The Masque of Mandragora

086 – The Masque of Mandragora
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byRodney Bennett
Written byLouis Marks
Script editorRobert Holmes
Produced byPhilip Hinchcliffe
Executive producer(s)None
Music byDudley Simpson
Production code4M
SeriesSeason 14
Running time4 episodes, 25 minutes each
First broadcast4 September 1976 (1976-09-04)
Last broadcast25 September 1976 (1976-09-25)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Seeds of Doom
Followed by →
The Hand of Fear
List of episodes (1963–1989)

The Masque of Mandragora is the first serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 to 25 September 1976.

The serial is set in the fictional European duchy of San Martino in the late 15th century. In the serial, the astrologer Hieronymous (Norman Jones) seeks to summon the power of an intelligence called the Mandragora Helix to rule the Earth.