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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve poster

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.

Release: 1966-02-26
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
William Hartnell
William Hartnell
The Doctor / Abbot of Amboise
Peter Purves
Peter Purves
Steven Taylor
David Weston
David Weston
Nicholas Muss
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Eric Thompson
Gaston, Viscount de Lerans
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Annette Robertson
Anne Chaplet
John Tillinger
John Tillinger
Simon Duvall
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Christopher Tranchell
Roger Colbert
Erik Chitty
Erik Chitty
Charles Preslin
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Edwin Finn
Landlord
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Clive Gazes
Captain of the Guard
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Reginald Jessup
Servant
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Barry Justice
King Charles IX of France
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Joan Young
Catherine de' Medici
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
Admiral de Coligny
André Morell
André Morell
Marshal Tavannes
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Teligny
Michael Bilton
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Cynthia Etherington
Old Woman
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Norman Claridge
Priest