- "Make no attempt to capture them. They are to be exterminated. You understand? Exterminated!"
- ―Dalek #1
"The Ambush" | |
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Series Doctor Who Season 1, Episode 8 | |
Air date | January 11th, 1964 |
Writers | Terry Nation |
Director | Christopher Barry |
Producers | Verity Lambert |
Starring | William Hartnell; Ian Chesterton; Barbara Wright; Susan Foreman |
Episode guide | |
Previous "The Escape" |
Next "The Expedition" |
"Ambush" is the eighth episode of series one of the original Doctor Who television series. Directed by Christopher Barry and written by Terry Nation, it first aired on Saturday, January 11th, 1964 on the BBC. "Ambush" is the fourth chapter in "The Daleks" serial, which comprises episodes 5 through 12. The episode is included in the Doctor Who: The Beginning Collection DVD boxset.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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William Hartnell | The Doctor |
William Russell | Ian Chesterton |
Jacqueline Hill | Barbara Wright |
Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Alan Wheatley | Temmosus |
John Lee | Alydon |
Philip Bond | Ganatus |
Virginia Wetherell | Dyoni |
Marcus Hammond | Antodus |
Jonathan Crane | Kristas |
Gerald Curtis | Elyon |
David Graham | Daleks (voice) |
Peter Hawkins | Daleks (voice) |
Robert Jewell | Dalek |
Kevin Manser | Dalek |
Michael Summerton | Dalek |
Gerald Taylor | Dalek |
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