episode guide
vengeance on varos
story 139 : season 22 : serial 6V : 2 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Ron Jones
Writer: Philip Martin
Script Editor: Eric Saward
Designer: Tony Snoaden
cast information
Colin Baker (The Doctor); Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown); Martin Jarvis (Governor); Nabil Shaban (Sil); Jason Connery (Jondar); Nicholas Chagrin (Quillam); Forbes Collins (Chief Officer); Stephen Yardley (Arak); Sheila Reid (Etta); Geraldine Alexander (Areta); Graham Cull (Bax); Owen Teale (Maldak); Keith Skinner (Rondel); Hugh Martin (Priest);
crew information
Sophie Neville (Assistant Floor Manager); Anne Hardinge (Costumes); Jonathan Gibbs (Incidental Music); Cecile Hay-Arthur (Make-Up); Dorka Nieradzik (Make-Up); Jane Whittaker (Production Assistant); Pat Greenland (Production Assistant); Sue Anstruther (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Dennis Channon (Studio Lighting); Andy Stacey (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Charles Jeanes (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 19 January 1985 at 17:20 | 44'42" | 7.2mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 26 January 1985 at 17:20 | 44'43" | 7.0mil | 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
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Vengeance on Varos
Written by: Philip Martin
Number 106 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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16 June 1988 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: David McAllister ISBN: 0 491 03502 0 |
16 June 1988 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: David McAllister ISBN: 0 426 20291 0 |
21 January 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20291 0 |
plot synopsis
With a continual stream of executions and scenes of torture broadcast directly into their homes keep the population of Varos subdued, the Governor of the planet is fighting to save the economy, negotiating with the slug-like Galatron Mining delegate, Sil, over the price he is willing to pay for Zyton Seven, an ore natural to the planet. The Doctor needs some of the same mineral to power the TARDIS, and arrives on Varos to get some, but gets caught up with a band of rebels in the punishment dome and has to convince the Governor to take the upper hand in bartering for his planet's export materials.
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."