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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)