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PRODUCTION INFO

Name

The Romans

Serial Code

M

First Transmitted

16 January 1965

Final Ratings

13.00m

DVD RELEASE

DVD

VHS RELEASE

VHS

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CAST

Regular Cast

William Hartnell (Dr Who), Jacqueline Hill (Barbara), William Russell (Ian), Maureen O Brien (Vicki)

Guest Cast
Derek Sydney (Sevcheria), Nicholas Evans (Didius) [1], Dennis Edwards (Centurian) [1], Margot Thomas (Stall Holder) [1], Edward Kelsey (Slave Buyer) [1], Bart Allison (Maximus Pettulian) [1], Barry Jackson (Ascaris) [1-2], Peter Diamond (Delos) [2-4], Michael Peake (Tavius) [2-4], Dorothy-Rose Gribble (Woman Slave) [2-3], Gertan Klauber (Galley Master) [2], Ernest Jennings (1st Man in Market) [2], John Caesar (2nd Man in Market) [2], Tony Lambden (Court Messenger) [2], Derek Francis (Nero) [2-4], Brian Proudfoot (Tigilinus / Tigilinus (Cup Bearer) [2-3]*, Kay Patrick (Poppaea) [3-4], Ann Tirard (Locusta) [3].

CREW

Written by Dennis Spooner
Directed by Christopher Barry
Produced by Verity Lambert

SYPNOSIS

The Doctor and his companions take a holiday at a villa just outside Rome in 64 AD. While he and Vicki visit Rome, Ian and Barbara are captured and taken as slaves, Ian is sold as a galley slave, and Barbara to Nero’s court. The Doctor is mistaken as an enemy of Nero’s and is taken to the Emperors palace.

NOTES

  • This was the first story played for comedy as well as drama.
  • All episodes exist in 16mm telerecordings.
  • Negative film prints of all episodes exist and were recovered by the BBC in 1978.
  • Telesnaps of this story are held by private collectors.
  • The characters of Tigellinus and Sevcheria were both expanded during re-writes of the script.
  • The Web Planet leads directly into this story.
  • This is the second story in a row in which The Doctor is given a surprisingly physical fight sequence. In fact, his brawl with Ascaris recalls similar fights involving the Third Doctor, including The Doctor judo-flipping his opponent.
  • MEDIA CLIP

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