Season 1 (1963-1964)

The Keys of Marinus: The Velvet Web

Last Updated 12 Apr 2013 by Chuck Foster

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The Velvet Web

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The Velvet Web

Series Episode Number: 22

First Broadcast: Sat 18 Apr 1964 - 05:31:10pm
Running Time: 25 minutes 37 seconds

Appreciation Index: 60

Chart Position: 25
Recorded on Fri 27 Mar 1964 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r

In the city of Morphoton, the Doctor, Barbara, Ian and Susan are welcomed as honoured guests and given anything they want. But Barbara soon discovers that paradise is an illusion.

Characters
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Altos		Robin Phillips
Sabetha		Katharine Schofield
Voice of Morpho		Heron Carvic
Ladies in Waiting		Faith Hines
Ladies in Waiting		Lynda Taylor
Ladies in Waiting		Veronica Thornton
Ladies in Waiting		Sharon Young

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		John Gorrie
Producer		Verity Lambert
Studio Sound		Jack Brummitt
Designer		Raymond P. Cusick
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Incidental Music		Norman Kay
Lighting		Peter Murray
Make-up Supervisor		Jill Summers
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Assistant Floor Manager		Timothy Combe
Production Assistant		David Conroy
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield

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