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Day of Reckoning

Series Episode Number: 48

World Premiere: Sat 5 Dec 1964 - 5:39pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sun 27 Jul 1986 - 11:00pm CDT [WTTW 11 Chicago]
Running Time: 26 minutes 50 seconds

11.90 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 59 (UK)

Chart Position: 10 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 02 Oct 1964 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 16mm t/r



The rebel attack on the Dalek flying saucer has been defeated. London is crawling with Daleks and Robomen, and the Doctor, Barbara and Susan must escape the city.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
Ian ChestertonWilliam Russell
Barbara WrightJacqueline Hill
Susan ForemanCarole Ann Ford
DortmunAlan Judd
RobomanMartyn Huntley
RobomanPeter Badger
BakerRichard McNeff
Carl TylerBernard Kay
Dalek VoicePeter Hawkins
Dalek VoiceDavid Graham
Dalek OperatorRobert Jewell
Dalek OperatorGerald Taylor
Dalek OperatorNick Evans
Dalek OperatorKevin Manser
Dalek OperatorMurphy GrumbarInfo
David CampbellPeter Fraser
JennyAnn Davies
CraddockMichael Goldie
Larry MadisonGraham Rigby
RobomanBill Moss (uncredited)
RobomanReg Tyler (uncredited)
Dalek OperatorKen Tyllsen (uncredited)
StuntsPeter Diamond (uncredited)
Freedom FighterTony Lambton (uncredited)
Freedom FighterDavid Graham (uncredited)
Freedom FighterLeonard Woodrow (uncredited)
Freedom FighterNigel Bernard (uncredited)
Freedom FighterPat Gorman (uncredited)
Freedom FighterPeter Holmes (uncredited)
Freedom FighterTony Poole (uncredited)
Freedom FighterSteve Pokol (uncredited)
Freedom FighterJohn Doye (uncredited)
Freedom FighterJoe Hardesty (uncredited)
Freedom FighterMichael Reed (uncredited)
Freedom FighterRoy Curtis (uncredited)
Freedom FighterRoma Milne (uncredited)
Freedom FighterMolly Prescott (uncredited)
Freedom FighterSusanne Charise (uncredited)
Freedom FighterPatricia Phipps (uncredited)
Production Teamhide uncredited
WriterTerry Nation
DirectorRichard Martin
ProducerVerity Lambert
Associate ProducerMervyn Pinfield
DesignerSpencer Chapman
Story EditorDavid Whitaker
Film CameramanPeter Hamilton
Film EditorJohn Griffiths
Incidental MusicFrancis Chagrin
Title MusicRon Grainer
with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
LightingHoward King (uncredited)
Studio SoundJack Brummitt (uncredited)
Costume SupervisorTony Pearce (uncredited)
Makeup SupervisorSonia Markham (uncredited)
Special SoundBrian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor ManagerChristina Lawton (uncredited)
Production AssistantJane Shirley (uncredited)
Floor AssistantRay Day (uncredited)
Technical Manager (TM2)Cyril Julius (uncredited)
Director's AssistantCarolyn Bill (uncredited)
Vision MixerAnn Smith (uncredited)
Telerecording EditorEddy Walstead (uncredited)
Videotape EditorRon Fry (uncredited)
Design AssistantJohn Stout (uncredited)
Title Music ArrangerDelia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title SequenceBernard Lodge (uncredited)