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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
Directed by Paddy Russell
History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 1h 40m
The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befriended by a group of Huguenots from the household of the Protestant Admiral de Coligny. Having rescued a young serving girl, Anne Chaplet, from some pursuing guards, the Huguenots gain their first inkling of a heinous plan being hatched at the command of the Catholic Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici.
Cast
William Hartnell
The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves
Steven Taylor
David Weston
Nicholas Muss
E
Eric Thompson
Gaston, Viscount de Lerans
A
Annette Robertson
Anne Chaplet
John Tillinger
Simon Duvall
C
Christopher Tranchell
Roger Colbert
Erik Chitty
Charles Preslin
E
Edwin Finn
Landlord
C
Clive Gazes
Captain of the Guard
R
Reginald Jessup
Servant
B
Barry Justice
King Charles IX of France
Crew
- Director
- Paddy Russell
- Writer
- John Lucarotti, Donald Tosh
- Editor
- Bob Rymer
- Producer
- John Wiles
Details
- Release date
- 1966-02-26
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC