episode guide
meglos
story 111 : season 18 : serial 5Q : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Terence Dudley
Writer: John Flanagan
Writer: Andrew McCulloch
Script Editor: Christopher H Bidmead
Designer: Peter Lindley
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Lalla Ward (Romana); John Leeson (voice of K-9); Jacqueline Hill (Lexa); Edward Underdown (Zastor); Bill Fraser (General Grugger); Christopher Owen (Earthling); Frederick Treves (Lieutenant Brotadac); Colette Gleeson (Caris); Crawford Logan (Deedrix); Simon Shaw (Tigellan Guard);
crew information
Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); Karen Loxton (Assistant Floor Manager); June Hudson (Costumes); Paddy Kingsland (Incidental Music); Peter Howell (Incidental Music); Cecile Hay-Arthur (Make-Up); Marilyn Gold (Production Assistant); Angela Smith (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Bert Postlethwaite (Studio Lighting); John Holmes (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Steven Drewett (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 27 September 1980 at 18:15 | 24'43" | 5.0mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 4 October 1980 at 18:15 | 21'24" | 4.2mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 3 | Part Three | 11 October 1980 at 17:40 | 21'19" | 4.7mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 4 | Part Four | 18 October 1980 at 17:45 | 19'30" | 4.7mil | PAL 2 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 -- Meglos
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 075 in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 1983 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 491 03150 5 |
| 5 May 1983 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 20136 1 |
| August 1987 |
Published by Éditions Garancière, France
in paperback Translated into French by Corine Derblum With cover artwork by: Penichoux |
| 15 April 1993 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20136 1 |
plot synopsis
Gigantic screens dominate the wasteland of Zolfa-Thura, and a group of Gaztec mercenaries take a kidnapped human there, where Meglos, a cactus-like creature, uses the man's form as a blueprint for a new body. With the TARDIS trapped, Meglos takes on the Doctor's form and heads for Tigella, where he steals the Dodecahedron, the Tigellans main power source. With it, he plans to rule the universe, whilst the Doctor has to convince the Tigellans that it was not really him who stole it....
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."