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Priest of Death

Series Episode Number: 105

World Premiere: Sat 19 Feb 1966 - 5:15pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 33 seconds

5.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 49 (UK)

Chart Position: 92 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 04 Feb 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing

Believing the Abbot of Amboise to be the Doctor in disguise, Steven is horrified when the Abbot is murdered!

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell (credit only)
Abbot of Amboise		William Hartnell
Steven Taylor		Peter Purves
Anne		Annette Robertson
Charles IX		Barry Justice
Catherine de Medici		Joan Young
Marshal Tavannes		André Morell
Admiral de Coligny		Leonard Sachs
Teligny		Michael Bilton
Priest		Norman Claridge
Roger		Christopher Tranchell
Nicholas		David Weston
Servant		Reginald Jessup
Captain of the Guard		Clive Cazes
Old Lady		Cynthia Etherington
1st Man		Will Stampe
2nd Man		Ernest Smith
Guard		Denis Plenty (uncredited)
Guard		Nigel James (uncredited)
Usher		George Rowane (uncredited)
Council		Graham Tunbridge (uncredited)
Council		Nigel Bernard (uncredited)
Council		Leslie Shannon (uncredited)
Council		Robert Pearson (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Elizabeth Digby-Smith (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Elaine Laniado (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Marguerite Young (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Lelia Fords (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Ursula Gladville (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Joanna Hobson (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Margo Abbot (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Harry Kitchall (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Harry Hymes (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Gerry Holmes (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Barry Noble (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Declan Duff (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		John Terrell (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Alan Wakeling (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Pat Lealero (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Len Rushall (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Edward Phillips (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Eric Mills (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Donald Campbell (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Fred Taylor (uncredited)
Secretary		Norton Clarke (uncredited)
Assassin		Tom Sye (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Ralph Katterns (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Derek Martin (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Eddie Davis (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Yanos Jurchi (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Rikki Patterson (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Peter Stewart (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Valerie Stanton (uncredited)
Paris Citizen		Andre Cameron (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		John Lucarotti
Writer		Donald Tosh
Director		Paddy Russell
Producer		John Wiles
Designer		Michael Young
Story Editor		Donald Tosh
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop

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