Resurrection of the Daleks

133[1]Resurrection of the Daleks
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byMatthew Robinson
Written byEric Saward
Script editorEric Saward
Produced byJohn Nathan-Turner
Executive producer(s)None
Music byMalcolm Clarke
Production code6P
SeriesSeason 21
Running time2 episodes, 46 minutes each
First broadcast8 February 1984 (1984-02-08)
Last broadcast15 February 1984 (1984-02-15)
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List of episodes (1963–1989)

Resurrection of the Daleks is the fourth serial of the 21st season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on BBC1 between 8 February and 15 February 1984. The serial was intended to be transmitted as four 23-minute episodes but a late scheduling change by the BBC meant that it was transmitted as two episodes of 46 minutes; reruns (and the 2002 DVD release) restored it to its intended format.

Written by the series' script editor, Eric Saward, the serial marks the Fifth Doctor's only encounter with the Daleks, last seen in Destiny of the Daleks (1979), the debut of Terry Molloy as the third actor to play the Daleks' creator, Davros, and the final regular appearance of Janet Fielding as companion Tegan Jovanka.

  1. ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 134. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system.