Doctor Who Guide: The Savages

Last updated 24 March 2024

Episode 2

Series Episode Number: 120

World Premiere: Sat 4 Jun 1966 - 5:34pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 57 seconds

Appreciation Index: 49 (UK)

Chart Position: 50 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 20 May 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing

The Elders are hunting the 'Savages' to extract their life force for themselves, and now the Doctor is about to face the same fate.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Wylda		Edward Caddick
Dodo		Jackie Lane
Chal		Ewen Solon
Tor		Patrick Godfrey
Senta		Norman Henry
Nanina		Clare Jenkins
First Assistant / Assistant		Andrew Lodge
Second Assistant		Christopher Denham
Third Assistant		Tony Holland
Steven Taylor		Peter Purves
Avon		Robert Sidaway
Flower		Kay Patrick
Jano		Frederick Jaeger
Captain Edal		Peter Thomas
Elder		Tony Douglas (uncredited)
Elder		Nicholas Edwards (uncredited)
Elder		Royston Farrell (uncredited)
Guard (Savages)		Alex Donald (uncredited)
Guard (Savages)		Keith Goodman (uncredited)
Citizen (The Savages)		Gordon Lang (uncredited)
Savage		Bill Burridge (uncredited)
Savage		Anderson Smith (uncredited)
Savage Child		Robert Pitt (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Ian Stuart Black
Director		Christopher Barry
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Designer		Stuart Walker
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Incidental Music		Raymond Jones
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costumes		Daphne Dare (uncredited)
Makeup		Sonia Markham (uncredited)
Lighting		Graham Southcott (uncredited)
Sound		Norman Greaves (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Gareth Gwenlan (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Norman Stewart (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)