Doctor Who Guide: The Reign Of Terror

Last updated 23 March 2024

A Land of Fear

Series Episode Number: 37

World Premiere: Sat 8 Aug 1964 - 5:15pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 24 seconds

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 37 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 10 Jul 1964 in Lime Grove G
Archive State: 16mm t/r

When the Doctor attempts to return Ian and Barbara to their own time, the TARDIS actually lands in 18th Century France during the French Revolution.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Small Boy		Peter Walker
Rouvray		Laidlaw Dalling
D'Argenson		Neville Smith
Sergeant		Robert Hunter
Lieutenant		Ken Lawrence
Soldier		James Hall

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Dennis Spooner
Director		Henric Hirsch
Producer		Verity Lambert
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield
Designer		Roderick Laing
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Incidental Music		Stanley Myers
Conducted By		Stanley Myers
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Lighting		Howard King (uncredited)
Studio Sound		Ray Angel (uncredited)
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare (uncredited)
Make-up Supervisor		Jill Summers (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Michael Cager (uncredited)
Film Cameraman		Peter Hamilton (uncredited)
Film Editor		Caroline Shields (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Technical Manager		Neil Campbell (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Fred Law (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Bernard Havard (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Timothy Combe (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Ann Earl (uncredited)