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Part Two

Series Episode Number: 467

World Premiere: Sat 3 Dec 1977 - 6:05pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 23 Jun 1980 - 5:30pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 57 seconds

9.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 62 (UK)

Chart Position: 36 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 04 Jul 1977 in TC3



The Doctor is taken prisoner by the Gatherer and sent to the Correction Centre. Leela mounts a rescue attempt, but the Gatherer's men are waiting.

Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoTom Baker
LeelaLouise Jameson
HadeRichard Leech
CollectorHenry Woolf
BishamDavid Rowlands
MarnJonina Scott
CordoRoy Macready
MandrelWilliam Simons
GoudryMichael Keating
VeetAdrienne Burgess
Voice of K-9John Leeson
Stunts (2nd Captain)Max Faulkner (uncredited)
Megro GuardAlan Crisp (uncredited)
Megro GuardAndrew Lord (uncredited)
Megro GuardDavid Cleeve (uncredited)
Megro GuardJeff Wayne (uncredited)
Megro GuardJohn Dryden (uncredited)
Megro GuardKeith Norrish (uncredited)
Megro GuardKelly Varney (uncredited)
Megro GuardPeter Roy (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)Ann Higgins (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)Dave Holland (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)David Downes (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)David Kynon (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)David Ludwig (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)George Ballantine (uncredited)Info
Rebel (Pluto)Jan Schilling (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)Nellie Griffiths (uncredited)Info
Rebel (Pluto)Norman Bacon (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)Patricia Gordino (uncredited)
Rebel (Pluto)Roy Roser (uncredited)
Gate GuardCy Town (uncredited)
Death AttendentJames Muir (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterRobert Holmes
DirectorPennant Roberts
ProducerGraham Williams
DesignerTony Snoaden
Script EditorRobert Holmes (uncredited)
Costume DesignerChristine Rawlins
Makeup ArtistJanis Gould
Visual Effects DesignerPeter Day
Visual Effects DesignerPeter Logan
Studio LightingDerek Slee
Studio SoundMichael McCarthy
Film CameramanJohn Tiley
Film SoundDavid Brinicombe
Film EditorTariq Anwar
Production AssistantLeon Arnold
Production Unit ManagerJohn Nathan-Turner
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Special SoundPaddy Kingsland (uncredited)
Vision MixerJames Gould (uncredited)
Grams OperatorAndrew Hunter (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerLinda Graeme (uncredited)
Floor AssistantBarbara Simonin (uncredited)
Senior CameramanPeter Hider (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Lance Wood (uncredited)
Electronic EffectsA J Mitchell (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)
Director's AssistantGwen Foyle (uncredited)