The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough arrive in Little Hodcombe, where the townspeople's re-enactments of English Civil War battles are causing a dormant entity, the Malus, to re-awaken.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Peter DavisonThe Doctor | The Doctor |
 Janet FieldingTegan Jovanka | Tegan Jovanka |
 Mark StricksonVislor Turlough | Vislor Turlough |
 Polly JamesJane Hampden | Jane Hampden |
 Denis LillSir George Hutchinson | Sir George Hutchinson |
 Glyn HoustonColonel Ben Wolsey | Colonel Ben Wolsey |
| JJack GallowayJoseph Willow | Joseph Willow |
| KKeith JayneWill Chandler | Will Chandler |
| FFrederick HallAndrew Verney | Andrew Verney |
 Christopher SaulTrooper | Trooper |