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(incorporating: A Holiday for the Doctor / Don't Shoot the Pianist / Johnny Ringo / The O.K. Corral)

Last updated 02 January 2017
The Gunfighters: Omnibus
Broadcast: Friday 26th March 1999
11:55pm-1:50am GMT < > « »
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Featuring: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Peter Purves, Richard Beale, David Cole, David Graham, William Hurndell, Anthony Jacobs

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo arrive in Tombstone in America's Wild West. Mistaken for the infamous Doc Holliday, the Doctor unwittingly walks into a trap.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 26th March 1999:
UK Gold
Late Friday from 11:55PM to 1:50AM GST The Gunfighters movie version
Sunday from 7:45 to 9:35AM UK Daylight Time The Brain of Morbius movie version

< The Sunday broadcast seems to be moving to an earlier time to make room for more Dallas. Also, Daylight Savings Time begins in England on Sunday, so don't sleep in. >
Friday night, the 1st Doctor, Steven, and Dodo arrive in Tombstone, Arizona, USA in search of a dentist. Unfortunately, they've arrived just before the famous gunfight at the OK Corral. Will they live to see the blood on the sawdust? Can the guest stars realize that their American accents are in a close race for worst attempt at an American accent ever? Sunday morning, the 4th Doctor and Sarah search for a glass of water, and find a scientist with a strange desire for the Doctor's head. Special appearance by a Mutant from The Mutants.