SEASON EIGHT
Main Personnel
- Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee
- Josephine (Jo) Grant: Katy Manning
- Producer: Barry Letts
- Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
55 EEE -TERROR OF THE AUTONS
- Writer: Robert Holmes
- Director: Barry Letts
- Designer: Ian Watson
- Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson
- Action by: Havoc (3-4)
- Circus Scenes Courtesy of: Roberts Brothers
279. Episode One 02.01.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.3M/78th
280. Episode Two 09.01.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.0M/71st
281. Episode Three 16.01.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.1M/58th
282. Episode Four 23.01.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.4M/59th
- BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney
- CAPTAIN MIKE YATES Richard Franklin
- SERGEANT BENTON John Levene
- THE MASTER Roger Delgado
- REX FARREL Michael Wisher
- LUIGI ROSSINNI (LEW RUSSELL) John Baskomb (1-2)
- PROFESSOR GEORGE PHILIPS Christopher Burgess (1-2)
- JAMES McDERMOT Harry Towb (1-2)
- TIME LORD David Garth (1)
- RADIO TELESCOPE DIRECTOR Frank Mills (1)
- ALBERT GOODGE Andrew Staines (1)
- MUSEUM ATTENDANT Dave Carter (1)
- MARY FARREL Barbara Leake (2-3)
- JOHN FARREL Stephen Jack (2)
- TOBY Roy Stewart (2)
- AUTON LEADER Pat Gorman (3-4)
- AUTON VOICE Hadyn Jones (3-4)
- BROWNROSE Dermot Tuohy (3)
- TELEPHONE MECHANIC Norman Stanley (3)
- POLICEMAN Bill McGuirk (3 - credited but does not appear)
- AUTON POLICEMAN Terry Walsh (3)
- UNCREDITED: AUTON DOLL Tommy Reynolds (2-3)
- AUTONS Bob Blaine, Les Clark, Ian Eliott, Nick Hobbs, Tom
O'Leary, Charles Pickless, Mike Stevens
- SOLDIER Les Conrad (3)
- EXTRAS Eve Aubrey, Mike Austin, Max Diamond, Duke Dupree,
Brian Gough, Stuart Harwood,
Gordon Howes, Sylvia Lane, Mario, Jack Murray, Gregory Powell, Sheila Power,
Bobby Roberts, Mac Russell, Steve Sullivan, E Turner, Edward Vaughn, Paul
Warren
- STUNTMEN Marc Boyle, Alan Chuntz, Stuart Fell, Brian Gilmanm, Stan
Hollingsworth, Bill Horrigan, Dinny Powell, Roy Scammell, Mike Stevens, Roy
Street, Derek Ware, Terry Walsh.
WORKING TITLE: The Spray of Death
NOTES: This story carries no producer credit.
The story now exists in a UK transmittable colour format, obtained using the
same method as for Doctor Who and the Silurians.
The audience appreciation figure was not used extenseively during the 70s,
so none are available for all of seasons eight, nine and ten.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons" by Terrance Dicks.
Interior Illustrations by Alan Willow (1975/Number 63).
