Exodus of the Daleks

Exodus of the Daleks was the eighth and final story of Season 39 of Doctor Who. It was written by Gary Gygax, directed by Euros Lyn and featured Jim Broadbent as the Doctor, Alan Dale as Riddell and Robert Bathurst as Flo.

## Exodus of the Daleks

### Director

Euros Lyn

Synopsis

The people of Greylok face a terrible quandary. Deep inside the mountain fastness that lies beyond their duchy is a dungeon filled with the most terrible creatures, beasts of a strangeness and power never before seen on this world. As nearby villages and fortresses fall prey to these monsters, an expedition is assembled to face them. The Grand Duke has called upon the most expendable of his province’s talents: the wizard, whose lacklustre magic defies all good sense; the barbarian, whose bravery is matched only by his absent-mindedness; the monk, whose premonitory visions come at the most inconvenient of times; and the travellers, whose incredible journey through time and space has cursed them with a critical role in this risky affair—an affair that is prophesied to end in inescapable death!

Inside that fabled dungeon, the Doctor and John Riddell must confront horrors far beyond the scope of the myths and legends of Greylok, for the people’s superstitions veil the most abhorrent of the universe’s evils. Buried within the barrier peaks is a spacecraft of advanced design and appalling purpose. The electronic heartbeat of its infernal machinery is a signature the Doctor knows all too well. As the expedition takes the foolhardy adventurers through dark corridors and anti-grav tunnels and into the alien jungles of a sinister hidden preserve, the true scope of the nightmare that has befallen this primitive world is revealed. The Daleks have survived the destruction of their homeworld, and in this fallen saucer they have maintained its biosphere. The Ark of Skaro carries varga plants and slythers and vicious magnedons, the lethal flora and fauna of the universe’s most dangerous planet. At its core, in an underwater laboratory engaged in dangerous research, Davros, the creator, prepares to begin again.

As the Doctor and his party of gallant companions struggle to survive the deadliest of all ecosystems, they face an army of Daleks desperate to ensure their own survival. To stop Davros, to defeat the Daleks, to prevent the unnatural resurrection of the planet Skaro and break a never-ending cycle of death and destruction, the Doctor will have to make the ultimate sacrifice—and John Riddell may have to surrender his very soul!

Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Jim Broadbent

Riddell - Alan Dale

Flo - Robert Bathurst

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Executive Producer - David Renwick

Writer - Gary Gygax

Producer - Bill Shapter

Script Editor - Russell T Davies

Director - Euros Lyn

Director of Photography - Ernie Vincze

Production Designer - Jon Bunker

Visual Effects - The Mill

Make-Up Designer - Davy Jones

Casting Director - Andy Pryor

Music - Murray Gold

Costume Designer - Lucinda Wright

Edited by - Mike Jones

Special Effects - Bryan Stanislas

Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer

Title Music - Vangelis

Title Sequence by Santa Barbara Studios

Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Development

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Pre-Production

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.47m viewers. It ranked at 17th over the week.

Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.61m viewers. It ranked at 14th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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