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Part Thirteen

Series Episode Number: 652

World Premiere: Sat 29 Nov 1986 - 5:19pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 18 Dec 1988 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 42 seconds

4.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 98 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 12 Aug 1986 in Television Centre 1



The Valeyard's true identity is revealed and the trial aborted, but the Doctor and Mel must pursue his new enemy into the Matrix itself, where nothing is quite what is seems


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterRobert HolmesInfo
WriterEric Saward (uncredited)Info
DirectorChris Clough
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerMichael Trevor
Script EditorEric Saward
Costume DesignerAndrew Rose
Make-up DesignerShaunna Harrison
Studio LightingDon Babbage
Studio SoundBrian Clark
Technical CoordinatorAlan Arbuthnott
Studio Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Visual Effects DesignerKevin Molloy
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Video EffectsDanny Popkin
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Vision MixerJim Stephens
OB LightingJohn Mason
OB SoundVic Godrich
Production ManagerIan Fraser
Production AssociateAngela Smith
Production AssistantJane Wellesley
Assistant Floor ManagerKaren Little
Title MusicRon Grainer
Incidental MusicDominic Glynn
Special SoundDick Mills
Title Music ArrangerDominic Glynn (uncredited)
Title SequenceTerry Handley (uncredited)
Title SequenceSid Sutton (uncredited)