Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode 1

Series Episode Number: 258

World Premiere: Sat 31 Jan 1970 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 2 Feb 1976 - 10:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 15 seconds

8.80 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 41 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 08 Dec 1969 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: PAL Restor



UNIT are summoned to Wenley Moor research station which is experiencing mysterious power losses. In the nearby caves, one of the staff has been killed and another sent insane.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterMalcolm Hulke
DirectorTimothy Combe
ProducerBarry Letts
DesignerBarry Newbery
Incidental MusicCarey Blyton
Title MusicRon Grainer
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Script EditorTerrance Dicks (uncredited)
CostumesChristine Rawlins (uncredited)
Make-upMarion Richards (uncredited)
Videotape EditorSam Upton (uncredited)
Studio LightingRalph Walton (uncredited)
Studio SoundJohn Staple (uncredited)
Make-upTeresa Wright (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Production AssistantChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Film CameramanFred Hamilton (uncredited)
Film EditorBill Huthbert (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerJim Ward (uncredited)
Vision MixerMike Catherwood (uncredited)
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Grams OperatorJohn Sanderford (uncredited)
Technical ManagerBernard Fox (uncredited)
Floor AssistantJohn Norton (uncredited)
Location CaterersMossberry Williams (uncredited)
Artist BookingBarbara Buchanan (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Technical AdviceDavid Jarvis (uncredited)