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Episode Four

Series Episode Number: 353

World Premiere: Sat 9 Jun 1973 - 5:50pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 8:30pm EST [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes 57 seconds

6.80 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 32 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 17 Apr 1973 in TC3
Archive State: PAL 2 VT



The Brigadier attempts to seal the giant maggots in the mine with explosives, but this only results in the creatures burrowing to the surface.