Season 8 (1971)

Colony In Space: Episode Six

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster

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Episode Six

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Episode Six

Series Episode Number: 298

First Broadcast: Sat 15 May 1971 - 06:12:16pm
Running Time: 25 minutes 22 seconds

Chart Position: 23
Recorded on Sat 03 Apr 1971 in TC3
Archive State: RSC conver

In the underground city, the Doctor and the Master confront the guardian of the Doomsday Weapon. The miners make their last move to force the colonists to leave the planet.

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Jon Pertwee
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
Morgan		Tony Caunter
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart		Nicholas Courtney
The Master		Roger Delgado
Caldwell		Bernard Kay
Dent		Morris Perry
Ashe		John Ringham
Mary Ashe		Helen Worth
Primitive		Pat Gorman
Winton		Nicholas Pennell
Guardian		Norman Atkyns
Stunt Man		Bob Blaine
Stunt Man		LW Clerk
Stunt Man		Max Diamond
Stunt Man		Brian Gilmar
Alien Priest		Roy Heymann
Stunt Man		Billy Horrigan
Stunt Man		Mike Horsburgh
Stunt Man		Alf Joint
Stunt Man		Charles Pickess
Stunt Man		Dinny Powell
Stunt Man		Terry Walsh

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Director		Michael E Briant
Producer		Barry Letts
Costumes		Michael Burdle
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Designer		Tim Gleeson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Make-up		Jan Harrison
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson
Studio Sound		Tony Millier
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Studio Lighting		Ralph Walton
Visual Effects Designer		Bernard Wilkie
Film Cameraman		Peter Hall
Assistant Floor Manager		Graeme Harper
Production Assistant		Nicholas John
Film Editor		William Symon

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