Inferno (Doctor Who)
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This article is about the 1970 Doctor Who serial. For the 1965 episode of the same name, see The Romans (Doctor Who).
Inferno is the fourth and final serial of the seventh season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts on BBC1 from 9 May to 20 June 1970. The serial remains the last time a Doctor Who story was transmitted in seven episodes. This serial was also the last regular appearance of Caroline John in the role of Liz Shaw.
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Directed by | Douglas Camfield Barry Letts (episodes 3–7, uncredited) | ||
Written by | Don Houghton | ||
Script editor | Terrance Dicks | ||
Produced by | Barry Letts | ||
Music by | Stock music | ||
Production code | DDD | ||
Series | Season 7 | ||
Running time | 7 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
First broadcast | 9 May 1970 (1970-05-09) | ||
Last broadcast | 20 June 1970 (1970-06-20) | ||
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In the serial, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) transports himself "sideways in time" to a parallel world, where a British drilling project causes catastrophic amounts of heat and force to be unleashed when it penetrates the Earth's crust.