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Episode 4

Series Episode Number: 261

World Premiere: Sat 21 Feb 1970 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 30 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes

8.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 60 (UK)

Chart Position: 46 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 05 Jan 1970 in Television Centre 1
Archive State: PAL Restor



Fearful of a war breaking out between the Silurians and mankind, the Doctor attempts to make peace between the races. But there are those on both sides unwilling to listen.


Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Liz ShawCaroline John
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
Major BakerNorman Jones
MastersGeoffrey Palmer
Dr. LawrencePeter Miles
Captain HawkinsPaul Darrow
Sergeant HartRichard Steele
Miss DawsonThomasine Heiner
TravisIan Talbot
Old SilurianDave Carter
Young SilurianNigel Johns
Silurian VoicePeter Halliday
SilurianPaul Barton
SilurianSimon Cain
SilurianJohn Churchill
SilurianPat Gorman
Dr. QuinnFulton Mackay (uncredited)Info
UNIT SoldierMark Johnson (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierBryan Nolan (uncredited)
TechnicianPat Matthews (uncredited)
TechnicianOlive Macheil (uncredited)
TechnicianBarry Kennington (uncredited)
TechnicianRonald Gough (uncredited)
TechnicianKeith Ashley (uncredited)
TechnicianAlex Hood (uncredited)
TechnicianMichael Earl (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierJohn Doyle (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierBernard Barnsley (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierJim Delaney (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierAlan Clements (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierAntonio de Maggio (uncredited)