The Horns of Nimon (TV story)

The Horns of Nimon
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Romana II, K9 Mk2
Main enemy:	The Nimon
Main setting:	Skonnos & Crinoth
Key crew
Writer:	Anthony Read
Director:	Kenny McBain
Producer:	Graham Williams
Release details
Release number:	108
Premiere broadcast:	24th November - 15th December 1979
Format:	4 25-minute episodes
Production code:	5K

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

• The Doctor - Tom Baker
• Romana II - Lalla Ward
• K-9 - David Brierly
• Soldeed - Graham Crowden
• Seth - Simon Gipps-Kent
• Sorak - Michael Osborne
• Teka - Janet Ellis
• Co-Pilot - Malcolm Terris
• Pilot - Bob Hornery
• Nimon - Robin Sherringham, Bob Appleby, Trevor St. John Hacker
• Voice of the Nimons - Clifford Norgate
• Sezom - John Bailey

Crew

• Assistant Floor Manager - Rosemary Chapman
• Costumes - June Hudson
• Designer - Graeme Story
• Incidental Music - Dudley Simpson
• Make-Up - Christine Walmesley-Cotham
• Producer - Graham Williams
• Production Assistant - Henry Foster
• Production Unit Manager - John Nathan-Turner
• Script Editor - Douglas Adams
• Special Sounds - Dick Mills
• Studio Lighting - Nigel Wright
• Studio Sound - John Hartshorn
• Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
• Title Music - Ron Grainer
• Visual Effects - Peter Pegrum

References

• Romana has built her own Sonic Screwdriver.

• The Nimon use a travel capsule, similar to a Transmat, to travel via a Black hole.

• The Anethans bring Hymetusite as an offering for the Nimon.

Story Notes

• The time rotor is removed, the first and only time this has occurred.

Ratings

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Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• In Lungbarrow Romana gives the Doctor her sonic screwdriver.
• Seasons of Fear also features the Nimon.

DVD and Video Releases

• The Horns of Nimon was the last Fourth Doctor story to be released by the BBC on video.

External Links

• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Horns of Nimon