Episode Number: Episode Title: Transmission Date: Duration: Ratings (in Millions):
1 A Land of Fear 8/8/1964 24:24 Mins 6.9
2 Guests of Madame Guillotine 15/8/1964 24:04 Mins 6.9
3 A Change of Identity 22/8/1964 25:23 Mins 6.9
4 The Tyrant of France 29/8/1964 24:26 Mins 6.4
5 A Bargain of Necessity 5/9/1964 23:51 Mins 6.9
6 Prisoners of Conciergerie 12/9/1964 25:04 Mins 6.4
Season: Doctor: Producer(s): Writer: Script Editor: Director(s):
One The 1st Doctor Verity Lambert,
Mervyn Pinfield
Dennis Spooner David Whitaker Henric Hirsch,
John Gorrie

Further Information

Regular Cast
The Doctor - William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton - William Russell
Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill
Susan - Carole Ann Ford
Cast
Small Boy - Peter Walker
Rouvray - Laidlaw Dalling
D'Argenson - Neville Smith
Sergeant - Robert Hunter
Lieutenant - Ken Lawrence
Soldier - James Hall
Judge - Howard Charlton
Jailer - Jack Cunningham
Webster - Jeffry Wickham
Overseer - Dallas Cavell
Peasant - Dennis Cleary
Lemaitre / James Stirling - James Cairncross
Jean - Roy Herrick
Jules Renan - Donald Morley
Shopkeeper - John Barrard
Danielle - Caroline Hunt
Léon Colbert - Edward Brayshaw
Maximilien Robespierre - Keith Anderson
Physician - Ronald Pickup
Soldier - Terry Bale
Paul Barras - John Law
Napoléon Bonaparte - Tony Wall
Soldier - Patrick Marley
Crew
Designer - Roderick Laing
Costumes - Daphne Dare
Make-Up - Jill Summers, Sonia Markham
Incidental Music - Stanley Myers
Film Cameraman - Peter Hamilton
Film Editor - Caroline Shields
Studio Lighting - Howard King
Studio Sound - Ray Angel, Chick Anthony
Production Assistant - Timothy Combe
Assistant Floor Manager - Michael Cager
Synopsis
It is 1794 and the TARDIS materialises some distance away from Paris during the French Revolution - the infamous Reign of Terror.
 
Soon the TARDIS crew find themselves caught up in the tangled web of historical events. Imprisoned in a dank dungeon, Ian is entrusted with delivering a message to master-spy James Stirling.
 
Who is James Stirling? What world-shattering events are being discussed in a deserted inn off the Calais road? And can the Doctor and his friends escape a violent and bloody death at the dreaded guillotine?
Additional Information
Working Title(s):
N/A

Things to look out for:
William Russell appears only in pre-filmed inserts in Episode Two and Episode Three, as he was on holiday during the weeks when they were recorded.

Archive:
Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 6 exist as 16mm telerecordings.
Episodes 4 & 5 are missing.
If you have information regarding the whereabouts of any of these episodes, please Email Us!

Bloopers:
-  The sounds of the TARDIS control room can be heard in the forest before the TARDIS materializes.
-  The TARDIS lands silently in the Forest.
Merchandise Releases

DVD

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Video

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The Reign of Terror Collector's Set


Manufactured by: BBC Video (cat.#7335)

Format: VHS - PAL UK - Episodic

Released: 24th November 2003

Notes:
This was released as part of The Reign of Terror Collector's Set, together with some surviving episodes from incomplete Patrick Troughton stories.

Audio



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The Reign of Terror


Manufactured by: BBC Audio
Format:
Audio CD
RRP: £13.99

Released: 6th February 2006


Notes:
The Original BBC Television Soundtrack. 2 x CD's.
Includes bonus interview with Carole Ann Ford
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Books



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The Reign of Terror


Manufactured by: Target
Format: Paperback Book
Written by: Ian Marter

Published: 1987


Notes:
No.119 in the Target Doctor Who Library.


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