episode guide
underworld
story 96 : season 15 : serial 4Y : 4 episodes
Producer: Graham Williams
Director: Norman Stewart
Writer: Bob Baker
Writer: Dave Martin
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Dick Coles
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Louise Jameson (Leela); John Leeson (voice of K-9); James Maxwell (Jackson); Alan Lake (Herrick); Jonathan Newth (Orfe); Imogen Bickford-Smith (Tala); James Marcus (Rask); Godfrey James (Tarn); Jimmy Gardner (Idmon); Norman Tipton (Idas); Jay Neill (Guard Klimt); Frank Jarvis (Ankh); Richard Shaw (Lakh); Stacey Tendeter (Naia); Christine Pollon (Voice of the Oracle);
crew information
Gary Downie (Assistant Floor Manager); Rupert Jarvis (Costumes); Richard Trevor (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Cecile Hay-Arthur (Make-Up); Mike Cager (Production Assistant); John Nathan-Turner (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Mike Jefferies (Studio Lighting); Richard Chubb (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Richard Conway (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 7 January 1978 at 18:25 | 22'36" | 8.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 14 January 1978 at 18:25 | 21'27" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 21 January 1978 at 18:25 | 22'21" | 8.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 28 January 1978 at 18:25 | 22'53" | 11.7mil | 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 Underworld
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 067 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1980 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Bill Donohoe |
24 January 1980 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Bill Donohoe ISBN: 0 426 20068 3 |
plot synopsis
The race banks of the Minyans went missing centuries ago on a ship called the P7E, and the TARDIS materialises on another Minyan ship carrying out an epic search for it. The P7E is at the heart of a planet, which has formed around it and the descendants of the original crew are now either its slaves or cybernetic seers, working to the orders of the Oracle, the ship's computer which is now worshipped and runs their lives. The Doctor helps the Minyans in the fight to retrieve the race banks from the computer's control room.
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."