Doctor Who Guide: Planet of the Daleks

Last updated 24 March 2024

Episode Five

Series Episode Number: 348

World Premiere: Sat 5 May 1973 - 5:51pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 22 minutes 31 seconds

Chart Position: 21 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 19 Feb 1973 in TC1
Archive State: PAL 2 VT

Desperate to prevent the Daleks from releasing their plague, the Doctor, Jo and the Thals infiltrate their base. But the Daleks detect the intruders!

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		Jon Pertwee
Jo Grant		Katy Manning
Taron		Bernard Horsfall
Rebec		Jane How
Codal		Tim Preece
Vaber		Prentis Hancock
Latep		Alan Tucker
Dalek Voice		Roy Skelton
Dalek Voice		Michael Wisher
Wester		Roy Skelton
Dalek Operator		John Scott Martin
Dalek Operator		Murphy Grumbar
Dalek Operator		Cy Town

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		David Maloney
Producer		Barry Letts
Designer		John Hurst
Script Editor		Terrance Dicks
Visual Effects Designer		Clifford Culley
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costume Designer		Hazel Pethig (uncredited)
Make-up		Jean McMillan (uncredited)
Studio Lighting		Derek Slee (uncredited)
Studio Sound		Tony Millier (uncredited)
Film Cameraman		Elmer Cossey (uncredited)
Film Sound		Ian Sansam (uncredited)
Film Editor		Dave Thomas (uncredited)
Production Assistant		George Gallaccio (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Ken Dodds (uncredited)
Props Buyer		Bill Bonner (uncredited)
Production Secretary		Sarah Newman (uncredited)
Director's Assistant		Carole Bisset (uncredited)
Vision Mixer		Michael Turner (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Gerry Burrows (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Scota Raqueen (uncredited)
Grip		Tex Childs (uncredited)
Grip		Stan Swetman (uncredited)
Sound Assistant		Frank Brown (uncredited)
Assistant		John Harper (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Arthur Beavis (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Martin Gutterridge (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Charlie Stoneham (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		John Cook (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Music Copyist		George Bayton (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Sybil Cave (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Eleri Ebenezer (uncredited)
Artist Booking		Susan Hopkins (uncredited)

Additional Details
The working title for this episode provided by Terry Nation was "The Day Before Eternity". Tweet