4V. Doctor Who - Horror Of Fang Rock (Season Fifteen)

Script Editor: Robert Holmes; Writer: Terrance Dicks; Produced by: Graham Williams; Director: Paddy Russell; Designer: Paul Allen; Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson;

Programme Description

The TARDIS materialises on the island of Fang Rock off the coast of England at the turn of the twentieth century. The Doctor and Leela take shelter in a lighthouse where the keepers are just getting used to the newly installed electricity.

One of the keepers, Vince, sees a bright object fall from the sky. Later another keeper, Ben, disappears. His body is discovered behind a piece of machinery - electrocuted.

As the fog descends a small ship runs aground, and the crew seek shelter inside the lighthouse. More people die before the Doctor realises that what Vince saw was a Rutan scout, and that the Rutan has changed its form to that of Rueben.

The crew of the shipwreck had in their possession a diamond which the Doctor used in conjunction with the electric lamp to create a laser to destroy the Rutan craft, after first mortaring the Rutan itself.


Regular Cast

Leela: Louise Jameson;

Cast

Reuben: Colin Douglas; Vince Hawkins: John Abbott; Ben: Ralph Watson (1); Skinsale: Alan Rowe (2-4); Adelaide Lesage: Annette Woollett (2-4); Lord Henry Palmerdale: Sean Caffrey (2-4); Harker: Rio Fanning (2-3);
Uncredited:
Voice of the Rutan:
Colin Douglas;

Transmissions

Ep.TitleDateViewersPosition
454.Part One (BBC 1) Sat 03/09/1977 18:15 - 18:40 6.8M52nd
455.Part Two (BBC 1) Sat 10/09/1977 18:15 - 18:40 7.1M51st
456.Part Three (BBC 1) Sat 17/09/1977 18:15 - 18:40 9.8M23rd
457.Part Four (BBC 1) Sat 24/09/1977 18:15 - 18:40 9.9M23rd

Repeat Transmissions

This programme has not been repeated

Bloopers

This programme has no bloopers / mistakes. It's probably not perfect, just that they haven't been found / pointed out

Locations

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

Studios

Ealing Film Studios; Pebble Mill;

Notes / Trivia

This story was filmed at Pebble Mill in Birmingham, the first time that studios outside of London were used for Doctor Who.
Leela's eyes change colour from brown to Louise Jameson's normal blue due to a laser blast. Until this programme Louise had been wearing coloured contact lenses.

Working Titles

The Monster of Fang Rock
The Beast of Fang Rock
The Rocks of Doom

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