Two missing episodes of Classic Doctor Who have been recovered!
Galaxy Four Episode 3 "Air Lock" starring William Hartnell, and Episode 2 of The Underwater Menace starring Patrick Troughton (making this the earliest missing complete Troughton episode ever recovered). They had been in the possession of a fan who bought them at a school fete back in the 1980s. Both episodes were screened at the British Film Institute's "Missing Believe Wiped" event, the first time either has been viewed since their original transmissions on Sept. 25, 1965 and Jan. 21, 1968 respectively.
While neither one completes their stories (Galaxy Four was missing entirely, while only Episode 3 of The Underwater Menace still remained), its always a cause for celebration when missing Doctor Who material is found. Following restoration, the episodes could be commercially released in the future.
This is the first time complete episodes have been recovered since 2004 when the Hartnell episode "Day of Armageddon" from the 1965/66 serial The Daleks' Master Plan was found.
The tally of missing Doctor Who episodes now stands at 106.
UPDATE:
A clip from each episode has now been released for viewing. You can watch them HERE.
