episode guide
the faceless ones
story 35 : season 4 : serial KK : 6 episodes
Producer: Innes Lloyd
Producer: Peter Bryant
Director: Gerry Mill
Writer: David Ellis
Writer: Malcolm Hulke
Script Editor: Gerry Davis
Designer: Geoff Kirkland
cast information
Patrick Troughton (Dr. Who); Michael Craze (Ben Jackson); Anneke Wills (Polly Wright); Frazer Hines (Jamie MacCrimmon); Pauline Collins (Samantha Briggs); James Appleby (Policeman); Colin Gordon (Commandant); George Selway (Meadows); Wanda Ventham (Jean Rock); Victor Winding (Spencer); Peter Whitaker (Inspector Gascoigne); Donald Pickering (Blade); Christopher Tranchell (Jenkins); Madalena Nicol (Nurse Pinto); Bernard Kay (Crossland); Gilly Fraser (Ann Davidson); Brigit Paul (Announcer); Barry Wilsher (Heslington); Michael Ladkin (R.A.F. Pilot); Leonard Trolley (Supt. Reynolds);
crew information
Sue Marlborough (Assistant Floor Manager); Peter Bryant (Associate Producer); Daphne Dare (Costumes); Sandra Reid (Costumes); Tony Imi (Film Cameraman); Chris Hayden (Film Editor); Gillian James (Make-Up); Richard Brooks (Production Assistant); Brian Hodgson (Special Sounds); Howard King (Studio Lighting); Gordon Mackie (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Episode 1 | 8 April 1967 at 17:50 | 23'47" | 8.0mil | 16mm telerecording |
2 | Episode 2 | 15 April 1967 at 17:50 | 25'22" | 6.4mil | does not exist |
3 | Episode 3 | 22 April 1967 at 17:50 | 23'10" | 7.9mil | 16mm telerecording |
4 | Episode 4 | 29 April 1967 at 17:50 | 24'48" | 6.9mil | does not exist |
5 | Episode 5 | 6 May 1967 at 17:50 | 23'34" | 7.1mil | does not exist |
6 | Episode 6 | 13 May 1967 at 17:50 | 23'08" | 8.0mil | does not exist |
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Episode 1
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» Incomplete print returned by ABC, Australia c.1981 -
Episode 2
» Clip exists in the form of an 8mm home movie reel shot off a television set -
Episode 3
» Damaged print recovered in April 1987 -
Episode 4
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Episode 5
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Episode 6
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- The Faceless Ones
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 116 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1986 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Tony Masero ISBN: 0 491 03692 2 |
21 May 1986 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Tony Masero ISBN: 0 426 20294 5 |
plot synopsis
The TARDIS arrives in 1966, and lands on the runway of Gatwick Airport. The Doctor becomes suspicious of one of the tour groups, and it's revealed that Chameleon Tours is run by a group of aliens who have no identity, and they're using charter flights to kidnap both airline staff and passengers to steal their likenesses. Realising they're back on Earth on the day they left on their first trip in the TARDIS, Ben and Polly elect to stay behind, and as the Doctor and Jamie return to the time machine, they see it being driven away on the back of a lorry...
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."