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The Return

Series Episode Number: 109

World Premiere: Sat 19 Mar 1966 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Thu 11 Sep 2014 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 19 seconds

6.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 51 (UK)

Chart Position: 85 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 04 Mar 0196 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



When the TARDIS returns to the Ark at the end of its centuries long voyage, the travellers discover that the humans have been enslaved by their former servants, the Monoids.


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)