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The Smugglers

The Smugglers is the first serial of the fourth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Brian Hayles and directed by Julia Smith, it was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 10 September to 1 October 1966. In the serial, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his new travelling companions, Polly (Anneke Wills) and…

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Directed by
Julia Smith
Episode(s) missing
All 4 episodes
First broadcast
10 September 1966 (1966-09-10)
Last broadcast
1 October 1966 (1966-10-01)
Produced by
Innes Lloyd
Production code
CC

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related to Casting and characters · 43
The Smugglers → Albert Ward, An Age, Anneke Wills, Ben, Cherub, Cooper, Craze, David Blake Kelly, Doctor, Doctor Who, Dr, Elroy Josephs, Finlay's Casebook, George, Gordon Craig, Hartnell, Hartnell's, Jacob Kewper, Jamaica, John Ringham
related to Critical response · 40
The Smugglers → BBC, Ben, Cooper, Craze, David, Doctor, Doctor Who Magazine, DWM, DWM's Jonathan Morris, DWM's Morris, DWM's Vanessa Bishop, Eddie Robson, First Doctor's, Hartnell, Hartnell's, Howe, Huw Wheldon, In The Discontinuity Guide, Jim Smith, Keith Topping
related to Commercial releases · 36
The Smugglers → Alister Pearson, Allen, An, AudioGO's The Lost TV, August, Australian, BBC Radio Collection, BBC Worldwide, Behind-the-scenes, Beyond, Collection Three, Donald Trewern, DVD, Episodes, February, Footage, Interzone's Paul Beardsley, June, Lost, May
related to Conception and writing · 33
The Smugglers → After, April, BBC's, Brian Hayles, Britain's, Cornwall, Daphne Dare, Davis, Doctor Syn, Doctor Who, Doctor Who's, Donald Tosh, Galaxy, Gerry Davis, Gillian James, Hayles, Hayles's, He, Julia Smith, March
related to Filming · 31
The Smugglers → Black Albatross, Bonny Mary, Cast, Church Cove, Cornwall, Craze, Doctor Who's, Filming, Hartnell, Helston, June, Locals, London, Lyonesse, Nanjizal, Newlyn, Penzance, Rank Films, Riding, Rose Hill School
related to Broadcast and ratings · 21
The Smugglers → All, Australian, BBC Enterprises, BBC's, BBC1, Beside, Doctor Who, Galaxy, It, ITV, John Cura, July, June, Martin Locke, October, Opportunity Knocks, Pat Hubbard, September, The, The War Machines
related to External links · 5
The Smugglers → BBC Online, BBC OnlineThe Smugglers, Cornwall, Doctor Who Wiki, Tardis Wiki
Directed by · 1
The Smugglers → Julia Smith
Episode(s) missing · 1
The Smugglers → All 4 episodes
First broadcast · 1
The Smugglers → 10 September 1966 (1966-09-10)

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doctor smugglers serial first smith polly ben story broadcast squire cast cherub recording hartnell episode cornwall 1966 wills craze episodes

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The SmugglersDirected byJulia Smith1.00infobox
The SmugglersEpisode(s) missingAll 4 episodes1.00infobox
The SmugglersFirst broadcast10 September 1966 (1966-09-10)1.00infobox
The SmugglersLast broadcast1 October 1966 (1966-10-01)1.00infobox
The SmugglersProduced byInnes Lloyd1.00infobox
The SmugglersProduction codeCC1.00infobox
The SmugglersRunning time4 episodes, 25 minutes each1.00infobox
The SmugglersScript editorGerry Davis1.00infobox
The SmugglersSeriesSeason 41.00infobox
The SmugglersWritten byBrian Hayles1.00infobox
The Smugglersis afirst serial of the fourth season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who0.90text
The Smugglersrelated to Broadcast and ratingsMartin Locke0.60section

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