Season 9 (1972)

The Mutants: Episode Four

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Marcus

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Episode Four

7.50 Million

Episode Four

Series Episode Number: 321

First Broadcast: Sat 29 Apr 1972 - 05:49:45pm
Running Time: 24 minutes 0 seconds

Chart Position: 44
Recorded on Tue 14 Mar 1972 in TC8
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

The Doctor deduces the true meaning of the ancient carvings and must brave the intense radiation of the thaesium caves to retrieve a crystal.

Characters
Doctor Who		Jon Pertwee
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
Sondergaard		John Hollis
Marshal		Paul Whitsun-Jones
Warrior Guard		David Arlen
Stubbs		Christopher Coll
Ky		Garrick Hagon
Cotton		Rick James
Varan		James Mellor
Jaeger		George Pravda
Mutt		John Scott Martin

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Bob Baker
Writer		Dave Martin
Director		Christopher Barry
Producer		Barry Letts
Costumes		James Acheson
Make-up		Joan Barrett
Designer		Jeremy Bear
Incidental Music		Tristram Cary
Studio Lighting		Frank Cresswell
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Visual Effects Designer		John Horton
Studio Sound		Tony Millier
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Fight Arranger		Terry Walsh
Production Assistant		Fiona Cumming
Film Cameraman		Fred Hamilton
Assistant Floor Manager		Sue Hedden
Film Editor		Dave King

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