BBB. Doctor Who and the Silurians
Writer: Malcolm Hulke
Director: Timothy Combe
Designer: Barry Newbery
Incidental Music Composed and Conducted by: Carey Blytonm
TRANSMISSION DETAILS:
258. Episode One 31.01.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.8M/41st/58%
259. Episode Two 07.02.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.3M/68th/58%
260. Episode Three 14.02.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.5M/60th/59%
261. Episode Four 21.02.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 8.2M/46th/60%
262. Episode Five 28.02.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.5M/52nd/58%
263. Episode Six 07.03.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.2M/63rd/57%
264. Episode Seven 14.03.1970 5.15pm - 5.40pm 7.5M/54th/58%
REPEAT DETAILS:
Episode One 07.12.1999 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Two 14.12.1999 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Three 21.12.1999 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Four 04.01.2000 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Five 11.01.2000 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Six 18.01.2000 6.00pm - 6.25pm
Episode Seven 25.01.2000 6.00pm - 6.25pm
CAST:
DR CHARLES LAWRENCE: Peter Miles (1-6); MAJOR BAKER: Norman Jones (1-5); MISS DAWSON:
Thomasine Heiner (1-5); DR JOHN QUINN: Fulton MacKay (1-3); DR MEREDITH: Ian Cunningham (1);
ROBERTS: Roy Brannigan (1); SPENCER: John Newman (1); DAVIS: Bill Matthews (1);
CAPTAIN HAWKINS: Paul Darrow (2-7); SILURIANS: Paul Barton (4,5,7), Simon Cain (4-7), Dave
Carter (4-5), John Churchill (4,5,7), Pat Gorman (2-4); SILURIAN VOICE: Peter Halliday (2-7);
SQUIRE: Gordon Richardson (2); DORIS SQUIRE: Nancie Jackson (2); YOUNG SILURIAN:
Nigel Johns (4-7); EDWARD MASTERS: Geoffrey Palmer (4-6); OLD SILURIAN: Dave Carter (4-5);
SGT HART: Richard Steele (4,6); TRAVIS: Ian Talbot (4); PRIVATE ROBINS: Harry Swift
(5); SILURIAN SCIENTIST: Pat Gorman (5-7); CORPORAL NUTTING: Alan Mason (6-7); PRIVATE
WRIGHT: Derek Pollitt; HOSPITAL DOCTOR: Brendan Barry (6). UNCREDITED: RECEPTIONIST:
Sheila Knight (1); NURSE: Gillian Toll (6); TECHNICIANS: Keith Ashley, Terry Denville,
Ronald Gough, Joan Harsvant, Peter Holmes, Richard King, Leonard Kingston, Stewart Myers, Cara Stevens, Cy
Town; SODIERS: Alex Donald, Brian Haughton, Mark Johnson, David Melbourne, John Spradbury;
EXTRAS: Bernard Barnsley, Paul Barton, David Billa, Willy Bowman, Peter Brett, Constance Carling,
Sue Casters, Hugh Cecil, Norton Clark, Alan Clements, Colin Cunningham, Alison Daumler, Jim Delaney, Josie
Dent, Ray Denton, Antonio di Maggio, John Doye, Michael Earl, Bella Emberg, Mostyn Evans, Stenson Falcke,
Keith Goodman, Pat Gorman, Paul Hawking, Walter Henry, Alan Hood, Harold Horsham, Jean Hylton, Nigel
Johns, Barry Kennington, Joanna Lawrence, Michael Lomax, Iona MacCree, Olive Macneil, Alan Mason, Pat
Matthews, Patrick Milner, Michael Moor, Maureen Nelson, Roy Pearce, David Perry, Derek Pollitt, Liz
Powers, Ray Rashley, Peter Ray, Winifred Ray, Betty Richardson, George Romanoff, Jean Shannon, John
Shorter, Brendan Skilton, Richard Steele, Rosina Stewart, Harry Swift, Lynn Turner, Alan Viccare, Joyce
Windsor, Harold White
STORY:
Doe to power shortages and staff breakdowns work at a secret Derbyshire atmoic research centre is being
delayed. Some of the staff have been severely traumatised and end up in hospital drawing cave-markings on
the walls. U.N.I.T. is called in, and the Doctor investigates the local cave system in Wenley Moor.
The Doctor discovers a group of reptilian creatures referred to as Silurians. (He later found out this was
incorrect). They were re-awoken by the power from the nuclear plant, and plan to retake Earth as their
home, and destroy all ape-life.
The Doctor attempts to negotiate a peace with the leader, and would have succeeded if it hadn't been for a
younger rebellious Silurian seizing power, and releasing a deadly virus to kill off the humans. The Doctor
manages to get hold of an antidote, and an epidemic is averted.
But the Silurians have another trick and plan to destroy the Earth's Van Allen Belt, which would make
Earth more tolerable for them, but leathal to humans. The Doctor overloads the reactor, and the Silurians
retreat underground. Much to the Doctor's dismay the Brigadier takes the opportunity to destroy the
Silurians' cave.
BLOOPERS:
Episode 1: At the beginning, when Liz stands up from kneeling, her belt gets caught on the bottom of
her skirt and raises it up, letting those hordes of drooling fans see her stocking tops for a while.
Episode ?: Watch Liz's belt - first it's tied on the right and then later it's tied on the left...
And then back again!
STUDIOS:
Television Centre Studio 1, Television Centre Studio 3, Television Centre Studio 8
LOCATIONS:
Marylebone Station, London; Hankley Common; Milford Chest Hospital, Goldaming, Surrey; Transmitter
Station, Hog's Back, Surrey
WORKING TITLE:
The Silurians
NOTES:
This story, an oddity due to it having "Doctor Who and..." in the title, is the first to feature Bessie,
the Doctor's car
This story was thought to be lost, but now exists in a UK transmittable version obtained by merging the
previously surviving black and white film prints and NTSC colour recordings
NOVELISATION:
The Cave-Monsters
Malcolm Hulke
Retitled "The Silurians"
VIDEO:
The Silurians
