Doctor Who Guide: The Chase - The Death of Doctor Who

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The Death of Doctor Who

Series Episode Number: 76

World Premiere: Sat 19 Jun 1965 - 5:41pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 14 Sep 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 23 minutes 27 seconds

9.00 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 56 (UK)

Chart Position: 11 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 28 May 1965 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r

The Daleks follow the TARDIS to the jungle world of Mechanus which is infested with lethal plants. There the Daleks release a robot double of the Doctor that is programmed to kill.

Characters
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Vicki		Maureen O'Brien
Robot Dr Who		Edmund Warwick
Dalek Voice		Peter Hawkins
Dalek Voice		David Graham
Dalek Operator		Robert Jewell
Dalek Operator		Kevin Manser
Dalek Operator		Gerald Taylor
Mechonoid Voice		David Graham
Mechonoid		Murphy Grumbar
with		Jack Pitt
with		John Scott Martin
with		Ken Tyllsen

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		Richard Martin
Producer		Verity Lambert
Designer		Raymond P Cusick
Designer		John Wood
Story Editor		Dennis Spooner
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Fight Arranger		Peter Diamond

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