Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Ten

Series Episode Number: 649

World Premiere: Sat 8 Nov 1986 - 5:45pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Mon 15 Jun 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 18 seconds

4.60 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 93 () (UK)

Recorded on Thu 17 Jul 1986 in Television Centre 1



The Vervoids begin to attack the crew and passengers, while someone kills a Mogarian who isn't really a Mogarian at all, but an old friend of the Doctor's


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterPip Baker
WriterJane Baker
DirectorChris Clough
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerDinah Walker
Costume DesignerAndrew Rose
Make-up DesignerShaunna Harrison
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio SoundBrian Clark
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Technical CoordinatorAlan Arbuthnott
Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Visual Effects DesignerKevin Molloy
Video EffectsDanny Popkin
Production AssistantJane Wellesley
Assistant Floor ManagerKaren Little
Production ManagerIan Fraser
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssociateJenny Doe
Incidental MusicMalcolm Clarke
Special SoundDick Mills
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Script EditorJohn Nathan-Turner (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDominic Glynn (uncredited)
Title SequenceSid Sutton (uncredited)
Title SequenceTerry Handley (uncredited)