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Episode Four

Series Episode Number: 302

World Premiere: Sat 12 Jun 1971 - 6:11pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 23 Dec 1975 - 6:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 25 seconds

8.10 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 24 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 26 May 1971 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



The Doctor is captured by the villagers who are under the Master's control. Jo goes to the church to prevent the Master from summoning Azal for the final time, but is too late.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoJon Pertwee
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
The MasterRoger Delgado
Jo GrantKaty Manning
Mike YatesRichard Franklin
Sergeant BentonJohn Levene
Miss HawthorneDamaris Hayman
Bert the LandlordDon McKillop
Sgt. OsgoodAlec Linstead
ThorpeJohn Owens
AzalStephen Thorne
Morris Dancer Headington Quarry Men
CovenDavid J Graham (uncredited)
CovenJohn Scott Martin (uncredited)
CovenJohn Tatham (uncredited)
CovenPat Gorman (uncredited)
CovenVic Taylor (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerJean Scaife (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerKathy Ryan (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerLes Osman (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerLesley Matcham (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerLyn Matcham (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerMaria Burns (uncredited)
Maypole VillagerMyrtle Osman (uncredited)
SoldierAndrew Butcher (uncredited)
SoldierJim Davidson (uncredited)
SoldierRon Taylor (uncredited)
SoldierTerry Denton (uncredited)
Stunt Double for Doctor WhoJack Silk (uncredited)
Village MotherMarion Deuchar (uncredited)
VillagerBill Burridge (uncredited)
VillagerCharles Shaw Hesketh (uncredited)
VillagerGeoffrey Witherick (uncredited)
VillagerLawrence Archer (uncredited)
VillagerMichael Moore (uncredited)
VillagerRex Rashley (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterGuy LeopoldInfo
WriterGuy Leopold (uncredited)Info
DirectorChristopher Barry
ProducerBarry Letts
DesignerRoger Ford
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Visual Effects DesignerPeter Day
Film CameramanFred Hamilton
Film SoundDick Manton
Film EditorChris Wimble
Special SoundBrian Hodgson
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Fight ArrangerPeter Diamond
Studio LightingRalph Walton (uncredited)
Studio SoundTony Millier (uncredited)
CostumesBarbara Lane (uncredited)
MakeupJan Harrison (uncredited)
Production AssistantPeter Grimwade (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden (uncredited)
Vision MixerJohn Gorman (uncredited)
Grams OperatorGordon Phillipson (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantFrank Brown (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantDick Boulter (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantGraham Morris (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantTony Bragg (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantJim Black (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantIan Dabbs (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantDavid South (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantPat Turley (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantPaul Wheeler (uncredited)
Costume AssistantMel Freedman (uncredited)
Costume AssistantDoris Stretch (uncredited)
GripStan Swetman (uncredited)
Location Scene ChargehandJoe Bates (uncredited)
Location Scene CrewReg Davis (uncredited)
Location Scene CrewBarry Dupeiel (uncredited)
Location Scene CrewSteve Phillips (uncredited)
Floor AssistantJohn Norton (uncredited)
Floor AssistantAlex Young (uncredited)
ArmourerAlf Trustrum (uncredited)
Effects AssistantRicky Grosser (uncredited)
Effects AssistantTony Harding (uncredited)
Effects AssistantLen Hutton (uncredited)
Design AssistantChrissie Lightfoot (uncredited)
Production SecretarySarah Newman (uncredited)
Director's AssistantSue Upton (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Cheryl Thornton (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Irene Walls (uncredited)
Props BuyerGeoff Burford (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)