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Doctor Who The Daleks' Master Plan TV Story

In their quest to gain control of the Solar System, the Daleks have taken posession of the Time Destructor, a weapon which threatens the safety of all who stand in their way. As they head up an alliance of alien races bent on destroying the human race, in their midst is none other than the treacherous Guardian of the Solar System, Mavic Chen. A dangerous chase ensues across volcanos, jungles, deserts and futuristic cities, as the Doctor and his companions struggle to prevent the Daleks’ plans coming to fruition. The stakes are high, and for the first time in the programme’s history the lives of two TARDIS travellers are lost…

Story Order

  • Story 21 from Doctor Who
  • Story 4 of 10 from Season 3

Episodes

Saturday
13th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Nightmare Begins (1/12)

Episode 1 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The TARDIS lands on the planet Kembel and the Doctor goes to find help for the injured Steven.

Saturday
20th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Day of Armageddon (2/12)

Episode 2 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor discovers that the Daleks have built a deadly weapon known as the Time Destructor.

Saturday
27th November 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Devil's Planet (3/12)

Episode 3 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor and his friends have escaped Kembel in Mavic Chen's ship but the Daleks give chase.

Saturday
4th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The traitors (4/12)

Episode 4 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor, Steven and Bret Vyon alert Vyon's friend, Daxtar, to the Dalek threat and Mavec Chen's treachery.

Saturday
11th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Counter Plot (5/12)

Episode 5 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Unseen creatures stalk the jungle and the Daleks close in on the planet Mira.

Saturday
18th December 1965
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Coronas of the Sun (6/12)

Episode 6 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Forced to return to the planet Kembel, the Doctor tries to fool the Daleks by giving them a fake taranium core.

Saturday
25th December 1965
6:35PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Feast of Steven (7/12)

Episode 7 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Doctor and his companions find themselves on a film set before celebrating Christmas in the TARDIS.

Saturday
1st January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Volcano (8/12)

Episode 8 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Daleks prepare to give chase to the Doctor in their own time/space machine, to collect the taranium core.

Saturday
8th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Golden Death (9/12)

Episode 9 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The TARDIS lands in ancient Egypt where the Monk is forced into an alliance with the Daleks.

Saturday
15th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Escape Switch (10/12)

Episode 10 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
Steven and Sara are held hostage by the Daleks who demand that the Doctor hand over the vital taranium core.

Saturday
22nd January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (25 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - The Abandoned Planet (11/12)

Episode 11 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
The Dalek base has been abandoned and that the leaders of the alliance have been imprisoned.

Saturday
29th January 1966
5:50PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Daleks Master Plan - Destruction of Time (12/12)

Episode 12 of 12 from The Daleks Master Plan
With the Time Destructor now complete and operational, the Doctor fears the Daleks will become unstoppable.

Characters

  • Dr. WhoFirst DoctorWilliam Hartnell
  • Steven TaylorSteven TaylorPeter Purves
  • KatarinaKatarinaAdrienne Hill
  • Sara KingdomSara KingdomJean Marsh

Credits

  • Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
  • Steven TaylorPeter Purves
  • KatarinaAdrienne Hill
  • Mavic ChenKevin Stoney
  • Bret VyonNicholas Courtney
  • Kert GantryBrian Cant
  • LizanPamela Greer
  • RoaldPhilip Anthony
  • InterviewerMichael Guest
  • Dalek VoicePeter Hawkins
  • Dalek VoiceDavid Graham
  • Dalek OperatorKevin Manser
  • Dalek OperatorGerald Taylor
  • Dalek OperatorJohn Scott Martin
  • Dalek OperatorRobert Jewell
  • ZephonJulian Sherrier
  • TrantisRoy Evans
  • KirksenDouglas Sheldon
  • BorsDallas Cavell
  • GargeGeoffrey Cheshire
  • KarltonMaurice Browning
  • Sara KingdomJean Marsh
  • BorkarJames Hall
  • DaxtarRoger Avon
  • FroynBill Meilen
  • RhymnalJohn Herrington
  • Station SergeantClifford Earl
  • First PolicemanNorman Mitchell
  • Second PolicemanMalcolm Rogers
  • DetectiveKeneth Thornett
  • Man in MacintoshReg Pritchard
  • Blossom LefevreSheila Dunn
  • Darcy TrantonLeonard Grahame
  • Steinberger P GreenRoyston Tickner
  • Ingmar KnopfMark Ross
  • Assistant DirectorConrad Monk
  • CameramanSteve Machrin
  • Prop ManBuddy Windrush
  • Arab SheikhDavid James
  • VampPaula Topham
  • ClownRobert G Jewell
  • Professor WebsterAlbert Barrington
  • The Meddling MonkPeter Butterworth
  • CelationTerence Woodfield
  • ScottBruce Wightman
  • TrevorRoger Brierley
  • KheprenJeffrey Isaac
  • TuthmosDerek Ware
  • HyksosWalter Randall
  • MalphaBryan Mosley
  • GearonJack Pitt
  • BeausGerry Videl