Season 1 (1963-1964)

The Daleks: The Escape

Last Updated 09 Mar 2013 by Chuck Foster

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The Escape

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The Escape

Series Episode Number: 7

First Broadcast: Sat 04 Jan 1964 - 05:15:06pm
Running Time: 25 minutes 10 seconds

Appreciation Index: 62

Chart Position: 45
Recorded on Fri 29 Nov 1963 in Lime Grove D
Archive State: 16mm t/r

Fearful of a Thal attack, the Daleks force Susan to trick the Thals. Realising that the Daleks are planning an ambush, the four travellers try to escape and warn the Thals.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Ganatus		Philip Bond
Alydon		John Lee
Dyoni		Virginia Wetherell
Temmosus		Alan Wheatley
Dalek Voice		David Graham
Dalek Voice		Peter Hawkins
Dalek		Robert Jewell
Dalek		Kevin Manser
Dalek		Michael Summerton
Dalek		Gerald Taylor

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		Richard Martin
Producer		Verity Lambert
Incidental Music		Tristram Cary
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield

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