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Doctor Who The Reign of Terror TV Story

The Reign of Terror Synopsis

The TARDIS brings the Doctor and his companions to Robespierre’s Paris, where they discover the French Revolution to be in full swing. Separated from each other, the group find themselves caught up in history as they struggle to stay alive and find their individual way back to the TARDIS.

Story Order

  • Story 8 from Doctor Who
  • Story 8 of 8 from Season 1

Episodes

Saturday
8th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Land of Fear (1/6)

Episode 1 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The TARDIS mistakenly materialises in 18th Century France during the French Revolution.

Saturday
15th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - Guests of Madame Guillotine (2/6)

Episode 2 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
In Paris, Ian, Barbara and Susan are sentenced to death under the blade of the guillotine.

Saturday
22nd August 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Change of Identity (3/6)

Episode 3 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
Barbara and Susan are saved from death by.the guillotine by two French royalists, Jules and Jean.

Saturday
29th August 1964
5:15PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - The Tyrant of France (4/6)

Episode 4 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
Leon, a supporter of the monarchy, orchestrates a plan for Barbara to convey Susan to a medical practitioner.

Saturday
5th September 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - A Bargain of Necessity (5/6)

Episode 5 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The Doctor arranges for Barbara's escape when they reunite at the prison, while Susan stays imprisoned.

Saturday
12th September 1964
5:30PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Reign of Terror - Prisoners of Conciergerie (6/6)

Episode 6 of 6 from The Reign of Terror
The Doctor guides Lemaitre to the royalist house where he discloses his true identity.

Credits

The Reign of Terror

Credits
  • Writer Dennis Spooner
  • Director Henric Hirsch
  • Director John Gorrie
  • Producer Verity Lambert
  • Script Editor David Whitaker
  • Dr. Who William Hartnell
  • Ian Chesterton William Russell
  • Barbara Wright Jacqueline Hill
  • Susan Foreman Carole Ann Ford
  • Small Boy Peter Walker
  • Rouvray Laidlaw Dalling
  • D'Argenson Neville Smith
  • Sergeant Robert Hunter
  • Lieutenant Ken Lawrence
  • Soldier James Hall
  • Judge Howard Charlton
  • Jailer Jack Cunningham
  • Webster Jeffry Wickham
  • Road works overseer Dallas Cavell
  • Peasant Denis Cleary
  • Lemaitre James Cairncross
  • Jean Roy Herrick
  • Jules Renan Donald Morley
  • Shopkeeper John Barrard
  • Danielle Caroline Hunt
  • Leon Colbert Edward Brayshaw
  • Robespierre Keith Anderson
  • Physician Ronald Pickup
  • Soldier Terry Bale
  • Paul Barrass John Law
  • Napoleon Tony Wall
  • Soldier Patrick Marley