Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve (1966)
The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befriended by a group of Huguenots from the household of the Protestant Admiral de Coligny. Having rescued a young serving girl, Anne Chaplet, from some pursuing guards, the Huguenots gain their first inkling of a heinous plan being hatched at the command of the Catholic Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici.
- Released
- 1966-02-26
- Genres
- History, Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paddy Russell
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- William Hartnell as The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
- Peter Purves as Steven Taylor
- David Weston as Nicholas Muss
- Eric Thompson as Gaston, Viscount de Lerans
- Annette Robertson as Anne Chaplet
- John Tillinger as Simon Duvall
- Christopher Tranchell as Roger Colbert
- Erik Chitty as Charles Preslin
- Edwin Finn as Landlord
- Clive Gazes as Captain of the Guard
- Reginald Jessup as Servant
- Barry Justice as King Charles IX of France
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