| "The Robots of Death (Part 4)" | |
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| Series Doctor Who Season 14, Episode 20 | |
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| Air date | February 19th, 1977 |
| Writers | Chris Boucher |
| Director | Michael E. Briant |
| Producers | Philip Hinchcliffe |
| Starring | Tom Baker; Louise Jameson; Russell Hunter |
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"The Robots of Death (Part 4)" is the twentieth episode from series fourteen of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is the 447th episode of the programme overall. This is the fifth serial from series fourteen. The episode was directed by Michael E. Briant with a script written by Chris Boucher. It first aired on BBC One on Saturday, February 19th, 1977. This story features Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Baker | The Doctor |
| Louise Jameson | Leela |
| Russell Hunter | Kiy Uvanov |
Guest Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pamela Salem | Toos |
| David Bailie | Dask |
| David Collings | Poul |
| Gregory de Polnay | D-84 |
| Miles Fothergill | S.V.7 |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Blackwell Baker | Robot |
| John Bleasdale | Robot |
| Mark Cooper | Robot |
| Jeremy Ranchev | Robot |
| Richard Seager | Robot |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Doctor Who television series was created by Sydney Newman.
- This episode had a viewership of 12.6 million people upon its initial broadcast.
- The setting for this episode is the planet Kaldor in the 29th century.
- This is the thirtieth episode of Doctor Who directed by Michael E. Briant. It is his final episode of the series.
- This is the eighth episode of Doctor Who written by Chris Boucher.
- This is the eighth appearance of Louise Jameson as Leela.
- This is the fourth and final appearance of Russell Hunter as Kiy Uvanov.
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Quotes[]
- The Doctor: ou look ridiculous in that outfit. Not half the robot your father was.
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- Leela: Doctor, what is robophobia?
- The Doctor: It's an unreasoning dread of robots. You see, most living creatures use non-verbal signals. Body movement, eye contact, facial expression, that sort of thing.
- Leela: Body language.
- The Doctor: Exactly. While these robots are humanoid, presumably for aesthetic reasons, they give no signals. It's like being surrounded by walking, talking dead men.
- Leela: That's what Poul said.
- The Doctor: Yes. Undermine certain type of personality, causes identity crisis, paranoia, sometimes even personality disintegration. Robophobia.
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- D-84: Please do not throw hands at me.
See also[]
Media
The World of Doctor Who
Doctor Who miscellaneous
External Links[]
- "The Robots of Death" at IMDB
- "The Robots of Death" at the TV IV
- "The Robots of Death" at the Doctor Who Wiki