episode guide
the invasion
story 46 : season 6 : serial VV : 8 episodes
Producer: Peter Bryant
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Derrick Sherwin
Writer: Kit Pedler
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: Richard Hunt
cast information
Patrick Troughton (Dr. Who); Frazer Hines (Jamie MacCrimmon); Wendy Padbury (Zoe Heriot); Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart); Kevin Stoney (Tobias Vaughn); John Levene (Benton); Sally Faulkner (Isobel); Murray Evans (Lorry Driver); Walter Randall (Patrolman); Geoffrey Cheshire (Tracy); Peter Halliday (Packer); Ian Fairbairn (Gregory); James Thornhill (Sergeant Walters); Robert Sidaway (Captain Turner); Edward Burnham (Professor Watkins); Sheila Dunn (Phone Operator); Edward Dentith (Major-General Rutlidge); Peter Thompson (Workman); Dominic Allan (Policeman); Stacy Davies (Private Perkins); Pat Gorman (Cyberman); Ralph Carrigan (Cyberman); Charles Finch (Cyberman); John Spradbury (Cyberman); Derek Chaffer (Cyberman); Terence Denville (Cyberman); Peter Thornton (Cyberman); Richard King (Cyberman); Clifford Earl (Major Branwell); Norman Hartley (Sergeant Peters);
crew information
Sue Willis (Assistant Floor Manager); Bobi Bartlett (Costumes); Alan Jonas (Film Cameraman); Martyn Day (Film Editor); Don Harper (Incidental Music); Sylvia James (Make-Up); Chris D'Oyly John (Production Assistant); Brian Hodgson (Special Sounds); Robbie Robinson (Studio Lighting); Alan Edmonds (Studio Sound); Bryan Forgham (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Bill King (Visual Effects); Trading Post (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Episode One | 2 November 1968 at 17:15 | 24'32" | 7.3mil | does not exist |
2 | Episode Two | 9 November 1968 at 17:15 | 24'26" | 7.1mil | 16mm telerecording |
3 | Episode Three | 16 November 1968 at 17:15 | 23'44" | 7.1mil | 16mm telerecording |
4 | Episode Four | 23 November 1968 at 17:15 | 24'18" | 6.4mil | does not exist |
5 | Episode Five | 30 November 1968 at 17:15 | 24'25" | 6.7mil | 16mm telerecording |
6 | Episode Six | 7 December 1968 at 17:15 | 23'20" | 6.5mil | 16mm telerecording |
7 | Episode Seven | 14 December 1968 at 17:15 | 24'46" | 7.2mil | 16mm telerecording |
8 | Episode Eight | 21 December 1968 at 17:15 | 25'05" | 7.0mil | 16mm telerecording |
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Episode One
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Episode Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Four
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Episode Five
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Six
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 (incomplete) -
Episode Seven
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Eight
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- The Invasion
Written by: Ian Marter
Number 098 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1985 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 491 03324 9 |
10 October 1985 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 20169 8 |
16 September 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20169 8 |
plot synopsis
On the TARDIS scanner, the Doctor and his companions see a vast fleet of ships hidden behind the dark side of the Earth's moon. Materialising on the planet, the TARDIS crew try and find Professor Travers, whom they discover has leant his home to a colleague, Professor Watkins, while he and Anne are away. The Doctor learns from Watkins' niece, Isobel that Watkins is working for magnate Tobias Vaughn who is in reality using the scientist's work to make a device that can induce emotions in Cybermen. Vaughn is helping the aliens orchestrate an invasion of Earth, with their battle fleet waiting behind the moon, and wants the Cerebraton Mentor as a fail-safe to control them. As the Doctor tries to prevent his plans, he once again meets Lethbridge-Stewart, now a Brigadier, who has set up the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) to counter attack such threats. The two Join forces to try and save mankind
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."