Stories Television Doctor Who Season 11 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 Death to the Daleks 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 11 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 2 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, February 23, 1974 Production Code XXX Written by Terry Nation Directed by Michael E. Briant Runtime 100 minutes Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Traps Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!) Working for UNIT Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Exxilon Synopsis An energy drain traps the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith on the planet Exxilon with its hostile natives, causing the travellers to make an uneasy alliance with a Marine Space Corps expedition and a squadron of Daleks. The key to escape for all of them lies at the heart of a powerful and mysterious lost city, but only if they can navigate a series of deadly traps. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save 4 Episodes Part One First aired Saturday, February 23, 1974 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terry Nation Directed by Michael E. Briant UK Viewers 8.1 million Appreciation Index 61 Synopsis The barren planet Exxilon, some time in the future. The TARDIS is forced down by a total power failure and the Doctor and Sarah meet a stranded Earth crew who came here to mine for priceless medical supplies. But what is causing the power failures? And why have the Daleks come here too? Part Two First aired Saturday, March 2, 1974 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terry Nation Directed by Michael E. Briant UK Viewers 9.5 million Synopsis The Doctor and the MSC crew join forces with the Daleks to mine the parrinium, only to come under attack from the Exxilons. Part Three First aired Saturday, March 9, 1974 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terry Nation Directed by Michael E. Briant UK Viewers 10.5 million Appreciation Index 61 Synopsis The Doctor and Sarah meet up with Bellal, who helps them escape from the Daleks and explains the origin of the City. Part Four First aired Saturday, March 16, 1974 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Terry Nation Directed by Michael E. Briant UK Viewers 9.5 million Appreciation Index 62 Synopsis The Doctor and Bellal continue to penetrate the City's defences while Sarah and Jill try to stop the Daleks leaving with the parrinium. Show All Episodes Characters Third Doctor Jon Pertwee Sarah Jane Smith Elisabeth Sladen Daleks Exxilons First Appearance Show All Characters (4) How to watch Death to the Daleks: Watch on iPlayer DVD Death to the Daleks VHS Death to the Daleks (VHS) (1st edition) VHS Death to the Daleks (VHS) (2nd edition) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 11 reviews 15 June 2025 · 58 words Review by ErickSoares3 Well, that was quite a wonder. At first, I almost got frustrated, thinking that this story would have been the first 3rd Doctor serial to bore me, but the Doctor and Sarah almost getting killed, the uneasy "alliance" with the Daleks and the intelligence tests in the "living city" got my attention from the beginning to the end. ErickSoares3 View profile Like Liked 0 13 June 2025 · 123 words Review by mndy Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This one really doesn't shine, does it? And I'm a Dalek enjoyer, so that's saying something. Sarah's first Dalek encounter too, and it was disappointing. It was a bit hard to get through since the plot was so slow. The build up with Galloway being sketchy doesn't really go anywhere, which was strange. Fantastic make up on the Exxilons, though, and some funny Dalek dying scenes. The "mental challenges" of the city were hilarious (ep. 3 ending on a dramatic zoom of the patterned floor killed me); gotta hand to Pertwee for acting it out with such seriousness. I would have loved seeing the Daleks solve that hopscotch challenge (that city was breaking many accessibility laws!), but yes, shooting it was more in character. mndy View profile Like Liked 0 1 June 2025 · 60 words Review by kawaii2234 it lives up to the title ig. the Daleks do get killed in hilarious ways but that's about it for the good parts. overall the story is just a slog to get through and comes across as half baked. the living city is a brilliant concept and I wish it was delivered better as it completely fell flat on delivery. kawaii2234 View profile Like Liked 0 7 May 2025 · 35 words Review by Scottybguud I've given all of the Pertwee era 3 stars and above, until now. This is just boring. Just like last season, the Daleks are kind of pathetic. Sarah doesn't do much and even Pertwee isn't fun. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 0 14 March 2025 · 30 words Review by Azurillkirby At the start, it seemed like a perfectly fine, if unexciting serial, but then it just meandered around for most of its runtime. Just bland and boring. D. Maybe C. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 Show All Reviews (11) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating443 members 2.84 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 863 Favourited 24 Reviewed 11 Saved 3 Skipped 1 Related Stories The Fourth Doctor Adventures S4 • Episode 1 The Exxilons Rating: 2.78 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(3) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Dalek Universe The Dalek Protocol Rating: 3.38 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Dalek Universe Set of Stories: The Fourth Doctor Adventures Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks Rating: 3.61 Story Skipped Book Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny (The Doctor is twirling a large, colourful beach umbrella, and singing.) DOCTOR: Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea. — Death to the Daleks Show All Quotes (2) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking Part One (On a blue lit planet, a man dressed in what appears to be a spacesuit is staggering through a difficult terrain. He pauses for breath and is shot in the side by an arrow, then collapses and tumbles down a slope into a small pool.) [TARDIS] (The Doctor is twirling a large, colourful beach umbrella, and singing.) DOCTOR: Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside, I do like to be beside the sea. Show Full Transcript Open in new window
