Last updated 31 August 2023


Episode 1

Episode 1

Series Episode Number: 157

World Premiere: Sat 8 Apr 1967 - 5:50pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 7 Oct 2020 - 8:00pm EDT [BBC America]
Running Time: 23 minutes 47 seconds

8.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 51 (UK)

Chart Position: 47 () (UK)

Recorded on Sat 01 Apr 1967 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The TARDIS arrives at Gatwick airport in 1966 where Polly witnesses a murder. When the Doctor alerts the authorities they find the body has vanished and Polly has been kidnapped.