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Part One

Series Episode Number: 678

World Premiere: Wed 14 Dec 1988 - 7:34pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 26 Mar 1989 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 23 seconds

5.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 68 (UK)

Chart Position: 86 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 06 Jun 1988 in Elstree

Bellboy and Flowerchild escape the Psychic Circus but are pursued by the Chief Clown. The Doctor and Ace meet other visitors to Segonax, some of whom are not what they seem...

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		Sylvester McCoy
Ace		Sophie Aldred
The Captain		T P McKenna
Mags		Jessica Martin
Ringmaster		Ricco Ross
Stallslady		Peggy Mount
Chief Clown		Ian Reddington
Morgana		Deborah Manship
Bellboy		Christopher Guard
Whizzkid		Gian Sammarco
Nord		Daniel Peacock
Flowerchild		Dee Sadler
Bus Conductor		Dean Hollingsworth
Clown		Alan Heap (uncredited)
Clown		Paul Miller (uncredited)
Clown		Dave Pumfrett (uncredited)
Clown		John Alexander (uncredited)
Clown		Karl Magee (uncredited)
Clown		Hugh Spight (uncredited)
Clown		Jeff Davies (uncredited)
Clown		Nicky Dewhurst (uncredited)
Clown		Paul Sadler (uncredited)
Clown		Philip Sadler (uncredited)
Clown		Patrick Ford (uncredited)
Clown (Driver)		Alan Rudolph (uncredited)

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Stephen Wyatt
Director		Alan Wareing
Producer		John Nathan-Turner
Designer		David Laskey
Script Editor		Andrew Cartmel
Graphic Designer		Oliver Elmes
Computer Animation		CAL Video (uncredited)
Costume Designer		Rosalind Ebbutt
Make-up Designer		Denise Baron
Studio Lighting		Don Babbage
Studio Lighting		Henry Barber
Studio Sound		Scott Talbott
Technical Coordinator		Michael Langley-Evans
Technical Coordinator		Richard Wilson
Studio Camera Supervisor		Alec Wheal
Videotape Editor		Hugh Parson
Props Buyer		Bob Blanks
Visual Effects Designer		Steve Bowman
Video Effects		Dave Chapman
Vision Mixer		Barbara Gainsley
Vision Mixer		Diana Long
Vision Mixer		Julie Mann
Vision Mixer		Fred Law
OB Lighting		Ian Dow
OB Sound		Doug Whittaker
OB Cameraman		Barry Chaston
OB Cameraman		Alan Jessop
Production Manager		Suzanne Shaw
Production Manager		Gary Downie
Production Manager		Ian Fraser
Production Associate		June Collins
Production Assistant		Alexandra Todd
Assistant Floor Manager		David Tilley
Assistant Floor Manager		Duncan McAlpine
Magic Consultant		Geoffrey Durham (uncredited)
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Incidental Music		Mark Ayres
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Production Ops Supervisor		Vic Young (uncredited)
Production Operative		Neville Kuhn (uncredited)
Production Operative		Jeff Howe (uncredited)
Production Operative		Pat O'Connell (uncredited)
OB Sound Engineer		Roger Neal (uncredited)
OB VT Engineer		Steve Preston (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Alex Starr (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Southern Morris (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Hilary Barrett (uncredited)
Deputy Sound Supervisor		Mike Weaver (uncredited)
Technical Manager(TM2)		Brian Jones (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Keff McCulloch (uncredited)
Design Assistant		Julia Gresty (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Dave Wells (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Dave Becker (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Jim Lancaster (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Mike Tucker (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Biddy Palmer (uncredited)
Assistant Costume Designer		Sarah Jane Ellis (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Helen Johnson (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Mark Phillips (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Sunetra Sastry (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Lyn Somerville (uncredited)
Dresser		Debbie Roberts (uncredited)
Dresser		Michael Johnson (uncredited)
Dresser		Tim Bonstow (uncredited)
Dresser		Patricia McAuley (uncredited)
Dresser		Ann Richardson (uncredited)

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