The Myth Makers

020 – The Myth Makers
Doctor Who serial
The Trojan Horse in the outskirts of Troy, with the Doctor and several hundred Greeks inside.
Cast
Doctor William Hartnell (First Doctor)
Companions Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Adrienne Hill (Katarina)
Others Max Adrian — King Priam Cavan Kendall — Achilles Alan Haywood — Hector Barrie Ingham — Paris Frances White — Cassandra James Lynn — Troilus Francis de Wolff — Agamemnon Jack Melford — Menelaus Tutte Lemkow — Cyclops Ivor Salter — Odysseus Jon Luxton — Messenger
Production
Directed by	Michael Leeston-Smith
Written by	Donald Cotton
Script editor	Donald Tosh
Produced by	John Wiles
Executive producer(s)	None
Incidental music composer	Humphrey Searle
Production code	U
Series	Season 3
Length	4 episodes, 25 minutes each
Episode(s) missing	All episodes
Date started	16 October 1965
Date ended	6 November 1965
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → "Mission to the Unknown" The Daleks' Master Plan
List of Doctor Who serials

The Myth Makers

Author	Donald Cotton
Cover artist	Andrew Skilleter
Series	Doctor Who book: Target novelisations
Release number	97
Publisher	Target Books
Publication date	12 September 1985
ISBN

The Myth Makers is the completely missing second serial of the third season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 16 October to 6 November 1965. The story is set in ancient Troy, and is based on the Iliad by Homer. This serial sees the last appearance of Maureen O'Brien as Vicki and the introduction of Adrienne Hill as the Doctor's newest companion, Katarina. Although audio recordings and clips of the story exist, no episodes of this serial are known to have survived.

The Greek army has besieged the city of Troy for ten years. On the plains just outside the city the Greek warrior Achilles slays the Trojan Hector, a son of King Priam, when the materialisation of the TARDIS disturbs Hector's concentration. When the Doctor emerges from within the TARDIS, Achilles believes him to be the god Zeus disguised as an old beggar, and insists he accompany him to the Greek encampment. En route they encounter the warrior Odysseus who goes with them to the Greek camp. When they arrive, Agamemnon insists the Doctor help him against the Trojans, and will not let him go until he does. Odysseus believes the Doctor is a Trojan spy.