Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode 3

Series Episode Number: 133

World Premiere: Sat 22 Oct 1966 - 5:54pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 31 seconds

7.60 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 48 (UK)

Chart Position: 46 () (UK)

Recorded on Sat 01 Oct 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Determined to stop the Cybermen and the energy drain, General Cutler prepares to launch the deadly Z-bomb. Ben and Polly desperately try to stop the launch as the countdown begins.