The TARDIS arrives in the town of Tombstone in the Wild West and the Doctor, having hurt a tooth on one of Cyril’s sweets, decides he must visit a dentist. The local dentist is Doc Holliday, currently engaged in a feud with the Clanton family. Lawmen Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson are meanwhile doing their best to keep the peace.
Story Order
- Story 25 from Doctor Who
- Story 8 of 10 from Season 3
Episodes
Saturday
30th April 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
Episode 1 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Arriving in Tombstone in the Wild West, the Doctor finds himself in need of a dentist.
Saturday
7th May 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
Episode 2 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Tensions between the Clantons and Doc Holliday continue to grow and Steven finds himself caught.
Saturday
14th May 1966
5:55PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)
Episode 3 of 4 from The Gunfighters
Events in Tombstone take a turn for the worse when gunslinger Johnny Ringo is hired by the Clantons.
Saturday
21st May 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)
Episode 4 of 4 from The Gunfighters
A final showdown between the Clantons, Holliday, Earp and Ringo seems inevitable.
Credits
- Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
- Ike ClantonWilliam Hurndell
- Phineas ClantonMaurice Good
- Billy ClantonDavid Cole
- Steven TaylorPeter Purves
- DodoJackie Lane
- KateSheena Marshe
- Seth HarperShane Rimmer
- CharlieDavid Graham
- Wyatt EarpJohn Alderson
- Doc HollidayAnthony Jacobs
- Bat MastersonRichard Beale
- Pa ClantonReed de Rouen
- Johnny RingoLaurence Payne
- Warren EarpMartyn Huntley
- Virgil EarpVictor Carin