episode guide
the sontaran experiment
story 77 : season 12 : serial 4B : 2 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: Bob Baker
Writer: Dave Martin
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Roger Murray-Leach
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan); Kevin Lindsay (Styre); Glyn Jones (Krans); Donald Douglas (Vural); Peter Walshe (Erak); Peter Rutherford (Roth); Terry Walsh (Zake); Brian Ellis (Prisoner);
crew information
Russ Karel (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); Terry Walsh (Fight Arranger); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Sylvia James (Make-Up); Marion McDougall (Production Assistant); George Gallacio (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); John Friedlander (Visual Effects); Tony Oxley (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 22 February 1975 at 17:30 | 24'27" | 11.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 1 March 1975 at 17:30 | 25'00" | 10.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment
Written by: Ian Marter
Number 056 in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe |
| 7 December 1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe ISBN: 0 426 20049 7 |
plot synopsis
Sent to Earth to try and repair the Nerva's transmat beam, they find it a wasteland of weeds, but habitable and seemingly deserted. The Doctor and his two companions soon discover that there is a group of Galsec colonists stranded there, and that one by one they're being captured and tortured by a Sontaran, Styre, who's carrying out experiments to assess whether humans would be a threat to a Sontaran invasion force. The Doctor has to take the warrior on in combat to try and defeat him
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."