episode guide
pyramids of mars
story 82 : season 13 : serial 4G : 4 episodes
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
Director: Paddy Russell
Writer: Stephen Harris
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Christine Roscoe
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Bernard Archard (Marcus Scarman); Michael Sheard (Laurence Scarman); Gabriel Woolf (Sutekh); Peter Copley (Dr. Warlock); Peter Mayock (Namin); Michael Bilton (Collins); Vik Tablian (Ahmed); Nick Burnell (Mummy); Melvyn Bedford (Mummy); Kevin Selway (Mummy); George Tovey (Ernie Clements);
crew information
Paul Braithwaite (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); John McGlashan (Film Cameraman); M A C Adams (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Jean Steward (Make-Up); Peter Grimwade (Production Assistant); George Gallacio (Production Unit Manager); Janet Radenkovic (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Ron Koplick (Studio Lighting); Brian Hiles (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Ian Scoones (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 25 October 1975 at 17:45 | 25'22" | 10.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 1 November 1975 at 17:45 | 23'53" | 11.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 8 November 1975 at 17:45 | 24'32" | 9.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 15 November 1975 at 17:45 | 24'52" | 11.7mil | 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 (this tape suffers from a minor tracking fault) -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 050 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 |
16 December 1976 |
Published by Wyndham Publications, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11666 6 |
1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11666 6 |
1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 11666 6 |
21 March 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 11666 6 |
plot synopsis
The TARDIS finally returns to the UNIT Headquarters, but it's 1911, and the Doctor and Sarah are in the old priory that the building was later built over. Lawrence Scarman and his associate, Doctor Warlock, are protesting to Namin, an uncivil Egyptian, over his apparent take-over of the priory in the absence of its owner, Lawrence's brother, Marcus Scarman. Namin worships the evil God, Sutekh, whom he manages to summon and then is promptly killed for his trouble. Sutekh uses the body of Marcus Scarman, captured when he broke into his tomb in Egypt, as the creature is actually an Osirian who was imprisoned in the tomb by his own race. Capturing the Doctor, Sutekh forces him to take the TARDIS to Mars, where a series of traps have to be solved to free him from his prison. Unfortunately, if he does escape, it will mean the end of the universe
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."