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See broadcasts for UKTV GoldHorror of Fang Rock: Omnibus
(incorporating: Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four)

Last updated 13 January 2025
Horror of Fang Rock: Omnibus
Broadcast: Sunday 23rd May 1999
9:00am-10:50am BST (08:00 GMT) < > « »
UKTV Gold (adverts during broadcast)
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Featuring: Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, Colin Douglas, Ralph Watson

The TARDIS lands on the island of Fang Rock at the start of the 20th century. There the Doctor and Leela find a lighthouse keeper has been killed and a creature is at large...


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Friday 21st May 1999:
UK Gold
Late Friday from 12:25 to 2:10AM BST The War Games movie version, part 1 of 2
Sunday from 9 to 10:50AM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version

Late Friday, the 2nd Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe arrive in the middle of World War I, one of Earth's bloodiest wars. Of course, if this is really World War I, how do people explain the Roman legion down the street? Sunday morning, the 4th Doctor and Leela visit a turn of the century lighthouse, where people are beginning to die. A green sea monster takes the blame.

UK Gold Classics
Sunday at 6PM BST Horror of Fang Rock movie version
Same as UK Gold, but at a more convenient hour for people with this station.