Season 26 (1989)

Battlefield

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Harry Ward

Battlefield

Story Number: 152 (7N)

Writer: Ben Aaronovitch
Director: Michael Kerrigan

Starring: : Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Angela Bruce, Nicholas Courtney, Angela Douglas, James Ellis, Jean Marsh

No of Episodes: 4
First Broadcast: Wed 06 Sep 1989 - Wed 27 Sep 1989
Running Time: 96 minutes 40 seconds

Average Audience: 3.65 Million Average AI: 67

The Doctor and Ace receive a mysterious distress signal and land in the Earth village of Carbury, which is near to Lake Voortigen, the mythical resting place of King Arthur's sword.

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