Destiny of the Daleks

104 – Destiny of the Daleks
Doctor Who serial
The Doctor and Romana flee the Movellan ship
Cast
Doctor Tom Baker (Fourth Doctor)
Companion Lalla Ward (Romana)
Others David Gooderson — Davros Mike Mungarvan, Cy Town — Daleks Roy Skelton — Dalek Voices Peter Straker — Commander Sharrel Suzanne Danielle — Agella Tony Osoba — Lan Tim Barlow — Tyssan Penny Casdagli — Jall David Yip — Veldan Cassandra — Movellan Guard
Production
Directed by	Ken Grieve
Written by	Terry Nation
Script editor	Douglas Adams
Produced by	Graham Williams
Executive producer(s)	None
Incidental music composer	Dudley Simpson
Production code	5J
Series	Season 17
Length	4 episodes, 25 minutes each
Originally broadcast	1 September – 22 September 1979
Chronology
← Preceded by Followed by → The Armageddon Factor City of Death

Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks

Author	Terrance Dicks
Cover artist	Andrew Skilleter
Series	Doctor Who book: Target novelisations
Release number	21
Publisher	Target Books
Publication date	20 November 1979
ISBN

Destiny of the Daleks is the first serial of the 17th season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 1 September to 22 September 1979. The story introduces Lalla Ward as the newly regenerated Romana.

The Doctor, following the events of The Armageddon Factor, is repairing K9. Meanwhile, Romana, for reasons unknown, regenerates, eventually choosing the form of Princess Astra from the preceding adventure, in spite of the Doctor's disapproval of it, as well as several "test bodies" she tries on beforehand.

The TARDIS lands on a rocky planet, which has breathable air but dangerously high levels of radioactivity. They explore and see a group of ragged-looking humans burying one of their dead, followed by a spaceship landing and half-burying itself in the ground in a valley. Just as the Doctor and Romana are about to investigate, underground explosions force them back towards the ruins. Whilst exploring the ruins, another underground explosion occurs, trapping the Doctor. Romana returns to the TARDIS to reassemble K9 so he can assist, but she finds the TARDIS half-buried in rubble. Realising that she cannot reach K9, she goes back to find that the Doctor has vanished. As she turns to leave, a man who has been following her blocks her path. She backs away, falls down a rubble chute, and loses consciousness. She recovers only to have three Daleks burst through the wall and capture her, and command her to work at one of their drilling sites.