Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror (1964)
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The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789. The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing prisoners from the guillotine and get caught up in the machinations of an English undercover spy, James Stirling — alias Lemaitre, governor of the Conciergerie prison.
Director: Henric Hirsch
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William Hartnell as The Doctor |
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Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman |
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Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright |
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William Russell as Ian Chesterton |
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Keith Anderson as Robespierre |
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Jack Cunningham as Jailer |
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Jeffry Wickham as Webster |
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Neville Smith as D'Argenson |
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Laidlaw Dalling as Rouvray |
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Peter Walker as Small Boy |
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James Cairncross as Lemaitre |
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Roy Herrick as Jean |
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Donald Morley as Jules Renan |
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Tony Wall as Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Caroline Hunt as Danielle |
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Edward Brayshaw as Léon Colbert |
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Dallas Cavell as Road Work Overseer |
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Denis Cleary as Peasant |
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John Barrard as Shopkeeper |
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Ronald Pickup as Physician |
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Howard Charlton as Judge |
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Robert Hunter as Sergeant |
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Ken Lawrence as Lieutenant |
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Patrick Marley as Soldier |
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Terry Bale as Soldier |
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John Law as Paul Barrass |
| Directing | Henric Hirsch | Director |
| Writing | Dennis Spooner | Writer |
| Production | Mervyn Pinfield | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daphne Dare | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Howard King | Lighting Director |
| Writing | David Whitaker | Script Editor |
| Production | Verity Lambert | Producer |
| Production | Timothy Combe | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Roderick Laing | Production Design |
| Camera | Peter Hamilton | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Caroline Shields | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Markham | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Summers | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Brian Hodgson | Special Sound Effects |
| Sound | Ray Angel | Sound |
| Sound | Chick Anthony | Sound |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |