"Doctor Who"
A Holiday for the Doctor (1966)

Director:

Rex Tucker

Writer:

Donald Cotton (writer)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

30 April 1966 (Season 3, Episode 34)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The TARDIS arrives in Tombstone, Arizona in 1891. Where the Doctor is looking for a dentist when he has a toothache...

Plot Keywords:

Pulled Tooth | Doc Holliday | Giant Tooth | Imposter | Dentist

Cast

William Hartnell	...	Dr. Who
Peter Purves	...	Steven Taylor
Jackie Lane	...	Dorothea 'Dodo' Chaplet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alderson	...	Wyatt Earp
Lynda Baron	...	Singer (voice)
Richard Beale	...	Bat Masterson
David Cole	...	Billy Clanton
Maurice Good	...	Phineas Clanton
David Graham	...	Charlie the Bartender
William Hurndell	...	Ike Clanton
Anthony Jacobs	...	Doc Holliday
Sheena Marshe	...	Kate
Shane Rimmer	...	Seth Harper

Directed by
Rex Tucker

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Donald Cotton		writer

Produced by
Innes Lloyd	....	producer

Production Design by
Barry Newbery

Music Department
Tristram Cary	....	composer: ballad music
Ron Grainer	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Gerry Davis	....	story editor

Writing credits
Sydney Newman		(creator) uncredited

Produced by
Peter Bryant	....	associate producer (1966)

Film Editing by
John Dunstan
Glenn Hyde
Ian McKendrick
Dan Rae
Sheila S. Tomlinson

Production Design by
John Asbridge
Jeremy Bear
David Buckingham
Roger Cann
Roger Cheveley
Bob Cove		(1970s)
Nigel Curzon
Don Giles
Victor Meredith
Geoff Powell
Anne Ridley
Stephen Scott
Rochelle Selwyn
Michael Trevor

Costume Design by
James Acheson		(1973-1976)
Nicholas Bullen
Richard Croft
Anushia Nieradzik
Dee Robson

Makeup Department
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup designer (1982, 1984-1988)

Art Department
Peter Brachaki	....	production designer: TARDIS interior

Sound Department
John Tellick	....	sound

Special Effects by
Mat Irvine	....	special effects (1970s-1980s)
Ian Scoones	....	special effects (1960s-1980s)
Ron Thornton	....	special effects (1980s)
Bernard Wilkie	....	special effects (1960s-1970s)

Visual Effects by
Mitch Mitchell	....	special video effects (1960's-1970's) (as A. J. Mitchell)
Oliver Elmes	....	title sequence designer (1987-1989) (uncredited)
Bernard Lodge	....	title sequence designer (1963-1979) (uncredited 1963-1969)
Sid Sutton	....	title sequence designer (1980-1986) (uncredited)

Stunts
Alan Chuntz	....	stunts (1960's-1970's)
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (1960s)
Max Faulkner	....	stunts (1960's-1970's)
Stuart Fell	....	stunts (1970s-1980s)
Alf Joint	....	stunts (1960s-1980s)
Derek Martin	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)
Roy Scammell	....	stunts (1960s-1980s)
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Terry Walsh	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)
Derek Ware	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stewart A. Farnell	....	camera operator (1 episode)
Peter Hamilton	....	camera operator (12 episodes)
Alan Jonas	....	camera operator (6 episodes)
Reg Poulter	....	senior camera operator
Robert Sleigh	....	camera operator (pilot episode)
Ken Westbury	....	camera operator (4 episodes)

Music Department
Mark Ayres	....	composer: incidental music (1988-1989)
Carey Blyton	....	composer: incidental music (1970-1973)
Paddy Kingsland	....	composer: incidental music (1980-1985)
Keff McCulloch	....	composer: incidental music (1987-1989)
Humphrey Searle	....	composer: incidental music (1965)
Dudley Simpson	....	composer: incidental music (1964-1980)

Other crew
Christopher Baker	....	production assistant
Ali Bongo	....	magic advisor
Terry Brett	....	technical manager
Kenneth J. Bussanmas	....	creative consultant (1979-1985)
Patricia Greenland	....	production assistant
Jeremy Hare	....	assistant floor manager (three episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG

Trivia:

This serial was the last to use individual titles for each episode until the premiere of the revival series 'Doctor Who (2005)' in 2005.

Movie Connections:

References Cabinet des Dr. Caligari., Das (1920)