Doctor Who and the Silurians

052 – Doctor Who and the Silurians
Doctor Who serial
A Silurian
Cast
Doctor Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor)
Companion Caroline John (Liz Shaw)
Others Nicholas Courtney — Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Fulton Mackay — Dr Quinn Peter Miles — Dr Lawrence Ian Cunningham — Dr Meredith Norman Jones — Major Baker Thomasine Heiner — Miss Dawson Ian Talbot — Travis Geoffrey Palmer — Masters John Newman — Spencer Bill Matthews — Davis Roy Branigan — Roberts Gordon Richardson — Squire Nancie Jackson — Doris Squire Brendan Barry — Hospital Doctor Paul Darrow — Captain Hawkins Richard Steele — Sergeant Hart Alan Mason — Corporal Nutting Harry Swift — Private Robins Derek Pollitt — Private Wright Dave Carter — Old Silurian Nigel Johns — Young Silurian Pat Gorman — Silurian Scientist Dave Carter, Pat Gorman, Paul Barton, Simon Cain, John Churchill — Silurians Peter Halliday — Silurian Voices
Production
Directed by	Timothy Combe
Written by	Malcolm Hulke
Script editor	Terrance Dicks
Produced by	Barry Letts
Incidental music composer	Carey Blyton
Production code	BBB
Series	Season 7
Length	7 episodes, 25 minutes each
Date started	31 January 1970
Date ended	14 March 1970
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → Spearhead from Space The Ambassadors of Death
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Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters

Author	Malcolm Hulke
Cover artist	Chris Achilleos
Series	Doctor Who book: Target novelisations
Release number	9
Publisher	Target Books
Publication date	17 January 1974
ISBN

Doctor Who and the Silurians is the second serial of the seventh season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from 31 January to 14 March 1970. The story is the first appearance of the Silurians.

An experimental nuclear power research centre built into a network of caves in Wenley Moor is experiencing mysterious power drains and mental breakdowns amongst staff. UNIT is called in to investigate, and the Third Doctor and Liz meet Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart at the plant. One of the workers is found dead with giant claw marks on his body, and his companion's mind has been traumatised to the extent that he can only scrawl primitive cave drawings of reptilian creatures on walls. Lawrence, the Director, resents UNIT's presence and feels that it will interfere with the working of the plant, which is trying a new process to generate nuclear electric power. Dr Quinn, the Deputy Director, argues with Miss Dawson, his assistant, when she protests that they should stop "them" from taking the power. Major Baker, the security chief, believes there is a saboteur in the centre, and the Doctor discovers that the logs of the nuclear reactor's operation have been tampered with. When the Doctor makes his way into the caves, he is attacked by a dinosaur-like creature before it is called off by a strange whistling sound.

The Doctor takes samples of the blood from when he fired at the creature and finds similarities to "higher reptiles". In the meantime, the creature goes to the surface and stumbles into a barn to hide. Quinn goes into the caves to a hidden base, where he demands the knowledge he was promised. He is told that he must first help the wounded creature and is given a signal device which emits the sound heard earlier.

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