.
.
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 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
T
|
18
|
11
Sep 65 - 02 Oct 65
|
4
|
 |
T/A
|
19
|
09
Oct 65
|
1
|
 |
U
|
20
|
16
Oct 65 - 06 Nov 65
|
4
|
 |
V
|
21
|
13
Nov 65 - 29 Jan 66
|
12
|
|
W
|
22
|
05
Feb 66 - 26 Feb 66
|
6
|
|
|
X
|
23
|
05
Mar 66 - 26 Mar 66
|
4
|
|
|
Y
|
24
|
02
Apr 66 - 23 Apr 66
|
4
|
|
|
Z
|
25
|
30
Apr 66 - 21 May 66
|
4
|
|
|
AA
|
26
|
28
May 66 - 18 Jun 66
|
4
|
|
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BB
|
27
|
25
Jun 66 - 16 Jul 66
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4
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|
1. War
of God.
|
5th
February 1966
|
5:15
p.m.
|
24.51
|
8.0
|
45
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2.
The Sea Beggar.
|
12th
February 1966
|
5:15
p.m.
|
24.43
|
6.0
|
96
|
|
3. Priest
of Death.
|
19th
February 1966
|
5:15
p.m.
|
24.33
|
5.9
|
92
|
| 4. Bell of Doom. |
26th
February 1966
|
5:15
p.m.
|
25.06
|
5.8
|
94
|
.
It
is Paris, just before the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572, and the
Catholic Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici, is planning to murder all
French Protestants. The Doctor disappears to visit Charles Preslin
while Steven meets some Huguenots from the Protestant Admiral de Coligny's
household. Steven rescues a servant girl, Anne Chaplet, who has overheard
the planning of the massacre. Later the Catholic Abbott
of Amboise arrives at the Admiral's house. He is the Doctor's double. Steven
believes he is the Doctor and follows him and overhears the plan to kill
de Coligny. The attempt fails and Tavannes blames the Abbot for this
failure and orders his execution. The Doctor returns from his visit,
and he and Steven escape Paris as the massacre begins. In the last
four minutes the TARDIS stops in Wimbledon and picks up a young passenger,
Dorothea 'Dodo' Chaplet.
The Doctor: William Hartnell
Steven Taylor: Peter
Purves
Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet: Jackie
Lane
Guest Appearances:
Gaston: Eric
Thompson
Nicholas: David
Weston
Simon: John
Tillinger
Landlord: Edwin
Fenn
Roger: Christopher Tranchell
Preslin: Erik
Chitty
Anne Chaplet: Annette
Robertson
Captain: Clive
Cazes
Servant: Reginald Jessup
Abbot of Amboise: William
Hartnell
Marshall Tavannes: Andrew
Morell
Admiral de Coligny: Leonard
Sachs
Old Lady: Cynthia
Etherington
Charles IX: Barry
Justice
Catherine de Medici: Joan
Young
Toligny: Michael
Bilton
Priest: Norman
Claridge
Men: Roy
Denton, Ernest Smith, Will Stampe
Officer: John
Slavid
Guards: Jack
Tarran, Leslie Bates
Old Man: Juba
Kennelly
Priest: Hugh
Cecil
Usher: George
Romane
Producer: John
Wiles.
Script Editor: Donald Tosh. Gerry
Davis. (episode 4)
Writer: John Lucarotti, (episode
4 co-written by Donald Tosh).
Director: Paddy Russell.
Designer: Michael Young.
Costume: Daphne Dare.
Make up: Sonia Markham.
Music: Stock. ("Illustrations
No. 4" by Pierre Arvey)
Novelised
as "Doctor Who - The Massacre" by John Lucarotti (0 426 20297 X) first published by W.H. Allen
(now Virgin Publishing Ltd.) in 1985 with cover by Tony Masero New
edition in 1992 with cover by Alister Pearson. Target library number
122.
a
Not available on video due to loss of
story.
Complete
audio soundtrack exists. Released 2001 as a 2-CD set by the BBC Radio
Collection, with linking narration by Peter Purves.
.
.
William
Hartnell does not appear in episode two except in pre-filmed inserts.
The character of the Doctor also disappears frequently from the action
at times, as William Hartnell also portrayed the role as the Abbot of
Amboise.
Eric Thompson was well known for his narration in
"The Magic Roundabout".
All four episodes are lost. Limited number of photographic images exist.
Ealing
filming. (3-6 January 1966)
Studio recording in Riverside 1. (21,
28 January; 4, 11 February 1966)
Windmill Road, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London, London, SW19.
(7 January 1966)
Episode
1 - The Doctor's little solo speech was unintentionally
truncated, as Hartnell apparently forgot his lines.
Episode 4 - At
one point, the Doctor calls Chesterton "Checkerton".