Last updated 01 February 2025


Part One

Series Episode Number: 668

World Premiere: Wed 5 Oct 1988 - 7:34pm BST [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 5 Mar 1989 - 11:15pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 33 seconds

5.50 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 68 (UK)

Chart Position: 78 () (UK)




In Shoreditch, 1963, the Doctor's past begins to catch up with him… At the Totter's Lane junkyard where his adventures began, an old terror is returning.

Characters hide uncredited
The DoctorSylvester McCoy
AceSophie Aldred
GilmoreSimon Williams
Sgt Mike SmithDursley McLinden
RachelPamela Salem
AllisonKaren Gledhill
RatcliffeGeorge Sewell
HeadmasterMichael Sheard
HarryHarry Fowler
The GirlJasmine Breaks
EmberyPeter Hamilton Dyer
Dalek OperatorHugh Spight
Dalek VoiceRoy Skelton
Dalek VoiceJohn Leeson
Session SingerKeith Murrell (uncredited)
Association ManMatthew King (uncredited)
Association ManLen Bond (uncredited)
Association Man Redacted (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Ian Bodenham (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Richard Haddon (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Charles Hunter (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Ian Johns (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Stuart Smith (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Bill Malin (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Ross Murray (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Lee Ryan (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)David Skinner (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Jack Talbot (uncredited)
RAF Man (Remberance of the Daleks)Norman Warren (uncredited)
Police Constable (Rememberance of the Daleks)Peter Gates Fleming (uncredited)
Soldier (Rememberance of the Daleks)Bob Terson (uncredited)
Soldier (Rememberance of the Daleks)Luke Brannigan (uncredited)
(extra)James Muir (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterBen Aaronovitch
DirectorAndrew Morgan
ProducerJohn Nathan-Turner
DesignerMartin Collins
Script EditorAndrew Cartmel
Graphic DesignerOliver Elmes
Computer Animation CAL Video
Costume DesignerKen Trew
Makeup DesignerChristine Greenwood
Studio LightingHenry Barber
Studio SoundScott Talbott
Technical Manager (TM2)Richard Wilson
Studio Camera SupervisorAlec Wheal
Videotape EditorHugh Parson
Props BuyerChris Ferriday
Visual Effects DesignerStuart Brisdon
Video EffectsDave Chapman
Vision MixerShirley Coward
Vision MixerFred Law
OB LightingIan Dow
OB SoundDoug Whittaker
OB SoundLes Mowbray
OB CamermanRobin Sutherland
OB CamermanBarry Chaston
Production ManagerIan Fraser
Production ManagerMichael McDermott
Production AssociateJune Collins
Production AssociateHilary Barratt (uncredited)
Production AssistantRosemary Parsons
Assistant Floor ManagerVal McCrimmon
Assistant Floor ManagerLynn Grant
Title MusicRon Grainer
Title Music ArrangerKeff McCulloch (uncredited)
Incidental MusicKeff McCulloch (uncredited)
Special SoundDick Mills
Stunt coordinatorTip Tipping