Season 3 (1965-1966)

The Gunfighters: A Holiday for the Doctor

Last Updated 12 Mar 2013 by Chuck Foster

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A Holiday for the Doctor

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A Holiday for the Doctor

Series Episode Number: 115

First Broadcast: Sat 30 Apr 1966 - 05:50:53pm
Running Time: 23 minutes 48 seconds

Appreciation Index: 45

Chart Position: 50
Recorded on Fri 15 Apr 1966 in Television Centre 4
Archive State: 16mm t/r

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in Tombstone in America's Wild West. Mistaken for the infamous Doc Holliday, the Doctor unwittingly walks into a trap.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Dodo		Jackie Lane
Steven		Peter Purves
Bat Masterson		Richard Beale
Billy Clanton		David Cole
Charlie		David Graham
Ike Clanton		William Hurndall
Doc Holliday		Anthony Jacobs
Wyatt Earp		John Alderson
Phineas Clanton		Maurice Good
Kate		Sheena Marshe
Seth Harper		Shane Rimmer

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Donald Cotton
Director		Rex Tucker
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Singer		Lynda Baron
Ballad Music		Tristram Cary
Costumes		Daphne Dare
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Sound		Colin Dixon
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Make-up		Sonia Markham
Lighting		George Summers
Designer		John Wood
Production Assistant		Tristan de Vere Cole
Film Editor		Les Newman
Assistant Floor Manager		Tom O'Sullivan
Film Cameraman		Ken Westbury

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