Doctor Who Guide: The Keys of Marinus

Last updated 23 March 2024

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The Keys of Marinus

Series Episode Number: 26

World Premiere: Sat 16 May 1964 - 5:17pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 15 Aug 2014 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 25 minutes 11 seconds

6.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 63 (UK)

Chart Position: 43 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 24 Apr 1964 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r
BBC Genome Project: see entry

The Doctor solves the murder mystery and finds the final missing key. With Ian now free, the travellers return to the island only to discover that Arbitan has been murdered.

Characters
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Altos		Robin Phillips
Sabetha		Katharine Schofield
Guard		Alan James
Kala		Fiona Walker
Eyesen		Donald Pickering
Tarron		Henley Thomas
Larn		Michael Allaby
Yartek		Stephen Dartnell
Voord		Martin Cort
Voord		Peter Stenson

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		John Gorrie
Producer		Verity Lambert
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield
Designer		Raymond P Cusick
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare
Make-up Supervisor		Jill Summers
Incidental Music		Norman Kay
Title Music		Ron Grainer
with the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop

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