episode guide
invasion of the dinosaurs
story 71 : season 11 : serial WWW : 6 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Malcolm Hulke
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: Richard Morris
cast information
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart); John Levene (Benton); Richard Franklin (Mike Yates); John Bennett (General Finch); Ben Aris (Lieutenant Shears); Dave Carter (Sergeant Duffy); Martin Taylor (Corporal Norton); George Bryson (Private Ogden); John Caesar (R/T Soldier); Gordon Reid (Phillips); Trevor Lawrence (Lodge); Terry Walsh (Warehouse Looter); Noel Johnson (Charles Grover M.P.); Peter Miles (Professor Whitaker); Martin Jarvis (Butler); James Marcus (Peasant); Pat Gorman (UNIT Corporal); Terence Wilton (Mark); Carmen Silvera (Ruth); Brian Badcoe (Adam); Colin Bell (Private Bryson); Timothy Craven (Robinson);
crew information
John Wilcox (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); Keith Hopper (Film Cameraman); Bob Rymer (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Jean McMillan (Make-Up); George Gallaccio (Production Assistant); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Alan Horne (Studio Lighting); Trevor Webster (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Clifford Culley (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 12 January 1974 at 17:30 | 25'29" | 11.0mil | 16mm b/w telerecording |
2 | Part Two | 19 January 1974 at 17:30 | 24'43" | 10.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 26 January 1974 at 17:30 | 23'26" | 11.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 2 February 1974 at 17:30 | 23'33" | 9.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
5 | Part Five | 9 February 1974 at 17:30 | 24'38" | 9.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
6 | Part Six | 16 February 1974 at 17:30 | 25'34" | 7.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Recovered from a private collector May 1982
» b/w film inserts exist -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Five
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Six
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Written by: Malcolm Hulke
Number 022 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 |
19 February 1976 |
Published by Tandem, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 10874 0 |
29 June 1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Jeff Cummins ISBN: 0 426 10874 0 |
May 1979 |
Published by Pinnacle Books, USA
in paperback With cover artwork by: David Mann |
18 November 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 10874 0 |
plot synopsis
Returning to an apparently deserted London, the Doctor and Sara Jane are arrested as looters and put on trial, but they escape from the vehicle transporting them when a Tyrannosaurus Rex attacks it. On finding the Brigadier, he explains that the evacuation took place when dinosaurs started to appear on the streets, although they soon vanish without trace. The whole thing is part of a plot by Sir Charles Grover and a group of scientists to revert the Earth to a time before technology corrupted society, and it's up to the Doctor to try and defeat their Operation Golden Age
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."