Standard Definition

Originally aired on

16 January, 1965

Written by

Dennis Spooner

Directed by

Christopher Barry

Cast List

William Hartnell - The Doctor
William Russell - Ian Chesterton
Jaqueline Hill - Barbara Wright
Maureen O'Brien - Vicki
Derek Sydney - Sevcheria
Nicholas Evans - Didius
Dennis Edwards - Centurian
Margot Thomas - Stall Holder
Edward Kelsey - Slave Buyer
Bart Allison - Maximus Pettulian
Barry Jackson - Ascaris

Synopsis

It is Italy 64AD and the Doctor's intent on a holiday. However, the atmosphere turns sour when he leaves for Rome with Vicki only to be mistaken for a murdered musician - Maximus Pettulian. For Maximus is an enemy of Nero and the terrible fate that awaited him in Rome now awaits the Doctor. Meanwhile, Ian and Barbara have been abducted and sold as slaves, unable to contact the Doctor or one another. Are they doomed to spend the rest of their lives trapped in 64AD?