The Massacre (Doctor Who)
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The Massacre (also known as The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) is the completely missing fifth serial of the third season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 to 26 February 1966.
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Doctor Who serial | |||
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Production | |||
Directed by | Paddy Russell | ||
Written by | John Lucarotti Donald Tosh (4) | ||
Script editor | Donald Tosh (1-3) Gerry Davis (4) | ||
Produced by | John Wiles | ||
Executive producer(s) | None | ||
Music by | Stock music by Pierre Arvey | ||
Production code | W | ||
Series | Season 3 | ||
Running time | 4 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
Episode(s) missing | All 4 episodes | ||
First broadcast | 5 February 1966 (1966-02-05) | ||
Last broadcast | 26 February 1966 (1966-02-26) | ||
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List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989) |
In this serial, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companion Steven (Peter Purves) arrive in France in 1572, during the events leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The two of them become separated, leaving the Doctor's journey largely unaccounted for, while Steven is caught up in a Huguenot plot to assassinate the Catholic Queen Mother Catherine de' Medici (Joan Young).
This serial marks the first appearance of Jackie Lane as companion-to-be Dodo Chaplet. It is also notable for being the first time the lead actor (Hartnell) played a dual role as the Doctor and the villain (i.e. as the First Doctor and the Abbot of Amboise), although unlike future instances, they never met on-screen. Although audio recordings and production stills of the story exist, no footage of this serial is known to have survived.