C03S01 Galaxy 4
Synopsis
Following a skirmish in deep space, two alien spaceships have crash-landed on a barren planet. The Drahvins are a race of beautiful females, led by the imperious Maaga. The Rills are hideous tusked monstrosities, accompanied by their robot servants, the Chumblies.
When the TARDIS arrives, the Doctor discovers that the planet will explode in two days time. The Drahvins desperately ask for his help to escape the planet and the hostile Rills.
However, things are not always what they seem...
Cover notes
The Doctor (William Hartnell) stars alongside his travel companions Vicki (Maureen O'Brien) and Steven (Peter Purves) in an adventure which sees the TARDIS landing on a planet on the verge of total annihilation as it drifts too close to the three suns which it orbits. Trapped on the planet with them are the Drahvins, a race of warrior women, and the reptilian Rills.
The Drahvins want to steal the Rill spaceship to escape the planet's death throwes, and enlist the Doctor's help, which he is forced to give when Maaga, the cunning Drahvid leader, keeps first Vicki and then later Steven as her hostage. Even though the Doctor is determined to broker a peace deal between the two sides in this conflict and help everyone escape safely, Maaga doesn't trust him. Or the Rills...
Cast
| The Doctor | William Hartnell | listed as Dr. Who |
| Vicki | Maureen O'Brien | |
| Steven Taylor | Peter Purves | |
| Maaga | Stephanie Bidmead | |
| Drahvin One | Marina Martin | |
| Drahvin Two | Susanna Carroll | |
| Drahvin Three | Lyn Ashley | |
| Chumbley operator | Jimmy Kaye | ep. 1 |
| Chumbley operator | William Shearer | |
| Chumbley operator | Angelo Muscat | |
| Chumbley operator | Pepi Poupée | ep. 2,3,4 [listed as Pepi Poupee] |
| Chumbley operator | Tommy Reynolds | ep. 4 |
| Rill voice | Robert Cartland | ep. 3,4 |
| Garvey | Barry Jackson | ep. 4 |
Crew
| Written by | William Emms | |
| Story Editor | Donald Tosh | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Costumes supervised by | Daphne Dare | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Make-up supervised by | Sonia Markham | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Lighting | Ralph Walton | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Sound | George Prince | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Designer | Richard Hunt | |
| Producer | Verity Lambert | |
| Director | Derek Martinus |
DVD Extras
| Episode 1 commentary | Maureen O'Brien Peter Purves |
commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Episode 1 commentary | Gary Russell | commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Episode 2 commentary | Clive Doig Brian Hodgson |
commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Episode 3 commentary | Sue Willis | commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Episode 4 commentary | Maureen O'Brien Peter Purves Lyn Ashley |
commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Episode 4 commentary | Chloe Grech | commentary track [discs 1&2] |
| Surviving original episode 3 commentary | Maureen O'Brien Peter Purves Lyn Ashley |
commentary track [disc 1] |
| Surviving original episode 1 clip commentary | Maureen O'Brien Peter Purves Lyn Ashley |
commentary track [disc 1] |
| Eps. 1-4 (animated B&W) | [disc 1] | |
| Eps. 1-4 (animated colour) | [disc 2] | |
| Original ep. 3 remastered | [disc 1] | |
| Ep. 1 surviving clip remastered | [disc 1] | |
| Eps. 1,2,4 photographic reconstructions | [disc 1] | |
| The Trouble with Chumblies | Peter Purves Toby Hadoke (Verity Lambert) William Emms (William Russell) (Jacqueline Hill) Clive Doig (John Wiles) (William Hartnell) Brian Hodgson Mike Pinfield (Mervyn Pinfield) (Sydney Newman) Maureen O'Brien Derek Martinus (Marina Martin) (Stephanie Bidmead) Lyn Ashley (Susanna Carroll) Richard Hunt [Lester's Midget Stars] (Jock) (Pepi Poupée)
[Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)]
(Angelo Muscat)(Jimmy Kaye) (Tommy Reynolds) (Patrick McGoohan) (William Shearer) (Patrick Troughton) (R2D2) |
Toby Hadoke presents a making of Galaxy 4 featurette. [disc 2] |
| Finding Galaxy 4 Documentary | Terry Burnett Ralph Montagu (Dick Fiddy, BFI "Missing Presumed Wiped") Jan Vincent-Rudzki
(Tony Cash)
|
[disc 2] |
| photo gallery | [disc 2] | |
| Trailer | [disc 2] | |
| Radio Times listings | PDF [disc 2] | |
| Camera scripts | PDF [disc 2] |
Special Edition DVD Extras
BluRay Extras
Loose Canon Extras
| Galaxy Four; introduction | Peter Purves | |
| Galaxy Four; outro | Peter Purves |
Commentary
| serial code : | T |
| episode count : | 4 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1965-09-11 |
| DVD release date : | 2021 |
| BluRay release date : | 2021 |
| DVD cover | |
...of note:
An earlier reconstruction of Galaxy 4 was created and released on The Aztecs·Special Edition DVD following the then recent recovery of episode 3, Airlock in a private collection.