Last updated 24 March 2024


Part Four

Series Episode Number: 579

World Premiere: Tue 30 Mar 1982 - 6:51pm BST [BBC One: Not Wales] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Wed 22 Apr 2015 - 8:30pm EDT [Retro TV]
Running Time: 24 minutes 30 seconds

8.10 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 64 () (UK)

Recorded on Sun 07 Feb 1982 in Television Centre 8



The Master's TARDIS is repaired and the Doctor must follow him back to 20th century Heathrow, once he has rescued all the passengers and crew from both Concordes.

Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorPeter Davison
NyssaSarah Sutton
TeganJanet Fielding
Professor HayterNigel Stock
The MasterAnthony Ainley
Captain StapleyRichard Easton
Flight Engineeer ScobieKeith Drinkel
First Officer BiltonMichael Cashman
HortonPeter Dahlsen
SheardBrian McDermott
BusinessmanJim Morris (uncredited)
BusinessmanLeslie Adama (uncredited)
BusinessmanLeslie Weekes (uncredited)
BusinessmanRichard Atherton (uncredited)
Female PassengerBerverly Jennings (uncredited)
Female PassengerHazel Cave (uncredited)
Female PassengerMaggie Pilleau (uncredited)
Flight CrewRichard Bonehill (uncredited)
Plane extraAlison McGuire (uncredited)
Plane extraAnn Higgins (uncredited)
Plane extraClark Stephens (uncredited)
Plane extraDan Long (uncredited)
Plane extraGary Dean (uncredited)
Plane extraGeorge Romanov (uncredited)
Plane extraJane Bough (uncredited)
Plane extraLionel Sansby (uncredited)
Plane extraSylvia Holmes (uncredited)
Plane extraTimothy Oldroyd (uncredited)
Plane extraTony Snell (uncredited)
PlasmatonGraham Jarvis (uncredited)
PolicemanDerek Suthern (uncredited)
PolicemanLes Conrad (uncredited)
StewardBarney Laurence (uncredited)
Tannoy VoiceJudith Byfield (uncredited)
Terminal PassengerFred Reford (uncredited)
Terminal PassengerVal McCrimmon (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterPeter Grimwade
DirectorRon Jones
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerRichard McManan-Smith
Script EditorEric Saward
Title SequenceSid Sutton
Costume DesignerAmy Roberts
Makeup DesignerDorka Nieradzik
Studio LightingEric Wallis
Studio SoundMartin Ridout
Technical Manager (TM2)Peter Granger
Senior CameramanAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorRod Waldron
Visual Effects DesignerPeter Logan
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerNigel Finnis
Film CameramanPeter Chapman
Film SoundJohn Gatland
Film EditorMike Houghton
Production ManagerLiz Mace
Production AssociateAngela Smith
Production AssistantJoan Elliott
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Richards
Incidental MusicRoger Limb
Special SoundDick Mills
Grams OperatorTony Revell (uncredited)
Studio EngineerPhil Irons (uncredited)
Studio EngineerChris Nickolls (uncredited)
Floor AssistantCharles Beeson (uncredited)
Show Working SupervisorBill Lovely (uncredited)
Lighting ChargehandNorman Fuggles (uncredited)
Lighting ChargehandTed Gogarty (uncredited)
Visual Effects AssistantGeorge Reed (uncredited)
GraphicsIan Hewett (uncredited)
Film LightingPeter Robinson (uncredited)
Film Camera AssistantDoug Campbell (uncredited)
Film Sound AssistantGordon Lester (uncredited)
GripRoy Caney (uncredited)
Film 0perations ManagerGraham Richmond (uncredited)
Film OperationsBrian Simmonds (uncredited)
Film OperationsRoy Spratley (uncredited)
Film OperationsLes Thomas (uncredited)
BookerSarah Bird (uncredited)
Booking AssistantSheila Hodges (uncredited)
Props BuyerAlan Huxley (uncredited)
Design AssistantDerek Evans (uncredited)
Makeup (Assistant)Wendy Freeman (uncredited)
Production SecretaryJane Judge (uncredited)
DresserMervin Bezar (uncredited)
DresserRobin Smith (uncredited)
DresserHeather Williams (uncredited)
Title MusicRon Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerPeter Howell (uncredited)
Nyssa created byJohnny Byrne (uncredited)