episode guide
dragonfire
story 151 : season 24 : serial 7G : 3 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Chris Clough
Writer: Ian Briggs
Script Editor: Andrew Cartmel
Designer: John Asbridge
cast information
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor); Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush); Sophie Aldred (Ace); Tony Selby (Glitz); Edward Peel (Kane); Patricia Quinn (Belazs); Tony Osoba (Kracauer); Shirin Taylor (Customer); Ian Mackenzie (Anderson); Stephanie Fayerman (McLuhan); Stuart Organ (Bazin); Sean Blowers (Zed); Nigel Miles-Thomas (Pudovkin); Leslie Meadows (The Creature); Lynn Gardner (Announcer); Miranda Borman (Stellar); Daphne Oxenford (Archivist); Chris MacDonnell (Arnheim);
crew information
Christopher Sandeman (Assistant Floor Manager); Richard Croft (Costumes); Dominic Glynn (Incidental Music); Gillian Thomas (Make-Up); Rosemary Parsons (Production Assistant); Karen King (Production Assistant); Anne Faggetter (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Don Babbage (Studio Lighting); Brian Clark (Studio Sound); Keff McCulloch (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Andy McVean (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 23 November 1987 at 19:35 | 24'01" | 5.5mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 30 November 1987 at 19:35 | 24'40" | 5.0mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 7 December 1987 at 19:35 | 24'26" | 4.7mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Dragonfire
Written by: Ian Briggs
Number 137 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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16 March 1989 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20322 4 |
November 1991 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20322 4 |
plot synopsis
Iceworld is renowned as a huge shopping centre, and the Doctor and Mel meet Glitz there, who is embarking on a treasure hunt. They Join him, along with a young girl called Ace. The treasure in question is also being sought by Kane, as it can release him from his prison, and takes the form of a crystal, which is revealed as being stored inside the head of a bio-mechanoid creature that roams the lower ice caverns of the planet. With Kane defeated, Mel decides to travel with Glitz and leave the TARDIS, so Ace takes her place as the Doctor's companion....
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."