Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 668

World Premiere: Wed 5 Oct 1988 - 7:34pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 5 Mar 1989 - 11:15pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 33 seconds

5.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 68 (UK)

Chart Position: 78 () (UK)




In Shoreditch, 1963, the Doctor's past begins to catch up with himÂ… At the Totter's Lane junkyard where his adventures began, an old terror is returning.


Production Team include uncredited
WriterBen Aaronovitch
DirectorAndrew Morgan
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerMartin Collins
Script EditorAndrew Cartmel
Graphic DesignerOliver Elmes
Computer Animation CAL Video
Costume DesignerKen Trew
Make-up DesignerChristine Greenwood
Studio LightingHenry Barber
Studio SoundScott Talbott
Technical CoordinatorRichard Wilson
Studio Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Props BuyerChris Ferriday
Visual Effects DesignerStuart Brisdon
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Vision MixerFred Law
OB LightingIan Dow
OB SoundDoug Whittaker
OB SoundLes Mowbray
OB CamermanRobin Sutherland
OB CamermanBarry Chaston
Production ManagerIan Fraser
Production ManagerMichael McDermott
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssistantRosemary Parsons
Assistant Floor ManagerVal McCrimmon
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Grant
Title MusicRon Grainer
Special SoundDick Mills
Stunt coordinatorTip Tipping