Season 11 (1973-1974)
Death to the Daleks
Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster
Death to the Daleks
Story Number: 72 (XXX)
Writer: Terry Nation
Director: Michael E Briant
Starring: Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Julian Fox, Joy Harrison, Duncan Lamont, Arnold Yarrow
No of Episodes: 4
First Broadcast: Sat 23 Feb 1974 - Sat 16 Mar 1974
Running Time: 97 minutes 56 seconds
Average Audience: 9.40 Million Average AI: 61
The Doctor and Sarah land on the planet Exxilon after the TARDIS suffers a mysterious energy drain. An expedition from Earth is there, seeking parrinium - a mineral that can cure a plague sweeping across the galaxy - but it is stranded because of a similar loss of power. Also after the parrinium are the Daleks. Sarah is captured by a group of savage Exxilons and faces execution. With the Daleks unable to use their weapons an uneasy alliance is forged with the humans, but it isn't long before the creatures from Skaro reveal their true, evil nature. Somehow, the power drain has to be stopped, Sarah rescued, and the parrinium kept from the Daleks.
