The Greatest Show In The Galaxy

A rudimentary artificial satellite manages to materialise in the TARDIS and link itself to the scanner. As the Doctor and Ace watch it starts to advertise the Psychic Circus on Segonax. Ace doesn't want to go as she has always found clowns creepy. When the satellite claims Ace is scared, she retorts that she isn't scared of anything.

The TARDIS lands on Segonax during a talent contest for the Psychic Circus. The Doctor has suspicions and wants to find out why the famous travelling circus has settled on Seganox; to do this he decides to enter the talent contest, along with Nord, vandal of the roads, the biggest fan of the circus, and Captain Cook and his companion Mags.

The only audience at the circus is a family of three, a father, mother and young girl. Investigations by the Doctor show the circus holds a deep secret: the family is in fact a front for the Gods of Ragnarok who need entertainment. Those who do not entertain are destroyed. With the aid of Ace, the Doctor manages to deflect the Gods' power back to them, destroying them and their realm, and freeing the circus to be run by new owners - Kingpin and Mags.

• Captain Cook: T P McKenna;
• Mags: Jessica Martin;
• Ringmaster: Ricco Ross;
• Chief Clown: Ian Reddington;
• Morgana: Deborah Manship;
• Whizz Kid: Gian Sammarco (1-3);
• Bellboy: Christopher Guard (1-3);
• Bus Conductor: Dean Hollingsworth (1,3-4);
• Nord: Daniel Peacock (1-2);
• Stallslady: Peggy Mount (1,4);
• Flowerchild: Dee Sadler (1);
• Dad: David Ashford (2-4);
• Mum: Janet Hargreaves (2-4);
• Young Girl: Kathryn Ludlow (2-4);
• Deadbeat/Kingpin: Chris Jury (2-4);


• UNCREDITED CAST:
• Advertisement/Robot Junk Mail Voice: Dean Hollingsworth (1);
• Clown Driver: Alan Rudolph (1);
• Robot Operator: Jim Lancaster (1,4);
• Clowns: John Alexander, Jeff Davies, Nicky Dewhurst, Raymond Dunstan, Earth G, Karl Magee, Paul Miller, Dave Pumfrett, Hugh Spight;
• Double for the Doctor: Tip Tipping (4);
• Dad God: David Ashford (4);
• Mum God: Janet Hargreaves (4);
• Young Girl God: Lorna McCulloch (4);
• Young Girl God Voice: Alan Wareing (4);