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The Plague

Series Episode Number: 108

World Premiere: Sat 12 Mar 1966 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 10 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes

6.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 56 (UK)

Chart Position: 70 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 25 Feb 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Put on trial and found guilty of introducing a deadly plague to the Ark, the lives of the Doctor, Steven and Dodo hang in the balance as the Doctor attempts to find a cure.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
ZentosInigo Jackson
Steven TaylorPeter Purves
DodoJackie Lane
MelliumKate Newman
CommanderEric Elliott
ManyakRoy Spencer
RhosMichael Sheard
BaccuIan Frost
1st GuardianStephanie Heesom
2nd GuardianPaul Greenhalgh
1st MonoidEdmund Coulter
2nd MonoidFrank George
MonoidEric Blackburn (uncredited)
MonoidChris Webb (uncredited)
MonoidRaymond Byrom (uncredited)
MonoidBernard Barnsley (uncredited)
GuardianBill Hunter (uncredited)
GuardianGeorge Gibbs (uncredited)
GuardianRoy Douglas (uncredited)
GuardianTrevor Griffiths (uncredited)
GuardianMark Allington (uncredited)
GuardianRon Gregory (uncredited)
GuardianTony Kemp (uncredited)
GuardianJudith Webb (uncredited)
GuardianJackie Salt (uncredited)
GuardianJackie Duval (uncredited)
GuardianSheila McGarth (uncredited)
GuardianJan Williams (uncredited)
GuardianTerry Cashfield (uncredited)
GuardianDiane Chapman (uncredited)
Child GuardianHazel Graham (uncredited)
Child GuardianJacqueline Lewis (uncredited)
Child GuardianPaul Johnson (uncredited)
Child GuardianPhillip Harris (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterPaul Erickson
WriterLesley Scott
DirectorMichael Imison
ProducerJohn Wiles
DesignerBarry Newbery
Incidental MusicTristram Cary
Story EditorGerry Davis
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundRay Angel (uncredited)
Costume DesignerDaphne Dare (uncredited)
MakeupSonia Markham (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Film CameramanTony Leggo (uncredited)
Film EditorNoel Chanan (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Production AssistantDavid Maloney (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Halls (uncredited)
Floor AssistantErnest Skinner (uncredited)
Grams OperatorTony Bowers (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Fred Wright (uncredited)
Director's SecretaryThelma Helmsby (uncredited)