William Hartnell
Season Two

J. Planet of Giants

Writer: Louis Marks
Directors: Mervyn Pinfield (1-2) and Douglas Camfield (3)
Designer: Raymond P. Cusick
Incidental Music Composed and Conducted by: Dudley Simpson

TRANSMISSION DETAILS:

43. Planet of Giants              31.10.64   5.15pm - 5.40pm   8.4M/37th/57%
44. Dangerous Journey             07.11.64   5.15pm - 5.40pm   8.4M/45th/58%
45. Crisis                        14.11.64   5.15pm - 5.40pm   8.9M/33rd/59%

CAST:

FORESTER: Alan Tilvern; ARNOLD FARROW: Frank Cranshaw (1-2); PROFESSOR SMITHERS: Reginald Barratt (2-3); HILDA ROWSE: Rosemary Johnson (3); BERT ROWSE: Fred Ferris (3)

STORY:

The TARDIS is sent out of control, and when it materialises on Earth it has shrunk, and so have the occupants who are all now around 1 inch tall.

The Doctor and his companions stumble across a plot by a scientist, Professor Smithers, and a buisnessman, Forester, to launch the new insecticide DN6. DN6 does not just kill insects that are harmful to agriculture, but also those that are essantial.

A Government agent, Farrow, discovers the plan but is murdered before he can reveal it. The minaturised Ian and Barbara witness the murder.

Despite the fact the being minaturised leaves the Doctor and his companions to the mercy of plugholes and giant matchboxes, the Doctor manages to create an explosion, while managing to gain the suspicsions of the local police who call round to investigate.

STUDIOS:

Television Centre Studio 4, Ealing Television Film Studios

WORKING TITLES:

The Miniscules, Part 2 - Death in the Afternoon

NOTES:

This story was originally intended to be a four parter, but the last two episodes were combined. Part four would have been called "An Urge to Live"

NOVELISATION:

Planet of Giants Terrance Dicks

VIDEO:

Planet of Giants

William Hartnell Season Two