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Episode Four

Series Episode Number: 327

World Premiere: Sat 10 Jun 1972 - 5:50pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 15 Dec 1975 - 6:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 23 minutes 55 seconds

7.60 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 28 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 10 May 1972 in TC4
Archive State: RSC conver



As UNIT forces approach, the Master leaves for Atlantis in his TARDIS. However, the Doctor is not far behind and in the time vortex, the two Time Lords confront each other.


Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoJon Pertwee
MasterRoger Delgado
Jo GrantKaty Manning
Brigadier Lethbridge-StewartNicholas Courtney
Mike YatesRichard Franklin
Sergeant BentonJohn Levene
Dr. Ruth IngramWanda Moore
Stuart HydeIan Collier
KrasisDonald Eccles
KronosMarc Boyle
FarmworkerGeorge Lee
Unit SergeantSimon Legree
BabyDarren Plant (uncredited)
Roundhead OfficerDave Carter (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Nick Hobbs (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Reg Turner (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Les Conrad (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Jim Dowdall (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Kevin Moran (uncredited)
Soldier (UNIT)Bernard Barnsley (uncredited)
StuntsBob Blaine (uncredited)
StuntsStuart Barry (uncredited)
StuntsMike Stevens (uncredited)
StuntsDerek Allen (uncredited)
StuntsJames Muir (uncredited)
StuntsIan Elliott (uncredited)
StuntsBrian Gilmar (uncredited)