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Castrovalva: Part Three

Castrovalva: Part Three

1982TV Episode⏱️ 24mTV-PG
AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi
7.1
IMDB Rating
616 votes

The city of Castrovalva and its untroubled people would seen an ideal place for the Doctor to recover, but a dire warning from Adric, held captive by The Master, makes it seen less so.

Director
Fiona Cumming
Writers
N/A
Stars
Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton
Release Date
January 11, 1982
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Peter Davison
Peter Davison
as The Doctor
Janet Fielding
Janet Fielding
as Tegan
Sarah Sutton
Sarah Sutton
as Nyssa
Matthew Waterhouse
Matthew Waterhouse
as Adric
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as The Master
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Derek Waring
as Shardovan
Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard
as Mergrave
Frank Wylie
Frank Wylie
as Ruther
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Souska John
as Child
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David Bulbeck
as Castrovalvan Man

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

the master characteradric charactertegan jovanka characternyssa characterthird part

🎯 Categories

AdventureDramaFamilySci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Castrovalva: Part Three
by Prismark102025-07-25
6/10

"The first two episodes have been rather sedate. Which is more due to the writing and direction as well as having a comatose Doctor. Here the Doctor has left his Rose room cabinet and gone off wandering without Nyssa and Tegan who do some bickering. The Doctor ends up in the town of Castrovalva courtesy of a hunting party. He meets Shardovan the librarian. Nyssa and Tegan soon follow, all are oblivious that this is a trap by the Master. At least the Doctor senses that Adric is missing. The design for Castrovalva is rather good. It leads to a better cliffhanger than it did for the end of th..."

💡 Did You Know?

When filming a scene that required The Doctor to eat a piece of celery, Peter Davison immediately spat it out on the first take, due to his intense dislike of the vegetable.

📖 Synopsis

The city of Castrovalva and its untroubled people would seen an ideal place for the Doctor to recover, but a dire warning from Adric, held captive by The Master, makes it seen less so.