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Don't Shoot the Pianist

Series Episode Number: 116

World Premiere: Sat 7 May 1966 - 5:49pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 12 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 23 minutes 47 seconds

6.60 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 39 (UK)

Chart Position: 45 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 22 Apr 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Tensions between the Clantons and Doc Holliday continue to grow and Steven finds himself caught in the crossfire.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
Ike ClantonWilliam Hurndell
Phineas ClantonMaurice Good
Billy ClantonDavid Cole
Seth HarperShane Rimmer
Steven TaylorPeter Purves
DodoJackie Lane
CharlieDavid Graham
Doc HollidayAnthony Jacobs
KateSheena Marshe
Wyatt EarpJohn Alderson
Bat MastersonRichard Beale
CowboyBill Smith (uncredited)
CowboyJohn Caesar (uncredited)
Brassy Bar GirlVilma Stuttle (uncredited)
CowboyJohn Doyle (uncredited)
CowboyRoy Curtis (uncredited)
Brassy Bar GirlMaureen Lane (uncredited)
SettlerReg Cranfield (uncredited)
SettlerLeslie Shannon (uncredited)
Settler (Lynch Mob)Mark Allington (uncredited)
Settler (Lynch Mob)Jonas Kurchi (uncredited)
Brassy Bar GirlMaureen Nelson (uncredited)
Settler (Lynch Mob)Kevin Leslie (uncredited)
SettlerJohn de Marco (uncredited)
SettlerDerek Chafer (uncredited)
Mexican CowboyAntony Billing (uncredited)
Chinese ShopkeeperJackie Ho (uncredited)
Chinese ShopkeeperEdward Chookan (uncredited)
Settler's WifeMarguerite Young (uncredited)
Settler's DaughterJane Tucker (uncredited)
Settler's DaughterEdwina Salmon (uncredited)