Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Overview

The TARDIS crew lands in the Himalayas of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are picked up by Marco Polo's caravan on its way along the fabled Silk Road to see the Emperor Kublai Khan. The story concerns the Doctor and his companions' attempts to thwart the machinations of Tegana, who attempts to sabotage the caravan along its travels through the Pamir Plateau and across the treacherous Gobi Desert, and ultimately to assassinate Kublai Khan in Peking, at the height of his imperial power.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 4, 1964

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

William Hartnell,Carole Ann Ford,Leslie Bates,Martin Miller,Claire Davenport,Charles Wade,Gábor Baraker,Tutte Lemkow,Michael Guest,Philip Vossand 9 more

Director

John Crockett,Waris Hussein

Writer

John Lucarotti,David Whitaker

Producer

Verity Lambert

Music

Tristram Cary

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0562858