episode guide
the android invasion
story 83 : season 13 : serial 4J : 4 episodes
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe
Director: Barry Letts
Writer: Terry Nation
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: Peter Lindley
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan); John Levene (RSM Benton); Martin Friend (Styggron); Max Faulkner (Corporal Adams); Milton Johns (Guy Crayford); Peter Welch (Morgan); Dave Carter (Grierson); Roy Skelton (Chedaki); Stuart Fell (Kraal); Patrick Newell (Colonel Faraday); Hugh Lund (Matthews); Heather Emmanuel (Tessa);
crew information
Felicity Trew (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Lane (Costumes); Terry Walsh (Fight Arranger); Ken Newson (Film Cameraman); Mike Stoffer (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Sylvia Thornton (Make-Up); Marion McDougall (Production Assistant); Janet Radenkovic (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Duncan Brown (Studio Lighting); Alan Machin (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Len Hutton (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 22 November 1975 at 17:45 | 24'21" | 11.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 29 November 1975 at 17:45 | 24'30" | 11.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 6 December 1975 at 17:45 | 24'50" | 12.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 13 December 1975 at 17:45 | 24'30" | 11.4mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
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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 Android Invasion
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 002 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe |
16 November 1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe ISBN: 0 426 20037 3 |
January 1980 |
Published by Pinnacle Books, USA
in paperback With cover artwork by: David Mann |
plot synopsis
The TARDIS lands in the picturesque village of Devesham, which has a space defence centre stationed nearby. The Doctor soon realises something is wrong with the behaviour of the local people, and discovers that they are all android duplicates, and that they're not on Earth at all. The Kraals of the planet Oseidon have laid their own world to waste, and are planning to stage an invasion of Earth, spearheading the way with the androids, which include Benton and Harry. The Doctor has to stop them when they arrive on Earth, before a lethal plague can be unleashed that will eradicate mankind
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."