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Episode One

Series Episode Number: 304

World Premiere: Sat 1 Jan 1972 - 5:52pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 7 Oct 1975 - 6:30pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 23 minutes 36 seconds

9.80 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 36 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 04 Oct 1971 in TC4
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



When Sir Reginald Styles claims to have seen a ghost, UNIT is called in. The Doctor and Jo spend the night at Styles' house and become the target of an assassin.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterLouis Marks
DirectorPaul Bernard
ProducerBarry Letts
DesignerDavid Myerscough-Jones
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Studio LightingAlan Horne
Studio SoundTony Millier
CostumesMary Husband
Make-upHeather Stewart
Visual Effects DesignerJim Ward
Film CameramanFred Hamilton
Film EditorDan Rae
Special SoundBrian Hodgson
Daleks originated byTerry Nation
Title MusicRon Grainer
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson (uncredited)
Technical ManagerDerek Martin (uncredited)
Vision MixerMike Catherwood (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden (uncredited)
Floor AssistantJohn O'Shaughnessy (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Production AssistantNorman Stewart (uncredited)
GripTex Childs (uncredited)
Film SoundChris King (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantsBrian Easton (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantsBrian Jones (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantNorman Johnstone (uncredited)
GraphicsSid Lomax (uncredited)
Design AssistantFiona Comrie (uncredited)
Production SecretarySarah Newman (uncredited)
Director's AssistantCarolyn Driver (uncredited)
Music CopyistGeorge Bayton (uncredited)
Grams OperatorGordon Phillipson (uncredited)
Artist BookingSybil Cave (uncredited)
Props BuyerDorothy Elliott (uncredited)
Props BuyerRoger Hulme (uncredited)