Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
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The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befriended by a group of Huguenots from the household of the Protestant Admiral de Coligny. Having rescued a young serving girl, Anne Chaplet, from some pursuing guards, the Huguenots gain their first inkling of a heinous plan being hatched at the command of the Catholic Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici.
Director: Paddy Russell
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William Hartnell as The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise |
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Peter Purves as Steven Taylor |
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David Weston as Nicholas Muss |
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Eric Thompson as Gaston, Viscount de Lerans |
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Annette Robertson as Anne Chaplet |
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John Tillinger as Simon Duvall |
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Christopher Tranchell as Roger Colbert |
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Erik Chitty as Charles Preslin |
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Edwin Finn as Landlord |
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Clive Gazes as Captain of the Guard |
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Reginald Jessup as Servant |
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Barry Justice as King Charles IX of France |
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Joan Young as Catherine de' Medici |
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Leonard Sachs as Admiral de Coligny |
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André Morell as Marshal Tavannes |
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Teligny as Michael Bilton |
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Cynthia Etherington as Old Woman |
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Norman Claridge as Priest |
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John Slavid as Officer |
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Will Stampe as Man |
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Ernest Smith as Man |
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Jack Tarran as Guard |
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Leslie Bates as Guard |
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Jackie Lane as Dodo Chaplet |
| Writing | Donald Tosh | Writer |
| Directing | Paddy Russell | Director |
| Writing | John Lucarotti | Writer |
| Art | Michael Young | Production Design |
| Sound | Pierre Arvey | Music |
| Writing | Donald Tosh | Script Editor |
| Writing | Gerry Davis | Script Editor |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daphne Dare | Costume Design |
| Camera | Tony Leggo | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Bob Rymer | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Markham | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Fiona Cumming | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Gerry Mill | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Brian Hodgson | Special Sound Effects |
| Lighting | Dennis Channon | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Gordon Mackie | Sound |
| Production | John Wiles | Producer |