Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Three

Series Episode Number: 516

World Premiere: Sat 10 Nov 1979 - 6:02pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 31 Aug 2001 - 10:30pm CDT [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 23 minutes 55 seconds

10.20 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 36 () (UK)




In the pit, the Doctor establishes contact with the creature and begins to suspect that all is not as it seems.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterDavid Fisher
DirectorChristopher Barry
ProducerGraham Williams
DesignerValerie Warrender
Script EditorDouglas Adams
Costume DesignerJune Hudson
Make-up ArtistGillian Thomas
Visual Effects DesignerMat Irvine
Electronic EffectsDave Chapman
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Studio LightingWarwick Fielding
Studio SoundAnthony Philpott
Senior CameramanRodney Taylor
Vision MixerJames Gould
Production AssistantRomey Allison
Production Unit ManagerJohn Nathan-Turner
Director's AssistantCarol Snook
Assistant Floor ManagerDavid Tilley
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundDick Mills
Show Working SupervisorChick Hetherington (uncredited)
Technical ManagerMike Chislett (uncredited)
Props BuyerEric Baker (uncredited)
Floor AssistantEdward Bye (uncredited)
Make Up AssistantSandra Powell (uncredited)
Design AssistantDavid Laskey (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)