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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Exxilon, where all electrical energy is drained off by an unknown force. The Doctor meets a Marine Space Corps expedition from Earth who tell him that a plague is sweeping the galaxy and that the antidote, parrinium, can be found only on Exxilon. Their ship has been disabled by the energy drain, so they are unable to leave with the mineral. | |||
Sarah meanwhile has seen a magnificent white edifice with a flashing beacon on top. She is captured by a group of savage Exxilons and taken to their cave to be sacrificed for defiling their city. The Doctor and the humans enter into an uneasy alliance with a group of Daleks who also land on the planet and whose weapons are rendered inactive by the energy drain. They too are taken prisoner by the Exxilons. | |||
The Doctor interrupts Sarah's execution but is then sentenced to death himself. The two travellers escape into some tunnels as the cave is attacked by a second force of Daleks armed with mechanical guns. There they meet Bellal, an enlightened Exxilon, who tells them that the city was created by his own race but then brought about their downfall. The Doctor, realising that the city's beacon is causing the energy drain, resolves to put it out of action. | |||
[[Image:XXX.jpg|right|thumb|80px|A Dalek is destroyed by the Exxilons]] | |||
He and Bellal enter the city and, by passing a series of potentially deadly tests, reach its centre. There the Time Lord uses his sonic screwdriver to give the controlling computer a brainstorm. | |||
The Daleks plan to take all the parrinium but their ship is destroyed with a bomb triggered by one of the humans who has stowed away on board. Sarah then reveals that she and another of the humans had already smuggled off all the parrinium and transferred it to the Earth ship. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
'' | *The Doctor was intending to take Sarah to the planet [[Florana]] which has effervescent water. | ||
*[[Parrinium]] is a chemical that is rare on [[Earth]] but is as common as [[salt]] on ]]Exxilon]]. | |||
:*It's also the cure for the space plague, which was caused by the Daleks' 'plague missiles'. | |||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
*This story had the working titles of; '''The Exilons''', '''The Exxilons''' | |||
*This story originally ''did not'' feature the Daleks, but they were included because of [[Barry Lett]]'s and [[Terrance Dicks]]' desire to cash in on the Daleks' popularity. | |||
* This story marks the first time the Daleks' weapons do not function on screen. | * This story marks the first time the Daleks' weapons do not function on screen. | ||
* The Daleks in this story are destroyed in quite simple ways. | * The Daleks in this story are destroyed in quite simple ways. | ||
[[ | *The Daleks target practice with miniature police boxes, where they got them from and why is never really explained. | ||
*Many of the Dalek casings utilised for this story dated from the 1960s (due to the unsatisfactory quality of the casings produced for [[Planet of the Daleks]]). | |||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
*Part 1 - 8.1 million viewers | |||
*Part 2 - 9.5 million viewers | |||
*Part 3 - 10.5 million viewers | |||
*Part 4 - 9.5 million viewers | |||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
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===Location Filming=== | ===Location Filming=== | ||
*ARC Sand Pits at Gallows Hill, Dorset | |||
*BBC Television Centre Studio 4 | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
'' | *In ''[[NA]]:'' [[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]] an Exxilon craft is seen. | ||
==DVD and Video Releases== | ==DVD and Video Releases== | ||
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==Target Novelisations== | ==Target Novelisations== | ||
*Novelised as [[Death to the Daleks (novelisation)|Death to the Daleks]] in [[1978]] by [[Terrance Dicks]]. | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/deathtodaleks/ BBC Episode Guide for: '''Death to the Daleks'''] | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3x Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Death to the Daleks'''] | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_3x.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Death to the Daleks'''] | ||
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/xxx.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Death to the Daleks'''] | * [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/xxx.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Death to the Daleks'''] | ||
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[[Category:Third Doctor episodes]] | [[Category:Third Doctor episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith episodes]] | [[Category:Sarah Jane Smith episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Dalek episodes]] | [[Category:Dalek episodes]] | ||
[[Category:1974 television stories]] | [[Category:1974 television stories]] | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 22 October 2007
Synopsis
The TARDIS arrives on the planet Exxilon, where all electrical energy is drained off by an unknown force. The Doctor meets a Marine Space Corps expedition from Earth who tell him that a plague is sweeping the galaxy and that the antidote, parrinium, can be found only on Exxilon. Their ship has been disabled by the energy drain, so they are unable to leave with the mineral.
