Episode Number:

Episode Title:

Transmission Date:

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Ratings (in Millions):

1

Episode One

23/11/87

24.01

5.5

2

Episode Two

30/11/87

24.40

5.0

3

Episode Three

7/12/87

24.26

4.7

Season:

Doctor:

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Writer:

Director:

Twenty Four

Sylvester McCoy

John Nathan-Turner

Andrew Cartmel

Ian Briggs

Chris Clough

 

  

Sylvester McCoy - The Doctor

Bonnie Langford - Mel

 

  

Sophie Aldred - Ace

Tony Selby - Glitz

Edward Peel - Kane

Patricia Quinn - Belazs

Tony Osoba - Kracauer

Shirin Taylor - Customer

Ian Mackenzie - Anderson

Stephanie Fayerman - McLuhan

Stuart Organ - Bazin

Sean Blowers - Zed

Nigel Miles-Thomas - Pudovkin

Lynn Gardner - Announcer

Miranda Borman - Stellar

Daphne Oxenford - Archivist

Chris MacDonnell - Arnheim

Leslie Meadows - The Creature

 

  

Iceworld. An intergalactic trading post, ruled by the power-hungry Kane. Now his dream of total power is near to realisation with his acquisation of a band of mercenaries from the infamous Glitz in part payment of his debts. For "Cryosleep" will render the men utterly in his power. Meanwhile, Glitz still owes the balance of the debt and looks to Iceworld's mythical dragon and the Dragonfire - the treasure it reputedly guards - to solve his problems at last.

 

Intrigued by the legend of the Dragonfire, the Doctor, Mel and young Earth girl, Ace, accompany Glitz - unaware that they are being followed by Kane's mercenaries. For the psychotic ruler believes that with the Dragonfire in his possession he can avenge the rulers of his home-planet who banished his long-dead partner 3,000 years ago.

 

And so it seems that beneath Iceworld's superficial civility lies a frozen core of corruption and the Doctor has embarked on something far more sinister than a mere treasure hunt...

 

  

Working Title:

Absolute Zero, The Pyramid's Treasure, Pyramid in Space

 

Things to look out for:

  • This is the first story to feature Ace.

Archive:

All 3 episodes exist.

 

Bloopers:

Coming Soon

 

  

 

 

Title Information:

  • Dragonfire
  • Episodic format
  • UK PAL - Released January 1994
  • BBC Video cat.#5181

 

 

Not yet released on DVD.

 

 

Not yet released on Audio.

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Dragonfire
  • Written by Ian Briggs
  • Manufactured by Target
  • Published 1989
  • No.137 in the Target, Doctor Who Library.

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Dragonfire
  • Written by Ian Briggs
  • Manufactured by Target
  • Published 1991
  • No.137 in the Target, Doctor Who Library.

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


 

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