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Episode One

Series Episode Number: 350

World Premiere: Sat 19 May 1973 - 5:51pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 18 Sep 1983 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 25 minutes 55 seconds

9.20 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 18 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 02 Apr 1973 in TC3
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



In Wales, a dead miner is found glowing green. UNIT investigates and Jo empathises with the environmentalism of Cliff Jones who is opposing the pollution from Global Chemicals


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoJon Pertwee
Jo GrantKaty Manning
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
StevensJerome Willis
Clifford JonesStewart Bevan
ElginTony Adams
HinksBen Howard
Dai EvansMostyn Evans
DaveTalfryn Thomas
BertRoy Evans
NancyMitzi McKenzie (credit only)
MilkmanRay Handy
HughesJohn Scott Martin
MinerFrank Seton (uncredited)
MinerDavid Waterman (uncredited)
Security GuardLeslie Bates (uncredited)
Security GuardDennis Plenty (uncredited)
VillagerReg Cranfield (uncredited)
VillagerSonny Willix (uncredited)
VillagerDavid Braddock (uncredited)
VillagerJohn Jeffries (uncredited)
VillagerWayne Warlow (uncredited)
VillagerRoger Mundy (uncredited)
VillagerLaurie Boyton (uncredited)
VillagerFrank Darroch (uncredited)
VillagerMansel Wilks (uncredited)
VillagerRendle Morris (uncredited)
VillagerGordon Cecil (uncredited)
VillagerMichael Cunningham (uncredited)
WholewealerVincent Gardener (uncredited)
WholewealerJill Alexandra (uncredited)
WholewealerGeoffrey Morgan (uncredited)
WholewealerTricia Selby (uncredited)