Sarah meanwhile has seen a magnificent white edifice with a flashing beacon on top. She is captured by a group of savage Exxilons and taken to their cave to be sacrificed for defiling their city. The Doctor and the humans enter into an uneasy alliance with a group of Daleks who also land on the planet and whose weapons are rendered inactive by the energy drain. They too are taken prisoner by the Exxilons.
The Doctor interrupts Sarah's execution but is then sentenced to death himself. The two travellers escape into some tunnels as the cave is attacked by a second force of Daleks armed with mechanical guns. There they meet Bellal, an enlightened Exxilon, who tells them that the city was created by his own race but then brought about their downfall. The Doctor, realising that the city's beacon is causing the energy drain, resolves to put it out of action.
File:XXX.jpg
A Dalek is destroyed by the Exxilons
He and Bellal enter the city and, by passing a series of potentially deadly tests, reach its centre. There the Time Lord uses his sonic screwdriver to give the controlling computer a brainstorm.
The Daleks plan to take all the parrinium but their ship is destroyed with a bomb triggered by one of the humans who has stowed away on board. Sarah then reveals that she and another of the humans had already smuggled off all the parrinium and transferred it to the Earth ship.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
- Dan Galloway - Duncan Lamont
- Richard Railton - John Abineri
- Commander Stewart - Neil Seiler
- Peter Hamilton - Julian Fox
- Jill Tarrant - Joy Harrison
- High Priest - Mostyn Evans
- Bellal - Arnold Yarrow
- Gotal - Roy Heymann
- Dalek Voices - Michael Wisher
- Dalek Operators - John Scott Martin, Murphy Grumbar, Cy Town
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - Richard Leyland
- Costumes - L Rowland Warne
- Designer - Colin Green
- Fight Arranger - Terry Walsh
- Film Cameraman - Bill Matthews
- Film Editor - Bob Rymer
- Incidental Music - Carey Blyton
- Make-Up - Magdalen Gaffney, Cynthia Goodwin
- Masks - John Friedlander
- Music - London Saxophone Quartet
- Producer - Barry Letts
- Production Assistant - Chris D'Oyly-John
- Script Editor - Terrance Dicks
- Special Sounds - Dick Mills
- Studio Lighting - Derek Slee
- Studio Sound - Richard Chubb
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Jim Ward
References
- The Doctor was intending to take Sarah to the planet Florana which has effervescent water.
- Parrinium is a chemical that is rare on Earth but is as common as salt on ]]Exxilon]].
- It's also the cure for the space plague, which was caused by the Daleks' 'plague missiles'.
Story Notes
- This story had the working titles of; The Exilons, The Exxilons
- This story originally did not feature the Daleks, but they were included because of Barry Lett's and Terrance Dicks' desire to cash in on the Daleks' popularity.
- This story marks the first time the Daleks' weapons do not function on screen.
- The Daleks in this story are destroyed in quite simple ways.
- The Daleks target practice with miniature police boxes, where they got them from and why is never really explained.
- Many of the Dalek casings utilised for this story dated from the 1960s (due to the unsatisfactory quality of the casings produced for Planet of the Daleks).
Ratings
- Part 1 - 8.1 million viewers
- Part 2 - 9.5 million viewers
- Part 3 - 10.5 million viewers
- Part 4 - 9.5 million viewers
Myths
to be added
Location Filming
- ARC Sand Pits at Gallows Hill, Dorset
- BBC Television Centre Studio 4
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- The Daleks use a miniature police box for target practice.
Continuity
- In NA: The Left-Handed Hummingbird an Exxilon craft is seen.
DVD and Video Releases
to be added
Target Novelisations
- Novelised as Death to the Daleks in 1978 by Terrance Dicks.
External Links
- BBC Episode Guide for: Death to the Daleks
- Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: Death to the Daleks
- Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - Death to the Daleks
- A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to Death to the Daleks
