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The Rescue is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on January 2 and January 9, 1965. The story is set in the future on the planet Dido and introduces Maureen O'Brien as the Doctor's newest companion, Vicki.

In the serial, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara land on the planet Dido, where survivors from a doomed spaceship are threatened by a mysterious being known as Koquillion. The travellers come across two survivors, Vicki and Bennett. With Vicki's help, the Koquillion is unmasked as Bennet, who is killed by the natives of Dido. Vicki is then invited aboard the TARDIS.