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Episode 4

Series Episode Number: 130

World Premiere: Sat 1 Oct 1966 - 5:51pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 37 seconds

4.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 43 (UK)

Chart Position: 109 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 29 Jul 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing



The greed of the pirates leads to betrayals and death. With Polly held hostage, the Doctor is forced to reveal the secret hiding place of the lost treasure.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
CherubGeorge A Cooper
SquirePaul Whitsun-Jones
BenMichael Craze
PollyAnneke Wills
BlakeJohn Ringham
Captain PikeMichael Godfrey
GaptoothJack Bligh
SpaniardDerek Ware
Stunt PirateValentino Musetti (uncredited)
Stunt PirateBuddy Windrush (uncredited)
Stunt PirateIan McKay (uncredited)
Stunt PirateFred Windrush (uncredited)
Stunt PirateMike Horsburgh (uncredited)
Stunt PirateBill Weston (uncredited)
Stunt PirateMalcolm Douglas (uncredited)
Stunt PirateTerry Walsh (uncredited)
Stunt PirateBrian Mullholland (uncredited)
Stunt PirateDavid Newman (uncredited)
Pirate DanielLes Clark (uncredited)
PirateGeorge Charles (uncredited)
PirateTony Madison (uncredited)
PirateGary Wuler (uncredited)
PirateRay Marioni (uncredited)
PiratePeter Day (uncredited)
PirateLeslie Bates (uncredited)
PirateTerrence Jones (uncredited)
MilitiamanHugh Fraser (uncredited)
MilitiamanJohn Guest (uncredited)
MilitiamanBill Raynor (uncredited)
MilitiamanDaniel Sinclair (uncredited)
MilitiamanDavid Pelton (uncredited)
MilitiamanAlan Lesley (uncredited)
MilitiamanRoland Robinson (uncredited)
MilitiamanLeonard Kingston (uncredited)
Cabin BoyJohn Jose (uncredited)
Kewper's CorpseTerence Connolly (uncredited)