Last updated 21 March 2020


Part Two

Series Episode Number: 475

World Premiere: Sat 11 Feb 1978 - 6:24pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 12 Feb 1980 - 5:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 25 minutes

11.40 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 29 () (UK)

Recorded on Sun 06 Nov 1977 in TC8



The Doctor is made president of the Time Lords. He immediately orders K-9 to lower the planet's defences and has Leela banished to the wilderness.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoTom Baker
LeelaLouise Jameson
Cardinal BorusaJohn Arnatt
AndredChristopher Tranchell
Gold UsherCharles Morgan
Lord GomerDennis Edwards
KelnerMilton Johns
VardanStan McGowan
VardanTom Kelly
GuardChristopher Christou
RodanHilary Ryan
Voice of K-9John Leeson
GuardBuddy Prince (uncredited)
GuardEric Danot (uncredited)
GuardMichael Harley (uncredited)
GuardMoht Jackson (uncredited)
GuardPeter Roy (uncredited)
GuardRobert Smythe (uncredited)
GuardTony Snell (uncredited)
Time LordChristopher Holmes (uncredited)
Time LordGiles Melville (uncredited)
Time LordHarold Horsham (uncredited)
Time LordJohn Tucker (uncredited)
Time LordKyle Adair (uncredited)
Time LordMartin Clarke (uncredited)
Time LordMichael de Wilde (uncredited)
Time LordMichael Gordon-Browne (uncredited)
Time LordMichael Moore (uncredited)
Time LordVictor Reynolds (uncredited)
Time LordW Wyatt (uncredited)
Time Lord ConspiratorMartin Grant (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterDavid Agnew
WriterGraham Williams (uncredited)
WriterAnthony Read (uncredited)
DirectorGerald Blake
ProducerGraham Williams
DesignerBarbara Gosnold
Script EditorAnthony Read
Costume DesignerDee Kelly
Makeup ArtistMaureen Winslade
Visual Effects DesignerRichard Conway
Visual Effects DesignerColin Mapson
Special SoundDick Mills
OB LightingJohn Sterling
OB SoundIan Leiper
Studio LightingMike Jefferies
Studio SoundAnthony Philpott
Production AssistantColin Dudley
Production Unit ManagerJohn Nathan-Turner
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Vision MixerShirley Coward (uncredited)
Grams OperatorJerry Borrows (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerRomey Allison (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Errol Ryan (uncredited)
Floor AssistantRenny Tasker (uncredited)
Floor AssistantSue Williams (uncredited)
Electronic EffectsDave Chapman (uncredited)
OB LightingTommy Thomas (uncredited)
Props BuyerBrenda Barker (uncredited)
K9 OperatorNigel Brackley (uncredited)
OB Engineering ManagerBob Wade (uncredited)
Engineering Co-ordinatorsTrevor Gibbs (uncredited)
Engineering Co-ordinatorsBob Newton (uncredited)
Design AssistantBob Steer (uncredited)
Assistant Costume DesignerDennis Brack (uncredited)
Assistant Costume DesignerTerrance Parker (uncredited)
Assistant Costume DesignerRichard Winter (uncredited)
GraphicsElizabeth Freeman (uncredited)
Scene CrewRon Hasler (uncredited)
Senior CameramanJim Atkinson (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Norma Hill (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Vicky Pocock (uncredited)
Director's AssistantJoy Sinclair (uncredited)
DresserSheila Parkinson (uncredited)
DresserMervyn Beazer (uncredited)
DresserMichael Chard (uncredited)
DresserSteve Cornish (uncredited)
Artist BookingNansi Davies (uncredited)
Artist BookingPhyllis Page (uncredited)
Location BookingCarol Vigurs (uncredited)
Dubbing Sound SupervisorA. Philpot (uncredited)
Music Recording Sound SupervisorD. Miller-Timmons (uncredited)
Music Recording Sound SupervisorA. Edmonds (uncredited)
Music Recording Sound SupervisorL. Gordon (uncredited)
OB CameramanDavid Goutier (uncredited)
OB CameramanAlan Hayward (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)