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Part Eleven

Series Episode Number: 650

World Premiere: Sat 15 Nov 1986 - 5:46pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Tue 16 Jun 2015 - 8:00pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 7 seconds

5.30 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 86 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 30 Jul 1986 in Television Centre 3



The Commadore loses command of his ship as Bruchner takes over the bridge, intending to send the Hyperion III into the black hole of Tartarus to destroy the Vervoids forever.


Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorColin Baker
Melanie BushBonnie Langford
The ValeyardMichael Jayston
The InquisitorLynda Bellingham
Professor LaskyHonor Blackman
CommodoreMichael Craig
RudgeDenys Hawthorne
JanetYolande Palfrey
DolandMalcolm Tierney
BruchnerDavid Allister
AtzaSam Howard
OrtezoLeon Davis
Guard/First GuardHugh Beverton
First VervoidPeppi Borza
Second VervoidBob Appleby
Mutant/Ruth BaxterBarbara Ward
KimberArthur Hewlett (uncredited)
EdwardesSimon Slater (uncredited)
GuardMartin Weedon (uncredited)
Time LordKenneth Thomas (uncredited)
Time LordDavid Bache (uncredited)
Time LordDerek Hunt (uncredited)
Time LordDavid Fieldsend (uncredited)
Time LordJohn Buckmaster (uncredited)
Time LordLeslie Fry (uncredited)
Time LordJim Delaney (uncredited)
Time LordRoy Seeley (uncredited)
Time LordLew Hooper (uncredited)
Time LordDavid Eynon (uncredited)
Time LordJack Horton (uncredited)
Time LordMartin Clark (uncredited)
Time LordBob Hargreaves (uncredited)
Time LordBarry Butler (uncredited)
Court GuardOscar Peck (uncredited)
Court GuardGary Forecast (uncredited)
Court GuardJohn Capper (uncredited)
Court GuardKevin O'Brian (uncredited)
Clerk of the CourtIan Marshall-Fisher (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewQuint Boa (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewRichard Bonehill (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewPaul Holmes (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewJohn Constable (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewLea Derek (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewMartin Hyder (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewBarry Holland (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewRobert Goodman (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewJohn Small (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewMaurice Iley (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewKevin Vaughan (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewJonny Lee-Harris (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewMartin Clark (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewMichael Summerfield (uncredited)
Hyperion CrewGeoff Whitestone (uncredited)
VervoidGess Whitfield (uncredited)
VervoidPaul Hillier (uncredited)
VervoidBill Perrie (uncredited)
VervoidJerry Manley (uncredited)