Last updated 24 March 2024


Episode 3

Series Episode Number: 217

World Premiere: Sat 28 Sep 1968 - 5:19pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 23 Sep 2014 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 19 minutes 29 seconds

7.20 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 53 (UK)

Chart Position: 45 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 05 Jul 1968 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r



With the help of Rapunzel, Jamie escapes from a clockwork soldier into the citadel where he makes a discovery. The Doctor and Zoe are confronted by the mythological minotaur.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterPeter Ling
DirectorDavid Maloney
ProducerPeter Bryant
DesignerEvan Hercules
Script EditorDerrick Sherwin
Title MusicRon Grainer
and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
CostumesMartin Baugh (uncredited)
Make-upSylvia James (uncredited)
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundJohn Holmes (uncredited)
Film CameramanJimmy Court (uncredited)
Film EditorMartyn Day (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerJack Kine (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerBernard Wilkie (uncredited)
Production AssistantJohn Lopes (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerEdwina Verner (uncredited)
Floor AssistantGavin Birkett (uncredited)
AssistantJudy Shears (uncredited)
Grams OperatorPat Heigham (uncredited)
Technical ManagerFred Wright (uncredited)
Horse TrainerJoan Rosaire (uncredited)
BookingsBarbara Buchanan (uncredited)
BookingsHilary Turnbull (uncredited)
Production SecretarySandra Brenholz (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)