| "The Macra Terror" Episode 1 | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 4, Episode 27 | |
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| Air date | March 11th, 1967 |
| Writers | Ian Stuart Black |
| Director | John Davies |
| Producers | Innes Lloyd |
| Starring | Patrick Troughton; Frazer Hines; Michael Craze; Anneke Wills |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Moonbase (Part 4)" |
Next "The Macra Terror (Part 2)" |
"The Macra Terror (Part 1)" is the twenty-seventh episode of series four of the British science fiction television program Doctor Who and the 153rd episode of the series overall. It was directed by John Davies with a script written by Ian Stuart Black. It premiered on BBC One on March 11th, 1967.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Troughton | The Doctor |
| Frazer Hines | Jamie McCrimmon |
| Anneke Wills | Polly Wright |
| Michael Craze | Ben Jackson |
Guest Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Jeffrey | Pilot |
| Graham Armitage | Barney |
| Ian Fairbairn | Questa |
| Jane Enshawe | Sunnaa |
| Sandra Bryant | Chicki † |
| Maureen Lane | Drum majorette |
| Terence Lodge | Medok |
| Gertan Klauber | Ola |
| Graham Leaman | Controller |
| Anthony Gardner | Alvis |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Denis Goacher | Control voice |
| Richard Beale | Broadcaster voice |
| Robert Jewell | Macra operator |
Notes & Trivia[]
- "The Macra Terror" is the seventh storyline from Doctor Who, and ran for four episodes from March 11th to April 1st, 1967. It is the thirty-fourth storyline in total.
- This is considered one of the lost episodes of Doctor Who. All four chapters from this story were reconstructed and re-released in animated format. This includes a new narration voiced by Anneke Wills. This version was released in DVD and Blu-ray formats in the United Kingdom on March 25th, 2019.
- This episode had a viewership of 8.0 million people upon its initial broadcast.
- This is the fifth Doctor Who story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
- This is the twentieth appearance of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
- Future Doctor Who actor and Torchwood star John Barrowman is born in Glasgow, Scotland on the same day that this episode first airs.
- Actress Sandra Bryant Was contracted to play multiple bits in episodes of Doctor Who. She bargained with producer Innes Lloyd to let her out of her contract in favor of a better opportunity. She did not complete her work as Chicki in "The Macra Terror". Actress Karol Keyes fills in as Chicki in "The Macra Terror (Part 4)".
- This is the first work for actor Terence Lodge on Doctor Who. He will go on to play Orum in "Carnival of Monsters" in 1973, and he played Moss in "Planet of the Spiders" in 1974.
Allusions[]
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Quotes[]
- The Doctor: Ah, not too tight - bad for the blood pressure.
See also[]
Media
The World of Doctor Who
Doctor Who miscellaneous
External Links[]
- "The Macra Terror" at IMDB
- "The Macra Terror" at BBC Home
- "The Macra Terror" at Wikipedia
- "The Macra Terror" at the Doctor Who Wiki
Keywords[]
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