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Part One

Series Episode Number: 665

World Premiere: Mon 23 Nov 1987 - 7:37pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 15 Jan 1989 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 1 seconds

5.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 61 (UK)

Chart Position: 80 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 28 Jul 1987 in Television Centre 1



On Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel meet Ace, who has found herself there after a timestorm. While Ace nearly joins Kane's mercenaries, the Doctor and Glitz explore the ice caverns.


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorSylvester McCoy
Melanie BushBonnie Langford
GlitzTony Selby
KaneEdward Peel
BelazsPatricia Quinn
KracauerTony Osoba
AceSophie Aldred
CustomerShirin Taylor
AndersonIan Mackenzie
McLuhanStephanie Fayerman
BazinStuart Organ
ZedSean Blowers
PudovkinNigel Miles-Thomas
The CreatureLeslie Meadows
AnnouncerLynn Gardner
StellarMiranda Borman
(extra)Penny Cole (uncredited)
(extra)Ron Berry (uncredited)
(extra)Simon Brown (uncredited)
Freezer Centre CustomerBarbara Russell (uncredited)
Freezer Centre CustomerChristian Fletcher (uncredited)
Freezer Centre CustomerIan Johns (uncredited)
Freezer Centre CustomerNoel Drennan (uncredited)
Glitz's CrewIan Bodenham (uncredited)
Glitz's CrewRay Knight (uncredited)
Glitz's CrewSue Somerset (uncredited)
Glitz's CrewRoss Murray (uncredited)
GuardJohn Baker (uncredited)
GuardChris Andrews (uncredited)
GuardKeith Harvey (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerBill Malin (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerJulie Ann Wood (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerBryan Jacobs (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerCarolyn Christie (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerDenise Powell (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerEric Lindsay (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerHarry Klein (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerLinda Kent (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerMaggie Lynton (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerMiles Ambrose (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerOlwyn Atkinson (uncredited)
Refreshment Bar CustomerStuart Myers (uncredited)
The SculptorLarry Bishop (uncredited)