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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

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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.

Directed byPaddy Russell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
February 26, 1966
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
William Hartnell

William Hartnell

The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise

Peter Purves

Peter Purves

Steven Taylor

David Weston

David Weston

Nicholas Muss

Eric Thompson

Gaston, Viscount de Lerans

Annette Robertson

Anne Chaplet

John Tillinger

John Tillinger

Simon Duvall

Christopher Tranchell

Roger Colbert

Erik Chitty

Erik Chitty

Charles Preslin

Edwin Finn

Landlord

Clive Gazes

Captain of the Guard

Creative team
Directed by
Paddy Russell
Written by
Donald Tosh
Donald Tosh
John Lucarotti
John Lucarotti
Produced by
John Wiles

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