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The Steel Sky

Series Episode Number: 107

World Premiere: Sat 5 Mar 1966 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 28 Sep 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes

5.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 55 (UK)

Chart Position: 102 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 18 Feb 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Arriving in the future on a spaceship carrying the remains of the Earth's population, the Doctor, Steven and Dodo are accused of bringing the plague when Dodo's cold turns deadly.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterPaul Erickson
WriterLesley Scott
DirectorMichael Imison
ProducerJohn Wiles
DesignerBarry Newbery
Incidental MusicTristram Cary
Story EditorGerry Davis
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundRay Angel (uncredited)
Costume DesignerDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-upSonia Markham (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Film CameramanTony Leggo (uncredited)
Film EditorNoel Chanan (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Production AssistantDavid Maloney (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Halls (uncredited)
Floor AssistantErnest Skinner (uncredited)
Grams OperatorTony Bowers (uncredited)
Technical ManagerFred Wright (uncredited)
Director's SecretaryThelma Helmsby (uncredited)