Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Part One" | 25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) | 24:58 | 9.4 |
| "Part Two" | 1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) | 24:49 | 13.6 |
| "Part Three" | 8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) | 24:05 | 11.2 |
| "Part Four" | 15 February 1975 (1975-02-15) | 24:37 | 10.2 |
The script, written by Robert Holmes, is from a story by John Lucarotti, which was rewritten because it was considered unusable. Holmes rewrote The Ark in Space as a four part serial as a lead in to the two part The Sontaran Experiment. Lucarotti does not receive any on-screen credit. Producer Philip Hinchcliffe believed that in order to expand the show's core audience, it was necessary to broaden the show's appeal to adults, and Ark in Space demonstrates this with its use of horror, particularly the inexorable transformation of Noah into an alien creature. A scene in which the half-transformed Noah begs Vira to kill him was deemed too scary for children and had to be cut. The sets for this story were re-used for Revenge of the Cybermen, partially set on Space Station Nerva at an earlier time.
The title sequence for Part One was tinted green as an experiment, but was not repeated for subsequent episodes. The title sequence would stay constant for the next six years.
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