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Episode Two

Series Episode Number: 284

World Premiere: Sat 6 Feb 1971 - 5:14pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 10 Nov 1975 - 6:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 31 seconds

8.80 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 54 () (UK)

Recorded on Sat 21 Nov 1970 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: 16mm t/r



A full scale riot takes place at the Prison and Jo is taken hostage. Meanwhile, at the World Peace conference, the Chinese delegate's aid prepares to kill the American delegate.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterDon Houghton
DirectorTimothy Combe
ProducerBarry Letts
DesignerRaymond London
Script EditorTerrance Dicks
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Studio LightingEric Monk (uncredited)
Studio SoundChick Anthony (uncredited)
CostumesBobi Bartlett (uncredited)
Make-upJan Harrison (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerJim Ward
Film CameramanFred Hamilton
Film EditorHoward Billingham
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
and BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Film CameramanMax Samett (uncredited)
Production AssistantJohn Griffiths (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerSue Hedden (uncredited)
Technical ManagerGraham Southcote (uncredited)
Vision MixerMike Catherwood (uncredited)
Floor AssistantJohn O'Shaughnessy (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Videotape EditorSam Upton (uncredited)
Videotape EditorRoger Harvey (uncredited)
Director's AssistantJohn Elliott (uncredited)