DD. The Tenth Planet
Writers: Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis (uncredited 1-2)
Director: Derek Martinus
Designer: Peter Kindred
Incidental Music: Stock
TRANSMISSION DETAILS:
131. Episode 1 08.10.66 5.50pm - 6.15pm 5.5M/77th/50%
132. Episode 2 15.10.66 5.50pm - 6.15pm 6.4M/57th/48%
133. Episode 3 22.10.66 5.50pm - 6.15pm 7.6M/46th/48%
134. Episode 4 29.10.66 5.50pm - 6.15pm 7.5M/48th/47%
CAST:
GENERAL CUTLER: Robert Beatty; DR BARCLAY: David Dodimead; DR ERNEST JOHN DYSON: Dudley Jones; RADAR TECHNICIAN:
Christopher Matthews; WIGNER: Steve Plytas;MAJOR DAN SCHULTZ: Alan White (1-2); COLONEL WILLIAMS: Earl Cameron (1-2);
PRIVATE TITO: Shane Shelton (1); AMERICAN SERGEANT: John Brandon (1); KRAIL: Reg Whitehead (2); TALON: Harry
Brooks (2); SHAV: Gregg Palmer (2); CYBERMAN VOICES: Roy Skelton (2,4), Peter Hawkins (4); GENEVA TECHNICIAN: Ellen
Cullen (2-4); TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Glenn Beck (2); LT TERRY CUTLER: Callen Angelo (3-4); R/T TECHNICIAN: Christopher
Dunham (3-4); KRANG: Harry Brooks (4); JARL: Reg Whitehead (4), GERN: Gregg Palmer (4). UNCREDITED: CYBERMEN:
(all 2,4) John Haines, John Knott, Bruce Wells; R/T TECHNICIAN: Nicholas Edwards; DOUBLE FOR THE DOCTOR: Gordon Craig (3);
DOUBLE FOR BEN: Peter Pocock (3); DOCTOR WHO: Patrick Troughton (4); SECRETARY: Sheila Edwards; CORPORAL: Alec
Coleman; SOLDIERS: Freddie Eldrett, Nick Hilton, Terence Jones, Ken McGarvie, Roy Pierce, Peter Pocock; OFFICERS: Bill
Gosling, Gordon Lang, Richard Lawrence, Morris Quick; ENGINEERS: Freddie Eldrett, Roy Pierce
STORY:
The TARDIS lands at the South Pole in December 1986 at a Space Tracking Centre. The personnel, under the command of General Cutler, are
trying to rescue a manned space shuttle that has gotten into dificulty.
The Doctor realises that the problems stem from the graviational pull of a tenth planet that has entered the solar system. Soon the
occupants of the planet arrive on Earth - the Cybermen.
The planet, Mondas, a twin planet of Earth, is draining energy from Earth. The Cybermen propose to take humans back to Mondas and turn them
into Cybermen.
The humans fight back, and fortunately Ben sabotages the Z-bomb which would cause mass devastation. The Cybermen, who are dependant on their
planet, collapse and die when Mondas explodes after absorbing too much energy. The Doctor, weakened by the events, retires to the TARDIS,
and begins his regeneration ...
BLOOPERS:
Episode 1: The credits at the end of this episode spell Kit Pedlar's name as Kitt.
Episode 3: And a similar thing happens in this episode, where the credits mis-spell Gerry Davis's name as Davies.
STUDIOS:
Riverside Studio 1, Ealing Televison Film Studios
NOTES:
This is the last Hartnell story, introducing the revolutionary concept of regeneration
William Hartnell does not appear in part three
An unusual computer style graphic sequence is used to produce all the credits in the opening titles and end credits
NOVELISATION:
The Tenth Planet Gerry Davis
VIDEO:
The Tenth Planet
