Doctor Who Guide: The Romans - The Slave Traders

Last updated 23 March 2024

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The Slave Traders

Series Episode Number: 54

World Premiere: Sat 16 Jan 1965 - 5:40pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 10 Aug 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 14 seconds

13.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 53 (UK)

Chart Position: 7 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 18 Dec 1964 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r

After relaxing at a Roman villa the Doctor is mistaken for a murdered lyre player and targeted by an assassin. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara are captured by slave traders.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Vicki		Maureen O'Brien
Sevcheria		Derek Sydney
Didius		Nick Evans
Centurian		Dennis Edwards
Stall holder		Margot Thomas
Slave buyer		Edward Kelsey
Maximus Pettulian		Bart Allison
Ascaris		Barry Jackson

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Dennis Spooner
Director		Christopher Barry
Producer		Verity Lambert
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield
Designer		Raymond P Cusick
Incidental Music		Raymond Jones
Title Music		Ron Grainer
with the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Script Editor		Dennis Spooner (uncredited)
Production Assistant		David Maloney (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Valerie Wilkins (uncredited)
Director's Assistant		Thelma Helmsby (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Trevor Beckett (uncredited)
Make-up Supervisor		Sonia Markham (uncredited)
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare (uncredited)
Lighting		Howard King (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)		Mark Lewis (uncredited)
Studio Sound		Richard Chubb (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Tony Bowers (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Clive Doig (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Film Cameraman		Dock Bush (uncredited)
Film Editor		Jim Latham (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)

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