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A
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1
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23
Nov 63 - 14 Dec 63
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4
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B
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2
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21
Dec 63 - 01 Feb 64
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7
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C
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3
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08
Feb 64 - 15 Feb 64
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2
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D
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4
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22
Feb 64 - 04 Apr 64
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7
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E
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5
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11
Apr 64 - 16 May 64
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6
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F
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6
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23
May 64 - 13 Jun 64
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4
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G
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7
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20
Jun 64 - 01 Aug 64
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6
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H
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8
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08
Aug 64 - 12 Sep 64
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6
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1.
Strangers In Space.
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20th
June 1964
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5:16
p.m.
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24.46
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7.9
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17
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2.
The Unwilling Warriors.
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27th
June 1964
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5:40
p.m.
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24.44
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6.9
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39
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3.
Hidden Danger.
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11th
July 1964
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5:15
p.m.
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24.53
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7.4
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22
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| 4. A Race Against Death. |
18th
July 1964
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5:15
p.m.
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24.49
|
5.5
|
58
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| 5. Kidnap. |
25th
July 1964
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5:15
p.m.
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25.47
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6.9
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29
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| 6. A Desperate Venture. |
1st
August 1964
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5:15
p.m.
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24.29
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6.9
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39
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.
The
TARDIS lands on the deck of a gigantic spaceship from the 28th Century
Earth. Its Captain, Maitland, explains they are under the control of a
race called the Sensorites, who live on the Sense-Sphere. They are
all physically identical, with huge, bald-shaped heads. Through telepathic
communication with Susan, the Sensorites invite them down to Sense-Sphere
for talks. They explain they know the spaceship has discovered the
mineral molybdenum on their planet, and they are wary of being exploited.
The Sensorites fear the Humans because many of them have died since another
spaceship left. The Doctor discovers deadly nightshade in the city's
water supply and tracks down the culprits to underground caves - three
deranged spacemen left behind from the previous expedition. The captain
promises to say nothing of the Sensorites' existence.
The Doctor:
William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton:
William Russell
Barbara Wright: Jacqueline Hill
Susan Foreman: Carole Ann Ford
Guest Appearances:
John: Stephen Dartnell
Carol: Ilona Rodgers
Captain Maitland: Lorne
Cossette
Sensorites: Ken Tyllson, Joe
Grieg, Peter Glaze, Arthur Newall
Elders: Eric
Francis, Bartlett Mullins
Commander: John Bailey
Survivors: Martyn Huntley, Giles
Phibbs
Producer: Verity Lambert,
Assistant Producer: Mervyn Pinfield
Script Editor: David Whitaker
Writer: Peter R. Newman.
Director: Mervyn Pinfield (episodes 1,2,3 and
4), Frank Cox (Episodes 5 and 6)
Designer: Raymond
P. Cusick
Costume: Daphne
Dare
Make up: Jill Summers
Music: Norman Kay
a
Novelized
as "Dr
Who - The Sensorites" (0426
20295 3) by Nigel Robinson
first published by W.H. Allen (now Virgin Publishing Ltd) in 1987 with
cover by Tony Masero. Target library number 115.
Not yet released on video.
.
.
Jacqueline
Hill did not appear in "A Race Against Death" and
"Kidnap", as she was on holiday during the taping of these
episodes.
This story was the subject of a studio dispute (concerning production
facilities) that nearly led to its cancellation.
First story to suffer a preemption ("Hidden Danger" was
postponed one week due to a sporting event).
All episodes
exist on 16mm telerecordings. Negative film prints of all four episodes
were recovered from BBC Enterprises circa 1978.
Ealing
filming. (dates unknown)
Studio recording in Lime Grove D. (26 June; 3 July
1964)
Studio recording in TC3. (29 May; 5 June 1964)
Studio recording in TC4. (19 June 1964)
Episode
1 - The camera crashes into a desk in front
of the Doctor while he's pondering whether the Sensorites will kill the
TARDIS crew.
Episode 2 -
Watch for the moment when the Sensorites step on each other's toes.
Episode ? -
At one point, Captain Maitland has to cut out the lock of one of the spaceship
doors using a drill, leaving several large white marks on the door. The
problem is that you can see these marks on those doors, even before the
scene in which they were made.
Episode ? -
In one scene, the action cuts from the underground caves back to the city,
but the sound effect of dripping water carries on until about halfway
through the scene, when the grams operator finally wakes up and turns
it off.