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Doctor Who State of Decay TV Story

State of Decay Synopsis

The Doctor, Romana, K9 and Adric – an Outler from Alzarius who has stowed away aboard the TARDIS – arrive on a planet where the native villagers live in fear of ‘the Wasting’ and of three Lords named Zargo, Camilla and Aukon who rule from an imposing Tower. The Lords are soon revealed to be vampire servants of the last of the Great Vampires, a race referred to in Time Lord mythology.

Story Order

  • Story 112 from Doctor Who
  • Story 4 of 7 from Season 18

Episodes

Saturday
22nd November 1980
5:40PM
BBC 1 (22 mins)

Doctor Who - State of Decay - Part One

The TARDIS lands on a world in E-Space where the primitive inhabitants of a village live in fear.

Saturday
29th November 1980
5:40PM
BBC 1 (23 mins)

Doctor Who - State of Decay - Part Two

The Doctor and Romana are taken to the tower and meet the three mysterious rulers.

Saturday
6th December 1980
5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - State of Decay - Part Three

Adric is taken prisoner by the three vampire rulers.

Saturday
13th December 1980
5:40PM
BBC 1 (24 mins)

Doctor Who - State of Decay - Part Four

As the Great Vampire begins to awaken from his long sleep, the Doctor formulates a desperate plan.

Credits

State of Decay

Credits
  • Writer Terrance Dicks
  • Director Peter Moffatt
  • Producer John Nathan-Turner
  • Script Editor Christopher H Bidmead
  • Doctor Who Tom Baker
  • Romana Lalla Ward
  • Adric Matthew Waterhouse
  • Aukon Emrys James
  • Camilla Rachel Davies
  • Zargo William Lindsay
  • Ivo Clinton Greyn
  • Marta Rhoda Lewis
  • Tarak Thane Bettany
  • Habris Iain Rattray
  • Kalmar Arthur Hewlett
  • Veros Stacy Davies
  • Karl Dean Allen
  • Voice of K-9 John Leeson
  • Roga Stuart Fell
  • Zoldaz Stuart Blake
  • Stunts Alan Chuntz