Plot Synopsis

"The Faceless Ones" is the mostly missing eighth serial of the fourth season of the original DOCTOR WHO, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from April to May 1967, starring Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. Only two of the six episodes are held in the BBC film archives with snippets of footage and still images existing from the other four. Fortunately, off-air recordings of the soundtrack also still exist, making the animation of a complete serial possible. "The Faceless Ones" sees the TARDIS arrive on Earth at a runway at Gatwick Airport in England, where the Doctor and his companions encounter sinister identity-stealing aliens known as the Chameleons. DOCTOR WHO: THE FACELESS ONES is a six-episode series that had its U.S. television debut on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 8-9:35pm ET/PT on BBC America, as the cable channel airs three back-to-back episodes. The series ends the following day, as BBC America debuted the final three episodes from 8-9:35pm on Thursday, October 8. Episodes include:

Episode One: The TARDIS arrives at Gatwick airport in 1966 where Polly witnesses a murder. When the Doctor alerts the authorities, they find the body has vanished and Polly has been kidnapped.

Episode Two: The missing Polly appears but claims not to know the Doctor or Jamie, then Ben disappears. All clues point to Chameleon Tours, but nobody believes the Doctor's story.

Episode Three: With the support of Inspector Crossland, the Doctor pursues his investigations. But the Chameleons have already taken steps to prevent the Doctor from uncovering the truth.

Episode Four: To stop Samantha from boarding the Chameleon Tours flight, Jamie takes her place. An RAF fighter follows the Chameleon plane, but it is shot down whilst the plane heads into space!

Episode Five: The Doctor fears for the safety of Jamie who is a prisoner of the Chameleons in their space station. The Doctor smuggles himself aboard the next Chameleon Tours flight.

Episode Six: On the Chameleon space station, the Doctor faces the Chameleon's Director who announces his plans to abduct 50,000 humans.