The
Doctor - William Hartnell Ian Chesterton - William Russell Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill
Vicki -
Maureen O'Brien
Bennett / Koquillion - Ray Barrett
Space Captain - Tom Sheridan
Writer -
David Whitaker
Director - Christopher Barry
Producer - Verity Lambert
Script Editor - Dennis Spooner
Designer - Raymond Cusick
Assistant Floor Manager - Valerie Wilkins
Associate Producer - Mervyn Pinfield
Costumes - Daphne Dare
Film Cameraman - Dick Bush
Film Editor - Jim Latham
Incidental Music - Tristram Cary
Make-Up - Sonia Markham
Production Assistant - David Maloney
Special Sound - Brian Hodgson
Studio Lighting - Howard King
Studio Sound - Richard Chubb
Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
Title Music - Ron Grainer
Arriving on the
planet Dido in the late 25th Century, the time travellers come
upon a crashed spaceship from Earth. Its two occupants are
living in fear of a creature called Koquillion, but everything
is not as it seems…
Working
Title(s):
■ Doctor Who
And The Tanni
Things to look out for:
■ This is the
first episode featuring Vicki. She was the first regular
character to be added since the original cast (Barbara, Ian,
Susan and the Doctor).
■ Tom Sheridan,
who played the Space Captain heard but not seen in this story,
was also inside the Sand Monster costume.
Archive:
■ All 2 episodes exist as 16mm telerecordings.
Bloopers:
■ Coming
Soon...
The Rescue & The Romans - [Box-set]
Manufactured by:
BBC DVD / 2|Entertain (cat.#2698)
Format: DVD -
Region 2 & 4 - PAL UK Episodic
RRP:
£29.99 Rating: U
Released:
23rd February 2009
Notes:
Released together with The Romans.
Special Features:
■ Commentary with
actor William Russell, director Christopher Barry and designer
Raymond Cusick.
■ Mounting The Rescue - cast and crew look back on the
making of the story. With actors William Russell, Maureen
O'Brien and Ray Barrett, director Christopher Barry, designer
Raymon Cusick and 1960's viewer Ian McLachlan.
■ Photo Gallery
■ Coming Soon Trailer
■ Also Available
■ Programme Subtitles
The Rescue / The Romans - [Box-set]
Manufactured by: BBC Video (cat.#5378)
Format:
VHS - PAL UK - Episodic RRP:
£16.99 Rating: U
Released:
5th
September 1994
Notes:
This was
released as a two-tape set together with The
Romans.
The Rescue
Manufactured by: BBC Audio / AudioGO
Format:
Audio CD RRP:
£13.25
Released:
4th April 2013
Notes:
Read by Maureen
O'Brien. This is a 4
x CD set with a running time of 4 hours 35 mins.
The Rescue
Manufactured by: Target Format:
Paperback Book Written by: Ian
Marter RRP:
£1.95
