Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode One" | 25 January 1969 (1969-01-25) | 23:11 | 6.6 | 16mm t/r |
| "Episode Two" | 1 February 1969 (1969-02-01) | 24:26 | 6.8 | 16mm t/r |
| "Episode Three" | 8 February 1969 (1969-02-08) | 24:10 | 7.5 | 16mm t/r |
| "Episode Four" | 15 February 1969 (1969-02-15) | 24:57 | 7.1 | 16mm t/r |
| "Episode Five" | 22 February 1969 (1969-02-22) | 24:56 | 7.6 | 16/35mm t/r |
| "Episode Six" | 1 March 1969 (1969-03-01) | 24:31 | 7.7 | 16mm t/r |
The working title of this story was The Lords of the Red Planet. Although Brian Hayles is solely credited as the story's author, series script editor Terrance Dicks rewrote Episodes 3 through 6 of the script, partially as he considered Hayles's original ending lackluster and unworkable but also because originally Jamie McCrimmon was to have been replaced by a new companion called Nik by this story, but actor Frazer Hines postponed his departure. Dicks was co-credited on the sleeve of the VHS release for his writing duties on the serial.
Patrick Troughton does not appear in Episode 4 as he was on holiday when it was being recorded. A double stands in for him in some shots where the Doctor is seen unconscious on the floor.
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