Episode Number:

Episode Title:

Transmission Date:

Duration:

Ratings (in Millions):

1

Episode One

4/10/89

24.17

4.2

2

Episode Two

11/10/89

24.18

4.0

3

Episode Three

18/10/89

24.17

4.0

Season:

Doctor:

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Script Editor:

Writer:

Director:

Twenty Six

Sylvester McCoy

John Nathan-Turner

Andrew Cartmel

Marc Platt

Alan Wareing

 

  

Sylvester McCoy - The Doctor

Sophie Aldred - Ace

 

  

Ian Hogg - Josiah

Sylvia Syms - Mrs Pritchard

Michael Cochrane - Redvers Fenn-Cooper

Katharine Schlesinger - Gwendoline

John Nettleton - Reverend Ernest Matthews

Brenda Kempner - Mrs Grose

Frank Windsor - Inspector Mackenzie

John Hallam - Light

Sharon Duce - Control

Carl Forgione - Nimrod

 

  

Earth 1883. At the heart of a Victorian house by the name of Gabriel Chase, lies an alien ship. For millions of years its owner has been asleep, unaware that part of the cargo has evolved into a malevolent creature.

 

When the Doctor brings his assistant Ace to the house to face and overcome a terrible fear from her past, he finds himself catapulted into the secrets lying dormant there. Who or what is the alien presence Josiah? What has he done with the real inhabitants of the house? More importantly, of what is Josiah so frightened and can it help the Doctor?

 

In order to combat Josiah's evil presence, the Doctor arranges the release of a more powerful entity called Light - the true owner of the alien ship. However, as events unfold the Doctor discovers he may have awoken an even more dangerous adversary. For Light means to destroy every living thing on Earth...

 

  

Working Title:

Life-Cycle, The Bestiary

 

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The Doctor Who Archive:

All 3 Episodes exist.

 

Bloopers:

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Title Information:

  • Ghost Light
  • Episodic format
  • UK PAL - Released May 1994
  • BBC Video cat.#5344

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Ghost Light
  • Episodic format
  • UK PAL - Released September 2004
  • BBC DVD cat.#1352

 

 

Title Information:

  • Ghost Light
  • Compilation Soundtrack
  • Manufactured by Silva Screen
  • CD Format - Released 1993

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Ghost Light
  • Written by Marc Platt
  • Manufactured by Target
  • Published 1990
  • No.149 in the Target, Doctor Who Library.

 

 

 

Title Information:

  • Doctor Who The Scripts: Ghost Light

  • Written by Marc Platt - Edited byJohn McElroy

  • Manufactured by Titan Books

  • Published 1993

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


 

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