Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode Five

Series Episode Number: 342

World Premiere: Sat 24 Mar 1973 - 5:52pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 57 seconds

7.70 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 57 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 01 Nov 1972 in TC3
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



On Draconia, the Doctor reveals the Master's plan to provoke war to the Draconian Emperor. But the Master escapes, taking Jo as a hostage.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoJon Pertwee
The MasterRoger Delgado
Jo GrantKaty Manning
President of EarthVera Fusek
General WilliamsMichael Hawkins
Draconian EmperorJohn Woodnutt
Draconian PrincePeter Birrel
Draconian CaptainBill Wilde
Draconian MessengerIan Frost
Earth Cruiser CaptainClifford Elkin
First OgronStephen Thorne
Second OgronMichael Kilgarriff
Third OgronRick Lester
DraconianLeslie Bates (uncredited)
DraconianAndy Devine (uncredited)
DraconianRichard King (uncredited)
DraconianBill Matthews (uncredited)
DraconianRodney Cardiff (uncredited)
DraconianStuart Myers (uncredited)
DraconianSteve Tierney (uncredited)
DraconianLaurence Held (uncredited)
OgronMaurice Purvis (uncredited)
OgronBruce Wells (uncredited)
OgronSteve Kelly (uncredited)
OgronMaurice Bush (uncredited)
DraconianKen Wade (uncredited)
Prison GuardDennis Plenty (uncredited)
Prison GuardTerence Denville (uncredited)
Prison GuardEmmett Hennessy (uncredited)
Prison GuardDavid Billa (uncredited)
Presidential GuardWolf Von Jurgen (uncredited)