Doctor Who Guide: Marco Polo - Five Hundred Eyes

Last updated 23 March 2024

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Five Hundred Eyes

Series Episode Number: 16

World Premiere: Sat 7 Mar 1964 - 5:16pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 22 minutes 20 seconds

9.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 62 (UK)

Chart Position: 34 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 14 Feb 1964 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: Missing

At the Cave of Five Hundred Eyes, Tegana has a secret meeting with a bandit who he instructs to kill Marco Polo. Barbara overhears the plans but is captured and imprisoned.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Marco Polo		Mark Eden
Tegana		Derren Nesbitt
Chenchu		Jimmy Gardner
Ping-Cho		Zienia Merton
Acomat		Philip Voss
Malik		Charles Wade
Mongol Bandit		Gordon Brenworth
Chinese Villager		Clem Choy
Mongol Porter		Eton F'ong
Chinese Villager		Irene Ho
Chinese Lady of Quality		Violet Leon
Attendant at Wang Lo's Inn		Suk Hee S'Hng
Chinese Villager		Peggy Sirr
Mongol Porter		Aman Tekyo
Mongol Bandit		Roy Vincento
Mongol Bandit		Santos Wong

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		John Lucarotti
Director		Waris Hussein
Producer		Verity Lambert
Studio Sound		Hugh Barker
Incidental Music		Tristram Cary
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare
Make-up Supervisor		Ann Ferriggi
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Designer		Barry Newbery
Lighting		John Treays
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Film Editor		Richard Barclay
Production Assistant		Douglas Camfield
Assistant Floor Manager		Catherine Childs
Film Editor		Elmer Davies
Film Editor		John House
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield

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