| "The Final Phase" | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 2, Episode 29 | |
| File:Doctor Who 2.29 001.jpg | |
| Air date | May 15th, 1965 |
| Writers | Anthony Coburn |
| Director | Waris Hussein |
| Producers | Verity Lambert; Mervyn Pinfield |
| Starring | William Hartnell; William Russell; Jacqueline Hill; Carole Ann Ford |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Search" |
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"The Final Phase" is the twenty-ninth episode of series two 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 May 15th, 1965.
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.