The Abominable Snowmen is the second serial of the fifth season of Doctor Who. It was written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln, directed by Gerald Blake and featured Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Deborah Watling as Victoria Waterfield.
Overview
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Synopsis
The TARDIS arrives at the Det-San Monastery in Tibet, 1935, shortly after the murder of a colleague of explorer Professor Edward Travers and the Doctor becomes the number one suspect. However, mysterious forces are at work; the once shy and gentle Yeti have turned savage and besieged the Buddhist monastery. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria soon become ensnared in the plans of a being known as the Great Intelligence...
Plot
Episode One
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Episode Two
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Episode Three
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Episode Four
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Episode Five
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Episode Six
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Cast
- Dr. Who - Patrick Troughton
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- Victoria Waterfield - Deborah Watling
- Professor Edward Travers - Jack Watling
- Padmasambhava - Wolfe Morris
- Songsten - Charles Morgan
- Khrisong - Norman Jones
- Rinchen - David Grey
- Thonmi - David Spenser
- Sapan - Raymond Llewellyn
- Ralpachan - David Baron
- Yeti - Reg Whitehead, Tony Harwood, Richard Kerley, John Hogan
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - Roselyn Parker
- Costumes - Martin Baugh
- Designer - Malcolm Middleton
- Film Cameraman - Peter Bartlett
- Film Cameraman - Ken Westbury
- Film Editor - Philip Barnikel
- Make-Up - Sylvia James
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - Howard King
- Studio Sound - Norman Bennett
- Studio Sound - Alan Edmonds
- Title Music - Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, arranged by Delia Derbyshire
- Visual Effects - Ron Oates, Ulrich Grosser
- Production Assistant - Marjorie Yorke
- Writer - Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln
- Story Editor - Peter Bryant
- Director - Gerald Blake
- Producer - Innes Lloyd
References
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Story notes
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Broadcast & Ratings
No. Overall | # | Title | Runtime | First Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
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#174 | 1 | Episode One | 24:15 | 30 September 1967 | 6.3 |
#175 | 2 | Episode Two | 23:15 | 07 October 1967 | 6.0 |
#176 | 3 | Episode Three | 23:55 | 14 October 1967 | 7.1 |
#177 | 4 | Episode Four | 24:11 | 21 October 1967 | 7.1 |
#178 | 5 | Episode Five | 23:51 | 28 October 1967 | 7.2 |
#179 | 6 | Episode Six | 23:31 | 04 November 1967 | 7.4 |
Continuity
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Home video and audio releases
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External Links
- Official The Abominable Snowmen page on Doctor Who Website