The Robots of Death is the fifth serial of the fourteenth season of Doctor Who. It was written by Chris Boucher, directed by Michael Briant and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor & Louise Jameson as Leela.
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Synopsis[]
The TARDIS, carrying the Doctor and his new companion Leela, arrives aboard a huge sandminer on a deserted world. The small human crew rely almost entirely on robots to carry out their every task while they mine the planet's rich minerals.
Suddenly, one by one, members of the crew start to disappear. The time travellers discover that someone or something is murdering the sandminer crew - but, of course, nobody possibly believes it could be the robots...
Plot[]
Part One[]
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Part Two[]
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Part Three[]
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Part Four[]
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Cast[]
- Doctor Who - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Uvanov - Russell Hunter
- Toos - Pamela Salem
- Dask / Taren Capel - David Bailie
- Chub - Rob Edwards
- Borg - Brian Croucher
- Cass - Tariq Yunus
- Poul - David Collings
- Zilda - Tania Rogers
- D84 - Gregory de Polnay
- SV7 - Miles Fothergill
- Robots - Mark Blackwell Baker, John Bleasdale, Mark Cooper, Peter Langtry, Jeremy Ranchev, Richard Seager
Crew[]
- Producer - Philip Hinchcliffe
- Script Editor - Robert Holmes
- Writer - Chris Boucher
- Directors - Michael E. Briant, Peter Grimwade
- Designer - Kenneth Sharp
- Costumes - Elizabeth Waller
- Incidental Music - Dudley Simpson
- Assistant Floor Manager - David Tilley
- Film Cameraman - Peter Chapman
- Make-Up - Ann Briggs
- Production Assistant - Peter Grimwade
- Production Unit Manager - Chris D'Oyly-John
- Special Sounds - Dick Mills
- Studio Lighting - Duncan Brown
- Studio Sound - Tony Millier
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Richard Conway
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Story Notes[]
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Broadcast & Ratings []
No. Overall | # | Title | Runtime | First Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
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#444 | 1 | Part One | 24:06 | 29 January 1977 | 12.8 |
#445 | 2 | Part Two | 24:15 | 05 February 1977 | 12.4 |
#446 | 3 | Part Three | 23:51 | 12 February 1977 | 13.1 |
#447 | 4 | Part Four | 23:42 | 19 February 1977 | 12.6 |
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External Links []
- Official The Robots of Death page on Doctor Who Website