Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Three

Series Episode Number: 680

World Premiere: Wed 28 Dec 1988 - 7:39pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 3 Jul 2015 - 10:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 30 seconds

4.80 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 108 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 15 Jun 1988 in Elstree



Ace and Bellboy team up to stop the Chief Clown while the Doctor realises that he is next into the ring. The Captain has another trick up his sleeve and shows Mags's true colours.


Production Team include uncredited
WriterStephen Wyatt
DirectorAlan Wareing
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerDavid Laskey
Script EditorAndrew Cartmel
Graphic DesignerOliver Elmes
Costume DesignerRosalind Ebbutt
Make-up DesignerDenise Baron
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio LightingHenry Barber
Studio SoundScott Talbott
Technical CoordinatorMichael Langley-Evans
Technical CoordinatorRichard Wilson
Studio Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Props BuyerBob Blanks
Visual Effects DesignerSteve Bowman
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerBarbara Gainsley
Vision MixerDiana Long
Vision MixerJulie Mann
Vision MixerFred Law
OB LightingIan Dow
OB SoundDoug Whittaker
OB CameramanBarry Chaston
OB CameramanAlan Jessop
Production ManagerSuzanne Shaw
Production ManagerGary Downie
Production ManagerIan Fraser
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssistantAlexandra Todd
Assistant Floor ManagerDavid Tilley
Assistant Floor ManagerDuncan McAlpine
Title MusicRon Grainer
Incidental MusicMark Ayres
Special SoundDick Mills