Dragonfire (Doctor Who)

Dragonfire is the fourth and final serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 23 November to 7 December 1987. This serial marked the departure of Bonnie Langford as Mel Bush and the introduction of Sophie Aldred as companion Ace.

147 Dragonfire
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Doctor
  • Sylvester McCoy – Seventh Doctor
Companions
Others
  • Tony Selby – Sabalom Glitz
  • Edward Peel – Kane
  • Patricia Quinn – Belazs
  • Tony Osoba – Kracauer
  • Stephanie Fayerman – McLuhan
  • Stuart Organ – Bazin
  • Chris MacDonnell – Arnheim
  • Nigel Miles-Thomas – Pudovkin
  • Sean Blowers – Zed
  • Ian MacKenzie – Anderson
  • Shirin Taylor – Customer
  • Miranda Borman – Stellar
  • Leslie Meadows – The Creature
  • Daphne Oxenford – Archivist
  • Lynn Gardner – Announcer
Production
Directed byChris Clough
Written byIan Briggs
Script editorAndrew Cartmel
Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner
Music byDominic Glynn
Production code7G
SeriesSeason 24
Running time3 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast23 November 1987 (1987-11-23)
Last broadcast7 December 1987 (1987-12-07)
Chronology
 Preceded by
Delta and the Bannermen
Followed by 
Remembrance of the Daleks

In the serial, the criminal Kane (Edward Peel), exiled to the planet Svartos three thousand years ago, seeks to find the power source for his prison ship, which has since become a trading colony called Iceworld, so he can use it to return to his home planet.

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