episode guide
the green death
story 69 : season 10 : serial TTT : 6 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Michael Briant
Writer: Robert Sloman
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: John Burrowes
cast information
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who); Katy Manning (Jo Grant); Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart); John Levene (Benton); Richard Franklin (Mike Yates); Stewart Bevan (Clifford Jones); Jerome Willis (Stevens); Tony Adams (Elgin); Ben Howard (Hinks); Mostyn Evans (Dai Evans); Talfryn Thomas (Dave); Roy Evans (Bert); Mitzi McKenzie (Nancy); Ray Handy (Milkman); John Scott Martin (Hughes); John Rolfe (Fell); John Dearth (Voice of BOSS); Richard Beale (Minister of Ecology); Jean Burgess (Cleaner); Brian Justice (Yates Guard); Terry Walsh (Guard); Roy Skelton (James);
crew information
Karilyn Collier (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); Terry Walsh (Fight Arranger); Bill Matthews (Film Cameraman); Ken Lowe (Film Cameraman); Alastair Mackay (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Ann Rayment (Make-Up); John Harris (Production Assistant); Michael McDermott (Production Assistant); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Mike Jefferies (Studio Lighting); Richard Chubb (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Ron Oates (Visual Effects); Colin Mapson (Visual Effects); Richard Conway (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Episode One | 19 May 1973 at 17:50 | 25'55" | 9.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Episode Two | 26 May 1973 at 17:50 | 25'55" | 7.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Episode Three | 2 June 1973 at 17:50 | 25'12" | 7.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Episode Four | 9 June 1973 at 17:50 | 25'47" | 6.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
5 | Episode Five | 16 June 1973 at 17:50 | 25'20" | 8.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
6 | Episode Six | 23 June 1973 at 17:50 | 26'06" | 7.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Episode One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Episode Five
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
» A 71-edit exists also -
Episode Six
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Green Death
Written by: Malcolm Hulke
Number 029 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1975 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Peter Brookes |
21 August 1975 |
Published by Tandem, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Peter Brookes ISBN: 0 426 10647 4 |
April 1976 |
Published by Tandem, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Peter Brookes ISBN: 0 426 11543 0 |
29 March 1979 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alun Hood ISBN: 0 426 11543 0 |
1981 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Alun Hood |
plot synopsis
In Wales, a community of miners becomes suspicious when one of their number dies from an infection that turns his skin bright green. They blame Global Chemicals for dumping waste in the mines, and Jo joins the group protesting against their continual pollution, led by Professor Jones. The Doctor and the Brigadier discover that the waste is causing mutations, with giant maggots and flies slowly starting to infest the mines. Captain Yates is sent undercover into the company, but is hypnotised by the computer running it, BOSS. The Doctor manages to overcome it, after defeating Yates' attempts to kill him on BOSS's orders. Everything returns to normal with all of the maggots now destroyed. Jo decides that she and the Professor are going to get married, and that it's time to leave UNIT and the Doctor
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."