C03S05 The massacre (of St. Bartholomew's eve)
Synopsis
Arriving in Paris 1572, the Doctor decides to visit Charles Preslin, a famous apothecary to exchange scientific views, but then goes missing. Steven however, accidentally finds himself caught up in the religious tensions of the city when he makes friends with a group of Huguenots who are being threatened by the Catholic majority.
Alone and stranded in Sixteenth Century Paris, Steven is horrified to discover the greatest persecutor of the Huguenots appears to be the Doctor himself...
Cover notes
Cast
| The Doctor | William Hartnell | ep. 1,4 listed as Dr. Who |
| Steven Taylor | Peter Purves | |
| Nicholas | David Weston | |
| Gaston | Eric Thompson | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Annie | Annette Robertson | |
| Simon | John Tillinger | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Roger | Christopher Tranchell | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Preslin | Erik Chitty | ep. 1 |
| Landlord | Edwin Finn | ep. 1,2 |
| Captain of the guard | Clive Cazes | ep. 1,3 |
| Servant | Reginald Jessup | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Abbot of Amboise | William Hartnell | ep. 2,3 |
| Marshal Tavannes | Andre Morell | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Admiral de Coligny | Leonard Sachs | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Old lady | Cynthia Etherington | ep. 2,3 [role listed as Old woman in ep. 3] |
| Catherine de Medici | Joan Young | ep. 3,4 |
| Charles IX | Barry Justice | ep. 3 |
| Teligny | Michael Bilton | ep. 3,4 |
| Priest | Norman Claridge | ep. 3 |
| 1st man | Will Stampe | ep. 3 |
| 2nd man | Ernest Smith | ep. 3 |
| Dodo | Jackie Lane | ep. 4 |
| Officer | John Slavid | ep. 4 |
| 1st guard | Jack Tarran | ep. 4 |
| 2nd guard | Leslie Bates | ep. 4 |
Crew
| Written by | John Lucarotti | |
| Story Editor | Donald Tosh | 1,2,3 |
| Story Editor | Gerry Davis | 4 |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Make-up supervisor | Sonia Markham | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Costume supervisor | Daphne Dare | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Lighting by | Dennis Channon | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Sound by | Gordon Mackie | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Film Editor | Tony Leggo | ep. 2,3 |
| Designer | Michael Young | |
| Producer | John Wiles | |
| Director | Paddy Russell |
DVD Extras
| commentary track | ||
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings | ||
| Coming Soon | A look at an upcoming Doctor Who DVD release: |
Special Edition DVD Extras
BluRay Extras
Loose Canon Extras
| David Weston interview | David Weston | |
| Donald Tosh interview | Donald Tosh | |
| The Massacre; introduction | David Weston | |
| The Massacre; outro | David Weston |
Commentary
| serial code : | W |
| episode count : | 4 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1966-02-05 |
| DVD release date : | |
| DVD SE release date : | |
| BluRay release date : | |
| DVD cover | |