Doctor Who Guide: The Abominable Snowmen

Last updated 24 March 2024

Episode One

Series Episode Number: 174

World Premiere: Sat 30 Sep 1967 - 5:25pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 15 seconds

Appreciation Index: 50 (UK)

Chart Position: 57 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 15 Sep 1967 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: Missing

The TARDIS lands in Tibet in 1935. There the Doctor is accused of murder by Professor Travers who is in search of the legendary Yeti.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		Patrick Troughton
Travers		Jack Watling
Jamie		Frazer Hines
Victoria		Deborah Watling
Khrisong		Norman Jones
Thonmi		David Spenser
Rinchen		David Grey
Sapan		Raymond Llewellyn
Yeti		Reg Whitehead
Warrior Monk		Pat Gorman (uncredited)
Warrior Monk		Crawford Lyle (uncredited)
Warrior Monk		Richard King (uncredited)
Warrior Monk		Michael Durham (uncredited)
Warrior Monk		Antonio de Maggio (uncredited)
Warrior Monk		Barry Dupres (uncredited)
Llama		Richard Atherton (uncredited)
Llama		Bobby Beaumot (uncredited)
Llama		Terry Nelson (uncredited)
Llama		Charles Finch (uncredited)
Llama		Jack Rowland (uncredited)
Llama		Roger Bowdler (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Mervyn Haisman
Writer		Henry Lincoln
Director		Gerald Blake
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Designer		Malcolm Middleton
Film Cameraman		Peter Bartlett
Film Cameraman		Ken Westbury
Film Editor		Philip Barnikel
Story Editor		Peter Bryant
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costumes		Martin Baugh (uncredited)
Makeup		Sylvia James (uncredited)
Lighting		Howard King (uncredited)
Sound		Norman Bennett (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Ulrich Grosser (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Ron Oates (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Roselyn Parker (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Marjorie Yorke (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)