SEASON SEVENTEEN
Main Personnel
- Doctor Who: Tom Baker
- Romanadvoratrelundar (Romana): Lalla Ward
- Voice of K-9: David Brierley
- Producer: Graham Williams
- Script Editor: Douglas Adams
104 5J - DESTINY OF THE DALEKS
- Writer: Terry Nation
- Director: Ken Grieve
- Designer: Ken Ledsham
- Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson
506. Episode One 01.09.79 6.10pm - 6.35pm 13.0M/28th/67%
507. Episode Two 08.09.79 6.10pm - 6.35pm 12.7M/39th
508. Episode Three 15.09.79 6.10pm - 6.35pm 13.8M/28th/63%
509. Episode Four 22.09.79 6.15pm - 6.40pm 14.4M/27th/64%
REPEAT DETAILS
Episode One Tue 05.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm 4.9M/91st
Episode Two Wed 06.08.80 6.20pm - 6.45pm 5.8M/59th
Episode Three Thu 07.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm 7.1M/33rd
Episode Four Fri 08.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm 6.5M/41st
- ENGINEER TYSSAN Tim Barlow
- COMMANDER SHARREL Peter Straker
- AGELLA Suzanne Danielle
- LAN Tony Osoba
- DALEK OPERATORS Mike Mungarvan, Cy Town
- DALEK VOICES Roy Skelton, David Gooderson (uncredited)
- DAVROS David Gooderson (2-4)
- JALL Penny Casdagli (2,4)
- VELDAN David Yip (2,4)
- MOVELLAN GUARD Cassandra (4).
- UNCREDITED: VOICE OF K-9 Roy Skelton (1)
- TALL ROMANA Maggy Armitage (1)
- VOLUPTUOUS ROMANA Yvonne Gallager (1)
- ALIEN ROMANA Lee Richards (1)
- DALEK EXTRAS Toby Byrne (2-4), Tony Starr (2,4)
- DOUBLE FOR ROMANA Sue Crossland (2)
- PRISONERS Mark Boyden, Toby Byrne, Malcolm Clarke, Peter Coleclough, Venicia
Day, Sue Dorning, Harold Gasnier, Sandra Kneller, Tara Lightborne, David
Lockner, Susan Lyle, Chris Marx, Leroy Mitchell, Hazel O'Mara, Margaret
Pilleau (1-3), Denise Potter, Marcus Powell, Clinton Price, Leslie Rae, Sharon
Richardson, Gito Santana (1-3), Errol M Shaker, Tony Starr, Lewis St Juste,
Ron Tarr, Erroll Turner, Julian Woods, Huntley Young
- MOVELLANS Bruce
Callender, Inga Daly, Wilson M George, Chrissi Hewett, Ken Kajadhar, Tawny
Sands.
NOTES: Each installment of this story is called an Episode instead of Part,
as with the other stories since Season Eleven.
David Brierley's K-9 voice is not heard in this story; when K-9 coughs
in Episode One this is the voice of Roy Skelton.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks" by Terrance Dicks
(1979/Number 21)
105 5H - CITY OF DEATH
- Writer: David Agnew (alias Douglas Adams with Graham Williams from material
by David Fisher)
- Director: Michael Hayes
- Designer: Richard McManan-Smith
- Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson
510. Part One 29.09.79 6.05pm - 6.30pm 12.4M/50th
511. Part Two 06.10.79 6.15pm - 6.40pm 14.1M/44th/64%
512. Part Three 13.10.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 15.4M/34th
513. Part Four 20.10.79 6.15pm - 6.40pm 16.1M/16th
REPEAT DETAILS
Part One Tue 12.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm 6.3M/57th
Part Two Wed 13.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm 5.5M/81st
Part Three Thu 14.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm NOT AVAILABLE
Part Four Fri 15.08.80 6.25pm - 6.50pm NOT AVAILABLE
- COUNT SCARLIONO/CAPTAIN TANCREDI (SCAROTH) Julian Glover
- COUNTESS SCARLIONI Catherine Schell
- DUGGAN Tom Chadbon
- HERMANN Kevin Flood
- PROFESSOR THEODOR NIKOLAI KERENSKY David Graham (1-3+reprise4)
- LOUVRE GUIDE Pamela Stirling (1,3)
- SOLDIER Peter Halliday (2-3)
- ART GALLERY VISITORS Eleanor Bron (4), John Cleese (4)
- UNCREDITED: THUGS Mike Finbar (1-2), Pat Gorman (1), Peter
Kodak (1) Anthony Powell (1,2,4)
- CUSTOMERS IN CAFE Lewis Pirella (1-3),
Harold Shields (1-3), Colin Thomas (1-3), Elaine Williams (1)
- LOUVRE GUARDS Bruce Callender (1,3), Maureen Mason (1,3)
- DOUBLE FOR SCAROTH Richard Sheekey (1,4)
- JAGAROTH VOICES Tom Chadbon (1), Peter Halliday (1)
- CAFE PATRON Walter Henry (1)
- ARTIST James Charlton (1)
- GENDARMES OUTSIDE LOUVRE Christian Foucat (13), Robert Jouhier (3)
- MAID Jane Bough (4)
- CUSTOMERS IN ART GALLERY (all 4) Iris Everson, Juliette James, Leon Maybank, Terry Sartain
- PLAIN CLOTHES DETECTIVES IN LOUVRE David Glen, Alfred Moore, James Muir, Mike
Mungarvan
- TOURISTS IN LOUVRE Michael Brydon, Karen Cooper, David Glen, Philip
Grant, David Harris, Kevin Hudson, Michael Josephs, Mike Mungarvan, Jenny
Persiva, Maggie Pilleau, Helen Raye, Shane Ricco, Lee Richards, Graham Smith,
Kevin Sullivan, Frances Tanner, Geoffrey Whitestone, Sue Winkler, Cathy Winter.
WORKING TITLES: The Gamble With Time, Curse of Sphiroth
NOTES: This is the first story to feature foreign location filming.
David Brierley's K-9 voice is not heard in this story.
John Cleese and Eleanor Bron were not credited in the Radio Times as their
cameo was intended as a surprise.
106 5G - THE CREATURE FROM THE PIT
- Writer: David Fisher
- Director: Christopher Barry
- Designer: Valerie Warrender
- Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson
514. Part One 27.10.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 9.3M/43rd
515. Part Two 03.11.79 6.05pm - 6.30pm 10.8M/23rd/67%
516. Part Three 10.11.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 10.2M/36th
517. Part Four 17.11.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 9.6M/36th
- LADY ADRASTA Myra Frances
- MADAM KARELA Eileen Way
- TORVIN John Bryans
- EDU Edward Kelsey
- AINU Tim Munro
- HUNSTMAN David Telfer (1,4)
- ENGINEER DORAN Terry Walsh (1)
- TOLLUND Morris Barry (1)
- ORGANON Geoffrey Bayldon (2-4)
- GUARDSMASTER Tommy Wright (2-3)
- GUARDS Philip Denyer (2-3) David Redgrave (3)
- UNCREDITED: HANDMAIDEN Gail Hunter (1-2)
- ENGINEER Bobby James (1)
- STUNTMEN Max Faulkner (1), Terry Walsh (1)
- GUARDS Roy Brent (1), John Cannon
(1-3), Ian Munroe (1-3), Ron Nunnery (1-3), Robert Smythe (1-2), Barry
Summerfield (1-2), Derek Suthern (1-3), Reg Turner
- BANDITS Douglas Bather (1,3)
Laurie Goode (1,3), Billy Gray (1), Mike Handley (1), Ridgewell Hawkes
(1), Nick Joseph (1,2,4), Jerry Judge (1), George Miller (1,2,4), Reg Woods
- BEARERS Peter Caton, Alf Mangan.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit" by David Fisher
(1981/Number 11)
107 5K - NIGHTMARE OF EDEN
- Writer: Bob Baker
- Director: Alan Bromly
- Designer: Roger Cann
- Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson
518. Part One 24.11.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 8.7M/41st
519. Part Two 01.12.79 6.05pm - 6.30pm 9.6M/31st
520. Part Three 08.12.79 6.00pm - 6.25pm 9.6M/32nd
521. Part Four 15.12.79 5.55pm - 6.20pm 9.4M/32nd/65%
- PROFESSOR TRYST Lewis Fiander
- CAPTAIN DYMOND Geoffrey Bateman
- DELLA Jennifer Lonsdale (1,2,4)
- CAPTAIN RIGG David Dakar (1-3)
- CREWMEN Richard Barnes (1,3), Sebastion Stride (3-4), Eden Phillips (4)
- NAVIGATOR SECKER Stephen Jenn (1)
- STOTT Barry Andrews (2-4)
- WATERGUARD FISK Geoffrey Hinsliff (2-4)
- LANDING OFFICER COSTA Peter Craze (2-4)
- PASSENGERS Maggie Petersen (2-3), Annette
Peters (2), Peter Roberts (2), Lionel Sansby (2)
- UNCREDITED: STEWARDESS Sally Sinclair (1-2)
- COMPUTER VOICE Pamela Ruddock (1)
- PA ANNOUNCER Geoffrey Hinsliff (1)
- PASSENGER Billy Gray (3)
- MANDRELS Robert Goodman (2-4), David
Korff (2-4), James Muir, Jan Murzynowski (3-4), Derek Suthern (2-4)
- MEDICS Gary Dean, Reg Turner
- CREWMEN EXTRAS (all 1,2,4) David Cole, Terence Creasy,
Mark Kirby, Simon Sutton
- PASSENGER EXTRAS (all 1-3) Jean Channon, Derek Hunt,
Pat Judge, Ann Garry Lee, Greg Marlowe, Jay Roberts, Jenny Roberts, Judy
Roger, Audrey Searle, Madelaine Simpson.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden" by Terrance Dicks
(1980/Number 45)
108 5L - THE HORNS OF NIMON
- Writer: Anthony Read
- Director: Kenny McBain
- Designer: Graeme Story
- Incidental Music: Dudley Simpson
522. Part One 22.12.79 6.10pm - 6.35pm 6.0M/100th
523. Part Two 29.12.79 5.50pm - 6.15pm 8.8M/56th
524. Part Three 05.01.80 6.20pm - 6.45pm 9.8M/40th
525. Part Four 12.01.80 6.05pm - 6.30pm 10.4M/26th/67%
- SOLDEED Graham Crowden
- SORAK Michael Osborne
- TEKA Janet Ellis
- SETH Simon Gipps-Kent
- NIMON VOICE Clifford Norgate
- NIMON Robin Sherringham, Bob Appleby (4), Trevor St John Hacker (4)
- CO-PILOT Malcolm Terris (1-3)
- PILOT Bob Hornery (1)
- SEZOM John Bailey (4)
- UNCREDITED: ANETHIANS Zena Daire,
Nicholas Draek, Katy Jarret, Daniel Toabori. Rachel Wheeler
- ANETHIAN CORPSES (all 3) Gary Gold, Jane Foot, Debbi Thomson
- GUARDS (all 2-3) Paul Barton,
Norman Bradley, David Glen, Terry Gurry, Joe Santo, Derek Suthern, Edmund
Thomas
- SKONNON ELDERS (all 2-3) Robert Baker, Roy Brent, Derek Chafer, Jim
Delaney, Eric French, Donald Groves, David Harris, Peter Jackson, Ray
Lavender, Ronald Mayer, Roy Seeley, Trevor Wedlock.
NOTES: The season should have closed with Shada, but a BBC strike resulted in
it not being completed and I am not counting it as part of transmitted
DOCTOR WHO. For details on Shada see Appendix A.
NOVELISATION: "Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon" by Terrance Dicks
(1980/Number 31)