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Although David Whitaker is the sole credited writer on the actual episodes, the DVD sleeve credits The Ambassadors of Death as being written by David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke and Trevor Ray. [17] The original soundtrack for this serial was released on CD in the UK in August 2009. [18]
Writer. David Whitaker +. The Ambassadors of Death was the third and penultimate serial of season 7 of Doctor Who. It was the final story to be written by former script editor David Whitaker, and was the Third Doctor's first adventure into space without the use of his TARDIS.
If memory serves, David Whitaker (the show's original story editor) wrote this originally for season 6, but somehow things fell thru, and it wound up being extensively re-written and re-written.
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Liz Shaw: Caroline John. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart: Nicholas Courtney. Ralph Cornish: Ronald Allen. General Carrington: John Abineri. John Wakefield: Michael Wisher. Producer: Barry Letts. Director: Michael Ferguson. Scriptwriters: David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke, Trevor Ray and Terrance Dicks. Something has gone seriously wrong with Mars ...
The Ambassadors of Death is the third serial of the seventh season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts on BBC1 from 21 March to 2 May 1970. Written by Trevor Ray, Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke, the serial was directed by Michael Ferguson.
Then, after the scene, the opening titles resume with the words ‘The Ambassadors’. Then the words ‘of Death’ appear followed by the writer credit and episode number. * Trevor Ray wrote the final version of Episode 1 and Malcolm Hulke that of Episodes 2 to 7, both uncredited. David Whitaker wrote nothing in script form beyond Episode 3.
Writer: David Whitaker, Terrance Dicks. Director: Michael Ferguson. Producer: Barry Letts. Starring: Jon Pertwee, Caroline John, Nicholas Courtney, Ronald Allen, John Levene. BBC One (United Kingdom): First Broadcast: Saturday 21st March 1970 - Saturday 2nd May 1970. Running Time: 2 hours, 51 minutes, 47 seconds.
