Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 580

World Premiere: Mon 3 Jan 1983 - 6:45pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 25 Nov 1984 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 37 seconds

7.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 74 () (UK)




During a clandestine meeting on Gallifrey, the Doctor has been chosen to be a part of a terrible act. Unaware, the Doctor and Nyssa trace something odd to Amsterdam


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterJohnny Byrne
DirectorRon Jones
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerMarjorie Pratt
Script EditorEric Saward
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerDee Robson
Make-up ArtistFran Needham
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio SoundTrevor Webster
Technical ManagerBob Hignett
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorGraham Hutchings
Visual Effects DesignerChristopher Lawson
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerJames Gould
Film CameramanFintan Sheehan
Film SoundBill Wild
Film EditorBernard Ashby
Production ManagerRalph Wilton
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssistantDiana Brookes
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Richards
Incidental MusicRoger Limb
Special SoundDick Mills
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerPeter Howell (uncredited)