The Deadly Assassin
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| Story Code: 4P / Season 14 | UK Airdate: 30 Oct to 20 Nov 1976 |
| Doctor: Tom Baker | 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 | Nov 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.
- This story was dubbed into Spanish.
- It was classified A by the censors in Australia, and did not screen there until July 1987; this did not prevent the sale to other Commonwealth countries, such as New Zealand.
Reissue
- The story was reissued in the mid-1980s, during the THIRD WAVE of sales.
| Saudi Arabia | late 85? | NTSC |
| Korea (South) | 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.
