- "You microcephalic apostate!"
- ―The Doctor
| "Timelash" | |
|---|---|
| Series Doctor Who Season 22, Episode 10 | |
| |
| Air date | March 9th, 1985 |
| Writers | Glen McCoy |
| Director | Pennant Roberts |
| Producers | John Nathan-Turner |
| Starring | Colin Baker; Nicola Bryant |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "The Two Doctors (Part 3)" |
Next "Timelash (Part 2)" |
"Timelash (Part 1)" is the first part of a two-part serial of the 1960s British television series Doctor Who. It is the tenth episode of series twenty-two and the fifth story-arc from that season. It is the 636th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Pennant Roberts and written by Glen McCoy and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. The episode first aired on Saturday, March 9th, 1985 on BBC1.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Colin Baker | The Doctor |
| Nicola Bryant | Peri Brown |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Darrow | Tekker |
| Eric Deacon | Mykros |
| Jeananne Crowley | Vena |
| Neil Hallett | Maylin Renis |
| Robert Ashby | The Borad |
| David Ashton | Kendron |
| David Chandler | Herbert |
| Peter Robert Scott | Brunner |
| Dicken Ashworth | Sezon |
| Tracy-Louise Ward | Katz |
| Martin Gower | Tyheer |
| Christine Kavanagh | Aram |
| Steven Mackintosh | Gazak |
| [Denis Carey | Old man |
| Dean Hollingsworth | Android |
| James Richardson | Guardolier |
| Richard Bonehill | Guardolier |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode was included on the Doctor Who: Timelash DVD collection (Story 142). This serial was released by the BBC on video cassette in the UK in January, 1998. It was released in the US and Canada by Warner Home Video in September, 1998. The DVD was released in July, 2007.
- Paul Darrow, who plays Tekker in this episode, is better known for playing the role of Kerr Avon on the 1970s-80s British sci-fi series Blake's 7.
- David Chandler's character "Herbert" is none other than famous English author and futurist H.G. Wells. He also appears in part two.