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Last updated 02 January 2017
Spearhead From Space: Omnibus
Broadcast: Sunday 16th November 2014
4:00pm-6:00pm GMT < > « »
Drama (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Caroline John, Hugh Burden

Classic sci-fi featuring {JonPertwee=John Pertwee}} as the Doctor. After his exile, the newly regenerated Doctor arrives in Oxley Woods and people and meteorites start to go missing.


Synopsis Source: UKTV website episode listing

Broadcast notes:

The advert breaks occur as Sam Seeley grabs the Nestene sphere in the forest in his sack during episode one, and then at the original episode endings.

Broadcast Source: UKTV

Ratings Information:


Consolidated figures: 0.256m viewers (+7 days), 4th place - BARB Week Top 10 (channel)

BARB consolidated ratings for 10th-16th November placed the episode as fourth in week.

1  THE INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES (WED 2000)             476,000
2  MURDOCH MYSTERIES (SUN 2001)                          359,000
3  NEW TRICKS (THU 2101)                                 310,000
4  DOCTOR WHO (SUN 1601)                                 256,000
5  INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY (MON 2000)                    253,000
6  SILENT WITNESS (SUN 2103)                             223,000
7  NEW TRICKS (FRI 1959)                                 203,000
8  MAISIE RAINE (THU 2000)                               188,000
9  SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE SILK (SUN 1759)   184,000
10 JONATHAN CREEK (FRI 2100)                             168,000