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*(*) ''The US date is based on the airdates for [[WTEV]], which was the '''first''' US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.'' | *(*) ''The US date is based on the airdates for [[WTEV]], which was the '''first''' US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.'' | ||
| − | * | + | *When the story was [[Airdates in the UK (BBC repeats)|repeated by the BBC]] in '''August 1977''', the master tape of episode three had been edited to remove the freeze-frame shots of Tom Baker's head being held underwater. The altered master tape was subsequently used when the story was sold to foreign markets. |
| − | * It was classified A by the censors in [[Australia]], and | + | * It was classified "A" by the censors in [[Australia]] when they viewed it in '''April 1978''', so the serial wasn't shown by the ABC. |
| + | *By the mid-1970s, significant changes had been made to the rules dictating how residuals and royalties for sales to Commonweath countries were paid. Programmes that were "rejected" in Australia could now be sold elsewhere, hence [[New Zealand]] and other Commonwealth nations were able to screen the serial. | ||
| + | *This story was dubbed into [[Spanish]] (for Latin America). | ||
==Reissue== | ==Reissue== | ||
| − | * The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales. | + | * The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales. The story was reclassified with a "G" rating and finally aired in [[Australia]] in '''July 1987'''. |
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| + | {{TV Guide blurbs | ||
| + | | part=part | ||
| + | | title=Deadly Assassin | ||
| + | | ep1=Dr. Who returns to Gallifrey and finds himself accused of plotting to kill the President. | ||
| + | | ep2=The Doctor stands trial for his life. | ||
| + | | ep3=To establish his innocence, Dr. Who searches for the mastermind of the plot. | ||
| + | | ep4=The Doctor battles the Master and his plan to destroy Gallifrey. | ||
| + | | comp=1 | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[[Main Page]] | *[[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:29, 2 May 2024
| Story Code: 4P / Season 14 | UK Airdate: 30 Oct to 20 Nov 1976 | Doctor: Tom Baker |
| First airings by location | UK Repeats / Foreign Cable and Satellite | Previous Story / Next Story |
This story aired in the following known countries. They are listed in chronological order according to known airdate. If no month is noted, the actual airdate is not confirmed, and is a close approximate. (Refer also to Selling Doctor Who for expanded airdates.)
| United Arab Emirates | Nov 77? | PAL |
| United States* | Nov 78 | NTSC |
| Chile | c May 79 | NTSC |
| New Zealand | Sep 79 | PAL |
| Gibraltar | 79? | PAL |
| Nigeria | Jan 80 | PAL |
| Costa Rica | Feb 80 | NTSC |
| Brunei | Mar 80 | PAL |
| Mexico | Apr 80? | NTSC |
| Puerto Rico | May 80? | NTSC |
| Nicaragua | Aug 80 | NTSC |
| Hong Kong | Sep 80 | PAL |
| Canada | Sep 80 | NTSC |
| Ecuador | Sep 80 | NTSC |
| Brazil | 80? | PAL |
| Swaziland | May 81 | PAL |
| Venezuela | 82? | NTSC |
| Honduras | ? | NTSC |
- (*) The US date is based on the airdates for WTEV, which was the first US station to screen the initial package of 98 Tom Baker episodes.
- When the story was repeated by the BBC in August 1977, the master tape of episode three had been edited to remove the freeze-frame shots of Tom Baker's head being held underwater. The altered master tape was subsequently used when the story was sold to foreign markets.
- It was classified "A" by the censors in Australia when they viewed it in April 1978, so the serial wasn't shown by the ABC.
- By the mid-1970s, significant changes had been made to the rules dictating how residuals and royalties for sales to Commonweath countries were paid. Programmes that were "rejected" in Australia could now be sold elsewhere, hence New Zealand and other Commonwealth nations were able to screen the serial.
- This story was dubbed into Spanish (for Latin America).
Reissue
- The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales. The story was reclassified with a "G" rating and finally aired in Australia in July 1987.
| Saudi Arabia | late 85? | NTSC |
| Armed Forces Network | Jun 86 | NTSC |
| Australia | Jul 87 | PAL |
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: Deadly Assassin
- Part 1: Dr. Who returns to Gallifrey and finds himself accused of plotting to kill the President.
- Part 2: The Doctor stands trial for his life.
- Part 3: To establish his innocence, Dr. Who searches for the mastermind of the plot.
- Part 4: The Doctor battles the Master and his plan to destroy Gallifrey.
- Compilation: Dr. Who returns to Gallifrey and finds himself accused of plotting to kill the President.
