UNIT's Defense Against Alien and Human Threats
UNIT, led by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, coordinates Earth's defense against various alien invasions, human conspiracies, and rogue scientific experiments, often with the technical and tactical assistance of the Fourth Doctor.
Involved Characters
- The Fourth Doctor
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart
- Benton
- UNIT Captain Yates
- Charles Grover
- Professor Whitaker
- General Finch
- Martin Jarvis
- Norton
- Lodge
- Oscar Bravo Tango Helicopter Pilot
- Sergeant Duffy
- UNIT Junior Operational Soldier (Generic)
- Bryson
- Ogden
- Palmer
- Corporal Magnus Hunt (UNIT Field Leader)
- Officer Shears
- Mercenary Ambush Squad
Arc Timeline
Season 11
41 eventsThe Brigadier struggles to maintain control as London collapses into violent disorder. Through exhausted phone calls, he updates superiors on mounting dinosaur sightings and calls for reinforcements, though forces remain …
The Brigadier juggles conflicting demands while Yates reports increasingly organised looter gangs in Hyde Park, forcing the Brigadier to expand detention facilities across London. A fraught phone call with General …
The Doctor and Sarah investigate unusual activity in a deserted garage when they encounter armed men concealing illegal cargo. Their discovery prompts a ruthless ambush that leaves the Doctor stunned …
In a near-empty London warehouse overrun by military patrols, Corporal Norton and his soldiers intercept the Doctor and Sarah as they arrive in a Land Rover. Despite their immediate protests …
Lodge
Norton herds the Doctor and Sarah into a corner of the detention block, positioning himself with his weapon drawn as they await transport. Their earlier hopes for parole dissolve into …
Officer Shears exercises absolute military authority in a detention centre, dismissing the Doctor's claims of UNIT affiliation and Sarah's protest of innocence. He summarily sentences all three to indefinite detention …
Lodge seizes on the Doctor and Sarah’s desperate whispers to propose an escape through violence, but the Doctor quickly realizes the prisoner’s ulterior motives. They stage a fight to create …
The Doctor and Sarah face indefinite detention after Shears summarily convicts them of looting under emergency powers. Lodged in a detention center with no authority recognizing their UNIT credentials, the …
The Doctor and Sarah take refuge in a workshop as soldiers pursue them, only for the Brigadier to arrive unexpectedly. This tense encounter forces the Doctor to abandon his attempts …
Under pressure from the Brigadier, the Doctor and Sarah enter a UNIT command center mapping an unprecedented threat—prehistoric creatures materializing across central London. The Brigadier reports eight million evacuations, unexplained …
General Finch's aggressive skepticism derails the investigation into the missing Stegosaurus and challenges the Doctor's credibility. When the Brigadier admits he cannot explain the creature's disappearance, Finch dismisses the event …
Butler reports stable power output for the time transference device, pressing for adherence to the rigid schedule despite Whitaker’s insistence on postponement due to the escalating dinosaur disruptions. Whitaker, already …
Whitaker is abruptly notified of an emergency visit from a UNIT envoy by Butler, who stresses the envoy's insistence on seeing him despite standing orders. Yates enters to warn Whitaker …
Whitaker and Butler are forced into a defensive stance as the Doctor’s interference threatens their secret operation to depopulate London. When Yates reveals admiration for the Doctor’s scientific prowess, Whitaker’s …
The Doctor seizes on the stun gun’s completion to push theory into accusation, declaring prehistoric creatures are a deliberate weapon to depopulate London for an unseen project. Grover presses for …
In a quiet corner of the control room, Whitaker clandestinely hands Captain Yates a small disc with the explicit instruction to disable the Doctor’s stun gun. The device attaches directly …
Yates confronts Butler and Whitaker after their failed attempt to kill the Doctor by bringing a T-Rex into the present. From their exchange, Yates learns he has been unwittingly complicit …
Yates confronts Butler and Whitaker in the control room, realizing the full extent of their plan after the T-Rex attack. The rogue scientists admit to weaponizing temporal energy to pull …
