The Ties That Bind Us (2008)

A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.

Documentary Science Fiction

The Ties That Bind Us

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Paul McGann
Paul McGann
as Narrator
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as The Master (archive footage)
John Arnatt
John Arnatt
as Borusa (archive footage)
Colin Baker
Colin Baker
as The Sixth Doctor / Commander Maxil (archive footage)
Tom Baker
Tom Baker
as The Fourth Doctor (archive footage)
Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
as Hobson (archive footage)
Terence Bayler
Terence Bayler
as Barrington (archive footage)
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers
as The Master (archive footage)
John Bennett
John Bennett
as Chang Lee (archive footage)
John Breslin
John Breslin
as Captain Munro (archive footage)
Nicola Bryant
Nicola Bryant
as Peri Brown (archive footage)
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth
as The Monk (archive footage)
Ian Collier
Ian Collier
as Stuart Hyde (archive footage)
David Collings
David Collings
as Vorus / Mawdryn (archive footage)
George A. Cooper
George A. Cooper
as Cherub (archive footage)
Nicholas Courtney
Nicholas Courtney
as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (archive footage)
Peter Davison
Peter Davison
as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
as The Master (archive footage)
Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding
as Tegan (archive footage)
Carole Ann Ford
Carole Ann Ford
as Susan Foreman (archive footage)
Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin
as Captain Mike Yates (archive footage)
David Garth
David Garth
as Time Lord (archive footage)
Michael Gough
Michael Gough
as Hedin (archive footage)
David Graham
David Graham
as Prof Keresnky (archive footage)
Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
as Thalia (archive footage)
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
as The First Doctor (archive footage)
Max Harvey
Max Harvey
as Zorac (archive footage)
Jacqueline Hill
Jacqueline Hill
as Barbara Wright (archive footage)
Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines
as Jamie McCrimmon (archive footage)
Richard Hurndall
Richard Hurndall
as The First Doctor (archive footage)
Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi
as The Master (archive footage)
Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson
as Leela (archive footage)
Paul Jerricho
Paul Jerricho
as The Castellan (archive footage)
Caroline John
Caroline John
as Liz Shaw (archive footage)
Milton Johns
Milton Johns
as Kelner (archive footage)
Philip Latham
Philip Latham
as Borusa (archive footage)
Richard Leech
Richard Leech
as Hade (archive footage)
John Levene
John Levene
as Sergeant Benton (archive footage)
Alec Linstead
Alec Linstead
as Osgood (archive footage)
Katy Manning
Katy Manning
as Jo Grant (archive footage)
William Marlowe
William Marlowe
as Mailer (archive footage)
Kenton Moore
Kenton Moore
as Noah (archive footage)
Wanda Moore
Wanda Moore
as Dr. Ruth Ingram (archive footage)
Charles Morgan
Charles Morgan
as Gold Usher (archive footage)
Wendy Padbury
Wendy Padbury
as Zoe Heriot (archive footage)
Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
as The Third Doctor (archive footage)
Peter Pratt
Peter Pratt
as The Master (archive footage)
George Pravda
George Pravda
as Castellen Sprandrell (archive footage)
Tim Preece
Tim Preece
as Codal (archive footage)
Roy Purcell
Roy Purcell
as President (archive footage)
Peter Purves
Peter Purves
as Steven Taylor (archive footage)
Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins
as Richard Mace (archive footage)
Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts
as The Master (archive footage)
William Russell
William Russell
as Ian Chesterton (archive footage)
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
as Borusa (archive footage)
David Savile
David Savile
as Colonel Crichton (archive footage)
Dinah Sheridan
Dinah Sheridan
as Flavia (archive footage)
John Simm
John Simm
as The Master (archive footage)
Elisabeth Sladen
Elisabeth Sladen
as Sarah Jane Smith (archive footage)
Kevin Stoney
Kevin Stoney
as Mavic Chen / Tobias Vaughan /Tyrum (archive footage)
Mark Strickson
Mark Strickson
as Turlough (archive footage)
Mary Tamm
Mary Tamm
as Romana (archive footage)
Stephen Thorne
Stephen Thorne
as Omega / Azal (archive footage)
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as The Second Doctor (archive footage)
Hugh Walters
Hugh Walters
as Runcible (archive footage)
Lalla Ward
Lalla Ward
as Romana II (archive footage)
Matthew Waterhouse
Matthew Waterhouse
as Adric (archive footage)
Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling
as Victoria Waterfield (archive footage)
Anneke Wills
Anneke Wills
as Polly Wright (archive footage)
John Wyse
John Wyse
as Dr. Percival (archive footage)
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