E. The Keys Of Marinus

  • Story Editor: David Whitaker;
  • Writer: Terry Nation;
  • Director: John Gorrie;
  • Produced by: Verity Lambert;
  • Designer: Raymond P. Cusick;
  • Incidental Music: Norman Kay;

Programme Description

The TARDIS lands on the planet of Marinus, a world where the beaches are glass and the sea is acid. The planet is controlled by the Conscience, although four of the five operating keys have been lost. Arbitan, Keeper of the Conscience, captures the TARDIS and forces the Doctor and his crew to search for the keys.

Their quest takes them to many differnt places on Marinus, including the futuristic city of Morphoton, a deserted jungle, an ice-bound wilderness, and the city of Millenius.

On their return they find Arbitan has been killed by Yartek, leader of the Voord. Yartak forces Ian to hand over the keys that have been retrieved. One of the keys that Ian hands over is a fake, and when used the Conscience of Marinus explodes, killing Yartak and the Voords and freeing the people of Marinus from control.

Regular Cast

  • Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford;
  • Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill;
  • Ian Chesterton: William Russell;

Guest Cast

  • Arbitan: George Couloris;
  • Sabetha: Katherine Schofield;
  • Yartek: Stephen Dartnell;
  • Altos: Robin Phillips;
  • Arrius: Edmund Warwick;
  • Vasor: Francis de Wolff;
  • Tarron: Henley Thomas;
  • Voords: Martin Cort, Peter Stenson, Gordon Wales;
  • Voice of Disembodied Brains: Heron Carvic;
  • Ice Soldiers: Alan James, Anthony Verner, Peter Stenson, Michael Allaby;

Transmissions

ChannelEpisodeTitleDateViewersPosition
BBC 1 21 The Sea Of Death Sat 11 Apr 1964 1117:30 - 17:55 9.9M 52nd
BBC 1 22 The Velvet Web Sat 18 Apr 1964 1817:30 - 17:55 9.4M 25th
BBC 1 23 The Screaming Jungle Sat 25 Apr 1964 2517:30 - 17:55 9.9M 22nd
BBC 1 24 The Snows Of Terror Sat 2 May 1964 217:30 - 17:55 10.4M 20th
BBC 1 25 Sentence Of Death Sat 9 May 1964 917:15 - 17:40 7.9M 29th
BBC 1 26 The Keys Of Marinus Sat 16 May 1964 1617:15 - 17:40 5.9M 43rd

Repeat Transmissions

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Locations

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Studios

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

Bloopers and Mistakes

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