Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewers |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode 1" | 10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) | 24:36" | 4.3 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode 2" | 17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) | 24:27 | 4.9 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode 3" | 24 September 1966 (1966-09-24) | 23:55 | 4.2 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode 4" | 1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) | 23:37 | 4.5 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
All four episodes of this serial are considered missing. The soundtrack and telesnaps survive, along with bits of Australian censor footage.
This was the last story filmed in the third season's production block, although it was held over until the beginning of the fourth season. During filming, the production team realized that William Hartnell's health had deteriorated beyond the point where he could continue to work. Many months' discussion about replacing Hartnell finally came to a head, and Innes Lloyd decided not to renew Hartnell's contract. It is unclear if Hartnell was contractually obliged to appear in The Tenth Planet or if he agreed to do so after being informed of Lloyd's decision. This was the first story to feature major location shooting. All previous location shots had been conducted at locations around London, but substantial portions of this story were filmed in Cornwall.
On initial airing, this story posted the lowest audience figures, at an average of 4.48 million viewers per episode, since the show had started. It would remain the least-watched story in Doctor Who history for twenty years, until The Trial of a Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet aired in 1986 and posted an average of 4.35 million viewers per episode.
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