The Massacre (Doctor Who)

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The Massacre (also known as The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) is the fifth serial of the third season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by John Lucarotti and Donald Tosh, and directed by Paddy Russell, it was broadcast on BBC1 in four weekly parts from 5 to 26 February 1966. In the serial, the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companion, Steven (Peter Purves), arrive in France in 1572, during the events leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Steven befriends a group of Huguenots and encounters the Doctor's lookalike, the Abbot of Amboise (Hartnell). Lucarotti wrote the serial after his previous outlines had been rejected. Tosh, the programme's script editor, significantly rewrote the scripts, leading to a co-writer credit on the fourth episode. He soon resigned, and it was his final credited work on the series. The Massacre marks the first appearance of Jackie Lane as incoming companion Dodo Chaplet. It is notable for being...

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