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The Executioners

Series Episode Number: 72

World Premiere: Sat 22 May 1965 - 5:41pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 7 Sep 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 25 minutes 25 seconds

10.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 57 (UK)

Chart Position: 14 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 30 Apr 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



Ian and Vicki are trapped by a tentacled creature on the planet Aridius. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Barbara witness Daleks set off on a mission to eliminate them!