Season 4 (1966-1967)

The Macra Terror: Episode 1

Last Updated 06 Mar 2013 by Marcus

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Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series Episode Number: 153

First Broadcast: Sat 11 Mar 1967 - 05:51:05pm
Running Time: 22 minutes 58 seconds

Appreciation Index: 50

Chart Position: 37
Recorded on Sat 04 Mar 1967 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: Missing

The TARDIS arrives at a human colony where everyone appears happy. However, one citizen claims to have seen something terrible and the Doctor is eager to find out what it is.

Characters
Doctor Who		Patrick Troughton
Ben		Michael Craze
Jamie		Frazer Hines
Polly		Anneke Wills
Pilot		Peter Jeffrey
Ola		Gertan Klauber
Medok		Terence Lodge
Barney		Graham Armitage
Chicki		Sandra Bryant
Sunnaa		Jane Enshawe
Questa		Ian Fairbairn
Alvis		Anthony Gardner
Drum Majorette		Maureen Lane
Controller		Graham Leaman
Macra Operator		Robert Jewell

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Ian Stuart Black
Director		John Davies
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Sound		Hugh Barker
Costumes		Vanessa Clark
Lighting		Frank Cresswell
Costumes		Daphne Dare
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Make-up		Gillian James
Make-up		Jeanne Richmond
Designer		Kenneth Sharp
Production Assistant		Chris D'Oyly-John
Assistant Floor Manager		Anne Faggetter
Film Cameraman		Peter Hamilton
Film Editor		Eddie Wallstab

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