Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 600

World Premiere: Tue 15 Mar 1983 - 6:55pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Thu 6 Dec 1984 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 48 seconds

5.80 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 65 (UK)

Chart Position: 107 () (UK)




The TARDIS appears at a medieval joust between Frenchman Sir Gilles and Hugh Fitzwilliam. But King John seems more curious than alarmed, as is Sir Gilles...


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorPeter Davison
TeganJanet Fielding
TurloughMark Strickson
The MasterAnthony Ainley
RanulfFrank Windsor
The KingGerald Flood
Isabella FitzwilliamIsla Blair
HughChristopher Villiers
Sir GeoffreyMichael J Jackson
JesterPeter Burroughs
Sir GillesAnthony Ainley (Radio Times)Info
Stunt ManJohn Waller (uncredited)
Stunt ManBrian Bowes (uncredited)
Stunt ManNick Wilkinson (uncredited)
GaolerTony Annis (uncredited)
BeggarDavid Cole (uncredited)
SpectatorDavid Cole (uncredited)
Knight (Court of King John)Joe Farley (uncredited)
Knight (Court of King John)Nick Orton (uncredited)
Knight (Court of King John)John Stoner (uncredited)
Knight (Court of King John)Ralph Harvey (uncredited)
Knight (Court of King John)Dorian Von Braam (uncredited)
Knight (King John)David Ballard (uncredited)
Knight (King John)David J Ross (uncredited)
Knight (King John)Adrian Fenwick (uncredited)
Knight (King John)Graham Stagg (uncredited)
Knight (King John)Paul Lowther (uncredited)
Knight (King John)Martin Lyder (uncredited)
Knight (Ranulf)David Cole (uncredited)
Kinght (Ranulf)David Cole (uncredited)
Knight (Ranulf)Malcolm Ross (uncredited)
Knight (Ranulf)Kevin O'Brien (uncredited)
Knight (Ranulf)Mike Mungarvan (uncredited)
Lady (Court of King John)Sue Kear (uncredited)
Lady (Court of King John)Jackie Slaughter (uncredited)
Lady (Court of King John)Rosamund Hartley (uncredited)
Lady (Court of King John)Audrey Harvey (uncredited)
Lady (Court of King John)Marianne Bergin (uncredited)
Lady in Waiting (Court of King John)Eliza Paul (uncredited)
Lady in Waiting (Court of King John)Carley Hawkins (uncredited)
Lady in Waiting (Court of King John)Mary Morse-Boycott (uncredited)
Lady in Waiting (Court of King John)Jill Godston (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Nick Davies (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Steve Jackson (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Terence Duran (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Gwynne Sullivan (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Russell Brook (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Bob Tarff (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Daryl Brook (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Terry Wallis (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Stephen Gressleux (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Michael Leader (uncredited)
Man at Arms (Court of King John)Peter Duke (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Nelson Ward (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Angela Daniels (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Terence Brook (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Paul Ryan (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Miles Ross (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Adam Ross (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)John Cannon (uncredited)
Retainer (Court of King John)Colin Forsyth (uncredited)
Spectator (Court of King John)Sandra Goldsmith (uncredited)
Squire of Sir GeoffreyPaul Murray (uncredited)
Squire (Sir Giles)Terry Sachs (uncredited)
Page to HughStephen Butler (uncredited)
Carters's BoyDarren Mango (uncredited)
Page to Sir GilesWayne Harvey (uncredited)
Marshall (Court of King John)Henry Roberts (uncredited)
GaolerTony Annis (uncredited)
(extra)Simon Parker (uncredited)
Production Team include uncredited
WriterTerence Dudley
DirectorTony Virgo
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerKen Ledsham
Script EditorEric Saward
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerColin Lavers
Make-up ArtistElizabeth Rowell
Studio LightingPeter Smee
Studio SoundMartin Ridout
Technical ManagerTony Troughton
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Visual Effects DesignerAnthony Harding
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerNigel Finnis
Film CameramanRemi Adefarasin
Film SoundSimon Wilson
Film EditorMike Rowbotham
Production ManagerJeremy Silberston
Production Unit ManagerJune Collins
Production AssistantSue Upton
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden
Incidental MusicJonathan Gibbs
Incidental MusicPeter Howell
Special SoundDick Mills
Sound/Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Fight ArrangerJohn Waller
Lute PlayerJakob Lindberg