Story #26 "The Savages"

Season

3

Writer

Ian Stewart Black

Book/CD

 X

Episodes

4

Director

Christopher Barry

Vid

Story code

AA

Producer

Innes Lloyd

DVD

Episode Details

Episode

DR MM:SS

TX dd/mm/yy

RPT TX dd/mm/yy

In BBC Archive

1

23:41

28/05/1966

N

2

23:57

04/06/1966

N

4

24:41

18/06/1966

N

Cast Details

Regular Cast

William Hartnell (First Doctor) , Peter Perves (Steven Taylor) , Jackie Lane (Dodo Chaplet)

Guest Cast


Ewen Solon (Chal) / Patrick Godfrey (Tor) / Peter Thomas (Captain Edal) / Geoffrey Frederick (Exorse) / Frederick Jaeger (Jano) / Robert Sidaway (Avon) / Kay Patrick (Flower) / Clare Jenkins (Nanina) / Norman Henry (Senta) / Edward Caddick (Wylda) / Andrew Lodge (First Assistant) / Christopher Denham (Second Assistant) / Tony Holland (Third Assistant) / John Dillon (Savage) / Tim Goodman (Guard)

Synopsis

The Doctor and his companions arrive on a planet populated by two races, one very advanced (The Elders), one very backward (The Savages). The doctor soon suspects that all is not as it should be, and that the Elders are draining the life-force of the Savages to improve their own prowess

1. This story marks Peter Purves' departure.
2. This story had a working title of; The White Savages.
3. Frederick Jaeger gives an impersonation of William Hartnell, when Jano has in-transfered some of the Doctor's life-force
   
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