Last updated 24 March 2024


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.


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)