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Doctor Who Dragonfire TV Story

Dragonfire Synopsis

On the planet Svartos, the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Mel unexpectedly encounter an old friend – Sabalom Glitz. Joined by Ace, a teenage waitress with a love for explosives, the group ventures off to find the fabled Dragonfire treasure.

Story Order

  • Story 147 from Doctor Who
  • Story 4 of 4 from Season 24

Episodes

Monday
23rd November 1987
7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Dragonfire - Part One

On Iceworld, the Doctor and Mel meet Ace, who has found herself there after a timestorm.

Monday
30th November 1987
7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Dragonfire - Part Two

The Doctor and Glitz meet the infamous dragon, which is really a biomechanoid.

Monday
7th December 1987
7:35PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - Dragonfire - Part Three

Shown the archive by the biomechanoid, the Doctor discovers that Kane is from the dead world of Proamon.

Credits

Dragonfire

Credits
  • Writer Ian Briggs
  • Director Chris Clough
  • Producer John Nathan-Turner
  • Script Editor Andrew Cartmel
  • Anderson Ian Mackenzie
  • McLuhan Stephanie Fayerman
  • Bazin Stuart Organ
  • Zed Sean Blowers
  • Pudovkin Nigel Miles-Thomas
  • The Creature Leslie Meadows
  • Announcer Lynn Gardner
  • Stellar Miranda Borman
  • The Doctor Sylvester McCoy
  • Melanie Bonnie Langford
  • Glitz Tony Selby
  • Kane Edward Peel
  • Belazs Patricia Quinn
  • Kracauer Tony Osoba
  • Ace Sophie Aldred
  • Customer Shirin Taylor
  • Archivist Daphne Oxenford
  • Arnheim Chris MacDonnell