The Massacre (TV story)

The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve was the fifth story of Season 3 of Doctor Who. It marks the first appearance of Jackie Lane as companion Dodo Chaplet, although she only appears in the last few minutes of episode 4, Bell of Doom.

Summary
The TARDIS materializes in Paris in the year 1572 and the First 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

 * The Doctor / The Abbot of Amboise — William Hartnell
 * Steven Taylor — Peter Purves
 * Dodo Chaplet — Jackie Lane
 * King Charles IX — Barry Justice
 * Catherine de Medici — Joan Young
 * Admiral de Coligny — Leonard Sachs
 * Marshal Tavannes — André Morell
 * Charles de Teligny — Michael Bilton
 * Charles Preslin — Erik Chitty
 * Gaston, Viscount de Lerans — Eric Thompson
 * Nicholas Muss — David Weston
 * Simon Duval — John Tillinger
 * Roger Colbert — Christopher Tranchell
 * Anne Chaplet — Annette Robertson
 * Old Woman — Cynthia Etherington
 * Landlord — Edwin Finn
 * Captain of the Guard — Clive Cazes
 * Servant — Reginald Jessup
 * Priest — Norman Claridge
 * Officer — John Slavid
 * Men — Will Stampe, Ernest Smith
 * Guards — Jack Tarran, Leslie Bates
 * Uncredited cast

Crew

 * Assistant Floor Manager - Fiona Cumming
 * Assistant Floor Manager - Richard Valentine
 * Costumes - Daphne Dare
 * Designer - Michael Young
 * Film Cameraman - Tony Leggo
 * Film Editor - Bob Rymer
 * Make-Up - Sonia Markham
 * Producer - John Wiles
 * Production Assistant - Gerry Mill
 * Script Editor - Donald Tosh
 * Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
 * Studio Lighting - Dennis Channon
 * Studio Sound - Gordon Mackie
 * Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
 * Title Music - Ron Grainer

Archive Status
All four episodes are currently missing. No telerecordings exist in the BBC archives. No telesnaps or clips exist. Loose Cannon Productions have created a reconstruction from a fan-recorded off-air audio soundtrack and several composite images created from various sources.

Influences

 * The actual historical massacre and swashbuckling movies.

Myths
To be added.

Ratings

 * War Of God - 8.0m viewers
 * The Sea Beggar - 6.0m viewers
 * Priest Of Death - 5.9m viewers
 * Bell Of Doom - 5.8m viewers

Location Filming
To be added.

Continuity

 * The last few moments of this story introduce Dodo Chaplet as the Doctor's newest companion.

Discontinuity

 * The story suggests that Dodo might be a descendant of Anne Chaplet; however, it has often been pointed out that this would only be possible if Anne married someone who shared her surname or if she had a male illegitimate child.


 * The actual massacre occurred on St Bartholomew's Day, not St Bartholomew's Eve. See the Notes above for a possible explanation of this contradiction.

Quotes
To be added.

Story Arcs
This story does not appear to fit into any story arc, although the closing scene does tie in with "Salvation" and "Who Killed Kennedy."

More Info

 * Story Synopsis


 * Story Novelization

Public Releases
To be added.