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Doctor Who The Gunfighters TV Story

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.

Characters

  • Dr. WhoFirst DoctorWilliam Hartnell
  • Steven TaylorSteven TaylorPeter Purves
  • DodoDodo ChapletJackie Lane

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