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Episode Seven

Series Episode Number: 250

World Premiere: Sat 31 May 1969 - 5:16pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 7 Dec 1986 - 11:00pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 22 minutes 28 seconds

4.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 53 (UK)

Chart Position: 83 () (UK)

Recorded on Thu 22 May 1969 in Television Centre 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The Doctor, Jamie and Carstairs have escaped back to the 1917 war zone, but General Smythe is waiting for them and opens fire on them with a machine gun.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterMalcolm Hulke
WriterTerrance Dicks
DirectorDavid Maloney
ProducerDerrick Sherwin
DesignerRoger Cheveley
Incidental MusicDudley Simpson
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Film CameramanAlan Jonas (uncredited)
Film EditorChris Hayden (uncredited)
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
SoundJohn Staple (uncredited)
CostumesNicholas Bullen (uncredited)
Make-upSylvia James (uncredited)
Visual Effects DesignerMichaeljohn Harris (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Special Sound BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Script EditorTerrance Dicks (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerPeter Diamond (uncredited)
Fight ArrangerArthur Howell (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerMarion McDougall (uncredited)
Production AssistantEdwina Verner (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantJohn Walker (uncredited)
Film Sound RecordistBill Meekums (uncredited)
Assistant Sound RecordistAlan Cooper (uncredited)
Effects AssistantDave Havard (uncredited)
Technical ManagerFred Wright (uncredited)
Vision MixerDavid Langford (uncredited)
Technical ManagerDavid Hare (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerCaroline Walmsley (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)