episode guide
the claws of axos
story 57 : season 8 : serial GGG : 4 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Michael Ferguson
Writer: Bob Baker
Writer: Dave Martin
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: Kenneth Sharp
cast information
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who); Katy Manning (Jo Grant); Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart); John Levene (Sergeant Benton); Richard Franklin (Captain Mike Yates); Roger Delgado (The Master); Paul Grist (Filer); Peter Bathurst (Chinn); Fernanda Marlowe (Corporal Bell); Donald Hewlett (Hardiman); David Savile (Winser); Derek Ware (Pigbin Josh); Bernard Holley (Axon Man); Michael Walker (1st Radar Operator); David G March (2nd Radar Operator); Patricia Gordino (Axon Woman); John Hicks (Axon Boy); Debbie Lee London (Axon Girl); Tim Piggot-Smith (Captain Harker); Kenneth Benda (The Minister); Royston Farrell (Technician);
crew information
HAVOC (Action / Stuntwork); Roselyn Parker (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Lane (Costumes); A A Englander (Film Cameraman); Bob Rymer (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Jan Harrison (Make-Up); Rhian Davies (Make-Up); Marion McDougall (Production Assistant); Brian Hodgson (Special Sounds); Ralph Walton (Studio Lighting); Dave Kitchen (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); John Horton (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Episode One | 13 March 1971 at 17:15 | 23'51" | 7.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape NTSC 2 inch colour videotape 16mm b/w telerecording |
2 | Episode Two | 20 March 1971 at 17:15 | 24'00" | 8.0mil | NTSC 2 inch colour videotape PAL conversion 16mm b/w telerecording |
3 | Episode Three | 27 March 1971 at 17:15 | 24'05" | 6.4mil | NTSC 2 inch colour videotape PAL conversion 16mm b/w telerecording |
4 | Episode Four | 3 April 1971 at 17:15 | 25'19" | 7.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape 16mm b/w telerecording |
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Episode One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» Recovered from Canada c.1979
» Film print recovered from Ents c.1978 -
Episode Two
» Recovered from Canada c.1979
» Conversion from NTSC 2 inch broadcast tapes
» Film print recovered from Ents c.1978 -
Episode Three
» Recovered from Canada c.1979
» Conversion from NTSC 2 inch broadcast tapes
» Film print recovered from Ents c.1978 -
Episode Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 010 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1977 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos |
21 April 1977 |
Published by Wyndham Publications, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11703 4 |
1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: John Geary ISBN: 0 426 11703 4 |
plot synopsis
The organic Axon spaceship, with its beautiful gold-skinned crew, lands near a power station and asks for help to restore its depleted power supply. It offers Axonite, which has the properties to make living matter grow, as an exchange for energy. The Master is trapped on the ship and has lead the creatures to Earth, because behind the facade, they are really a power absorbing parasitic organism and they plan to drain the planet dry. The Doctor has to join forces with the Master to try and trap Axos in a time loop, but can their combined efforts succeed?
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."