episode guide
the twin dilemma
story 137 : season 21 : serial 6S : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Peter Moffatt
Writer: Anthony Steven
Script Editor: Eric Saward
Designer: Valerie Warrender
cast information
Colin Baker (The Doctor); Nicola Bryant (Peri Brown); Maurice Denham (Edgworth/Azmael); Kevin McNally (Hugo Lang); Edwin Richfield (Mestor); Gavin Conrad (Romulus); Andrew Conrad (Remus); Dennis Chinnery (Sylvest); Barry Stanton (Noma); Oliver Smith (Drak); Helen Blatch (Fabian); Dione Inman (Elena); Seymour Green (Chamberlain); Roger Nott (Prisoner); John Wilson (Jocondan Guard);
crew information
Stephen Jeffery-Poulter (Assistant Floor Manager); Beth Millward (Assistant Floor Manager); Pat Godfrey (Costumes); John Baker (Film Cameraman); John Walker (Film Cameraman); Ian McKendrick (Film Editor); Malcolm Clarke (Incidental Music); Denise Baron (Make-Up); Christine Fawcett (Production Assistant); June Collins (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Don Babbage (Studio Lighting); Scott Talbott (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Stuart Brisdon (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 22 March 1984 at 18:40 | 24'42" | 7.6mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 23 March 1984 at 18:40 | 25'09" | 7.4mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 29 March 1984 at 18:40 | 24'27" | 7.0mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 30 March 1984 at 18:40 | 25'04" | 6.3mil | PAL 1 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 -- The Twin Dilemma
Written by: Eric Saward
Number 103 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 03124 6 |
13 March 1986 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 20155 8 |
21 January 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20155 8 |
plot synopsis
The Sixth Doctor proves to be erratic and wildly unpredictable, with Peri suffering the main brunt of his explosive temper. The TARDIS lands on a planet where the two of them find the wreckage of a space crash, and take the sole survivor on board, before travelling to Jaconda, where the slug-like Mestor and his Gastropods have enslaved the population. An old friend of the Doctor's, Azmael, a retired Time Lord, has been forced to kidnap a pair of twins who are mathematical geniuses, so Mestor can use their calculations to throw Jaconda into its sun, with the resulting explosion being large enough to spread Gastropod eggs throughout the galaxy...
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."