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 include 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

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Ian Briggs
Director		Chris Clough
Producer		John Nathan-Turner
Designer		John Asbridge
Script Editor		Andrew Cartmel
Graphic Designer		Oliver Elmes
Computer Animation		CAL Video (uncredited)
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
Film Cameraman		William Dudman (uncredited)
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
Production Manager		Tony Redston (uncredited)
Assistant Production Manager		Peter Rose (uncredited)
Deputy Sound Supervisor		Mike Weaver (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Jes Nightingale (uncredited)
Production Operative		Arthur Stacey (uncredited)
Production Operative		Dicky Wickes (uncredited)
Production Operative		Dave Rogers (uncredited)
Production Operative		Barry Du Pile (uncredited)
Lighting Chargehand		Norman Fuggles (uncredited)
Lighting Chargehand		Geoff Allen (uncredited)
Graphic Assistant		Keith Johnson (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Michael Tucker (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Paul Mann (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Jonathan Clarke (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Paul McGuiness (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Lindsay McGowan (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Alan Marshall (uncredited)
Visual Effects Contractor		Stephen Mansfield (uncredited)
Visual Effects Contractor		Sue Moore (uncredited)
Props Buyer		Cathy Cosgrove (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Petrona Winton (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Anabela Dellot-Seguro (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Jayne Buxton (uncredited)
Design Assistant		Philip Harvey (uncredited)
Design Assistant		Hilda Liptrott (uncredited)
Dresser		Bob Springett (uncredited)
Dresser		Lena Hansen (uncredited)
Dresser		Tom Reeve (uncredited)
Dresser		Kate Hirst (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Kate Easteal (uncredited)
Senior Studio Engineer		Peter Brown (uncredited)
Senior Studio Engineer		Dan Shaw (uncredited)
Senior Studio Engineer		Dave Murphy (uncredited)
Senior Studio Engineer		Jim Kernick (uncredited)
Assistant Costume Designer		Leah Archer (uncredited)
Assistant Costume Designer		Janet Tharby (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Sarah Bird (uncredited)
Supporting Artists Booker		Sheila Hodges (uncredited)

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