Sarah refuses to accept the Brigadier's dismissal of her near-fatal sabotaging and the Doctor's vague reassurances, instead zeroing in on the power source itself. Though Brigadier Yates insists no unaccounted …
Sarah takes a calculated risk by approaching the suspected conspirator Minister Grover directly, exploiting their earlier brief encounter to gain access to his confidential files. Her theory about a secret …
Grover guides Sarah into a hidden filing room beneath his office, feigning helpfulness while secretly leading her to a concealed bunker entrance. He exploits her trust to expose a classified …
Sarah’s defiance fractures Grover’s facade of bureaucratic control, exposing his unraveling sanity. Finding no response in her rebellion, he retreats behind locked doors and a cryptic promise of enlightenment. The …
Finch storms into the makeshift lab with Yates, blistering the Brigadier over a cascade of disasters—a lost dinosaur, a wrecked hangar, and Sarah Smith’s near-death. The Doctor counters by accusing …
General Finch confronts the Brigadier over escalating time-travel disasters while Yates listens in silence. The Doctor seizes control of the narrative, accusing deliberate sabotage and detailing tampered equipment and a …
General Finch and Captain Yates enter the makeshift laboratory during the Doctor's investigation. The Doctor accuses Finch directly of active sabotage against his equipment and experiments, revealing chains had been …
The Doctor pursues a faint time eddy signal to an abandoned London Underground station, his device climbing to a maximum reading as he recognizes an active temporal anomaly. Disregarding security …
The Doctor investigates a derelict Underground Station only to confront a temporal anomaly in the form of a predatory pterodactyl. Equipment abandoned, he battles the creature with improvised tools—a torch …
In Grover’s dimly lit office the Doctor presses the Minister directly on Sarah’s disappearance, citing evidence from the underground station. Grover responds with evasiveness and a carefully rehearsed file story …
The Doctor and Brigadier debate the lack of evidence for the conspiracy before Benton arrives with a cryptic call directed only at the Doctor. After Benton leaves, the Doctor takes …
The Brigadier makes his move in a tense hangar office, ordering the Doctor's arrest under apparent UNIT authority. This sudden confrontation marks the first violent rupture in the Doctor's relationship …
The Doctor, arrested by UNIT under Finch’s orders, turns the tables by revealing Captain Yates as a traitor secretly working for Grover. The Heavyweight revelation forces Benton to confront his …
The Doctor flees into dense woodland in a commandeered Land Rover, pursued by an army patrol and helicopter. As the helicopter spots his exposed position and directs ground forces toward …
With the Army patrol distracted and one soldier momentarily away, the Doctor makes his move toward a nearby Land Rover. Seizing the chance to evade capture, he commandeers the vehicle …
The Doctor seizes a fleeting opportunity after the Army Patrol abandons their Land Rover in the chaos of the search. From among the bracken he slips to the vehicle, exploiting …
The Doctor and Brigadier uncover Grover’s central role in the time-reset conspiracy through Sarah’s intercepted intelligence, realizing General Finch is also complicit. Tensions escalate when Captain Yates betrays UNIT to …
Captain Yates betrays UNIT by seizing control of the temporary HQ with his pistol, holding the Brigadier, Benton, and the Doctor at gunpoint. Under duress, he reveals the conspirators’ plan …
Under imminent threat, the Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart abandon caution and push forward with a risky counterplan, knowing that delaying for reinforcements will mean total annihilation. Benton's explosives and rope …
The Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart arrive outside Moorgate Station to intercept Finch and Grover’s temporal reset but find their path blocked by a prehistoric stegosaurus. Realizing the creature is unharmed …
Sergeant Benton initiates contact via the secret Trap Two channel, signaling the first serious counterplay against Finch and Grover’s time-reset gambit. This clandestine communication breaks the momentary lull after the …
With Ruth finally witnessing the airlock’s safety through Sarah’s live demonstration, the Doctor uses the distraction to slip into the ship’s bunker. He ambushes Butler, Grover’s brutal enforcer, and neutralizes …