4F. Terror of the Zygons

TRANSMISSION DETAILS:

402. Part One                      30.08.75   5.45pm - 6.10pm   8.4M/29th/59%
403. Part Two                      06.09.75   5.45pm - 6.10pm   6.1M/61st/---
404. Part Three                    13.09.75   5.45pm - 6.10pm   8.2M/32nd/54%
405. Part Four                     20.09.75   5.20pm - 5.45pm   7.2M/45th/---

DUKE OF FORGILL/BROTON: John Woodnutt; SISTER LAMONT: Lillias Walker; THE CABER: Robert Russell; ZYGONS: Keith Ashley, Ronald Gough (1-2); ANGUS FERGUSON McRANNALD: Angus Lennie (1-2); HUCKLE: Tony Sibbald (1-2); MUNRO: Hugh Martin (1); RADIO OPERATOR: Bruce Wightman (1); CORPORAL: Bernard G High (2); SOLDIER: Peter Symonds (3). UNCREDITED: SOLDIERS: Alan Clements (4), Roland Geall, Patrick Ginter, James Muir (1-3), David Selby, Barry Summerford (2-4); ADDITIONAL ZYGON VOICES: Robert Russell, Lillias Walker

STORY:

The Doctor is summoned to Earth by the Brigadier. U.N.I.T. has been called to Scotland, near Loch Ness, to investigate the strange attacks on oil rigs in the surrounding area.

The Doctor finds a spacecraft is hidden in Loch Ness, and that a creature referred to as a Skarasen was responsible for the damage to the oil rigs. The controllers, the Zygons, are still present in the craft, and have been using the body prints of the locals to disguise themselves and take on their identities.

The Zygons plan to take on the identity of the Duke of Forgill, and destroy the World Energy Conference. The Doctor destroys the leader whilst the Brigadier destroys the space craft, and all remainig Zygons.

Whilst the Doctor and Sarah travel onwards together, Harry elects to stay behind.

STUDIOS: Television Centre Studio 3, Television Centre Studio 4

LOCATIONS: Charlton; Sussex; The Mill, Climping, nr. Littlehampton, Sussex; Ambersham Common, nr. Midhurst; Furnace Pond, Crabtree, nr. Lower Beeding

WORKING TITLES: The Loch Ness Monster, The Loch Ness Terror, The Zygons

NOTES: The bagpipes heard in the story were played by Angus Lennie, who played McRannald
Ian Marter leaves at the end of the story, but returns for a guest appearance in The Android Invasion

NOVELISATION: The Loch Ness Monster Terrance Dicks
Retitled "Terror of the Zygons" (1993)

VIDEO: Terror of the Zygons