Invasion of the Dinosaurs

071 – Invasion of the Dinosaurs
Doctor Who serial
The T-Rex appears in London. The model dinosaurs were poorly received, with many critics (and the producer) feeling that they let the story down.
Cast
Doctor Jon Pertwee – Third Doctor
Companion Elisabeth Sladen – Sarah Jane Smith
Others Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Richard Franklin – Captain Mike Yates John Levene – Sergeant Benton Noel Johnson – Sir Charles Grover Peter Miles – Professor Whitaker Martin Jarvis – Butler John Bennett – General Finch Terence Wilton – Mark Carmen Silvera – Ruth Brian Badcoe – Adam Ben Aris – Lieutenant Shears Dave Carter – Sgt Duffy Martin Taylor – Corporal Norton George Bryson – Private Ogden John Caesar – R/T Soldier Pat Gorman – UNIT Corporal Colin Bell – Private Bryson Timothy Craven – Robinson Trevor Lawrence – Lodge Terry Walsh – Looter Gordon Reid – Phillips James Marcus – Peasant
Production
Directed by	Paddy Russell
Written by	Malcolm Hulke
Script editor	Terrance Dicks Robert Holmes, uncredited
Produced by	Barry Letts
Executive producer(s)	None
Music by	Dudley Simpson
Production code	WWW
Series	Season 11
Running time	6 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast	12 January 1974 (1974-01-12)
Last broadcast	16 February 1974 (1974-02-16)
Chronology
← Preceded by The Time Warrior Followed by → Death to the Daleks
List of episodes (1963–1989)

Invasion of the Dinosaurs, simply titled Invasion in Part One, is the second serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 12 January to 16 February 1974.

Set in London, the serial involves Member of Parliament (MP) Sir Charles Grover (Noel Johnson) and General Finch (John Bennett) conspiring to roll the Earth back in time to the "golden age" when it was untouched by humanity. This is the last story from the Pertwee era to contain an episode that was colourised from a black and white telerecording after the original colour version was irretrievably lost.