Z. The Gunfighters
Writer: Donald Cotton
Director: Rex Tucker
Designer: Barry Newbery
Incidental Music Composed and Conducted by: Tristram Cary
The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon Sung by: Lynda Baron
And Played by: Tom McCall
TRANSMISSION DETAILS:
115. A Holiday for the Doctor 30.04.1966 5.50pm - 6.15pm 6.5M/50th/45%
116. Don't Shoot the Pianist 07.05.1966 5.50pm - 6.15pm 6.6M/45th/39%
117. Johnny Ringo 14.05.1966 5.55pm - 6.20pm 6.2M/51st/36%
118. The OK Corral 21.05.1966 5.50pm - 6.15pm 5.7M/60th/30%
CAST:
IKE CLANTON: William Hurndell; PHINEAS CLANTON: Maurice Good; BILLY CLANTON: David Cole; KATE FISHER:
Sheena Marshe; WYATT EARP: John Alderson; DOC HOLLIDAY: Anthony Jacobs; BAT MASTERSON: Richard Beale;
CHARLIE: David Graham (1-3); SETH HARPER: Shane Rimmer (1-2); PA CLANTON: Reed de Rouen (3-4); JOHNNY
RINGO: Laurence Payne (3-4); WARREN EARP: Martyn Huntley (3-4); VIRGIL EARP: Victor Carin (4). UNCREDITED:
SAVAGE: John Raven (4); WALK ONS: Mark Allington, Anthony Billing, John Caeser, Derek Chafer, Edward Chookon, Reg
Cranfield, Roy Curtis, John de Marco, John Doye, Jackie Ho, Jonas Kurchi, Maureen Lee, Kevin Leslie, Maureen Nelson, Edwina
Salmon, Leslie Shannon, Bill Smith, Vilma Shuttle, Jane Young, Marguerite Young
STORY:
The Doctor, suffering from toothache, decides to visit the dentist, and takes the TARDIS to Tombstone in 1881. The only local
denist is none other that Doc Holliday, who is currently caught in a feud with the Clantons.
The Doctor is mistaken for Doc Holliday, and is nearly shot by the Clantons' gunfighter, Harper. Marshall Wyatt Earpo arrests the
Doctor, and Steven and Dodo narrowly avoid a lynching.
Steven and Dodo end up working as entertainers to avoid being executed as outlaws. They manage to get back to the TARDIS with the
Doctor after witnessing the famous events at the OK Coral.
STUDIOS:
Riverside Studio 1, Ealing Television Film Studios
LOCATIONS:
Virginia Water, Surrey
WORKING TITLE:
The Gunslingers
NOTES:
This is the last story to have individual episode titles
The end of part four says that the next episode is "Doctor Who and the Savages", which is incorrect
This is the last regular use of the next episode caption
NOVELISATION:
The Gunfighters Donald Cotton
VIDEO:
The Gunfighters
