Doctor Who Guide: The Daleks' Master Plan

Last updated 23 March 2024

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Series Episode Number: 100

World Premiere: Sat 15 Jan 1966 - 5:50pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 23 minutes 37 seconds

Appreciation Index: 50 (UK)

Chart Position: 37 () (UK)

Recorded on Fri 31 Dec 1965 in Television Centre 3
Archive State: 16mm t/r

Steven and Sara are held hostage by the Daleks who demand that the Doctor hand over the vital taranium core, or his companions will be exterminated.

Characters hide uncredited
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Steven Taylor		Peter Purves
Sara Kingdom		Jean Marsh
Mavic Chen		Kevin Stoney
The Meddling Monk		Peter Butterworth
Khepren		Jeffrey Isaac
Tuthmos		Derek Ware
Hyksos		Walter Randall
Dalek Operator		Gerald Taylor
Dalek Operator		Kevin Manser
Dalek Operator		John Scott Martin
Dalek Operator		Robert Jewell
Dalek Voice		Peter Hawkins
Dalek Voice		David Graham
Egyptian Soldier		Valentino Musetti (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Barry Noble (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Agit Chauhan (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Clay Hunter (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Andrew Andreas (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Jack Pitt (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Michael Lawrence (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Russell Scott (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		John Daye (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Paul Sinclair (uncredited)
Egyptian Soldier		Alan Walling (uncredited)
Egyptian Slave		Anthony Lang (uncredited)
Egyptian Slave		Glen Whitter (uncredited)

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Dennis Spooner
Director		Douglas Camfield
Producer		John Wiles
Designer		Barry Newbery
Script Editor		Donald Tosh
Incidental Music		Tristram Cary
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop