episode guide
planet of giants
story 9 : season 2 : serial J : 3 episodes
Producer: Verity Lambert
Director: Mervyn Pinfield
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Louis Marks
Script Editor: David Whitaker
Designer: Raymond Cusick
cast information
William Hartnell (Dr. Who); William Russell (Ian Chesterton); Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright); Carole Ann Ford (Susan); Alan Tilvern (Forester); Frank Crawshaw (Farrow); Reginald Barratt (Smithers); Rosemary Johnson (Hilda); Fred Ferris (Bert);
crew information
Dawn Robertson (Assistant Floor Manager); Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); Mervyn Pinfield (Associate Producer); Daphne Dare (Costumes); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Jill Summers (Make-Up); Sonia Markham (Make-Up); Morman Stewart (Production Assistant); Brian Hodgson (Special Sounds); Howard King (Studio Lighting); Alan Fogg (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Planet of Giants | 31 October 1964 at 17:15 | 23'15" | 8.4mil | 16mm telerecording |
2 | Dangerous Journey | 7 November 1964 at 17:15 | 23'40" | 8.4mil | 16mm telerecording |
3 | Crisis | 14 November 1964 at 17:15 | 26'35" | 8.9mil | 16mm telerecording |
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Planet of Giants
» Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
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Dangerous Journey
» Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
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Crisis
» Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
» Arabic print also held
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Planet of Giants
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 145 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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18 January 1990 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20345 3 |
plot synopsis
The Doctor finally manages to land on modern day earth, but the TARDIS is only an inch high, and the miniaturised crew try to foil the schemes of Forrester, an insecticide maker, facing all kinds of dangers along the way...
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- 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."