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Part One

Series Episode Number: 376

World Premiere: Sat 4 May 1974 - 5:47pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 30 Oct 1983 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 40 seconds

10.10 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 17 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 02 Apr 1974 in TC1/TC6/TC8
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

BBC


The Doctor receives a mysterious package from his old companion, Jo Grant. Sarah joins Mike Yates to investigate sinister events at a Buddhist meditation centre.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterRobert Sloman
WriterBarry Letts (uncredited)
DirectorBarry Letts
ProducerBarry Letts (uncredited)
DesignerRochelle Selwyn
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Studio LightingRalph Walton
Studio SoundJohn Holmes
Costume DesignerL Rowland-Warne
Make-upDeanne Turner
Visual Effects DesignerBernard Wilkie
Film CameramanFred Hamilton
Film SoundJohn Gatland
Film EditorBob Rymer
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundDick Mills
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title SequenceBernard Lodge
Production Unit ManagerGeorge Gallaccio (uncredited)
Technical ManagerTommy Dawson (uncredited)
Vision MixerNick Lake (uncredited)
Grams OperatorAndrew Hunter (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerGraeme Harper (uncredited)
Production AssistantMarion McDougall (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantIan Punter (uncredited)
Floor AssistantGeoffrey Posner (uncredited)
GripJim Gomm (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantFrank Brown (uncredited)
Film Operatives ManagerHugh Wilson (uncredited)
Film PropsAlbert Crush (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantIan Scoones (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantRichard Conway (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantSteve Bowman (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantMat Irvine (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantSheelagh Wells (uncredited)
Director's AssistantHeather Dunthorne (uncredited)
Inlay OperatorDave Chapman (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)