UK, 8 February 1984-15 February 1984
2 episodes, average 45m
videotape, colour, 4:3
mono, English
Previous Serial: Frontios (1984)
Next Serial: Planet of Fire (1984)
Series: Doctor Who (1963-1989) – series 21, episode 11-12
A British science fiction television serial directed by Matthew Robinson from scripts by Eric Saward. It marked the last regular appearance by Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka.
Premise
The TARDIS lands by Tower Bridge in London in an area where Daleks have set a trap for the Doctor. The Daleks have created a race of human duplicates which they intend to use to conquer Earth. Tegan leaves The Doctor at the end of the adventure sickened by all the killing she has seen.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Director: Matthew Robinson [parts 1-2]
© BBC MCMLXXXIII [1983] [parts 1-2]
Producer: John Nathan-Turner [parts 1-2]
Production Manager: Corinne Hollingworth [parts 1-2]
[Written] By: Eric Saward [parts 1-2]
Script Editor: Eric Saward [parts 1-2]
Lighting Director: Ron Bristow [parts 1-2]
Camera Supervisor: Alec Wheal [parts 1-2]
Film Cameraman: Ian Punter [parts 1-2]
Technical Co-Ordinator: Alan Arbuthnott [parts 1-2]
Film Editor: Dan Rae [parts 1-2]
Videotape Editor: Hugh Parson [parts 1-2]
Vision Mixer: Paul Wheeler [parts 1-2]
Title Music Composed by: Ron Grainer [parts 1-2]
Title Music Arranged by: Peter Howell *
Incidental Music: Malcolm Clarke [parts 1-2]
Studio Sound: Scott Talbott [parts 1-2]
Film Sound: Bob Roberts [parts 1-2]
Special Sound: Dick Mills [parts 1-2], BBC Radiophonic Workshop [parts 1-2]
Costume Designer: Janet Tharby [parts 1-2]
Make-Up Designer: Eileen Mair [parts 1-2]
Visual Effects Designer: Peter Wragg [parts 1-2]
Video Effects: Dave Chapman [parts 1-2]
Title Sequence: Sid Sutton [parts 1-2]
Designer: John Anderson [parts 1-2]
Production Associate: June Collins [parts 1-2]
Production Assistant: Joy Sinclair [parts 1-2]
Assistant Floor Manager: Matthew Burge [parts 1-2]
CastPart One
Peter Davison (The Doctor)
Janet Fielding (Tegan [Jovanka])
Mark Strickson (Turlough)
Rodney Bewes (Stein)
Rula Lenska ([Doctor] Styles)
Del Henney (Colonel Archer)
Maurice Colbourne ([Commander] Lytton)
Chloe Ashcroft (Professor Laird)
Philip McGough (Sergeant Calder)
Terry Molloy (Davros)
Jim Findley ([Lieutenant] Mercer)
Sneh Gupta (Osborn)
Roger Davenport (trooper)
John Adam Baker, Linsey Turner (crewmembers)
William Sliegh (Galloway)
Brian Miller, Royce Mills (Dalek voices)
John Scott Martin, Cy Town, Tony Starr, Toby Byrne (Dalek operators)
Part Two
Peter Davison (The Doctor)
Janet Fielding (Tegan [Jovanka])
Mark Strickson (Turlough)
Rodney Bewes (Stein)
Rula Lenska ([Doctor] Styles)
Del Henney (Colonel Archer)
Maurice Colbourne ([Commander] Lytton)
Chloe Ashcroft (Professor Laird)
Philip McGough (Sergeant Calder)
Terry Molloy (Davros)
Jim Findley ([Lieutenant] Mercer)
Leslie Grantham|Les Grantham ([Engineer] Kiston)
Roger Davenport (trooper)
Linsey Turner (crewmember)
Brian Miller, Royce Mills (Dalek voices)
John Scott Martin, Cy Town, Tony Starr, Toby Byrne (Dalek operators)
Uncredited
Mike Braben, Michael Jeffries [policemen]
Mike Mungarvin, Simon Crane [soldiers]
George Christie, Mair Coleman, Alan Crisp, Della McCrae, Ranjit Nakara, Rudolf Ramillo, Alan Crisp [escapees]
Nicholas Curry [chemist]
Pat Judge [man with metal detector]
Michael Eriera, Kevin Goss, Barney Lawrence, Tony Liotti, Sean McCabe, Martin Nelson, Robert Peters, Alan Riches, Trevor St John Hacker, Jeff Wayne, Christopher Wolf, Tim Lawrence, Adrian Scott, Robert Peters, Derek Holt, Ulric Brown [troopers]
Graham Cole, Eric Corlett, Ian Marshall Fisher, Robert Goodman, Karen Halliday, Penny Lambirth, Kenneth Lawrie, Kevin O’Brien, Ginny Rose, Nigel Tisdall, Mike Vinden [crewmembers]
Peter Roy [walk-on]
Albert Welch [tramp]
Ginny Rose, Eric Corlett, Graham Cole, Kenneth Lawrie, Ranjit Nakara, Della McCrae, George Christie, Alan Crisp, Mair Coleman [duplication bodies]
Alternative Titles
The Resurrection – working title
The Return – working title
Warhead – working title
References
Periodicals
- Doctor Who Magazine no.630 (June 2026) pp.16-18 – illustrated interview with Mark Strickson (Blunt… aggressive… but engaging! by David Richardson)
Books
- Doctor Who: The Television Companion by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker pp.452-455 – credits, synopsis, review
