"Underworld (Part 1)" | |
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Series Doctor Who Season 15, Episode 17 | |
File:Doctor Who 15.17 005.jpg | |
Air date | January 7th, 1978 |
Writers | Terry Nation |
Director | David Maloney |
Producers | Philip Hinchcliffe |
Starring | Tom Baker; Elisabeth Sladen; Ian Marter; Michael Wisher; |
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"Underworld (Part 1)" is the first chapter in the "Underworld" serial, which ran through episodes 5-8 in series 15 of the television series Doctor Who. The episodes originally aired in four parts on BBC1 from November 26th to January 7th, 1978. The serial was directed by David Maloney and written by veteran Doctor Who screenplay writer Terry Nation. In this episode, The Thal resistance fighters storm the Kaled bunker. The Doctor faces a strong moral dilemma and Davros makes his final move as the Daleks patrol the bunker corridors wiping out all opposition.