodes' aspect makes definitive critical assessment difficult, but surviving elements are positive.

Google audience: Information on specific Google user reviews for this largely lost serial is unavailable, but its reputation among long-time fans is generally positive.

None notable, due to being a largely lost serial.

The Faceless Ones is one of the most significant 'lost' Doctor Who stories, with only two of its six episodes surviving in the BBC archives. The story's premise of alien doppelgängers would be revisited in later Doctor Who serials.