Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Summoned back to Gallifrey, the Doctor is framed for the assassination of the Time Lord President. To prove his innocence, he must stand for election himself, uncover the traitor in the Time Lord High Council, fight a hooded killer in a nightmare cyberspace world of his enemy's devising and battle against an old foe now out to destroy the Time Lords: The Master.
Director: David Maloney
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Tom Baker as The Doctor |
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Bernard Horsfall as Chancellor Goth |
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Peter Pratt as The Master |
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Llewellyn Rees as The President |
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Hugh Walters as Commentator Runcible |
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Angus MacKay as Cardinal Borusa |
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George Pravda as Castellan Spandrell |
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Erik Chitty as Co-Ordinator Engin |
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Derek Seaton as Commander Hilred |
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Maurice Quick as Gold Usher |
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John Dawson as Time Lord |
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Michael Bilton as Time Lord |
| Writing | Robert Holmes | Writer |
| Production | Philip Hinchcliffe | Producer |
| Directing | David Maloney | Director |
| Writing | Robert Holmes | Script Editor |
| Sound | Dudley Simpson | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Dick Mills | Special Sound Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Acheson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ian McKendrick | Editor |
| Camera | Fred Hamilton | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Clive Gifford | Sound |
| Sound | Graham Bedwell | Sound |
| Lighting | Brian Clemett | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Ellacott | Costume Design |
| Art | Roger Murray-Leach | Production Design |
| Crew | Terry Walsh | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Terry Walsh | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Nicholas John | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Len Hutton | Visual Effects Designer |
| Visual Effects | Peter Day | Visual Effects Designer |
| Visual Effects | Mitch Mitchell | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Delia Derbyshire | Theme Song Performance |