Season 1 (1963-1964)

The Edge of Destruction

Last Updated 07 Mar 2013 by Chuck Foster

The Edge of Destruction

Story Number: 3 (C)

Writer: David Whitaker
Director: Frank Cox, Richard Martin

Starring: : William Hartnell, Carole Ann Ford, Jacqueline Hill, William Russell

No of Episodes: 2
First Broadcast: Sat 08 Feb 1964 - Sat 15 Feb 1964
Running Time: 47 minutes 15 seconds

Average Audience: 10.15 Million Average AI: 61

The Doctor and his companions are trapped inside the Tardis as it hurtles through Time & Space. Slowly a terrifying suspicion dawns. Has the Tardis become the prisoner of some powerful fifth intelligence?

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