Doctor Who: The Deadly Assassin
Summoned back to Gallifrey, the Doctor is framed for the assassination of the Time Lord President. To prove his innocence, he must stand for election himself, uncover the traitor in the Time Lord High Council, fight a hooded killer in a nightmare cyberspace world of his enemy's devising and battle against an old foe now out to destroy the Time Lords: The Master.
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Cast
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Tom Baker
The Doctor
Known for
Little Britain USA
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Bernard Horsfall
Chancellor Goth
Known for
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Gold
Peter Pratt
The Master
Also in
The Edwardians
Jack Point
Llewellyn Rees
The President
Known for
Withnail & I
Holocaust
Hugh Walters
Commentator Runcible
Known for
Firelight
The Missionary
Angus MacKay
Cardinal Borusa
Known for
Prick Up Your Ears
George Pravda
Castellan Spandrell
Known for
Holocaust
Thunderball
Erik Chitty
Co-Ordinator Engin
Known for
The Vault of Horror
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Derek Seaton
Commander Hilred
Also in
Dombey and Son
The Likely Lads
Maurice Quick
Gold Usher
Known for
Made in Britain
John Dawson
Time Lord
Known for
The Man Who Haunted Himself
Michael Bilton
Time Lord
Known for
Brideshead Revisited
A Taste of Honey
David Maloney Director · Robert Holmes Writer Dudley Simpson Composer
First release November 20, 1976 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 20, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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