| "The Cave of Skulls" | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 1, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | November 30th, 1963 |
| Writers | Anthony Coburn |
| Director | Waris Hussein |
| Producers | Verity Lambert; Mervyn Pinfield |
| Starring | William Hartnell; William Russell; Jacqueline Hill; Carole Ann Ford |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "An Unearthly Child" |
Next "The Forest of Fear" |
"The Cave of Skulls" is the second episode of series one of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was directed by Waris Hussein and written by Anthony Coburn. It first aired on BBC-1 in the UK on November 30th, 1963.
In this episode, the Doctor and Susan Foreman bring their new companions backwards in time to the paleolithic era. They are captured by a tribe of cave dwellers and discover that two of the them, Za and Kal, are competing with one another over leadership of the tribe. Kal discovers that the Doctor knows how to make fire and tries to force him to show him the secret so that he can assert his dominance over the others.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Hartnell | The Doctor |
| William Russell | Ian Chesterton |
| Jacqueline Hill | Barbara Wright |
| Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman |
Guest Stars[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode had a viewership of 5.9 million people.
- This is the second installment of a four-part storyline.
- Susan Foreman states that the TARDIS can assume different forms and does not always have to appear as a police call box. In the past it has also taken on the form of a ionic column and a sedan chair.
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