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Flight Through Eternity

Series Episode Number: 74

World Premiere: Sat 5 Jun 1965 - 5:46pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Thu 4 Sep 2014 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes 32 seconds

9.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 55 (UK)

Chart Position: 12 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 14 May 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The Daleks pursue the TARDIS through time and space. In an attempt to lose the Daleks, the Doctor makes a stop on the top of the Empire State Building and then on a sailing ship.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
Ian ChestertonWilliam Russell
Barbara WrightJacqueline Hill
VickiMaureen O'Brien
GuideArne Gordon
Morton DillPeter Purves
Albert C RichardsonDennis Chinnery
Capt Benjamin BriggsDavid Blake Kelly
BosunPatrick Carter
WilloughbyDouglas Ditta
Cabin StewardJack Pitt
Dalek VoicePeter Hawkins
Dalek VoiceDavid Graham
Dalek OperatorRobert Jewell
Dalek OperatorKevin Manser
Dalek OperatorJohn Scott Martin
Dalek OperatorGerald Taylor
Bald Fat ManJim Tyson (uncredited)
Beautiful WomanMonique Lewis (uncredited)
Crew Cut YouthSean Ryan (uncredited)
Mrs BriggsMarilyn Gothard (uncredited)
SailorBill Richards (uncredited)
SailorDavid Pelton (uncredited)
SailorMarc Lawrence (uncredited)
SailorTerry Leigh (uncredited)
Stunt SailorDavid Cannon (uncredited)
Stunt SailorFred Haggerty (uncredited)
Stunt SailorGerry Wain (uncredited)
Woman TouristBarbara Bruce (uncredited)
Woman TouristKathleen Heath (uncredited)
Woman TouristSally Sutherland (uncredited)