A8: DUEL
RADIO TIMES: The fleet of Federation pursuit ships commanded by Travis finally succeed in trapping the Liberator.
Broadcast: Monday 20th February 1978: 7.15pm-8.10pm, BBC 1
Writer: Terry Nation
Director: Douglas Camfield
"Blake is sitting up in a tree, Travis is sitting up in another tree. Unless they're planning to throw nuts at one another, I don't see much of a fight developing before it gets light." Avon
GUEST CAST: Isla Blair (Sinofar), Patsy Smart (Giroc), Carol Royle (Mutoid)
FACT FILE
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Duel was watched by 10.0m viewers.
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Duel was the seventh episode to be made but was always planned as the eighth episode in the run.
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Camfield ran out of time and some scenes were not shot on location. They were recorded in studio against a CSO backdrop. CSO was also used for the appearance and disappearance of Sinofar and Giroc.
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Studio recording took place in Studio TC6 at BBC Television Centre from Mon 9 Jan, 1978. Spacefall was broadcast that night.
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Terry Nation's original script referred to the alien planet as Amersat. The Mutoids were originally referred to in the scripts as Androids, human machines running on blood.
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