Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 360

World Premiere: Sat 12 Jan 1974 - 5:30pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 28 Nov 2014 - 8:00pm EST [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes 29 seconds

11.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 62 (UK)

Chart Position: 24 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 15 Oct 1973 in TC6
Archive State: 16mm

BBC


The Doctor and Sarah return to a deserted London. Where have the population gone, and why is the city under martial law.


Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Sarah Jane SmithElisabeth Sladen
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
General FinchJohn Bennett
Mike YatesRichard Franklin
Sergeant BentonJohn Levene
Lieutenant ShearsBen Aris
Sergeant DuffyDave Carter
Corporal NortonMartin Taylor
Private OgdenGeorge Bryson
R/T SoldierJohn Caesar
PhillipsGordon Reid
LodgeTrevor Lawrence
Warehouse LooterTerry Walsh
Second Warehouse LooterAlan Bull (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierIan Elliott (uncredited)
Army SoldierMike Stevens (uncredited)
Army SoldierTed Heath (uncredited)
UNIT PatrolColin Hamilton (uncredited)
UNIT PatrolCy Town (uncredited)
UNIT PatrolLeslie Hoyes (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierBryan Nolan (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierBruce Cox (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierGeoff Whiterick (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierKen Tracey (uncredited)
Army Corporal - Patrol 1Leslie Bates (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierRonald Gough (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierRoy Pearce (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierStuart Myers (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier in JeepPat Milner (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier in JeepSteve Ismay (uncredited)
UNIT TypistRichard King (uncredited)