Doctor Who Guide: Frontier In Space

Last updated 24 March 2024

Episode Five

Series Episode Number: 342

World Premiere: Sat 24 Mar 1973 - 5:52pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 57 seconds

Chart Position: 57 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 01 Nov 1972 in TC3
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

On Draconia, the Doctor reveals the Master's plan to provoke war to the Draconian Emperor. But the Master escapes, taking Jo as a hostage.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		Jon Pertwee
The Master		Roger Delgado
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
President of Earth		Vera Fusek
General Williams		Michael Hawkins
Draconian Emperor		John Woodnutt
Draconian Prince		Peter Birrel
Draconian Captain		Bill Wilde
Draconian Messenger		Ian Frost
Earth Cruiser Captain		Clifford Elkin
First Ogron		Stephen Thorne
Second Ogron		Michael Kilgarriff
Third Ogron		Rick Lester
Draconian		Leslie Bates (uncredited)
Draconian		Andy Devine (uncredited)
Draconian		Richard King (uncredited)
Draconian		Bill Matthews (uncredited)
Draconian		Rodney Cardiff (uncredited)
Draconian		Stuart Myers (uncredited)
Draconian		Steve Tierney (uncredited)
Draconian		Laurence Held (uncredited)
Ogron		Maurice Purvis (uncredited)
Ogron		Bruce Wells (uncredited)
Ogron		Steve Kelly (uncredited)
Ogron		Maurice Bush (uncredited)
Draconian		Ken Wade (uncredited)
Prison Guard		Dennis Plenty (uncredited)
Prison Guard		Terence Denville (uncredited)
Prison Guard		Emmett Hennessy (uncredited)
Prison Guard		David Billa (uncredited)
Presidential Guard		Wolf Von Jurgen (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Director		Paul Bernard
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		Cynthia Kljuco
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop