Planet of the Daleks

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UK Viewers

11 million

Synopsis

The planet Spiridon, the year 2540. The Doctor and Jo arrive on the trail of the Daleks, and find unexpected allies in the shape of a Thal suicide squad. But what has brought the Daleks here in the first place?

Episode Two

First aired

Saturday, April 14, 1973

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

10.7 million

Synopsis

The Doctor is captured by the Daleks, while Jo is rescued by a friendly Spridon named Wester.

Episode Three

First aired

Saturday, April 21, 1973

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

10.1 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and Codal escape from their cell and meet up with the Thal commandos who are trying to get into the Dalek base.

Episode Four

First aired

Saturday, April 28, 1973

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

8.3 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and his friends escape from the Dalek base, prompting the Daleks to devise a plan to wipe them out.

Episode Five

First aired

Saturday, May 5, 1973

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

9.7 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and his friends ambush two Daleks as part of their plan to get back into the city, but the Daleks are on the verge of unleashing their virus.

Episode Six

First aired

Saturday, May 12, 1973

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

8.5 million

Synopsis

The Doctor and his friends prepare to refreeze the Dalek army but the Dalek Supreme has arrived on the planet determined to destroy them all.

Characters

Third Doctor

Jon Pertwee

Jo Grant

Katy Manning

How to watch Planet of the Daleks:

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Blu-Ray

Time Lord Victorious: Road to the Dark Times

Blu-Ray

The Collection – Season 10

DVD

Dalek War (Frontier in Space & Planet of the Daleks)

VHS

Planet of the Daleks & Revelation of the Daleks (VHS) (Limited Edition)

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The first few episodes are definitely better than the last few, but they still have some ok scenes. Would of been a lot stronger 4 parter story. The Daleks are probably the worst part of the story, they're just so easily overcome and killed.

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Review last edited on 28-04-25

The first two episodes were really good and very intense, but midway through episode three, it just lost me. One of those serials that just goes on for too long and loses any steam it had going.

C.

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Not terrible by any means, but pretty uninteresting after the first two episodes. It didn't really offer anything new, and I've never cared much for stories involving the Thals. I would complain about Latep's instant crush on Jo, but she's just that lovable, I can believe a guy would fall for her in 12 hours of meeting her. Amazing fashion from the Doctor, a couple of very good lines about courage and about war. Jo's motormouth explanation to the Doctor of being saved by a Spiridon has THE funniest line: "it was terrible, and then I rescued by this bowl!!!" (since the Spiridons are invisible, and the bowl he was holding all she could see). Wait a minute, did she actually think Wester was a floating bowl? I'm very that the next serial is her goodbye, but I am super excited to see Sarah Jane next season.

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I didn't realise you could just shove Daleks like that

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Review last edited on 31-01-25

The way no one cared

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Review last edited on 24-11-24