Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Two

Series Episode Number: 581

World Premiere: Wed 5 Jan 1983 - 6:46pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Thu 23 Apr 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 42 seconds

7.30 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 70 (UK)

Chart Position: 66 () (UK)




Commander Maxil doesn't believe the Doctor is innocent and reckons the easiest way to stop the evil being reborn on Gallifrey would be to kill him before the bonding can occur


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterJohnny Byrne
DirectorRon Jones
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerMarjorie Pratt
Script EditorEric Saward
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerDee Robson
Make-up ArtistFran Needham
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio SoundTrevor Webster
Technical ManagerBob Hignett
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Visual Effects DesignerChristopher Lawson
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerJames Gould
Film CameramanFintan Sheehan
Film SoundBill Wild
Film EditorBernard Ashby
Production ManagerRalph Wilton
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssistantDiana Brookes
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Richards
Incidental MusicRoger Limb
Special SoundDick Mills
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerPeter Howell (uncredited)