episode guide
terror of the zygons
story 80 : season 13 : serial 4F : 4 episodes
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Robert Banks Stewart
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Nigel Curzon
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); John Woodnutt (Duke of Forgill / Broton); John Levene (RSM Benton); Lillias Walker (Sister Lamont); Robert Russell (The Caber); Angus Lennie (Angus); Tony Sibbald (Huckle); Hugh Martin (Munro); Bruce Wightman (Radio Operator); Bernard G High (Corporal); Peter Symonds (Soldier); Keith Ashley (Zygon); Ronald Gough (Zygon);
crew information
Rosemary Webb (Assistant Floor Manager); James Acheson (Costumes); Peter Hall (Film Cameraman); Ian McKendrick (Film Editor); Geoffrey Burgon (Incidental Music); Sylvia James (Make-Up); Edwina Craze (Production Assistant); George Gallacio (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); John Dixon (Studio Lighting); Michael McCarthy (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); John Horton (Visual Effects); John Friedlander (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 30 August 1975 at 17:45 | 21'41" | 8.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 6 September 1975 at 17:45 | 25'08" | 6.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 13 September 1975 at 17:45 | 24'09" | 8.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 20 September 1975 at 18:20 | 25'22" | 7.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 040 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1976 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos |
15 January 1976 |
Published by Tandem, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11041 2 |
1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11041 2 |
June 1979 |
Published by Pinnacle Books, USA
in paperback With cover artwork by: David Mann |
21 March 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20391 7 |
plot synopsis
Arriving back on Earth, following a mayday call from the Brigadier, the TARDIS lands near Loch Ness. The famous 'Nessie' is apparently destroying oil Rigs, and the Doctor's investigations reveal some startling facts; the creature is actually a vast Cyborg, under the control of the Zygons, whose spacecraft is at the bottom of the Loch. They have a shape shifting ability, which they use to full advantage to take over positions of authority, and the Doctor has to thwart their plans to take over the Earth for colonisation. Rather than travel back to UNIT Headquarters in the TARDIS, Harry decides to head back to London with the Brigadier on a train, leaving the Doctor and Sarah to take off on their own.
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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."