Doctor Who Guide: The Ambassadors of Death

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Episode 7

Series Episode Number: 271

World Premiere: Sat 2 May 1970 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 21 Oct 1975 - 6:30pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 32 seconds

6.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 62 (UK)

Chart Position: 80 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 27 Mar 1970 in Television Centre 1
Archive State: PAL Restor

General Carrington is behind the kidnapping of the ambassadors and intends to turn the world against the aliens by revealing their true identity to the world in a TV broadcast.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor Who		Jon Pertwee
Liz Shaw		Caroline John
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart		Nicholas Courtney
Carrington		John Abineri
Reegan		William Dysart
Ralph Cornish		Ronald Allen
John Wakefield		Michael Wisher
Control Room Assistant		Bernard Martin
Astronaut		Ric Felgate
Astronaut		Steve Peters
Astronaut		Neville Simons
Private Johnson		Geoffrey Beevers
Sergeant Benton		John Levene
Alien Space Captain		Peter Noel Cook
Alien Voice		Peter Halliday
Heavy		Alf Joint (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Jo Santos (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Keith Salmon (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Stuart Myers (uncredited)
Gatekeeper		Tom O'Leary (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Tony Lang (uncredited)
Cameraman		Leslie Shannon (uncredited)
Cameraman		Roy Reeves (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Clive Rogers (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		David J Graham (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Lindsey Scott (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Rod Peers (uncredited)
Control Room Assistant		Sheila Vivian (uncredited)
Heavy		Barry Kennington (uncredited)
Military Policeman		Royston Farrell (uncredited)
Military Policeman		Derek Chafer (uncredited)
Military Policeman		Les Clark (uncredited)
Military Policeman		Max Diamond (uncredited)
Stunt Man		Mike Horsburgh (uncredited)
Stunt Man		Tony Broadborne (uncredited)
Stunt Policeman		Les Conrad (uncredited)
Stunt Policeman		Marc Boyle (uncredited)
Stunt UNIT Soldier		Derek Ware (uncredited)
Stunt UNIT Soldier		Mike Stevens (uncredited)
Stunt UNIT Soldier		Terry Walsh (uncredited)
Stunts		Bob Baline (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		David Aldridge (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		David Pike (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Ron Gregory (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Steve Kelly (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		David Whitaker (credit only)
Writer		Malcolm Hulke (uncredited)
Writer		Terrance Dicks (uncredited)
Director		Michael Ferguson
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		David Myerscough-Jones
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Studio Lighting		Geoff Shaw
Studio Lighting		Dave Sydenham
Studio Lighting		Ralph Walton
Studio Sound		Gordon Mackie
Costumes		Christine Rawlins
Makeup		Marion Richards
Action by		HAVOC
Visual Effects Designer		Peter Day
Visual Effects Designer		Ian Scoones
Film Cameraman		A A Englander
Film Cameraman		Tony Leggo
Film Editor		Don Godden
Film Editor		Chris Wimble
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Technical Manager (TM2)		Bernard Fox (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		John Barclay (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Andy Stacey (uncredited)
Inlay Operator		Alan Gomery (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Nicholas John (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Margot Hayhoe (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		John Turner (uncredited)
Assistant		Pauline Silcock (uncredited)
Location Make-Up		Teresa Wright (uncredited)
Film Sound		Doug Mawson (uncredited)
Assistant Sound Recordist		Mervin Broadway (uncredited)
Film Camera Assistant		Roger Twyman (uncredited)
Film Camera Assistant		Nigel Walters (uncredited)
Videotape Editor		Jeff Higgs (uncredited)
Videotape Editor		Ron Bowman (uncredited)
Design Assistant		Dick Coles (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Sandra Brenholz (uncredited)
Director's Assistant		Kate Nemet (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Barbara Buchanan (uncredited)
Dresser		Arthur Funge (uncredited)
Dresser		Jean Holder (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)