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Part Three

Series Episode Number: 568

World Premiere: Mon 22 Feb 1982 - 6:57pm GMT [BBC One: Not Wales] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 17 Apr 2015 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 24 seconds

9.90 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 41 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 03 Jun 1980 in Television Centre 6



Nyssa and Adric, pursued by the Android, head to the safety of the TARDIS. Meanwhile a mesmerised Tegan prepares to unleash the rats on the Doctor and Mace...


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterEric Saward
DirectorPeter Moffatt
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerKen Starkey
Script EditorAntony Root
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerOdile Dicks-Mireaux
Make-up DesignerCarolyn Perry
Studio LightingHenry Barber
Studio SoundAlan Machin
Technical ManagerDerek Martin
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Visual Effects DesignerPeter Wragg
Video EffectsDave Jervis
Vision MixerCarol Johnson
Film CameramanPeter Chapman
Film SoundStan Nightingale
Film EditorKen Bilton
Production ManagerRoselyn Parker
Production AssociateAngela Smith
Production AssistantJulia Randall
Assistant Floor ManagerAlison Symington
Incidental MusicPaddy Kingsland
Special SoundDick Mills
Grams OperatorGordon Phillipson (uncredited)Info
Floor AssistantKaren Beckett (uncredited)Info
Properties BuyerRuth Hyde (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantLouis Mulvey (uncredited)
Sound Recordist AssistantTony Wornum (uncredited)
GripStan Swetman (uncredited)
LightingLes Colwell (uncredited)
Film Editor AssistantRobin Scott (uncredited)
Film Operations ManagerGraham Richmond (uncredited)
ArmourerDes Stewart (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerStuart Fell (uncredited)
Show Working SupervisorCliff Richardson (uncredited)Info
Show Working SupervisorFrank Sadler (uncredited)Info
Production SecretaryJane Judge (uncredited)
Production SecretaryFiona Duncan (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerPeter Howell (uncredited)
Nyssa created byJohnny Byrne (uncredited)