Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Three

Series Episode Number: 378

World Premiere: Sat 18 May 1974 - 5:40pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Thu 11 Dec 2014 - 8:00pm EST [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 58 seconds

8.80 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 57 (UK)

Chart Position: 22 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 16 Apr 1974 in TC1 TC6 TC8
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

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Following Lupton, Sarah is transported to Metebelis 3 where she is captured by the human villagers. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to follow Sarah, but the spiders are waiting.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Sarah Jane SmithElisabeth Sladen
Mike YatesRichard Franklin
LuptonJohn Dearth
Cho jeKevin Lindsay
TommyJohn Kane
BarnesChristopher Burgess
MossTerence Lodge
ArakGareth Hunt
SaborGeoffrey Morris
NeskaJenny Laird
RegaJoanna Monro
TuarRalph Arliss
Guard CaptainWalter Randall
Spider VoiceYsanne Churchman
Spider VoiceKismet Delgado
Spider VoiceMaureen Morris
SpiderBarry Smith (uncredited)
Stunt Double for Doctor WhoTerry Walsh (uncredited)
GuardLeslie Bates (uncredited)
GuardSteve Ismay (uncredited)
GuardDennis Plenty (uncredited)
GuardRoy Pearce (uncredited)
GuardDerek Hunt (uncredited)
GuardHarry Fielder (uncredited)
VillagerBarbara Bermel (uncredited)
VillagerSue Ann Manners (uncredited)
VillagerMargaret McKechnie (uncredited)
VillagerLorna Kilner (uncredited)
VillagerAnn Plenty (uncredited)
VillagerMary Rennie (uncredited)
VillagerPat Gorman (uncredited)
VillagerIan Elliot (uncredited)
VillagerSimon Christy (uncredited)
VillagerKen Tracey (uncredited)
VillagerKeith Ashley (uncredited)
VillagerBill Matthews (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterRobert Sloman
WriterBarry Letts (uncredited)
DirectorBarry Letts
ProducerBarry Letts (uncredited)
DesignerRochelle Selwyn
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundDick Mills
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title SequenceBernard Lodge
Visual Effects DesignerBernard Wilkie
Film CameramanFred Hamilton (uncredited)
Film SoundJohn Gatland (uncredited)
Film EditorBob Rymer (uncredited)
Studio LightingRalph Walton (uncredited)
Studio SoundJohn Holmes (uncredited)
Costume DesignerL Rowland-Warne (uncredited)
MakeupDeanne Turner (uncredited)
Production Unit ManagerGeorge Gallaccio (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Tommy Dawson (uncredited)
Vision MixerNick Lake (uncredited)
Grams OperatorAndrew Hunter (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerGraeme Harper (uncredited)
Production AssistantMarion McDougall (uncredited)
Floor AssistantGeoffrey Posner (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantIan Punter (uncredited)
GripJim Gomm (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantFrank Brown (uncredited)
Film Operatives ManagerHugh Wilson (uncredited)
Film PropsAlbert Crush (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantIan Scoones (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantRichard Conway (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantSteve Bowman (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantMat Irvine (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Sheelagh Wells (uncredited)
Director's AssistantHeather Dunthorne (uncredited)
Inlay OperatorDave Chapman (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)