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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve 1966 Directed by Paddy Russell

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company BBC
Release Date 26 February 1966
100 mins
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William Hartnell The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves Steven Taylor
David Weston Nicholas Muss
Eric Thompson Gaston, Viscount de Lerans
Annette Robertson Anne Chaplet
John Tillinger Simon Duvall
Christopher Tranchell Roger Colbert
Erik Chitty Charles Preslin
Edwin Finn Landlord
Clive Gazes Captain of the Guard
Barry Justice King Charles IX of France
Joan Young Catherine de' Medici
Leonard Sachs Admiral de Coligny
André Morell Marshal Tavannes
Teligny Michael Bilton
John Slavid Officer
Jackie Lane Dodo Chaplet
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