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Part One

Series Episode Number: 631

World Premiere: Sat 2 Feb 1985 - 5:21pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 6 Apr 1986 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 45 minutes 1 seconds

6.30 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 64 (UK)

Chart Position: 111 () (UK)

Recorded on Sun 18 Nov 1984 in Television Centre 1
BBC Genome Project: see entry



People cannot sleep in the town of Killingworth and the Doctor realises it is the work of a renegade Time Lord, the Rani, who has teamed up with the Master to cause chaos


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorColin Baker
PeriNicola Bryant
The MasterAnthony Ainley
The RaniKate O'Mara
Lord RavensworthTerence Alexander
Jack WardPeter Childs
Luke WardGary Cady
GuardRichard Steele
Tim BassWilliam Ilkley
Edwin GreenHus Levent
Sam RudgeKevin White
DraymanMartyn Whitby
Young WomanSarah James
Older WomanCordelia Ditton
TomAlan Talbot (uncredited)
JoshNigel Johnson (uncredited)
Miner (Ironbridge)Leon Lawrence (uncredited)
Miner (Ironbridge)Nick Joseph (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Zophaine Vasquez Howard (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)John Poyner (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Neville Clark (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Ian McFarlane (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Terry Pearson (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Barry Jones (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Dave Lee-Jay (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Dave Mitty (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Tony Dell (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Terence Coton (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Gordon Young (uncredited)
Villager (Ironbridge)Gordon Coulson (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerDerek Holt (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerErnie Goodyear (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerRaymond Martin (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerIan Durrant (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerDon Parry (uncredited)
Aggressive MinerToby Byrne (uncredited)
Production Team include uncredited
WriterPip Baker
WriterJane Baker
DirectorSarah Hellings
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerPaul Trerise
Script EditorEric Saward
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerDinah Collin
Make-up DesignerCatherine Davies
Lighting DirectorDon Babbage
Studio SoundKeith Bowden
Technical CoordinatorAlan Arbuthnott
Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Visual Effects DesignerDavid Barton
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerJayne Beckett
Production ManagerTony Redston
Production AssociateSue Anstruther
Production AssistantCarolyn Mawdsley
Assistant Floor ManagerPenny Williams
Film CameramanKevin Rowley
Film SoundBarrie Tharby
Film EditorRay Wingrove
Title MusicRon Grainer
Incidental MusicJonathan Gibbs
Special SoundDick Mills
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop
AcknowlegmentIronbridge Gorge MuseumInfo