episode guide
the visitation
story 120 : season 19 : serial 5X : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Eric Saward
Script Editor: Antony Root
Designer: Ken Starkey
cast information
Peter Davison (The Doctor); Matthew Waterhouse (Adric); Sarah Sutton (Nyssa); Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka); Michael Robbins (Richard Mace); John Savident (The Squire); Peter van Dissel (Android); Anthony Calf (Charles); John Baker (Ralph); Valerie Fyfer (Elizabeth); Richard Hampton (Villager); James Charlton (Miller); Michael Melia (Terileptil); Neil West (Poacher); Eric Dodson (Headman);
crew information
Alison Symington (Assistant Floor Manager); Odile Dicks-Mireaux (Costumes); Peter Chapman (Film Cameraman); Ken Bilton (Film Editor); Paddy Kingsland (Incidental Music); Carolyn Perry (Make-Up); Julia Randall (Production Assistant); Angela Smith (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Henry Barber (Studio Lighting); Alan Machin (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Peter Wragg (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 15 February 1982 at 18:55 | 24'11" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 16 February 1982 at 19:05 | 24'26" | 9.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 22 February 1982 at 18:55 | 24'24" | 9.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 23 February 1982 at 19:05 | 23'32" | 10.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Visitation
Written by: Eric Saward
Number 069 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Photo |
19 August 1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Photo ISBN: 0 426 20135 3 |
20 February 1992 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20135 3 |
plot synopsis
In the 17th century, the TARDIS lands In a woodland, where they meet out-of-work actor and highwayman. Richard Mace, who explains that England is in the grip of a plague. A party of three Terileptil convicts, on the run from the tinclavic mines of the planet Raaga, have crashed nearby, and they are using the peasants to help prepare an escape attempt from the Earth. The Doctor traces them to Pudding Lane in London, where a confrontation leads to the creatures' demise, and the start of a certain fire that would be remembered throughout English history.
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."