Doctor Who Guide: Doctor Who And The Silurians

Last updated 24 March 2024

Episode 2

Series Episode Number: 259

World Premiere: Sat 7 Feb 1970 - 5:16pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 29 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 23 minutes 8 seconds

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 68 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 22 Dec 1969 in Television Centre 1
Archive State: PAL Restor

Investigating the caves, the Doctor is attacked by a dinosaur-like creature. Dr Quinn is hiding a secret that could endanger the lives of everyone.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor Who		Jon Pertwee
Liz Shaw		Caroline John
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart		Nicholas Courtney
Dr. Quinn		Fulton Mackay
Major Baker		Norman Jones
Dr. Lawrence		Peter Miles
Miss Dawson		Thomasine Heiner
Captain Hawkins		Paul Darrow
Doris Squire		Nancie Jackson
Squire		Gordon Richardson (uncredited)
Silurian		Pat Gorman
Silurian Voice		Peter Halliday
Technician		Barry Kennington (uncredited)
Technician		Cara Stevens (uncredited)
Technician		Joan Harsant (uncredited)
Technician		John Spradbury (uncredited)
Technician		Keith Ashley (uncredited)
Technician		Keith Goodman (uncredited)
Technician		Norton Clark (uncredited)
Technician		Ronald Gough (uncredited)
Technician		Sheila Knight (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Alan Clements (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Alex Hood (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Antonio de Maggio (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Bernard Barnsley (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Bryan Nolan (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Jim Delaney (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		John Doyle (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Mark Johnson (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Director		Timothy Combe
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		Barry Newbery
Incidental Music		Carey Blyton
Music Conducted by		Carey Blyton
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks (uncredited)
Costumes		Christine Rawlins (uncredited)
Videotape Editor		Sam Upton (uncredited)
Makeup		Marion Richards (uncredited)
Studio Lighting		Ralph Walton (uncredited)
Studio Sound		John Staple (uncredited)
Makeup		Teresa Wright (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Chris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Film Cameraman		Fred Hamilton
Film Editor		Bill Huthbert
Assistant Floor Manager		Sue Hedden (uncredited)
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Jim Ward (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Mike Catherwood (uncredited)
Grams Operator		John Sanderford (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)		Bernard Fox (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		John Norton (uncredited)
Location Caterers		Mossberry Williams (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Barbara Buchanan (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Technical Advice		David Jarvis (uncredited)