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PRODUCTION INFO

Name


Meglos

Serial Code

5Q

First Transmitted

27 September 1980

Final Ratings
5.00m

DVD RELEASE

VHS RELEASE

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CAST

Regular Cast
Tom Baker (Doctor Who), Lalla Ward (Romana), John Leeson (K9)

Guest Cast

Bill Fraser (General Grugger), Frederick Treves (Lieutenant Brotadac), Edward Underdown (Zastor), Jacqueline Hill (Lexa), Colette Gleeson (Caris), Crawford Logan (Deedrix), Christopher Owen (Earthling), Simon Shaw (Guard).

CREW

Written by John Flanagan & Andrew McCulloch
Directed by Terence Dudley
Produced by John Nathan Turner

SYPNOSIS

Zastor, Leaderof the planet Tigella, rules a divided people. Savants and Deons are irrevocably opposed on one crucial issue – the Dodecahedron, mysterious source of all their power. To the Savants the Dodecahedron is a miracle of science to be studied, observed and used to benefit Tigellan civilisation.

To the Deons it is a god and not to be tampered with. When the power supply begins to fluctuate wildly the whole planet is threatened, but the Tigellans cannot agree how they should deal with the problem. Zastor welcomes the arrival of the Doctor and invites him to arbitrate, but the Deons are suspicious of the Time Lord – and perhaps rightly so.

NOTES

  • Jacqueline Hill, who played the First Doctor’s companion Barbara Wright makes a guest appearance as Lexa, marking the first time a companion has returned to play a role other than theiroriginal character. Brotadac is an anagram of “Bad Actor”, [6] an in-joke by the production team. Bill Fraseronly agreed to take the role of Gruggeron condition the character was allowed to kick K9. His request was granted. He later appeared in the spin- off pilot K9 and Company
  • Romana knows martial arts, and has heard of the Screens of Zolfa-Thura.
  • The UK press reported that Bill Fraseronly took the role of Grugger so he could kick K9.
  • This serial was released by the BBC on video cassette in the UK in March 2003.
  • This episode was watched by 5 million viewers on its original transmission.
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