Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon [1972]

Date(s) of Broadcast: 29 January 1972 - 19 February 1972
Number of Episodes: 4
Episode Running Times: 25 mins
Format: colour
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: BBC
Producer: Barry Letts

SCRIPT
Script: Brian Hayles
Story Editor: Terrance Dicks

DIRECTION
Director: Lennie Mayne

PHOTOGRAPHY
Studio Lighting: Howard King
Film Camera: Fred Hamilton, Peter Sargent

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Michael Sha-Dyan

MUSIC
Title Music: Ron Grainer and the Radiophonic Workshop
Title Music Arranged By: Delia Derbyshire
Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson

SOUND
Studio Sound: Tony Millier
Special Sounds: Brian Hodgson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Sylvia Hames
Costumes: Barbara Lane

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Bernard Wilkie, Ian Scoones

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Gloria Clayton

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistant: Chris D'Oyly-John
Assistant Floor Manager: Ros Anderson

STUNTS
Fight Arrangers: Terry walsh, PROFILE

CAST
Jon Pertwee [The Doctor]
Katy Manning [Jo Grant]
David Troughton [King Peladon]
Geoffrey Toone [Hepesh]
Alan Bennion [Izlyr]
Sonny Caldinez [Ssorg]
Stuart Fell [Alpha Centurai]
Ysanne Churchman [voice of Alpha Centurai]
Murphy Grumber [Arcturus]
Terry Bale [voice of Arcturus]
Gordon St Clair [Grun]
Nick Hobbs [Aggedor]
Henry Gilbert [Chancellor Torbis]
George Giles [guard captain]
Wendy Danvers [Amazonia]
Terry Walsh [double for the Doctor - uncredited]
Stewart Berry, Peter Brace, Derek Chafer, Billy Dean, Royston Farrell, Billy Horrigan, Mike Horsburgh, Dinny Powell, Mike Stevens, Roy Street, Rocky Taylor, Terry Walsh, Chris Web, Les White [guards - uncredited]

The planet Peladon is applying to be part of the Galactic Federation and The Doctor is mistaken for the leader of the committee assessing the application. Then a committee dignitary is murdered. Could it be the villainous Ice Warrior behind the scheme?

No it isn't sadly. Return of the Ice Warriors and the first appearance of giant eyeball head Alpha Centauri made this a favourite with good viewing figures after the appearance of the Daleks. Time, however, has not been kind. Let's leave it at that.

UK
Television Distributor: BBC
Video Distributor: BBC Video

1972
January
29: UK - Episode One first television broadcast [on BBC1]

February
5: UK - Episode Two first television broadcast [on BBC1]
12: UK - Episode Three first television broadcast [on BBC1]
19: UK - Episode Four first television broadcast [on BBC1]

The Curse
Curse of the Peladons

BOOKS

Doctor Who: The Television Companion pp.182-185
credits, synopsis, review [by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker]

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

KEYWORDS

aliens, space travel

Last Updated: 21 April, 2008