episode guide
genesis of the daleks
story 78 : season 12 : serial 4E : 6 episodes
Producer: Barry Letts
Director: David Maloney
Writer: Terry Nation
Script Editor: Robert Holmes
Designer: David Spode
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith); Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan); Michael Wisher (Davros); Peter Miles (Nyder); Dennis Chinnery (Gharman); Guy Siner (Ravon); John Franklyn-Robbins (Time Lord); Harriet Philpin (Bettan); Stephen Yardley (Sevrin); James Garbutt (Ronson); Drew Wood (Tane); Jeremy Chandler (Gerrill); Andrew Johns (Kravos); Pat Gorman (Thal Soldier); Tom Georgeson (Kavell); Ivor Roberts (Mogran); Michael Lynch (Thal Politician); Hilary Minster (Thal Soldier); Max Faulkner (Thal Guard); Roy Skelton (Dalek Voice); Peter Mantle (Kaled Guard); John Gleeson (Thal Soldier); Richard Reeves (Kaled Leader); John Scott Martin (Dalek Operator); Cy Town (Dalek Operator); Keith Ashley (Dalek Operator);
crew information
Karilyn Collier (Assistant Floor Manager); Barbara Kidd (Costumes); John Friedlander (Davros Mask); Elmer Cossey (Film Cameraman); Larry Toft (Film Editor); Dudley Simpson (Incidental Music); Sylvia James (Make-Up); Rosemary Crowson (Production Assistant); George Gallacio (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Duncan Brown (Studio Lighting); Tony Millier (Studio Sound); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Peter Day (Visual Effects);
episode information
Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
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1 | Part One | 8 March 1975 at 17:30 | 24'30" | 10.7mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
2 | Part Two | 15 March 1975 at 17:30 | 24'51" | 10.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
3 | Part Three | 22 March 1975 at 17:30 | 22'38" | 8.5mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
4 | Part Four | 29 March 1975 at 17:30 | 23'38" | 8.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
5 | Part Five | 5 April 1975 at 17:30 | 23'27" | 9.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
6 | Part Six | 12 April 1975 at 17:30 | 23'30" | 9.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 (this tape suffers from a small amount of quad scratching) -
Part Two
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Three
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Four
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Five
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978 -
Part Six
» Held by the FVTL when audited in 1978
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
Written by: Terrance Dicks
Number 027 in the Target Doctor Who Library
Versions | |
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1976 |
Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 855 23072 X |
22 July 1976 |
Published by Tandem, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11260 1 |
21 July 1977 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos ISBN: 0 426 11260 1 |
May 1979 |
Published by Pinnacle Books, USA
in paperback With cover artwork by: David Mann |
19 September 1991 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 11260 1 |
plot synopsis
Diverted from the transmat beam taking them back to the Nerva, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry find themselves on Skaro. The Time Lords have given the Doctor a mission to stop or at least hinder the creation of the Daleks, and in the Kaled bunker, he witnesses the crippled scientist Davros proudly showing off his new Mark Three travel machine, housing the genetically mutated body of a Kaled - primitive, but it's undoubtedly a Dalek. As Davros betrays his own race, and then wipes out the Thals, the Doctor has to try and find it within himself to commit genocide and wipe out the Daleks forever
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."