Episode
Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (1)
Overview
An unnamed world, an unknown time. A vast mining vessel trawls a sea of mineral sand for valuable ores, the tiny human crew served by an army of humanoid robots. But as the Doctor and Leela arrive, one of the crew is found murdered... and if they didn't do it, who did?
Details
- Series
- Doctor Who
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1977-01-29
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Robots of Death (1) is Episode 17 in Season 14 of Doctor Who. It aired on 1977-01-29. The runtime is 25 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 16: The Face of Evil (4)
The Doctor tries to fix the mad computer Xoanon. But it is determined to stop him – even if it must destroy the entire world!
Episode 18: The Robots of Death (2)
The Doctor and Leela are suspected of murder. But the real foe is using robots to cut down the crew – and even sabotage the sand miner itself!
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Episode 20: The Robots of Death (4)
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