Inferno is the fourth and final serial of the seventh season of Doctor Who. It was written by Don Houghton, directed by Douglas Camfield and Barry Letts and featured Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor, Caroline John as Liz Shaw & Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
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Inferno is a top secret project that involves drilling in the crust of the Earth to unleash a new energy source. However, the Doctor, along with his assistant Liz Shaw, is concerned that this drilling will have disastrous consequences for the whole world. His concerns are confirmed when the TARDIS throws him into a dangerous parallel universe, where Project Inferno is nearly complete and the end of the world is near...
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Cast[]
- Dr. Who — Jon Pertwee
- Liz Shaw / Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw — Caroline John
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart — Nicholas Courtney
- Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton — John Levene
- Professor Stahlman / Director Stahlman - Olaf Pooley
- Sir Keith Gold — Christopher Benjamin
- Petra Williams / Dr Williams - Sheila Dunn
- Greg Sutton / Greg Sutton - Derek Newark
- Private Latimer - David Simeon
- Private Wyatt - Derek Ware
- Harry Slocum - Walter Randall
- Bromley - Ian Fairbairn
- RSF Sentry - Roy Scammell
- Patterson - Keith James
- Primords - Dave Carter, Pat Gorman, Walter Henry, Philip Ryan, Peter Thompson
Crew[]
- Writer - Don Houghton
- Action / Stuntwork - HAVOC
- Assistant Floor Manager - Sue Hedden
- Costumes - Christine Rawlins
- Designer - Jeremy Davies
- Film Cameraman - Fred Hamilton
- Film Editor - Martyn Day
- Film Sound - Graham Hare
- Make-Up - Marion Richards
- Production Assistant - Chris D'Oyly-John
- Script Editor - Terrance Dicks
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - John Green
- Studio Sound - John Staple
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Len Hutton
- Producer - Barry Letts
- Director - Douglas Camfield
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Broadcast & Ratings []
No. Overall | # | Title | Runtime | First Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
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#272 | 1 | Episode 1 | 23:21 | 09 May 1970 | 5.7 |
#273 | 2 | Episode 2 | 22:04 | 16 May 1970 | 5.9 |
#274 | 3 | Episode 3 | 24:34 | 23 May 1970 | 4.8 |
#275 | 4 | Episode 4 | 24:57 | 30 May 1970 | 6.0 |
#276 | 5 | Episode 5 | 23:42 | 06 June 1970 | 5.4 |
#277 | 6 | Episode 6 | 23:32 | 13 June 1970 | 5.7 |
#278 | 7 | Episode 7 | 24:33 | 20 June 1970 | 5.5 |
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External Links []
- Official Inferno page on Doctor Who Website