Last updated 09 January 2020


Part Two

Series Episode Number: 481

World Premiere: Sat 9 Sep 1978 - 6:21pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 17 Nov 2000 - 10:30pm CST [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 24 minutes 46 seconds

8.10 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 36 () (UK)

Recorded on Sun 09 Apr 1978 in TC4



Garron is attempting to trick the Graff Vynda-K into buying the planet Ribos, but the jethrik that is vital to his plan is really the first segment of the Key to Time.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterRobert Holmes
DirectorGeorge Spenton-Foster
ProducerGraham Williams
DesignerKen Ledsham
Script EditorAnthony Read
Costume DesignerJune Hudson
Make-up ArtistChristine Walmesley-Cotham
Visual Effects DesignerDave Havard
Electronic Effects OperatorDave Chapman
Videotape EditorJohn Turner
Studio LightingJim Purdie
Studio SoundRichard Chubb
Production AssistantJane Shirley
Production Unit ManagerJohn Nathan-Turner
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundDick Mills
Assistant Floor ManagerRichard Cox (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantDenise Baron (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantJuliette Mayer (uncredited)
Make-Up AssistantSuzanne Jansen (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantRoger Turner (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantNigel Brackley (uncredited)
Technical ManagerPeter Grainger (uncredited)
Vision MixerSue Thorne (uncredited)
Grams OperatorMartin Ridout (uncredited)
Floor AssistantPeter Leslie (uncredited)
Director's AssistantWendy Plowright (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)