Season 17 (1979-1980)

Destiny of the Daleks

Last Updated 06 May 2013 by Chuck Foster

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

Destiny of the Daleks

Story Number: 104 (5J)

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Writer: Terry Nation
Director: Ken Grieve

Starring: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, Suzanne Danielle, David Gooderson

No of Episodes: 4
First Broadcast: Sat 01 Sep 1979 - Sat 22 Sep 1979
Running Time: 99 minutes 54 seconds

Average Audience: 13.47 Million Average AI: 65

When the Doctor and the recently regenerated Romana arrive on a radioactive planet, the Time Lord has the strangest feeling that he has been there before. Exploring the ruins of an old city, it is not long before they discover the disturbing truth. The TARDIS has materilaised on Skaro - original home to the evil Daleks. But who are the mysterious Movellans and what terrible treasure are the Daleks seeking? The asnwer lies deep beneath the city...

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