Doctor Who Guide: The Savages

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Episode 1

Series Episode Number: 119

World Premiere: Sat 28 May 1966 - 5:36pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 41 seconds

4.80 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 48 (UK)

Chart Position: 62 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 13 May 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing

The TARDIS takes the Doctor, Dodo and Steven to a world in the future. They're welcomed by Jano, leader of an advanced civilization, but a secret lies behind the 'utopian' society.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Steven Taylor		Peter Purves
Dodo		Jackie Lane
Chal		Ewen Solon
Tor		Patrick Godfrey
Captain Edal		Peter Thomas
Exorse		Geoffrey Frederick
Jano		Frederick Jaeger
Avon		Robert Sidaway
Flower		Kay Patrick
Nanina		Clare Jenkins
Senta		Norman Henry
Wylda		Edward Caddick
Elder		Tony Douglas (uncredited)
Elder		Nicholas Edwards (uncredited)
Elder		Lionel Wheeler (uncredited)
Elder		Fiona Fraser (uncredited)
Elder		Lynn Howard (uncredited)
Elder		Christina Wess (uncredited)
Guard (Savages)		Alex Donald (uncredited)
Guard (Savages)		Keith Goodman (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		David Harford (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Keith Ashley (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Martin Toser (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Gordon Lang (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Michael Earl (uncredited)
Savage		John Raven (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Michael Earl (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Ian Stuart Black
Director		Christopher Barry
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Designer		Stuart Walker
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Incidental Music		Raymond Jones
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop

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