Last updated 09 January 2020


Part Three

Series Episode Number: 482

World Premiere: Sat 16 Sep 1978 - 6:31pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 24 Nov 2000 - 10:30pm CST [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 24 minutes 42 seconds

7.90 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 38 () (UK)




The Doctor and Romana's search for the first segment of the Key to Time is hampered when the Graff Vynda-K takes them prisoner.


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 AssistantGuy Francis (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)