56 FFF - THE MIND OF EVIL
- Writer: Don Houghton
- Director: Timothy Combe
- Designer: Ray London
- Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson
- Fights Arranged by (4)/Action by (5): Havoc
283. Episode One 30.01.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 9.2M/61st
284. Episode Two 06.02.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.8M/54th
285. Episode Three 13.02.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.5M/70th
286. Episode Four 20.02.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.4M/63rd
287. Episode Five 27.02.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.6M/58th
288. Episode Six 06.03.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.3M/65th
- BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney
- CAPTAIN MIKE YATES Richard Franklin
- GEORGE BARNHAM Neil McCarthy (1-3,5-6)
- CORPORAL BELL Fernanda Marlowe (1-4)
- DR ROLAND SUMMERS Michael Sheard (1-4)
- PRISON GOVERNOR (MAJOR VICTOR CAMFORD) Raymond Westell (1-3)
- CAPTAIN CHIN-LEE Pik-Sen Lim (1-3)
- CHIEF PRISON OFFICER POWERS Roy Purcell (1-3)
- SENIOR PRISON OFFICER GREEN Eric Mason (1-3)
- PROFESSOR CHARLES KETTERING Simon Lack (1)
- ARTHUR LINWOOD Clive Scott (1)
- THE MASTER Roger Delgado (2-6)
- SERGEANT BENTON John Levene (2-6)
- HARRY MAILER William Marlowe (2-5, reprise 6)
- LENNIE VOSPER Hadyn Jones (2-4)
- FU PENG Kristopher Kum (2-3)
- SENATOR ALCOTT Tommy Duggan (2)
- PRISON OFFICERS Dave Carter, Martin Gordon, Bill Matthews, Barry Wade
- CHARLIE David Calerisi (4)
- MAJOR COSWORTH Patrick Godfrey (5-6)
- FULLER Johnny Barrs (5)
- MAIN GATE PRISONER Matthew Walters (5)
- UNCREDITED: POLICE SUPERINTENDENT Paul Blomley (1)
- PHOTOGRAPHERS Stuart Fell (1), Charles Marriott (1)
- GENERAL CHENG TEIK Francis Batsoni (1)
- THE MASTER'S CHAUFFEUR Francis Williams (2,3,6)
- AMERICAN AIDE Nick Hobbs (2)
- UNIT CORPORAL Billy Horrigan (2)
- VOICES ON TELEPHONE (UNIT TRANSPORT DIVISION) Laurence Harrington (2)
- CHINESE AIDE Paul Tann (2)
- PASSERBY Jim Delaney (2)
- FEMALE STUDENT Maureen Race (2)
- POLICE INSPECTOR Richard Atherton (4)
- PRISON OFFICERS Richard Atherton, Les Clark, Les Conrad,
Tony Jenkins, Gordon Stoppard, Leslie Weeks
- PRISONERS/AUDIENCE Richard
Atherton, Denis Balcombe, George Ballentine, Francis Batsoni, Paul Blomley,
Marc Boyle, Michael Carter, Alan Chuntz, Les Clark, Les Conrad, Billy
Horrigan, Nad Hood, Leonard Kingston, Roger Marsden, Alistair McFarlane,
Valentino Musetti, Mike Stevens, Cy Town, Wolfgang Van Jergen, Desmond Verlini,
Matthew Walters, Phillip Webb
- MEDICAL OFFICERS Charles Finch, Charles Pickess, Cy Town
- UNIT SOLDIERS AND STAFF Denis Balcombe, Stuart Fell, Nick Hobbs,
Charles Marriott, Roger Marsden
- EXTRAS Laurie Ayres, Denis Balcombe, Robert
Bald, Bob Blaine, Frank Bennett, Michael Carter, Derek Chafer, Johnny Clump,
Timothy Combe, Max Diamond, Pat Donohue, Ian Elliott, Gary Gregory, PG Heath,
Tony Jenkins, Ricky Lancing, Derek Martin, Roy Scammell, Mike Stevens, Terry
Walsh and Lance Bombadier R Berkley, Gunner K Davenport, Bombadier A Graham,
Bombadier Barry Hall, Sergeant Herridge, Bombadier J Lamb, Sergeant D Talbot,
Bombadier R Thompson.
WORKING TITLES: Pandora's Box, The Pandora Machine
NOTES: This is the only colour story where all of the episodes are only
held by the BBC in black and white.
NOVELISATION: Terrance Dicks (1985/Number 96)
57 GGG - THE CLAWS OF AXOS
- Writers: Bob Baker and Dave Martin
- Director: Michael Ferguson
- Designer: Kenneth Sharp
- Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson
- Action by: Havoc
289. Episode One 13.03.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.3M/57th
290. Episode Two 20.03.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.0M/43rd
291. Episode Three 27.03.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 6.4M/70th
292. Episode Four 03.04.71 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.8M/49th
- BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney
- CAPTAIN MIKE YATES Richard Franklin
- SERGEANT BENTON John Levene
- THE MASTER Roger Delgado
- HORATIO CHINN Peter Bathurst
- BILL FILER Paul Grist
- SIR GEORGE HARDIMAN Donald Hewlett
- AXON MAN Bernard Holley
- DR WINSER David Savile (1-2)
- FIRST RADAR OPERATOR Michael Walker (1-2)
- SECOND RADAR OPERATOR David G March (1-2)
- AXON WOMAN Patricia Gordino (1-2)
- CORPORAL BELL Fernanda Marlowe (1)
- PIGBIN JOSH Derek Ware (1)
- AXON BOY John Hicks (1)
- AXON GIRL Debbie Lee London (1)
- CAPTAIN HARKER Tim Piggot-Smith (2-3)
- THE MINISTER Kenneth Benda (3)
- TECHNICIAN Royston Farrell (4).
