Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Fourteen

Series Episode Number: 653

World Premiere: Sat 6 Dec 1986 - 5:45pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 17 Jun 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 29 minutes 30 seconds

5.60 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 69 (UK)

Chart Position: 80 () (UK)

Recorded on Wed 13 Aug 1986 in Television Centre 1



Mel realises that the Valeyard has created a weapon within the Matrix that will destroy the Time Lords, and the Doctor is forced to rely on the Master for help.


Production Team include uncredited
WriterPip Baker
WriterJane Baker
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
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Vision MixerJim Stephens
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Visual Effects DesignerKevin Molloy
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Video EffectsDanny Popkin
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
Script EditorJohn Nathan-Turner
Production Unit ManagerAngela Smith