Doctor Who Guide: Frontier In Space

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

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 include uncredited
Dr. Who		Jon Pertwee
The Master		Roger Delgado
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
President of Earth		Vera Fusek
General Williams		Michael Hawkins
Draconian Emperor		John Woodnutt
Draconian Prince		Peter Birrel
Draconian Captain		Bill Wilde
Draconian Messenger		Ian Frost
Earth Cruiser Captain		Clifford Elkin
First Ogron		Stephen Thorne
Second Ogron		Michael Kilgarriff
Third Ogron		Rick Lester

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Director		Paul Bernard
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		Cynthia Kljuco
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Floor Assistant		Chris Moss (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Gordon Phillipson (uncredited)
Post Production Sound		Ray Angel (uncredited)
Technical Manager		Ron Bristow (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Shirley Coward (uncredited)
Costume Designer		Barbara Kidd (uncredited)
Make-up		Sandra Shepherd (uncredited)
Studio Lighting		Ralph Walton (uncredited)
Studio Sound		Brian Hiles (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Rhys Jones (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Bernard Wilkie (uncredited)
Masks by		John Friedlander (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		John Bradburn (uncredited)
Film Cameraman		John Tiley (uncredited)
Film Editor		John Bush (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Nicholas John (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Sarah Newman (uncredited)
Music Copyist		George Bayton (uncredited)
Assistant		Kay Stephens (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Sybil Cave (uncredited)
Property Buyer		Ruth Hyde (uncredited)