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The Robots of Death

Doctor Who The Robots of Death TV Story

4 episodes

Saturday, 29th January 1977

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.

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