Doctor Who Guide: The Trial of a Time Lord (Mindwarp)

Last updated 24 March 2024

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Part Eight

Series Episode Number: 647

World Premiere: Sat 25 Oct 1986 - 5:47pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 12 Jun 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 44 seconds

5.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 72 (UK)

Chart Position: 84 () (UK)

Recorded on Thu 12 Jun 1986 in Television Centre 6

As the Possidor Ambassador visits, Sil is appalled to realise Crozier has selected Peri to be the Kiv's new host body - a move Yrcanos takes exception to with devastating results.

Characters hide uncredited
The Doctor		Colin Baker
Peri		Nicola Bryant
The Valeyard		Michael Jayston
The Inquisitor		Lynda Bellingham
King Yrcanos		Brian Blessed
Crozier		Patrick Ryecart
Sil		Nabil Shaban
Kiv		Christopher Ryan
Matrona Kani		Alibe Parsons
Frax		Trevor Laird
Tuza		Gordon Warnecke
The Lukoser		Thomas Branch
Mentor		Richard Henry
Time Lord		David Bache (uncredited)
Time Lord		John Buckmaster (uncredited)
Time Lord		Barry Butler (uncredited)
Time Lord		Jim Delaney (uncredited)
Time Lord		David Enyon (uncredited)
Time Lord		David Fieldsend (uncredited)
Time Lord		Leslie Fry (uncredited)
Time Lord		Bob Hargreaves (uncredited)
Time Lord		Lewis Hopper (uncredited)
Time Lord		Jack Horton (uncredited)
Time Lord		Derek Hunt (uncredited)
Time Lord		Roy Seeley (uncredited)
Time Lord		Kenneth Thomas (uncredited)
Time Lord		Llewellyn Williams (uncredited)
Guard		John Capper (uncredited)
Guard		Gary Forecast (uncredited)
Guard		Paul Ellison (uncredited)
Time Lord Guard		Peter Gates Fleming (uncredited)
Time Lord Guard		Ken Pritchard (uncredited)
Raak		Russell West (uncredited)
Guard Bearer		Ray Charles (uncredited)
Guard Bearer		Ferdinan Oraka (uncredited)
Guard Bearer		Louis St Juste (uncredited)
Guard Bearer		Desmond Williams (uncredited)
Guard Bearer		Tony Amechi (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Jackie Noble (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Belinda Lee (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Veronique Chomillo Edwards (uncredited)
Possicar Delegate		Deep Roy (uncredited)
Mentor		Philip Rostant (uncredited)
Servant (Mindwarp)		Mandine Reina (uncredited)
Servant (Mindwarp)		Khristyna Kashvilli (uncredited)
Fern		Ernest Jennings (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		Shalimar Bowers (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		Steve Sparling (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		Joe Santo (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		David Rogue (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		Edward Rum Fitt (uncredited)
Alphan Servant		James Dublin (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Wendy Millward (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Jackie Robinson (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Mike Mungarvan (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Roy Brent (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Kevin O'Brian (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Dale Warren (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Laurence Ferdinand (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Ronnie King (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Alan Warner (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Eugene Paul (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Gavin Roebuck (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Dadina Sagger (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Anita Edwards (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Racheal Chaney (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Harjit Singh (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Stewart Myers (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Eddie Nedari (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Tony Fray (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Ranjit Nakara (uncredited)
Resistance Fighter		Seva Dhalivaal (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Dave Cooper (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Tom Jennings (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Johnny Clayton (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Shara Balu Chokshi (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Marisa Benloch (uncredited)
Guard (Mindwarp)		Gito Santana (uncredited)
Alphan Woman		Indira (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Philip Martin
Director		Ron Jones
Producer		John Nathan-Turner
Designer		Andrew Howe-Davies
Script Editor		Eric Saward
Costume Designer		John Hearne
Makeup Designer		Dorka Nieradzik
Studio Lighting		Don Babbage
Studio Sound		Brian Clark
Vision Mixer		Jim Stephens
Videotape Editor		Hugh Parson
Technical Manager (TM2)		Alan Arbuthnott
Studio Camera Supervisor		Alec Wheal
Visual Effects Designer		Peter Wragg
Video Effects		Danny Popkin
Production Manager		Kevan Van Thompson
Production Associate		Angela Smith
Production Assistant		Karen Jones
Assistant Floor Manager		Anna Price
Incidental Music		Richard Hartley
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer (uncredited)
Costume Assistant		Susan Moore (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Dominic Glynn (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Terry Handley (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Sid Sutton (uncredited)

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