William Hartnell - (The Doctor)

Peter Purves - (Steven)

Jackie Lane - (Dodo)

Eric Elliot - (Commander)

Inigo Jackson - (Zentos)

Roy Spencer - (Manyak)

Kate Newman - (Mellium)

Edmund Coulter - (1st Monoid)

Frank George - (2nd Monoid)

John Caesar - (3rd Monoid)

Ralph Carrigan - (4th Monoid)

Michael Sheard - (Rhos)

Ian Frost - (Baccu)

Stephanie Heesom - (1st Guardian)

Paul Greenhalgh (2nd Guardian)

Terrence Woodfield - (Maharis)

Terence Bayler - (Yendom)

Brian Wright - (Dassuk)

Eileen Helsby - (Venussa)

Roy Skelton, John Halstead - (Monoid Voices)

Richard Beale - (Refusian Voice)

Materialising in what appears to be a jungle on Earth, the Doctor, Steven and Dodo soon realise that things are not what they seem: the sky is made of steel, and the jungle merely a colossal life chamber in a craft that has embarked on the most important expedition in the history of mankind.

It is ten million years in the future, and the Earth is soon to be engulfed by the Sun in a catastrophic explosion. A gigantic space ark has been launched, taking the last humans to a new life on the distant planet of Refusis, serving the Guardians of Earth are the Monoids, mute reptilian aliens.

But the Ark's mission of deliverance is threatened by the arrival of the time travellers; Dodo inadvertently passes her cold to the Guardians - to them, it is a long-forgotten virus against which they have no defence. It is not long before people start to die and the TARDIS crew are on trial for their own lives.

Working Title:

N/A

Things to look for:

• Coming Soon

The Doctor Who Archive:

All 4 Episodes Exist as 16mm telerecordings.

Bloopers:

• Coming Soon

- The Ark, episodic format, Released October 1998; PAL (BBC Video cat.#6609).

Not yet released on DVD.

Not yet released on Audio.

- The Ark, written by Paul Erickson, Published 1987 - [Target no.114]

- The Ark, written by Paul Erickson, Published 1992 - [Target no.114]

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