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Doctor Who The Gunfighters TV Story

The Gunfighters Synopsis

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)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - A Holiday for the Doctor (1/4)

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)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - Don't Shoot the Pianist (2/4)

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)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - Johnny Ringo (3/4)

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)

Doctor Who - The Gunfighters - The O K Corral (4/4)

Episode 4 of 4 from The Gunfighters
A final showdown between the Clantons, Holliday, Earp and Ringo seems inevitable.

Credits

The Gunfighters

Credits
  • Writer Donald Cotton
  • Director Rex Tucker
  • Producer Innes Lloyd
  • Script Editor Gerry Davis
  • Dr. Who William Hartnell
  • Ike Clanton William Hurndell
  • Phineas Clanton Maurice Good
  • Billy Clanton David Cole
  • Steven Taylor Peter Purves
  • Dodo Jackie Lane
  • Kate Sheena Marshe
  • Seth Harper Shane Rimmer
  • Charlie David Graham
  • Wyatt Earp John Alderson
  • Doc Holliday Anthony Jacobs
  • Bat Masterson Richard Beale
  • Pa Clanton Reed de Rouen
  • Johnny Ringo Laurence Payne
  • Warren Earp Martyn Huntley
  • Virgil Earp Victor Carin