Standard Definition

Originally aired on

06 June, 1964

Written by

John Lucarotti

Directed by

John Crocket

Cast List

William Hartnell - The Doctor
William Russell - Ian Chesterton
Jaqueline Hill - Barbara Wright
Carol Ann Ford - Susan Foreman
Keith Pyott - Autloc
John Ringham - Ttotoxl
Ian Cullen - Ixta
Margot van der Burgh - Cameca
David Anderson - Aztec Captain
Walter Randall - Tonila
Andre Boulay - Perfect Victim

Synopsis

The ancient Aztec people greet the Doctor and his companions as they exit the TARDIS, convinced that as they arrived out of nowhere into the center of their pyramid temple, that Barbara Wright is the reincarnation of the Aztec's High Priest, Yetaxa. She seizes the opportunity to put an end to the ceremonial rites of human sacrifice and save the Aztecs from self-destruction. The Doctor must somehow convince Barbara to let history follow its natural course and return to the TARDIS before their real identities are discovered. Can they escape before they become the next blood sacrifices?