Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

1979 · 100 min · ★ 5.5 · Action, Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

The Doctor and a newly-regenerated Romana arrive on Skaro to find that the Daleks, locked in a war with the robotic Movellans, have returned to retrieve their buried creator Davros.

Directed by Ken Grieve · Written by Terry Nation

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