episode guide
death to the daleks
story 72 : season 11 : serial XXX : 4 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: Michael Briant
Writer: Terry Nation
Script Editor: Terrance Dicks
Designer: Colin Green
cast information
Jon Pertwee (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Duncan Lamont (Dan Galloway); John Abineri (Richard Railton); Neil Seiler (Commander Stewart); Julian Fox (Peter Hamilton); Joy Harrison (Jill Tarrant); Mostyn Evans (High Priest); Michael Wisher (Dalek voices); John Scott Martin (Dalek Operator); Murphy Grunbar (Dalek Operator); Cy Town (Dalek Operator); Arnold Yarrow (Bellal); Roy Heymann (Gotal);
crew information
Richard Leyland (Assistant Floor Manager); L Rowland Warne (Costumes); Terry Walsh (Fight Arranger); Bill Matthews (Film Cameraman); Bob Rymer (Film Editor); Carey Blyton (Incidental Music); Magdalen Gaffney (Make-Up); Cynthia Goodwin (Make-Up); John Friedlander (Masks); London Saxophone Quartet (Music); Chris D'Oyly-John (Production Assistant); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Derek Slee (Studio Lighting); Richard Chubb (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Jim Ward (Visual Effects); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 23 February 1974 at 17:30 | 24'32" | 8.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape NTSC 2 inch colour videotape PAL conversion |
2 | Part Two | 2 March 1974 at 17:30 | 24'25" | 9.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 9 March 1974 at 17:30 | 24'24" | 10.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 16 March 1974 at 17:30 | 24'35" | 9.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Recovered from a private collector c.1992
» Recovered from Canada c.1979
» Conversion from NTSC 2 inch broadcast tape -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Death to the Daleks
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 020 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe |
20 July 1978 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe ISBN: 0 426 20042 X |
March 1990 |
Published by Goldmann Verlag, Germany
in paperback Translated into German by Bettina Zeller With cover artwork by: Roy Knipe ISBN: 3 442 23623 1 |
18 April 1991 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20042 X |
plot synopsis
All of the TARDIS power banks are drained, and it has to land on the planet Exxilon, where a vast city absorbs all of the energy of passing spacecraft, forcing them down on the rocky terrain. The Doctor and Sarah meet a stranded Earth expedition, who are trying to find Parranium, the only known cure to a deadly space plague. When the Daleks arrive, unable to use their guns due to the power drain, an unholy alliance between them and the humans occurs, but can the Daleks be trusted?
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."