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The [[TARDIS]] lands in [[Central Asia]] in 1289, where the [[First Doctor]] and his companions fall in with [[Marco Polo]] as his caravan makes its way along the fabled [[Silk Road]] from the [[Pamir]] Plateau, across the treacherous [[Gobi Desert]] and over the [[Himalayas]] to end up in [[Beijing|Peking]] at the height of its [[empire|imperial]] power. | |||
Along the way they face many dangers, from natural hazards to [[assassination]] attempts from a [[Mongol]] warlord. The Doctor strikes up a friendship with [[Kublai Khan]] in his summer palace, before eventually departing again in the TARDIS, which has been carried with them across thousands of miles. | |||
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Revision as of 00:16, 22 January 2006
Summary
The TARDIS lands in Central Asia in 1289, where the First Doctor and his companions fall in with Marco Polo as his caravan makes its way along the fabled Silk Road from the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous Gobi Desert and over the Himalayas to end up in Peking at the height of its imperial power.
Along the way they face many dangers, from natural hazards to assassination attempts from a Mongol warlord. The Doctor strikes up a friendship with Kublai Khan in his summer palace, before eventually departing again in the TARDIS, which has been carried with them across thousands of miles.
Cast & Characters
- Dr. Who - William Hartnell
- Ian Chesterton - William Russell
- Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill
- Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford
- Marco Polo - Mark Eden
- Tegana - Derren Nesbitt
- Ping-Cho - Zienia Merton
- Man at Lop - Leslie Bates
- Yeng - O. Ikeda
- Chenchu - Jimmy Gardner
- Malik - Charles Wade
- Acomat - Philip Voss
- Mongol Bandit - Michael Guest
- Ling-Tau - Paul Carson
- Wang-Lo - Gabor Baraker
- Kuiju - Tutte Lemkow
- Vizier - Peter Lawrence
- Kublai Khan - Martin Miller
- Office Foreman - Basil Tang
- Empress - Claire Davenport
Crew
Notes
Influences
Ratings
Myths
Location Filming
Continuity
Discontinuity
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