Broadcast and Reception
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewers |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Lion" | 27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) | 24:56 | 10.5 | 16mm t/r |
| "The Knight of Jaffa" | 3 April 1965 (1965-04-03) | 23:28 | 8.5 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "The Wheel of Fortune" | 10 April 1965 (1965-04-10) | 24:51 | 9.0 | 16mm t/r |
| "The Warlords" | 17 April 1965 (1965-04-17) | 23:40 | 9.5 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
This story has been noted for its treatment of the two opposing leaders. Saladin (played by Bernard Kay) is portrayed as calculating but compassionate, while King Richard I is portrayed as volatile and at times childish.
A different version of the final episode of the previous story The Web Planet featured a caption with "Next Week: The Space Museum" instead of "Next Week: The Lion." This alternative end tag was on the version of The Web Planet recovered from Nigeria.
In 2008, Patrick Mulkern of Radio Times wrote that The Crusade was "arguably the first story where every aspect of the production works to perfection". He praised the way the TARDIS crew was broken up - allowing them to see both sides of the Crusades - and the "classy guest cast", where "Walter Randall's El Akir is the most sinister character in the series to date".
Read more about this topic: The Crusade (Doctor Who)
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