Doctor Who Guide: The War Games

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Episode Eight

Series Episode Number: 251

World Premiere: Sat 7 Jun 1969 - 5:14pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 37 seconds

3.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 53 (UK)

Chart Position: 96 () (UK)

Recorded on Thu 29 May 1969 in Television Centre 8
Archive State: 16mm t/r

The Doctor is captured by the War Chief, who belongs to the same race of people as the Doctor, and offers an alliance. In the 1917 zone, fighters prepare to attack Central Control.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		Patrick Troughton
Jamie		Frazer Hines
Zoe		Wendy Padbury
Lieutenant Carstairs		David Savile
Security Chief		James Bree
Russell		Graham Weston
War Lord		Philip Madoc
War Chief		Edward Brayshaw
Arturo Villar		Michael Napier-Brown
Petrov		Stephen Hubay
Alien Technician		John Spradbury (uncredited)
American Soldier		Jim Delaney (uncredited)
Crimean Soldier		Del Watson (uncredited)
German soldier		Patrick Milner (uncredited)
Mexican Bandit		John de Marco (uncredited)
Mexican Bandit		Chris Achilles (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Steve Emerson (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Stan Simonds (uncredited)
Alien Guard		Ron Conrad (uncredited)
Alien Guard		Terry Munro (uncredited)
Alien Guard		Bill Richards (uncredited)
Alien Guard		Denis Balcombe (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Bryan Nolan (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Joe Santo (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Allan Travell (uncredited)
Resistance Man		Derek Crick (uncredited)
Alien Technician		David Billa (uncredited)
Alien Technician		Derek Calder (uncredited)

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		Malcolm Hulke
Writer		Terrance Dicks
Director		David Maloney
Producer		Derrick Sherwin
Designer		Roger Cheveley
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Film Cameraman		Alan Jonas (uncredited)
Film Editor		Chris Hayden (uncredited)
Lighting		Howard King (uncredited)
Sound		John Staple (uncredited)
Costumes		Nicholas Bullen (uncredited)
Makeup		Sylvia James (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Michaeljohn Harris (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Special Sound		BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks (uncredited)
Fight Arranger		Peter Diamond (uncredited)
Fight Arranger		Arthur Howell (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Marion McDougall (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Edwina Verner (uncredited)
Film Camera Assistant		John Walker (uncredited)
Film Sound Recordist		Bill Meekums (uncredited)
Assistant Sound Recordist		Alan Cooper (uncredited)
Effects Assistant		Dave Havard (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		David Langford (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)		David Hare (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Caroline Walmsley
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)

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