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Small Prophet, Quick Return

Series Episode Number: 88

World Premiere: Sat 23 Oct 1965 - 5:49pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 43 seconds

8.10 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 51 (UK)

Chart Position: 40 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 24 Sep 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing



The TARDIS and Vicki are gone, taken by the Trojans to the city of Troy. Agamememnon gives the Doctor just two days to devise a plan to defeat the Trojans.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
VickiMaureen O'Brien
Steven TaylorPeter Purves
King PriamMax Adrian
ParisBarrie Ingham
AgamemnonFrancis de Wolff
OdysseusIvor Salter
CassandraFrances White
CyclopsTutte Lemkow
MessengerJon Luxton
Woman in SquareJoanna Smithers (uncredited)
Woman in SquareDoreen Ubels (uncredited)
Woman in SquareCara Stevens (uncredited)
Woman in SquareMargaret Bass (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Victor Bailey (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Walter Henry (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Ian Anton (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)John Moyce (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Jack Rolands (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)John Moore (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)John May (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Michael Osborne (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)David Greneau (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Eric Blackburn (uncredited)
Crowd (Ancient Troy)Darroll Richards (uncredited)
Trojan GuardJack Duggan (uncredited)
Trojan GuardLeslie Bryan (uncredited)
Trojan GuardGerry Alexander (uncredited)
Trojan GuardRicky Lancing (uncredited)