Doctor Who Guide: The Face of Evil

Last updated 09 January 2020

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Part Four

Series Episode Number: 443

World Premiere: Sat 22 Jan 1977 - 6:26pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 26 May 1980 - 5:30pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 46 seconds

11.70 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 60 (UK)

Chart Position: 19 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 26 Oct 1976 in TC3
BBC Genome Project: see entry

Determined to rectify his earlier mistake, the Doctor tries to repair Xoanon. But the insane computer refuses to accept his help and prepares to destroy the entire planet.

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Leela		Louise Jameson
Tomas		Brendan Price
Calib		Leslie Schofield
Neeva		David Garfield
Jabel		Leon Eagles
Gentek		Mike Elles
Acolyte		Peter Baldock
Xoanon		Roy Herrick

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Chris Boucher
Director		Pennant Roberts
Producer		Philip Hinchcliffe
Designer		Austin Ruddy
Script Editor		Robert Holmes
Costume Designer		John Bloomfield
Make-up Artist		Ann Ailes
Visual Effects Designer		Mat Irvine
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Lighting		Derek Slee
Sound		Colin Dixon
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge
Production Assistant		Marion McDougall
Production Unit Manager		Chris D'Oyly-John
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Fight Arranger		Terry Walsh
Assistant Floor Manager		Richard Leyland (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		James Gould (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Gordon Phillipson (uncredited)
TM2		Ron Bristow (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Philip Livingstone (uncredited)
Inlay Operator		Dave Chapman (uncredited)
Senior Cameraman		Colin Reed (uncredited)
Director's Assistant		Sue Ward (uncredited)
Props Buyer		Brenda Barker (uncredited)
Props Buyer		Val Woodford (uncredited)
Post-Production Grams		Mike Felton (uncredited)
Post-Production Grams		R. Williams (uncredited)
Post Production Sound		Derek Miller-Timmins (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Jennifer Hughes (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Sue Frear (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Karen Bryan (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Carol Wilson (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Ann Rickard (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Nansi Davies (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)

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