Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewers |
Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Episode One" | 8 March 1969 (1969-03-08) | 24:11 | 5.8 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode Two" | 15 March 1969 (1969-03-15) | 25:02 | 6.8 | 35mm t/r |
| "Episode Three" | 22 March 1969 (1969-03-22) | 23:50 | 6.4 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode Four" | 29 March 1969 (1969-03-29) | 22:25 | 5.8 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode Five" | 5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) | 24:44 | 5.5 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
| "Episode Six" | 12 April 1969 (1969-04-12) | 24:26 | 5.3 | Only stills and/or fragments exist |
This serial was written as a replacement for The Dream Spinner by Paul Wheeler, which for technical reasons was dropped at a late stage in production. This is the last story to be produced by Peter Bryant, although it was originally intended that he receive the producer's credit on Doctor Who and the Silurians. This changed when Barry Letts was appointed the series' producer on a full-time basis.
Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury were all away on location filming The War Games during the production of episode six and appear only in pre-filmed inserts. Thus, this is one of only two 1960s episodes to have none of the regular cast present for a studio recording, the other being the 1965 story Mission to the Unknown.
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