Last updated 24 March 2024


Part One

Series Episode Number: 414

World Premiere: Sat 22 Nov 1975 - 5:47pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Fri 11 Apr 1980 - 5:30pm CST [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 24 minutes 21 seconds

11.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 17 () (UK)

Recorded on Mon 11 Aug 1975 in TC3



The TARDIS apparently arrives back on Earth but all is not as it seems as the Doctor and Sarah are attacked by mysterious space suited figures and find that the 'dead' are walking.


Characters hide uncredited
Doctor WhoTom Baker
Sarah Jane SmithElisabeth Sladen
Guy CrayfordMilton Johns
MorganPeter Welch
Corporal AdamsMax Faulkner
StyggronMartin Friend
GriersonDave Carter
Stunt Double for The DoctorTerry Walsh (uncredited)
Android MechanicDerek Hunt (uncredited)
Android MechanicKeith Ashley (uncredited)
Android MechanicRoy Pearce (uncredited)
BarmaidMargaret McKechnie (uncredited)
Dog HandlerAlan Jennings (uncredited)
Dog HandlerHenry Lindsay (uncredited)
FarmerWalter Goodman (uncredited)
Female StudentMartine Holland (uncredited)
Male StudentMark Holmes (uncredited)
Tweedy DoctorFreddie White (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierAlan Clements (uncredited)
UNIT SoldierClinton Morris (uncredited)
VillagerBetsy White (uncredited)
VillagerGeorge Ballantine (uncredited)
VillagerIan Elliott (uncredited)
VillagerLewis Alexander (uncredited)
VillagerSue Ann Manners (uncredited)
Young FarmhandSimon Christie (uncredited)