episode guide
frontier in space
story 67 : season 10 : serial QQQ : 6 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Paul Bernard
Writer: Malcolm Hulke
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: Cynthia Kjluco
cast information
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who); Katy Manning (Jo Grant); Roger Delgado (The Master); Vera Fusek (President of Earth); Michael Hawkins (General Williams); Peter Birrel (Draconian Prince); Ray Lonnen (Gardiner); Barry Ashton (Kemp); John Rees (Hardy); James Culliford (Stewart); Louis Mahoney (Newscaster); Roy Pattison (Draconian Space Pilot); Karol Hagar (Secretary); Harold Goldblatt (Professor Dale); Madhav Sharma (Patel); Dennis Bowen (Prison Governor); Richard Shaw (Cross); Luan Peters (Sheila); Caroline Hunt (Technician); Lawrence Harrington (Lunar Guard); Bill Wilde (Draconian Captain); John Woodnutt (Draconian Emperor); Ian Frost (Draconian Messenger); Clifford Elkin (Earth Cruiser Captain); Stephen Thorne (First Ogron); Michael Kilgarriff (Second Ogron); Rick Lester (Third Ogron); Ramsay Williams (Congressman Brook); Bill Mitchell (Newscaster); Stanley Price (Pilot of Space Ship); John Scott Martin (Dalek); Cy Town (Dalek); Murphy Grumbar (Dalek); Michael Wisher (Dalek Voice);
crew information
John Bradburn (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); John Tiley (Film Cameraman); John Bush (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Sandra Shepherd (Make-Up); Nicholas John (Production Assistant); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Ralph Walton (Studio Lighting); Brian Hiles (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Bernard Wilkie (Visual Effects); Rhys Jones (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Episode One | 24 February 1973 at 17:50 | 23'37" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Episode Two | 3 March 1973 at 17:50 | 24'10" | 7.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Episode Three | 10 March 1973 at 17:50 | 24'00" | 7.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Episode Four | 17 March 1973 at 17:50 | 23'35" | 7.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
5 | Episode Five | 24 March 1973 at 17:50 | 23'57" | 7.7mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
6 | Episode Six | 31 March 1973 at 17:50 | 24'44" | 8.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Episode One
» Recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985 -
Episode Two
» Recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985 -
Episode Three
» Recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985 -
Episode Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» Redundant copy recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985 -
Episode Five
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» Redundant copy recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985
» A 71-edit exists also (released on video) -
Episode Six
» Recovered from ABC, Australia c.1985 inch
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Space War
Written by: Malcolm Hulke
Number 057 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1976 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 85523 077 0 |
23 September 1976 |
Published by Wyndham Publications, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11033 1 |
18 January 1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11033 1 |
plot synopsis
To avoid a crash, the TARDIS materialises on a craft that is attacked by Ogrons, though a strange sound makes the crew see them as being reptilian Draconians, a race whose relationship with the Earth is worsening. With the TARDIS stolen by the Ogrons, the Doctor and Jo are taken to Earth, where their story falls on disbelieving ears. The Doctor is taken to a prison colony, while the Master rescues Jo, and then goes on to free the Doctor. He is working for a 'Third Party', with his task being to start a war between the humans and Draconians, but the Doctor manages to arbitrate and, with representatives of both sides, he heads to the Ogron's planet, where the Master reveals the 'Third Party' are the Daleks
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."