episode guide
timelash
story 142 : season 22 : serial 6Y : 2 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Pennant Roberts
Writer: Glen McCoy
Script Editor: Eric Saward
Designer: Bob Cove
cast information
Colin Baker (The Doctor); Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown); Paul Darrow (Tekker); Eric Deacon (Mykros); Jeananne Crowley (Vena); David Chandler (Herbert); Neil Hallett (Maylin Renis); Robert Ashby (Borad); David Ashton (Kendron); Peter Robert Scott (Brunner); Dicken Ashworth (Sezon); Tracy Louise Ward (Katz); Martin Gower (Tyheer); Christine Kavanagh (Aram); Steven Mackintosh (Gazak); Denis Carey (Old Man); Dean Hollingsworth (Android); James Richardson (Guardolier); Martin Gower (Bandril Ambassador);
crew information
Abigail Sharp (Assistant Floor Manager); Alun Hughes (Costumes); Liz Parker (Incidental Music); Vanessa Poulton (Make-Up); Jane Whittaker (Production Assistant); Sue Anstruther (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Henry Barber (Studio Lighting); Andy Stacey (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Kevin Molloy (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 9 March 1985 at 17:20 | 45'00" | 6.7mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 16 March 1985 at 17:20 | 44'36" | 7.4mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL
» Also held in 25 minute format by Ents -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
» Also held in 25 minute format by Ents
release information
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Number in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 15 May 1986 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: David McAllister ISBN: 0 426 20229 5 |
plot synopsis
The Doctor last visited Karfel during his third incarnation, and found it to be a hospitable, friendly place. When he returns with Peri, the society is now ruled by the Borad, seemingly a benevolent elderly man, but in reality a hideous mutant cross between a human and a reptile. Anyone who crosses him is thrown into the Timelash, a device that either hurls you to some distant point in space or destroys you. The Doctor pursues Vena as she is thrown in and finds her on Earth in the early pant of the 20th century, where she has met H. G. Wells. The Doctor takes him back to Karfel and enlists his help to defeat the Borad...
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."