Episodes with no humans (except companions)?

[UssGlenn]

I've recently introduced my girlfriend to Doctor Who, we've been taking non chronological trip through 9, 10, and 11. Anyway, she asked me if there were any episodes where the only human is the Doctor's companion (or companions as the case may be). Any other characters would have to be aliens. As far as I can tell, this has not happened in the new series. Since I've not seen the classic episodes I couldn't comment about them, so I'm deferring to the experts.

 

[Starkers]

Well I was going to say The End of the World, but technically Cassandra is human...technically!

 

[Stevil2001]

No new series episodes that I can think of, though "Voyage of the Damned" comes close-- the only humans are brief appearances from Wilf and the Queen.

In the old series, we got it straight from the second serial, with The Daleks. Others, such as The Dominators and The Deadly Assassin also spring to mind.

 

[Count Zero]

Though in many cases, the aliens will look just like regular humans.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

There's The Web Planet, of course.

 

[Candlelight]

The Daleks.
The Deadly Assassin.

 

[David cgc]

"Gridlock." Though, I suppose, on that technicality, "Utopia" counts, too (except for any people in the background at Cardiff). "Amy's Choice," "Time Crash," and the Children In Need special are also arguable, but, really, there wasn't anyone there but companions.

 

[Captain Pike]

The Daleks
The Keys of Marinus ?
The Sensorites
The Web Planet
Galaxy 4?
The Dominators
The Curse of Peladon
The Monster of Peladon
Genesis of the Daleks
The Android Invasion
The Deadly Assasin
Underworld
The Invasion of Time
The Pirate Planet
The Androids of Tara
The Armageddon Factor
Destiny of the Daleks
The Creature from the Pit
The Horns of Nimon
Full Circle
Warriors Gate
The Keeper of Traken
Castrovalva
Snakedance
Terminus
Enlightenment
The Twin Dilemma
Vengeance on Varos
Mindwarp
The Ultimate Foe
Time and the Rani?
Paradise Towers?
Dragonfire?
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy?

I've put question marks on some because I either wasn't sure/couldn't recall exactly, or it's one of those stories where there are people walking around who are not specifically identified as human (IIRC) and so could possibly be alien, though not stated.

 

[UssGlenn]

Great list, thanks. I wonder if the current show runners realize their record so far on humans.

 

[Candlelight]

The Edge of Destruction.

 

[Marc]

The Daleks
Paradise Towers?
Dragonfire?
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy?

I've put question marks on some because I either wasn't sure/couldn't recall exactly, or it's one of those stories where there are people walking around who are not specifically identified as human (IIRC) and so could possibly be alien, though not stated.

Just looking at the wiki entries for the above and Paradise Towers could be the exception. It references to the residents a human and that Paradise Towers was built in the 22nd century but whether there's enough on screen to co-oberate I don't know (can't say it's a story that has a high repeat viewing factor).

 

[AdmiralGarak]

"Gridlock." Though, I suppose, on that technicality, "Utopia" counts, too (except for any people in the background at Cardiff).

Only if you give credence to Cassandra's bigotry. They're still human.

 

[Stevil2001]

The Daleks
Paradise Towers?
Dragonfire?
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy?

I've put question marks on some because I either wasn't sure/couldn't recall exactly, or it's one of those stories where there are people walking around who are not specifically identified as human (IIRC) and so could possibly be alien, though not stated.

Just looking at the wiki entries for the above and Paradise Towers could be the exception. It references to the residents a human and that Paradise Towers was built in the 22nd century but whether there's enough on screen to co-oberate I don't know (can't say it's a story that has a high repeat viewing factor).

Yeah, a few of those I think you could quibble with. Some are probably human colonies, and many others definitely are. (The Androids of Tara, Snakedance, Terminus, The Twin Dilemma, Vengeance on Varos, Mindwarp) Otherwise fairly definitive though!

 

[Count Zero]

There's The Web Planet, of course.

Yeah, but I wouldn't recommend it, unles you want to see something really weird and annoying.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

"Gridlock." Though, I suppose, on that technicality, "Utopia" counts, too (except for any people in the background at Cardiff). "Amy's Choice," "Time Crash," and the Children In Need special are also arguable

"Music of the Spheres," though perhaps that story's implied audience (namely, the Proms audience) would discount that one.

 

[Timofnine]

Erm, how did you miss 'Amy's Choice' out? There were no humans in that episode other then the companions and those in the Doctors mind!

 

[Candlelight]

"Amy's Choice"

Erm, how did you miss 'Amy's Choice' out? There were no humans in that episode other then the companions and those in the Doctors mind!

He didn't.

 

[diankra]

Good list: some pedantry follows!

The Curse of Peladon
The Monster of Peladon

King Peladon's mother 'was an Earthwoman' So he's at least half human, and his daughter Thalira is at least quarter human. (Plus, the real Earth delegate turns up at the end of Curse. And Eckersley in Monster is definitely human).

Castrovalva
Terminus
Enlightenment

The guards at the Pharos project at the start of Castrovalva are defininitely 1981 humans. The raiders and laxar disease victims in Terminus are probably human. The crewmen in Enlightenment (not the officers, who are Eternals) are definitely abducted humans from the relevant eras.

The Twin Dilemma

The twins are abducted from Earth, and the space patrols sent after them come from Earth too. At least, the book states that for definite.

Vengeance on Varos

Varos was a prison planet, and Peri's comments suggest that it was a human prison world.

Time and the Rani.

Albert Einstein and the rest of the Rani's captive geniuses all seem to be human (an entire universe, and she only bothers to raid one planet!!!)

 

[Captain Pike]

Yeah I was a little haphazzard, but I didn't have time to pull out each story and watch it. I just mentally ran throught he list of episodes plucking out the odd one that stuck out..