The Robots of Death
| 090 – The Robots of Death | |
|---|---|
| Doctor | Tom Baker |
| Writer | Chris Boucher |
| Director | Michael E Briant Peter Grimwade |
| Script Editor | Robert Holmes |
| Producer | Philip Hinchcliffe |
| Executive Producer(s) | None |
| Production Code | 4R |
| Length | 4 episodes, 25 mins each |
| Transmission date | January 29 – February 19, 1977 |
| Preceded by | The Face of Evil |
| Followed by | The Talons of Weng-Chiang |
The Robots of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 29 to February 19, 1977.
Synopsis
The plot is essentially a murder mystery of the type where a group of people in an isolated location must determine which of their number is a murderer before he (or she) kills them all. The twist is that the isolated location in this instance, rather than the traditional English country house, is a mobile mining facility on a distant planet, crewed by a small number of humans and a rather larger number of robots – a point which is made relevant when it becomes clear that the murderer is capable of turning the robots against their masters.
Notes
- The BBC Books spin-off novel Corpse Marker by Chris Boucher is a sequel to this serial, as are the Kaldor City audio plays, although the latter do not feature the Doctor.
External links
Categories: Doctor Who serials