Doctor Who Guide: Destiny of the Daleks

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Episode Four

Series Episode Number: 509

World Premiere: Sat 22 Sep 1979 - 6:17pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 29 Jun 2001 - 10:30pm CDT [Prairie Public Television]
Running Time: 26 minutes 5 seconds

14.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 64 (UK)

Chart Position: 27 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 16 Jul 1979 in Television Centre 1

The Doctor discovers that the Daleks need Davros to break the stalemate in their war with the Movellans, and the Movellans now want the Doctor to fulfil the same purpose for them.

Characters include uncredited
Doctor Who		Tom Baker
Romana		Lalla Ward
Tyssan		Tim Barlow
Commander Sharrel		Peter Straker
Davros		David Gooderson
Agella		Suzanne Danielle
Lan		Tony Osoba
Movellan Guard		Cassandra
Jall		Penny Casdagli
Veldan		David Yip
Dalek Operator		Cy Town
Dalek Operator		Mike Mungarvan
Dalek Voice		Roy Skelton

Production Team hide uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		Ken Grieve
Producer		Graham Williams
Designer		Ken Ledsham
Design Assistant		Rob Harris (uncredited)
Script Editor		Douglas Adams
Costume Designer		June Hudson
Make-up Artist		Cecile Hay-Arthur
Make-Up Assistant		Margaret McGreen (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Susan O'Mahony (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Catherine Whitfield (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Lesley Bond (uncredited)
Make-Up Assistant		Caroline Becker (uncredited)
Visual Effects Designer		Peter Logan
Visual Effects Assistant		Ken Bomphray (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Steve Lucas (uncredited)
Visual Effects Assistant		Barbara Horne (uncredited)
Electronic Effects		Dave Jervis
Vision Mixer		Nigel Finnis
Video-tape Editor		Alan Goddard
K9 Operator		Steve Cambden (uncredited)
Studio Lighting		John Dixon
Studio Sound		Clive Gifford
Grams Operator		Gordon Phillipson (uncredited)
Technical Manager		John Dean
Show Working Supervisor		Chick Hetherington (uncredited)
Senior Cameraman		Alec Wheal
Film Cameraman		Phil Law
Film Cameraman		Kevin Rowley
Title Music		BBC Radiophonic Workshop (uncredited)
Steadycam		Fred Hamilton
Film Recordist		Graham Bedwell
Film Camera Assistant		Roger Twyman (uncredited)
Lighting Gaffer		Monty Smart (uncredited)
Grips		Ian McNally (uncredited)
Film Op Chargehand		John Richardson (uncredited)
Film Editor		Dick Allen
Production Assistant		Henry Foster
Production Unit Manager		John Nathan-Turner
Director's Assistant		Roz Berrystone
Assistant Floor Manager		David Tilley
Assistant Floor Manager		Antony Root (uncredited)
Floor Assistant		Barbara Jones (uncredited)
Incidental Music		Dudley Simpson
Special Sound		Dick Mills
Title Music		Ron Grainer (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)

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