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Doctor Who The Robots of Death TV Story

The Robots of Death 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 and whim while they mine the planet’s rich minerals.

Story Order

  • Story 90 from Doctor Who
  • Story 5 of 6 from Season 14

Episodes

Saturday
29th January 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Robots of Death - Part One

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Leela to a huge, mobile sand mine on an alien world.

Saturday
5th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - The Robots of Death - Part Two

The Doctor and Leela are blamed for the murder of one of the sandminer’s crew.

Saturday
12th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Robots of Death - Part Three

One of the crew is the insane Taren Capel, who is using robots to carry out the murders.

Saturday
19th February 1977
6:20PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - The Robots of Death - Part Four

The Doctor and Leela join forces with the surviving crew members to defend themselves from the robots.

Credits

The Robots of Death

Credits
  • Writer Chris Boucher
  • Director Michael E Briant
  • Producer Philip Hinchcliffe
  • Script Editor Robert Holmes
  • Doctor Who Tom Baker
  • Leela Louise Jameson
  • Uvanov Russell Hunter
  • Toos Pamela Salem
  • Dask David Bailie
  • Poul David Collings
  • Borg Brian Croucher
  • Zilda Tania Rogers
  • Cass Tariq Yunus
  • Chub Rob Edwards
  • D84 Gregory de Polnay
  • SV7 Miles Fothergill
  • Robot Mark Blackwell Baker
  • Robot John Bleasdale
  • Robot Mark Cooper
  • Robot Peter Langtry
  • Robot Jeremy Ranchev
  • Robot Richard Seager