HH. The Moonbase

  • Story Editor: Gerry Davis;
  • Wrirers: Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis (uncredited);
  • Produced by: Innes Lloyd;
  • Director: Morris Barry;
  • Designer: Colin Shaw;
  • Incidental Music: Stock;

Programme Description

The TARDIS materialises on the moon in the year 2070, by which time Earth's weather is controlled from a base on the moon using a machine known as the Gravitron.

The Doctor and his companions make their way towards the moonbase. The base is run by a man named Hobson, and the staff at the moonbase are suffering from a form of plague which is the result of an alien virus spread by the Cybermen.

The Cybermen plan to use the Gravitron to disrupt the weather of Earth which would pave the way for their an invasion. Polly discovers that the Cybermens' breathing system is a form of plastic, and is susceptible to solvents.

A second force of Cybermen advances over the moon's surface. Hobson, on the suggestion of the Doctor, uses the Gravitron on the moon's surface which has the effect of flinging the Cybermen into space.

Regular Cast

  • Ben Jackson: Michael Craze;
  • Polly Wrght: Anneke Wills;
  • Jamie McCrimmon: Frazer Hines;

Guest Cast

  • Jack Hobson: Patrick Barr;
  • Roger Benoit: Andre Maranne;
  • Nils: Michael Wolf;
  • Sam Becket: John Rolfe;
  • Voice from Space Patrol: Alan Rowe (1-3);
  • Doctor Evans: Alan Rowe (1,3,4);
  • Ralph: Mark Heath (1);
  • Voice of Controller Rinberg: Denis McCarthy (2);
  • Cybermen: Keith Goodman (3-4), Peter Greene (2-4), Reg Whitehead (3-4), Sonnie Willis (3-4), John Wills (2-4);
  • Cyberman Voice: Peter Hawkins (3-4);
  • Jim/No. 5: Ron Pinnell (1-3);
  • Bob/No. 7: Edward Phillips (1-3);
  • Charlie/No. 8: Robin Scott;
  • Joe Benson/No. 9: Alan Wells;
  • Julues/No. 10: Victor Pemberton;
  • Peter/No. 11: Derek Calder;
  • Ted/No. 12: Leon Maybank (1-3);
  • Franz/No. 13: Barry Ashton;
  • John/No. 15: Arnold Chazen (1-3);

  • UNCREDITED CAST:
  • Cybermen: Ronald Lee, Barry Noble;
  • Extras: Mike Britain, Declan Cuffe, Paul Harrington, John Levene, Bernard Reid, Terry Wallis;

Transmissions

ChannelEpisodeTitleDateViewersPosition
BBC 1 149 Episode 1 Sat 11 Feb 1967 1117:50 - 18:15 8.1M 56th
BBC 1 150 Episode 2 Sun 26 Feb 1967 2617:50 - 18:15 8.2M 49th
BBC 1 151 Episode 3 Sat 4 Mar 1967 417:50 - 18:15 8.1M 44th
BBC 1 152 Episode 4 Sat 18 Mar 1967 1817:50 - 18:15 8.9M 36th

Repeat Transmissions

This programme has not been repeated.

Locations

This programme has not been filmed on location or the locations are not known

Studios

  • Riverside Studio 1;
  • Lime Grove Studio D;
  • Ealing Television Film Studios;

Bloopers and Mistakes

Return of the Cybermen

Notes and Trivia

The various numbered crew members are just credited as "Scientists".

Working Titles

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