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Episode Two

Series Episode Number: 507

World Premiere: Sat 8 Sep 1979 - 6:09pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 15 Jun 2001 - 10:30pm CDT [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 25 minutes 14 seconds

12.70 Million (UK)


Chart Position: 39 () (UK)

Recorded on Tue 03 Jul 1979 in Television Centre 3



The captured Romana is interrogated by Daleks whilst the Doctor meets the Movellans , a race equally interested in discovering what the Daleks are searching for.


Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoTom Baker
RomanaLalla Ward
TyssanTim Barlow
Commander SharrelPeter Straker
DavrosDavid Gooderson
AgellaSuzanne Danielle
LanTony Osoba
JallPenny Casdagli
VeldanDavid Yip
Dalek OperatorCy Town
Dalek OperatorMike Mungarvan
Dalek OperatorToby Byrne (uncredited)
Dalek OperatorTony Starr (uncredited)
Dalek VoiceRoy Skelton
Dalek VoiceDavid Gooderson (uncredited)
MovellanPeter Coleclough (uncredited)
MovellanSusan Lyle (uncredited)
SlaveSandra Kneller (uncredited)
SlaveHazel O'Mara (uncredited)
SlaveDenise Potter (uncredited)
SlaveMark Boyden (uncredited)
SlaveClinton Price (uncredited)
SlaveErroll Turner (uncredited)
SlaveJulian Woods (uncredited)
SlaveHarold Gasnier (uncredited)
SlaveSue Dorning (uncredited)
SlaveSharon Richardson (uncredited)
SlaveLeslie Rae (uncredited)
SlaveMalcolm Clarke (uncredited)
SlaveDavid Lockner (uncredited)
SlaveVenicia Day (uncredited)
SlaveErrol M Shaker (uncredited)
SlaveRon Tarr (uncredited)
SlaveLeroy Mitchell (uncredited)
SlaveHuntley Young (uncredited)
SlaveLouis St Juste (uncredited)
SlaveMarcus Powell (uncredited)
MovellanTawny Sands (uncredited)
MovellanInga Daly (uncredited)
Movellan Jules (uncredited)
MovellanChrissi Hewett (uncredited)
MovellanKen Kajadhar (uncredited)
MovellanWilson M George (uncredited)
MovellanBruce Callender (uncredited)
SlaveMaggie Pilleau (uncredited)
SlaveGito Santana (uncredited)