- UNCREDITED: VOICE OF AXOS Bernard Holley
- NUTON DRIVER Nick Hobbs
- CIVIL SERVANTS George Howse (3), Pierce McAvoy (3)
- SECRETARY Gloria Walker (3)
- FAKE FILER Derek Ware (3)
- AGED JO Mildred Brown (3)
- DOUBLE FOR AXON MAN Nick Hobbs
- DOUBLE FOR AXON WOMAN Sue Crossland
- DOUBLE FOR HARDIMAN Jack Cooper
- AXON MONSTERS Marc Boyle, Eden Fox, Peter Holmes, Clinton Morris, Stuart
Myers, Douglas Rae, Clive Roger, Steve Smart
- HUMANOID AXONS David Aldridge,
Steve King, Roger Minnice, Geoff Rightly
- LABORATORY TECHNICIANS Bill Barnsley,
Victor Croxford, Peter Holmes, Paul Phillips
- UNIT SOLDIERS Roy Brent, Bill
Hughes, Pierce McAvoy, Douglas Rae, Clive Roger, Michael Stainer
- REGULAR ARMY SOLDIERS George Howse, Pierce McAvoy, Steve Smart
- STUNTMEN Bob Blaine, Jack
Cooper, Steve Emmerson, Stuart Fell, Brian Gilmore, Reg Harding, Emmet
Hennessey, Brian Justice, Derek Martin.
WORKING TITLES: The Beautiful People, Vampire From Space (a title sequence
using this title is thought to exsist)
NOTES: The writer credit and episode number are brought up over a different
pattern during the title sequence (actually the rushing diamond pattern that
is used for the end credits).
Episodes Two and Three only survive as film prints and NTSC recordings.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos" by Terrance Dicks
(1977/Number 10)
58 HHH - COLONY IN SPACE
- Writer: Malcolm Hulke
- Director: Michael Briant
- Designer: Tim Gleeson
- Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson
293. Episode One 10.04.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 7.6M/41st
294. Episode Two 17.04.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.5M/28th
295. Episode Three 24.04.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 9.5M/26th
296. Episode Four 01.05.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.1M/28th
297. Episode Five 08.01.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.8M/23rd
298. Episode Six 15.01.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.7M/23rd
- DAVID WINTON Nicholas Pennell
- ROBERT ASHE John Ringham
- MARY ASHE Helen Worth
- ROBOT John Scott Martin (1-3)
- WILFRED NORTON Roy Skelton (1-3)
- BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney (1,6)
- PRIMITIVE Pat Gorman (1-2,4,6)
- PRIMITIVE VOICE Pat Gorman (1-2)
- ERIC LEESON David Webb (1)
- JANE LEESON Sheila Grant (1)
- MARTIN John Line (1)
- MRS MARTIN Mitzi Webster (1)
- TIME LORDS (all 1) John Baker, Peter Forbes-Robertson, Graham Leaman
- CALDWELL Bernard Kay (2-6)
- CAPTAIN DENT Morris Perry (2-6)
- FIRST OFFICER MORGAN Tony Caunter (2-6)
- JIM HOLDEN John Herrington (2)
- ALLEN Stanley McGReagn (3)
- LONG Pat Gorman (3)
- THE MASTER Roger Delgado (4-6)
- GUARDIAN Norman Atkyns (4,6)
- ALIEN PRIEST Roy Heymann (4,6)
- ALEC LEESON John Tordoff (4)
- COLONIST Pat Gorman (5)
- UNCREDITED: PRIMITIVES Stewart Anderson, Derek Chafer, Les
Clarke, Emmet Henessy, John McGrath, Alan Peters, Greg Powell
- ALIEN PRIESTS Stanley Mason, Antonia Moss
- COLONISTS Bob Blaine, Monique Briant, John Caeser,
Les Conrad, Ian Elliott, Charles Finch, Brian Gilmar, Ken Halliwell, Clay
Hunter, Jay McGrath, Alan Peters, Charles Pickess
- IMC GUARDS Bob Blaine, Les
Clarke, Brian Gilmar, Brian Justice, Keith Simon, Mike Stephens, Stewart
Stephens, Terry Walsh
- EXTRAS LW Clark, Max Diamond, Billy Horrigan, Mike
Horsburgh, Alf Joint, Valentino Musetti, Jay Neill, Dinny Powell, Barry
Stephens, Walter Turner, Terry Walsh.
