Doctor Who The Wheel in Space Episode 1

Saturday, 27th April 1968 5:15PM BBC 1 (23 mins)

The Wheel in Space – Episode 1 Synopsis

The Doctor and Jamie are forced to abandon the TARDIS when the mercury fluid link explodes, finding themselves aboard a spacecraft called the Silver Carrier.

Episode Order

Episode 204 from Doctor Who
Episode 35 of 40 from Season 5
Episode 1 of 6 from The Wheel in Space

Story Order

Story 43 from Doctor Who
Story 7 of 7 from Season 5

Next/Previous

Previous: Fury from the Deep - Episode 6
Next: The Wheel in Space - Episode 2

Credits

Writer David Whitaker (From a story by Kit Pedler)
Director Tristan de Vere Cole
Producer Peter Bryant
Script Editor Derrick Sherwin
Dr. Who Patrick Troughton
Jamie Frazer Hines
Servo Robot Freddie Foote
Leo Ryan Eric Flynn
Dr. Gemma Corwyn Anne Ridler
Tanya Lernov Clare Jenkins
Jarvis Bennett Michael Turner
Enrico Casali Donald Sumpter
Victoria Deborah Watling

Characters

Second Doctor Patrick Troughton Jamie McCrimmon Frazer Hines

Servo Robot played by Freddie Foote in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Servo Robot Freddie Foote

Leo Ryan played by Eric Flynn in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Leo Ryan Eric Flynn Dr. Gemma Corwyn Anne Ridler

Tanya Lernov played by Clare Jenkins in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Tanya Lernov Clare Jenkins

Jarvis Bennett played by Michael Turner in Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

Jarvis Bennett Michael Turner Enrico Casali Donald Sumpter Victoria Waterfield Deborah Watling

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