Season 17 (1979-1980)

Destiny of the Daleks: Episode One

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster

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Episode One

13.00 Million

Episode One

Series Episode Number: 506

First Broadcast: Sat 01 Sep 1979 - 06:13:30pm
Running Time: 24 minutes 3 seconds

Appreciation Index: 67

Chart Position: 28
Recorded on Mon 02 Jul 1979 in Television Centre 3

The TARDIS lands on the old Dalek homeworld of Skaro where the Doctor and the newly regenerated Romana discover that someone is digging deep beneath the planet's surface.

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Romana		Lalla Ward
Agella		Suzanne Danielle
Tyssan		Tim Barlow
Lan		Tony Osoba
Commander Sharrel		Peter Straker
Dalek Operator		Mike Mungarvan
Dalek Voice		Roy Skelton
Dalek Operator		Cy Town

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		Ken Grieve
Producer		Graham Williams
Script Editor		Douglas Adams
Film Editor		Dick Allen
Studio Lighting		John Dixon
Studio Sound		Clive Gifford
Film Cameraman		Fred Hamilton
Make-up Artist		Cecile Hay-Arthur
Costume Designer		June Hudson
Film Cameraman		Philip Law
Designer		Ken Ledsham
Visual Effects Designer		Peter Logan
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Film Cameraman		Kevin Rowley
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Production Assistant		Henry Foster
Production Unit Manager		John Nathan-Turner
Assistant Floor Manager		Antony Root
Assistant Floor Manager		David Tilley

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