Doctor Who Guide: Dragonfire

Last updated 24 March 2024

Part One

Series Episode Number: 665

World Premiere: Mon 23 Nov 1987 - 7:37pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 15 Jan 1989 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 1 seconds

5.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 61 (UK)

Chart Position: 80 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 28 Jul 1987 in Television Centre 1

On Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel meet Ace, who has found herself there after a timestorm. While Ace nearly joins Kane's mercenaries, the Doctor and Glitz explore the ice caverns.

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		Sylvester McCoy
Melanie		Bonnie Langford
Glitz		Tony Selby
Kane		Edward Peel
Belazs		Patricia Quinn
Kracauer		Tony Osoba
Ace		Sophie Aldred
Customer		Shirin Taylor
Anderson		Ian Mackenzie
McLuhan		Stephanie Fayerman
Bazin		Stuart Organ
Zed		Sean Blowers
Pudovkin		Nigel Miles-Thomas
The Creature		Leslie Meadows
Announcer		Lynn Gardner
Stellar		Miranda Borman
(extra)		Penny Cole (uncredited)
(extra)		Ron Berry (uncredited)
(extra)		Simon Brown (uncredited)
Freezer Centre Customer		Barbara Russell (uncredited)
Freezer Centre Customer		Christian Fletcher (uncredited)
Freezer Centre Customer		Ian Johns (uncredited)
Freezer Centre Customer		Noel Drennan (uncredited)
Glitz's Crew		Ian Bodenham (uncredited)
Glitz's Crew		Ray Knight (uncredited)
Glitz's Crew		Sue Somerset (uncredited)
Glitz's Crew		Ross Murray (uncredited)
Guard		John Baker (uncredited)
Guard		Chris Andrews (uncredited)
Guard		Keith Harvey (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Bill Malin (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Julie Ann Wood (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Bryan Jacobs (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Carolyn Christie (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Denise Powell (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Eric Lindsay (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Harry Klein (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Linda Kent (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Maggie Lynton (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Miles Ambrose (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Olwyn Atkinson (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar Customer		Stuart Myers (uncredited)
The Sculptor		Larry Bishop (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Ian Briggs
Director		Chris Clough
Producer		John Nathan-Turner
Designer		John Asbridge
Script Editor		Andrew Cartmel
Graphic Designer		Oliver Elmes
Costume Designer		Richard Croft
Make-up Designer		Gillian Thomas
Studio Lighting Director		Don Babbage
Studio Sound Supervisor		Brian Clark
Vision Mixer		Shirley Coward
Videotape Editor		Hugh Parson
Technical Coordinator		Richard Wilson
Camera Supervisor		Alec Wheal
Visual Effects Designer		Andy McVean
Video Effects		Dave Chapman
Production Manager		Gary Downie
Production Associate		Ann Faggetter
Production Assistant		Rosemary Parsons
Production Assistant		Karen King
Assistant Floor Manager		Christopher Sandeman
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music Arranger		Keff McCulloch
Incidental Music		Dominic Glynn
Special Sound		Dick Mills

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