"Doctor Who"
The Lion (1965)

Director:

Douglas Camfield

Writer:

David Whitaker (written by)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

27 March 1965 (Season 2, Episode 22)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

12th Century | Crusades | Eccentric Senior Citizen | Stubborn Old Man | Famous Opening Theme

Cast

William Hartnell	...	Dr. Who
William Russell	...	Ian Chesterton
Jacqueline Hill	...	Barbara Wright
Maureen O'Brien	...	Vicki
Julian Glover	...	Richard the Lionheart
Bernard Kay	...	Saladin
Roger Avon	...	Saphadin
Walter Randall	...	El Akir
John Flint	...	William des Preaux
Bruce Wightman	...	William de Tornebu
Reg Pritchard	...	Ben Daheer
Tony Caunter	...	Thatcher
David Anderson	...	Reynier de Marun
Derek Ware	...	Saracen Warrior
Valentino Musetti	...	Saracen Warrior

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (DVD rating) | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Trivia:

Only episodes 1 and 3 are currently in the BBC Archive, the others remain lost.

Quotes:

Dr. Who: Of course! Did you hear what that man called... called him? The Saracens. Malek Ric! Yes! That was the name the Saracens had for King Richard. Coeur de Lion - Malek Ric.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'Dad's Army': Missing Presumed Wiped (2001) (TV)