| "The Abandoned Planet" | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 3, Episode 20 | |
| File:Doctor Who 3.20 001.jpg | |
| Air date | January 22nd, 1966 |
| Writers | Anthony Coburn |
| Director | Waris Hussein |
| Producers | Verity Lambert; Mervyn Pinfield |
| Starring | William Hartnell; William Russell; Jacqueline Hill; Carole Ann Ford |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Escape Switch" |
Next "Destruction of Time" |
"The Abandoned Planet" is the twentieth episode of series three of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was directed by Waris Hussein and written by Anthony Coburn. It first aired on BBC-1 in the UK on January 22nd, 1966.
In this episode, the Doctor, Ian, Susan and Barbara are trapped inside the Cave of Skulls. The Doctor seems disinterested in their current predicament however. The tribal elder goes to the cave to prevent the Doctor from teaching the others the secret of fire. Za and Hur are forced to work together to stop the Doctor and his companions from escaping.