Season 14 | EP 3

The Deadly Assassin

Written by Robert Holmes

"If the Master interferes, it'll be the end not only of this world, but of a hundred other worlds too"

Episode Title Premiere Date
Episode 1 30/10/1976
Episode 2 06/11/1976
Episode 3 13/11/1976
Episode 4 20/11/1976

Gallifrey. Planet of the Time Lords. The Doctor has finally come home, but not by choice. Summoned by a vision from The Matrix, he is drawn into a web of political intrigue and assassination. Nothing is quite what it seems, and in the shadows lurks his oldest and deadliest enemy...

Cast & Crew

The Doctor: Tom Baker

Chancellor Goth: Bernard Horsfall

Castellan Spandrell: George Pravda

Cardinal Borusa: Angus MacKay

The Master: Peter Pratt

Commentator Runcible: Hugh Walters

Co-ordinator Engin: Erik Chitty

Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe

Director: David Maloney

Scriptwriter: Robert Holmes

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