"Doctor Who"
The Sea Beggar (1966)

Director:

Paddy Russell

Writer:

John Lucarotti (writer)

TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

12 February 1966 (Season 3, Episode 23)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Plot:

While trying to find the Doctor, Steven discovers a conspiracy to assassinate a man known as the Sea Beggar. |

Plot Keywords:

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

Cast

William Hartnell	...	Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves	...	Steven Taylor
Leonard Sachs	...	Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
André Morell	...	Marshal Gaspard de Saux-Tavannes
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)
Reginald Jessup	...	Servant
Cynthia Etherington	...	Old Woman

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.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran: I tell you, Nicholas, he refuses to take any precautions. Our noble lord, Henri of Navarre, will not believe that the Catholics are plotting to kill him!
Nicholas Muss: Is that so surprising? He's married to the King's sister! He must put on a show of trusting the Catholics.
Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran: Trust them! Huh! You know how far we can do that! You told him what the girl overheard?
Nicholas Muss: Yes.
Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran: What did he say?
Nicholas Muss: He refuses to pay any attention to a servant girl's story.
Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran: But we must convince them! Nicholas, you are the man's secretary. Now speak to de Coligny again, now tell him...
Nicholas Muss: I've done what I can! Now, I must wait until we find out something more, or for the Catholics to make a move.
Gaston de Levis, Viscount de Leran: Their move is likely to be a knife in Navarre's back. What happened to that Englishman, Steven?
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