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The Plague

Series Episode Number: 108

World Premiere: Sat 12 Mar 1966 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 10 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes

6.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 56 (UK)

Chart Position: 70 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 25 Feb 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Put on trial and found guilty of introducing a deadly plague to the Ark, the lives of the Doctor, Steven and Dodo hang in the balance as the Doctor attempts to find a cure.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterPaul Erickson
WriterLesley Scott
DirectorMichael Imison
ProducerJohn Wiles
DesignerBarry Newbery
Incidental MusicTristram Cary
Story EditorGerry Davis
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundRay Angel (uncredited)
Costume DesignerDaphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-upSonia Markham (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Film CameramanTony Leggo (uncredited)
Film EditorNoel Chanan (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerChris D'Oyly-John (uncredited)
Production AssistantDavid Maloney (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Vision MixerClive Halls (uncredited)
Floor AssistantErnest Skinner (uncredited)
Grams OperatorTony Bowers (uncredited)
Technical ManagerFred Wright (uncredited)
Director's SecretaryThelma Helmsby (uncredited)