episode guide
the leisure hive
story 110 : season 18 : serial 5N : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Lovett Bickford
Writer: David Fisher
Script Editor: Christopher H Bidmead
Designer: Tom Yardley-Jones
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Lalla Ward (Romana); John Leeson (voice of K-9); Adrienne Corri (Mena); David Haig (Pangol); Laurence Payne (Morix); John Collin (Brock); Nigel Lambert (Hardin); Martin Fisk (Vargos); Roy Montague (Guide); Ian Talbot (Klout); David Allister (Stimson); Harriet Reynolds (Voice); Clifford Norgate (Generator Voice); Andrew Lane (Foamasi);
crew information
Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); June Hudson (Costumes); Keith Barton (Film Cameraman); Chris Wimble (Film Editor); Peter Howell (Incidental Music); Dorka Nieradzik (Make-Up); Romey Allison (Production Assistant); Angela Smith (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Duncan Brown (Studio Lighting); John Howell (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Andrew Lazell (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 30 August 1980 at 18:15 | 23'33" | 5.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 6 September 1980 at 18:20 | 20'45" | 5.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 13 September 1980 at 17:55 | 21'21" | 5.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 20 September 1980 at 18:15 | 21'19" | 4.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
Written by: David Fisher
Number 039 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter |
22 July 1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 20147 7 |
21 October 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20147 7 |
plot synopsis
After a disappointing holiday attempt in Brighton, with K9 getting waterlogged in the sea, the Doctor and Romana head for the planet Argolis, famed for its leisure complex. The Argolins are being forced to sell out to the Foamasi, an enemy of the race for generations, and Pangol uses the Argolin Generator to mass-clone himself as an army to wage war against the creatures. The Doctor, who has accidentally been aged five hundred years, has to race to stop Pangol, and uncover the Foamasi agent in their midst.
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."