Last updated 23 March 2024


Day of Reckoning

Series Episode Number: 48

World Premiere: Sat 5 Dec 1964 - 5:39pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 27 Jul 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 26 minutes 50 seconds

11.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 59 (UK)

Chart Position: 10 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 02 Oct 1964 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The rebel attack on the Dalek flying saucer has been defeated. London is crawling with Daleks and Robomen, and the Doctor, Barbara and Susan must escape the city.


Production Team hide uncredited
WriterTerry Nation
DirectorRichard Martin
ProducerVerity Lambert
Associate ProducerMervyn Pinfield
DesignerSpencer Chapman
Story EditorDavid Whitaker
Film CameramanPeter Hamilton
Film EditorJohn Griffiths
Incidental MusicFrancis Chagrin
Title MusicRon Grainer
with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Studio SoundJack Brummitt (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorTony Pearce (uncredited)
Make-up SupervisorSonia Markham (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerChristina Lawton (uncredited)
Production AssistantJane Shirley (uncredited)
Floor AssistantRay Day (uncredited)
Technical ManagerCyril Julius (uncredited)
Director's AssistantCarolyn Bill (uncredited)
Vision MixerAnn Smith (uncredited)
Telerecording EditorEddy Walstead (uncredited)
Videotape EditorRon Fry (uncredited)
Design AssistantJohn Stout (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)