Season 4 (1966-1967)

The Tenth Planet: Episode 3

Last Updated 09 Mar 2013 by Marcus

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Episode 3

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Episode 3

Series Episode Number: 133

First Broadcast: Sat 22 Oct 1966 - 05:54:02pm
Running Time: 23 minutes 31 seconds

Appreciation Index: 48

Chart Position: 46
Recorded on Sat 01 Oct 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r

Determined to stop the Cybermen and the energy drain, General Cutler prepares to launch the deadly Z-bomb. Ben and Polly desperately try to stop the launch as the countdown begins.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell (credit only)
Ben		Michael Craze
Polly		Anneke Wills
General Cutler		Robert Beatty
Barclay		David Dodimead
Dyson		Dudley Jones
Terry Cutler		Callen Angelo
T.V. Announcer		Glenn Beck
Geneva Technician		Eileen Cullen
R/T Technician		Christopher Dunham
R/T Technician		Christopher Matthews
Wigner		Steve Plytas
Cyberman Voice		Roy Skelton
Corporal		Alec Coleman
Secretary		Stanley Davies
Engineer		Freddie Eldrett
Tech		Bill Gosling
Solider B		Nick Hilton
Officer		Chris Konyils
Tech		Gordon Lang
Tech		Richard Lawrence
Engineer		Roy Pierce
Ben		Peter Pocook
Tech		Morris Quick

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Gerry Davis
Writer		Kit Pedler
Director		Derek Martinus
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Sound		Adrian Bishop-Lagget
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Make-up		Gillian James
Designer		Peter Kindred
Lighting		Howard King
Costumes		Sandra Reid
Assistant Floor Manager		Jenny McArthur
Production Assistant		Edwina Verner

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