8. The Dalek Master Plan (Story 21, 1965 1966, Episodes 1, 3, 4, 6 9, 11 and 12 out of 12 are missing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddzv3folJhQ WHY WE REALLY MISS IT: Daleks! Nicholas Courtney! Sara Kingdom! Daleks! This was, by all accounts, a truly epic story with the Doctor, Steven and new companion Sara Kingdom (as well as Katarina, but no one counts her), fighting the Doctors most ruthless, evil enemies. Along the way, they meet Bret Vyron, played by Courtney in his first role on the series. They also meet the Monk, another renegade Time Lord previously seen in The Time Meddler. Also, one important person and Katarina both die! Plus theres an earlier missing episode, Mission to the Unknown, that acts as a prequel to this one. For all these reasons and more, this is one thats high on most peoples want list. CHANCE FOR RECOVERY: Unlikely Despite having the Daleks in it, this story was never sold overseas and was among the first to be destroyed. This makes it extremely unlikely that well ever see them again. But that said, stranger things have happened, and in point of fact, two episodes were found in, of all places, a Mormon temple, and episode 2 was recovered back in 2004. That combined with the fact that theres nine missing seems to make it at least possible well see more. But I wouldnt hold my breath, sadly.
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