Doctor Who Guide: The Three Doctors

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Episode One

Series Episode Number: 330

World Premiere: Sat 30 Dec 1972 - 5:51pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 4 Sep 1983 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 39 seconds

9.60 Million (UK)

Chart Position: 41 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 27 Nov 1972 in TC1
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

In search of the Doctor, an antimatter creature attacks UNIT and the Doctor is forced to send an SOS to his people, the Time Lords, but they have troubles of their own.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		Jon Pertwee
Dr. Who		Patrick Troughton
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart		Nicholas Courtney
Sergeant Benton		John Levene
Dr. Tyler		Rex Robinson
President of the Council		Roy Purcell
Mr. Ollis		Laurie Webb
Chancellor		Clyde Pollitt
Time Lord		Graham Leaman
Mrs Ollis		Patricia Pryor
Corporal Palmer		Denys Palmer
Gell Guard		Cy Town (uncredited)
Gell Guard		John Scott Martin (uncredited)
Gell Guard		Murphy Grumbar (uncredited)
Gell Guard		Rick Newby (uncredited)
Time Lord		Anthony Lang (uncredited)
Time Lord		Lincoln Wright (uncredited)
Time Lord		Peter Evans (uncredited)
Time Lord		Richard Orme (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		David Billa (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		David Melbourne (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Leslie Bates (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Pat Gorman (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Terence Denville (uncredited)
UNIT Soldier		Terry Sartain (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Bob Baker
Writer		Dave Martin
Director		Lennie Mayne
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		Roger Liminton
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Studio Lighting		Clive Thomas
Studio Sound		Derek Miller-Timmins
Costume Designer		James Acheson
Makeup		Ann Rayment
Visual Effects Designer		Michaeljohn Harris
Film Cameraman		John Baker
Film Sound		Bob Roberts
Film Editor		Jim Walker
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Visual Effects Designer		Len Hutton (uncredited)
Production Assistant		David Tilley (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Trina Cornwell (uncredited)
Film Operations Manager		Hugh Wilson (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Dave Havard (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Sybil Cave (uncredited)
Technical Effects		Derek Lightbody (uncredited)
Technical Effects		Tom Moncrief (uncredited)
Lighting Chargehand		Dick Weller (uncredited)
Lighting Chargehand		Arthur Hill (uncredited)
Studio Engineer		Joe Starie (uncredited)
Studio Engineer		Bob Hignett (uncredited)
Vision Co-ordinator		Laurie de Whalley (uncredited)
Vision Co-ordinator		Don McGregor (uncredited)
Show Working Supervisor		Johnny Norris (uncredited)
Props Buyer		Magda Olender (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Sarah Newman (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Paul Kay (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Mike Figini (uncredited)
Camera Operator		John Dean (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Ken Webb (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Graham Arnold (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Dave Whitaker (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Dave Carter (uncredited)
Camera Operator		Dave Jervis (uncredited)
Sound		Dave Hedden (uncredited)
Sound		Tony Crake (uncredited)
Sound		Simon Brocklehurst (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Gerry Borrows (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Paul Braithwaite (uncredited)
Grip		Tex Childs (uncredited)
Director's Assistant		Rita Dunn (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)		John Fane (uncredited)
Film Camera Assistant		Brian Hall (uncredited)
Sound Assistant		John Hills-Harrop (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Tony Rowe (uncredited)

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