NOTES: All six episodes only survive as film prints and NTSC recordings.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon" by Malcolm Hulke. Interior
Illustrations by Chris Achilleos (1974/Number 23).
59 JJJ - THE DAEMONS
- Writer: Guy Leopold (alias Barry Letts and Robert Sloman)
- Director: Christopher Barry
- Designer: Roger Ford
- Incidental Music by: Dudley Simpson
- Fight Arranger: Peter Diamond (4)
299. Episode One 22.05.71 6.15pm - 6.40pm 9.2M/26th
300. Episode Two 29.05.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.0M/23rd
301. Episode Three 05.06.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.1M/34th
302. Episode Four 12.06.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.1M/24th
303. Episode Five 19.06.71 6.10pm - 6.35pm 8.3M/17th
REPEAT DETAILS
Edited Compilation Tue 28.12.71 4.20pm - 5.50pm 10.53M/38th
Episode One Fri 20.11.92 7.15pm - 7.40pm 2.52M/27th ~
Episode Two 27.11.92 7.15pm - 7.40pm 2.96M/23rd ~
Episode Three 04.12.92 7.15pm - 7.40pm 2.2M/Outside Top 30 ~
Episode Four 11.12.92 7.15pm - 7.40pm 2.19M/26th ~
Episode Five 18.12.92 7.15pm - 7.40pm 2.34M/24th ~
~ - on BBC2 (positions just for that channel)
- BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART Nicholas Courtney
- CAPTAIN MIKE YATES Richard Franklin
- SERGEANT BENTON John Levene
- THE MASTER Roger Delgado
- MISS HAWTHORNE Damaris Hayman
- BERT Don McKillop
- SQUIRE WINSTANLEY Rollo Gamble (1-3)
- DR REEVES Eric Hillyard (1-3)
- TOM GIRTON Jon Groft (1-3)
- PC GROOM Christopher Wray (1-2)
- GARVIN John Joyce (1-2)
- HARRY James Snell (1-2)
- ALISTAIR FERGUS David Simeon (1)
- PROFESSOR HORNER Robin Wentworth (1)
- BOK Stanley Mason (2-3,5)
- BAKER'S MAN Gerald Taylor (2)
- THORPE John Owens (2-5)
- SGT OSGOOD Alec Linstead (3-5)
- AZAL Stephen Thorne (4-5)
- MORRIS MEN The Headington Quarry Men (4)
- JONES Matthew Corbett (5)
- UNCREDITED: UNIT CORPORAL Patrick Milner (1-2)
- BBC3 MAN (CHARLIE) Robin Squire (3)
- VOICE OF BBC3 ANNOUNCER Nicholas Courtney (2)
- POSTMASTER (CHARLIE) John Scott Martin (3)
- VOICE OF RAF PILOT Christopher Barry (3)
- EXTRAS Ernest Vlythe, Bill Burridge,
David J Graham, Pat Gorman, Charles Shaw Kesketh, Michael Moore, Rex Rashley,
John Tatham, Vic Taylor, Geoff Witherick.
WORKING TITLE: The Demons
NOTES: Episodes One, Two, Three and Five now exist in a UK transmittable
colour version, obtained as Doctor Who and the Silurians. This was the first
story to converted and it was this version that was repeated in 1992.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Daemons" by Barry Letts. Interior
Illustrations by Alan Willow (1974/Number 15).