"Doctor Who"
War of God (1966)

Director:

Paddy Russell

Writer:

John Lucarotti (writer)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

5 February 1966 (Season 3, Episode 22)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The TARDIS lands in sixteenth century Paris and Steven becomes involved with a group of Huguenots. |

Plot Keywords:

Lost Film | Stubborn Old Man | Eccentric Senior Citizen | Space Hero | Scientist Hero

Cast

William Hartnell	...	The Doctor / The Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves	...	Steven Taylor
David Weston	...	Nicholas Muss
Annette Robertson	...	Anne Chaplet (as Annette Robinson)
Eric Thompson	...	Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran
John Tillinger	...	Simon Duval
Edwin Finn	...	Landlord
Chris Tranchell	...	Roger Colbert (as Christopher Tranchell)
Erik Chitty	...	Charles Preslin
Clive Cazes	...	Captain of the Guard
Reginald Jessup	...	Servant

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

BBC Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

This episode is missing from the BBC archives.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Doctor: [the TARDIS materialises] Hmm, highly satisfactory. Hmm, hmm.
Steven Taylor: If anyone opens that gate they'll find the TARDIS.
The Doctor: Oh nonsense, my boy. It's perfectly safe in there. Yes, France. Heh, yes, most certainly.
Steven Taylor: Well how do you know that?
The Doctor: Hmm!
Steven Taylor: [to himself] And there he goes. Date?
[out loud]
Steven Taylor: Any idea of the date, Doctor?
The Doctor: Well, by the look of those houses I would say medieval. Although I suppose it might be as late as the seventeenth century. I...
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