C05S02 The abominable snowmen
Synopsis
The Doctor arrives at the Det-sen monastery in Tibet shortly after the murder of a colleague of explorer Professor Travers and becomes the number one suspect. However, mysterious forces are at work; the once shy and gentle Yeti have turned savage and besieged the Buddhist monastery. The Doctor, Jamie and Victoria soon become ensnared in the plans of the being known as the Great Intelligence...!
Cover notes
Cast
| The Doctor | Patrick Troughton | listed as Dr. Who |
| Jamie McCrimmon | Frazer Hines | |
| Victoria Waterfield | Deborah Watling | |
| Professor Travers | Jack Watling | |
| Khrisong | Norman Jones | |
| Thonmi | David Spenser | |
| Rinchen | David Grey | ep. 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Sapan | Raymond Llewellyn | |
| Yeti | Reg Whitehead | |
| Songsten | Charles Morgan | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Padmasambhava | Wolfe Morris | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Ralpachan | David Baron | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Yeti | Tony Harwood | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Yeti | Richard Kerley | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Yeti | John Hogan | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
Crew
| Written by | Mervyn Haisman | |
| Written by | Henry Lincoln | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Story Editor | Peter Bryant | |
| Costumes | Martin Baugh | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Make-up | Sylvia James | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Sound | Alan Edmonds | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Lighting | Howard King | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Film Cameraman | Peter Bartlett | |
| Film Cameraman | Ken Westbury | ep. 1,2,4,5,6 |
| Film Editor | Philip Barnikel | |
| Visual effects | Ron Oates | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Visual effects | Ulrich Grosser | listed final episode only; probably all |
| Designer | Malcolm Middleton | |
| Producer | Innes Lloyd | |
| Director | Gerald Blake |
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
| The Abominable Snowmen; the making of featurette | The making of The Abominable Snowmen featurette | |
| Judy Marsh extras | Judy Marsh | |
| The Abominable Snowmen; introduction | Judy Marsh |
Commentary
| serial code : | NN |
| episode count : | 6 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1967-09-30 |
| DVD release date : | |
| DVD SE release date : | |
| BluRay release date : | |
| DVD cover | |
...off key:
"I say, I say, I say,... What do you get if you cross a Yeti with a Dalek?"
"I don't know. What do you get if you cross a Yeti with a Dalek?"
"A BBC Special Effects nightmare!"