Episode Number:

Episode Title:

Transmission Date:

Duration:

Ratings (in Millions):

1

Episode One

4/1/82

24.14

10.1

2

Episode Two

5/1/82

24.13

8.7

3

Episode Three

11/1/82

23.35

10.4

4

Episode Four

12/1/82

24.12

10.5

Season:

Doctor:

Producer:

Script Editor:

Writer:

Director:

Nineteen

Peter Davison

John Nathan-Turner

Eric Saward

Christopher Bidmead

Fiona Cumming

 

  

Peter Davison - The Doctor

Matthew Waterhouse - Adric

Janet Fielding - Tegan

Sarah Sutton - Nyssa

 

  

Anthony Ainley - The Master

Dallas Cavell - Head of Security

Frank Wylie - Ruther

Derek Waring - Shardovan

Micheal Sheard - Mergrave

Souska John - Child

 

  

Can the Doctor's regeneration really be failing this time? It certainly looks that way as his two assistants, Tegan and Nyssa, help him recuperate on the tranquil planet of Castrovalva.

 

But are things as peaceful as they seem? What has happened to Adric? What is really going on in Castrovalva? And more importantly, where is the Master?

 

As the Doctor begins to recover he realises that the Master's trap is even more intricate than he could have imagined and that he will stop at nothing to gain his revenge over the Doctor.

 

  

Working Title:

The Visitor

 

Things to look for:

  • The Doctors famous stick of celery is first used in this story.

  • New title sequences. 

The Doctor Who Archive:

All 4 episodes exist.

 

Bloopers:

  • Episode 1 - The Doctors' footwear miraculously appear on his feet after regenerating.

 

  

 

 

Title Information:

  • Castrovalva
  • Episodic format
  • UK PAL - Released March 1992
  • BBC Video cat.#4737

 

 

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Castrovalva
  • Released as part of the New Beginnings DVD box-set together with The Keeper of Traken & Logopolis.
  • Episodic Format.
  • UK PAL - Released January 2007
  • BBC DVD cat.#1331(C)

 

Special Features:

  • Commentary by Peter Davison (The Doctor), Janet Fielding (Tegan), Christopher H Bidmead (Writer) and Fiona Cumming (Director).
  • Being Doctor Who - Peter Davison discusses how he approached the iconic role.
  • Directing Castrovalva - Fiona Cumming talks about her work directing Peter Davison's debut story.
  • The Crowded TARDIS - A look at the increase in the TARDIS crew, with Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, director John Black and Christopher H Bidmead.
  • Swap Shop & Blue Peter - Peter Davison is interviewed on these two long-running magazine programmes.
  • Deleted Scenes - Two deleted sequences from the location filming.
  • Theme Music Video - A brand new remix of Peter Howell's Doctor Who theme music in stereo or Dolby 5.1 surround.
  • Music-only Option - The original score for this story is included on a separate soundtrack.
  • Trailers & Continuity Announcements.
  • Radio Times Billings - Articles and listings from Radio Times (PDF DVD-ROM).
  • The Doctor Who Annual 1982 (PDF DVD-ROM).
  • BBC Enterprises literature (PDF DVD-ROM).
  • Photo Gallery.
  • Production Subtitles.
  • Digitally remastered picture and sound quality.

 

Not yet released on Audio.

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Castrovalva
  • Written by Christopher H. Bidmead
  • Manufactured by Target
  • Published 1983
  • No.76 in the Target, Doctor Who Library.

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Castrovalva
  • Written by Christopher H. Bidmead
  • Manufactured by Target
  • Published 1991
  • No.76 in the Target, Doctor Who Library.

**For further information on the Target Books, please visit On Target.


 

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