Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode 4

Series Episode Number: 275

World Premiere: Sat 30 May 1970 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 3 Nov 1975 - 6:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 57 seconds

6.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 60 (UK)

Chart Position: 54 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 08 May 1970 in TC3 / TC6
Archive State: RSC conver



In the parallel world, the drilling project is about to penetrate Earth's crust. The Doctor, arrested as a spy, is unable to convince his captors of the danger that faces them.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Liz ShawCaroline John
Section Leader Elizabeth ShawCaroline John (uncredited)
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
The Brigade LeaderNicholas Courtney (uncredited)
Professor StahlmanOlaf Pooley
Sir Keith GoldChristopher Benjamin
Greg SuttonDerek Newark
Petra WilliamsSheila Dunn
Sergeant BentonJohn Levene
BromleyIan Fairbairn
RSF SentryRoy Scammell
Technician (inferno Project)Patricia Matthews (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Sheila Knight (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Joan Harsant (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Valerie Bland (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Natalia Lindley (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Marcelle Elliott (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Alan Clements (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Keith Norrish (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Richard Cooper (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Keith Ashley (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Richard King (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Derek Hunt (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Colin James (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Richard Lawrence (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Michael Earl (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Norton Clark (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Ronald Gough (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Barry Ashton (uncredited)
Technician (inferno Project)Cy Town (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Roy Street (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Terry Walsh (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Nick Hobbs (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Royston Farrell (uncredited)
Stunt ManAlan Chuntz (uncredited)
Stunt ManBilly Horrigan (uncredited)
Stunt ManDerek Martin (uncredited)
Stunt ManB G Heath (uncredited)
Stunt ManBruce Cox (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterDon Houghton
DirectorDouglas Camfield
ProducerBarry Letts
DesignerJeremy Davies
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Film CameramanFred Hamilton
Film SoundGraham Hare
Film EditorMartyn Day
Visual Effects DesignerLen Hutton
Title MusicRon Grainer
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop
CostumesChristine Rawlins (uncredited)
MakeupMarion Richards (uncredited)
Studio LightingJohn Green (uncredited)
Studio SoundJohn Staple (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Ray Hider (uncredited)
Vision MixerJohn Gorman (uncredited)
Grams OperatorTony Philpott (uncredited)
Production AssistantChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden (uncredited)
Floor AssistantFrank Mullan (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Judy Cain (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Sue Duckworth (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Irene Walls (uncredited)
Scene CrewBrian Mitchell (uncredited)
Scene CrewBrian West (uncredited)
Costume AssistantTerry Styles (uncredited)
Costume AssistantPat Trigger (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantHugh Miles (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantJack Curtis (uncredited)
Director's AssistantSue Upton (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)