Doctor Who Guide: Doctor Who And The Silurians

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Episode 4

Series Episode Number: 261

World Premiere: Sat 21 Feb 1970 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 30 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes

8.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 60 (UK)

Chart Position: 46 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 05 Jan 1970 in Television Centre 1
Archive State: PAL Restor

Fearful of a war breaking out between the Silurians and mankind, the Doctor attempts to make peace between the races. But there are those on both sides unwilling to listen.

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Jon Pertwee
Liz Shaw		Caroline John
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart		Nicholas Courtney
Major Baker		Norman Jones
Masters		Geoffrey Palmer
Dr. Lawrence		Peter Miles
Captain Hawkins		Paul Darrow
Sergeant Hart		Richard Steele
Miss Dawson		Thomasine Heiner
Travis		Ian Talbot
Old Silurian		Dave Carter
Young Silurian		Nigel Johns
Silurian Voice		Peter Halliday
Silurian		Paul Barton
Silurian		Simon Cain
Silurian		John Churchill
Silurian		Pat Gorman

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Director		Timothy Combe
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		Barry Newbery
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Visual Effects Designer		Jim Ward
Incidental Music		Carey Blyton
Conducted By		Carey Blyton
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Videotape Editor		Sam Upton (uncredited)
Costumes		Christine Rawlins (uncredited)
Make-up		Marion Richards (uncredited)
Studio Lighting		Ralph Walton (uncredited)
Studio Sound		John Staple (uncredited)
Make-up		Teresa Wright (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Chris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Sue Hedden (uncredited)
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Mike Catherwood (uncredited)
Grams Operator		John Sanderford (uncredited)
Technical Manager		Bernard Fox (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		John Norton (uncredited)
Location Caterers		Mossberry Williams (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Barbara Buchanan (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Technical Advice		David Jarvis (uncredited)

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