"Doctor Who"
Priest of Death (1966)

Director:

Paddy Russell

Writer:

John Lucarotti (writer)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

19 February 1966 (Season 3, Episode 24)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Steven has discovered the identity of the Sea Beggar, but can he warn the Huguenots in time? |

Plot Keywords:

Eccentric Senior Citizen | Stubborn Old Man | Lost Film | Famous Opening Theme | Space Hero

Cast

William Hartnell	...	Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves	...	Steven Taylor
André Morell	...	Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes
Leonard Sachs	...	Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
David Weston	...	Nicholas Muss
Annette Robertson	...	Anne Chaplet (as Annette Robinson)
Chris Tranchell	...	Roger Colbert (as Christopher Tranchell)
Clive Cazes	...	Captain of the Guard
Reginald Jessup	...	Servant
Cynthia Etherington	...	Old Woman
Barry Justice	...	King Charles IX
Joan Young	...	Catherine de Medici
Michael Bilton	...	Charles de Teligny
Norman Claridge	...	Priest
Will Stampe	...	1st Man
Ernest Smith	...	2nd Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Margo Abbot	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Nigel Bernard	...	Council Member (uncredited)
Andre Cameron	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Ronald Campbell	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Norton Clarke	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Declan Cuffe	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Eddie Davis	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Elizabeth Digby-Smith	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Leila Ford	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Ursula Glanville	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Jerry Holmes	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Harry Hynes	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Nigel James	...	Guard (uncredited)
Yanos Jurchi	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Ralph Katterns	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Elaine Laniado	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Pat Leclerc	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Derek Martin	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Eric Mills	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Harry Mitchell	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Joanna Nelson	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Barry Noble	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Ricki Patterson	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Robert Pearson	...	Council Member (uncredited)
Edward Phillips	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Denis Plenty	...	Guard (uncredited)
George Romanov	...	Usher (uncredited)
Len Russell	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Leslie Shannon	...	Council Member (uncredited)
Valerie Stanton	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Peter Stewart	...	Parisian in Rue des Fosses St. Germain (uncredited)
Tom Sye	...	Bondot (uncredited)
Fred Taylor	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
John Terrell	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Graham Tonbridge	...	Council Member (uncredited)
Alan Wakeling	...	Parisian Man (uncredited)
Marguerite Young	...	Parisian Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Paddy Russell

Writing credits
John Lucarotti		(writer)

Produced by
John Wiles	....	producer

Film Editing by
Bob Rymer		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Michael Young

Costume Design by
Daphne Dare		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Sonia Markham	....	makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brian Hodgson	....	special sound (uncredited)
John Hurley	....	grams operator (uncredited)
Gordon Mackie	....	sound (uncredited)
Bob Roberts	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Bernard Lodge	....	title sequence designer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Bagwell	....	film camera assistant (uncredited)
Dennis Channon	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Tony Leggo	....	film camera (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bob Hallman	....	vision mixer (uncredited)

Music Department
Ron Grainer	....	composer: theme music
Pierre Arvay	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Gerry Davis	....	story editor
Tommy Claydon	....	technical coordinator (uncredited)
Gerry Mill	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ernest Skinner	....	floor assistant (uncredited)
Richard Valentine	....	assistant floor manager (uncredited)

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)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1966) (UK) (all media)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

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.