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Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

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The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789. The travellers become involved with an escape chain rescuing prisoners from the guillotine and get caught up in the machinations of an English undercover spy, James Stirling — alias Lemaitre, governor of the Conciergerie prison.

Release Date : 1964-09-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Hartnell

Character Name : The Doctor

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Carole Ann Ford

Character Name : Susan Foreman

Original Name : Carole Ann Ford

Gender : Female

Jacqueline Hill

Character Name : Barbara Wright

Original Name : Jacqueline Hill

Gender : Female

William Russell

Character Name : Ian Chesterton

Original Name : William Russell

Gender : Male

Keith Anderson

Character Name : Robespierre

Original Name : Keith Anderson

Gender : Male

Jack Cunningham

Character Name : Jailer

Original Name : Jack Cunningham

Gender : Male

Jeffry Wickham

Character Name : Webster

Original Name : Jeffry Wickham

Gender : Male

Neville Smith

Character Name : D'Argenson

Original Name : Neville Smith

Gender : Male

Laidlaw Dalling

Character Name : Rouvray

Original Name : Laidlaw Dalling

Gender : Male

Peter Walker

Character Name : Small Boy

Original Name : Peter Walker

Gender : Male

James Cairncross

Character Name : Lemaitre

Original Name : James Cairncross

Gender : Male

Roy Herrick

Character Name : Jean

Original Name : Roy Herrick

Gender : Male

Donald Morley

Character Name : Jules Renan

Original Name : Donald Morley

Gender : Male

Tony Wall

Character Name : Napoleon Bonaparte

Original Name : Tony Wall

Gender : Male

Caroline Hunt

Character Name : Danielle

Original Name : Caroline Hunt

Gender : Male

Edward Brayshaw

Character Name : Léon Colbert

Original Name : Edward Brayshaw

Gender : Male

Dallas Cavell

Character Name : Road Work Overseer

Original Name : Dallas Cavell

Gender : Male

Denis Cleary

Character Name : Peasant

Original Name : Denis Cleary

Gender : Male

John Barrard

Character Name : Shopkeeper

Original Name : John Barrard

Gender : Male

Ronald Pickup

Character Name : Physician

Original Name : Ronald Pickup

Gender : Male

Howard Charlton

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Howard Charlton

Gender : Male

Robert Hunter

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Robert Hunter

Gender : Male

Ken Lawrence

Character Name : Lieutenant

Original Name : Ken Lawrence

Gender : Male

Patrick Marley

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Patrick Marley

Gender : Male

Terry Bale

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Terry Bale

Gender : Male

John Law

Character Name : Paul Barrass

Original Name : John Law

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2024-07-08

Aside from a bit of a moral conundrum about how time travel might present a dilemma for people who might be able to use their knowledge to affect the future, this is just a rather clunky drama that gives the crew of the TARDIS an excuse to dress up in red, white and blue and play a game of "French Revolution". No sooner have they left their blue box than they are arrested and it falls to the "Doctor" (William Hartnell) to get himself a fancy sash and try to get the others out of the dreaded Conciergerie prison before they have breakfast with "Madame Guillotine". Meantime, the incarcerated "Ian" (William Chesterton), "Barbara" (Jacqueline Hill) and the increasingly annoying "Susan" (Carole Ann Ford) encounter a mysterious English prisoner who might just be connected with a "Scarlet Pimpernel" style rescue operation designed to get the doomed to safety. The rest of this story is an amalgam of themes that I found a bit meandering and focussed too much on Hartnell's attempt at flamboyant theatricals. Six parts is probably two too many and the introduction of Robespierre (Keith Anderson) into the plot to complicate matters with the already duplicitous "Léon" (Edward Bradshaw) just fell a bit flat. Far too much dialogue and nothing remotely to do with sci-fi. For my money, one of the least entertaining of their travels.