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State of Decay: Part One

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Broadcast: Saturday 22nd November 1980
5:40pm-6:05pm GMT < > « » Premiere

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(actually broadcast at 17:42:06)
BBC One

Featuring: Tom Baker, John Leeson, Lalla Ward, Matthew Waterhouse, Rachel Davies, Emrys James

The TARDIS lands on a world in E-Space where the primitive inhabitants live in fear of the Three Who Rule.

Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide

Continuity:

Introduction:

So now we start a new four part series with Doctor Who, State of Decay.

During end credits:

Some of the Doctor's most memorable adversaries are currently on display at the Doctor Who Experience, a new exhibition at Madame Tussauds in London.

Post-credits:

Peter Davison, who will shortly be taking over as the new Doctor Who, will be appearing in Pebble Mill at One on December the 3rd. If you have ideas about the character, clothes and companions the Time Lord can have following his transformation please send them to Dr Who, Pebble Mill At One, BBCTV, Birmingham by the 29th November.

Broadcast Source: BBC

Ratings Information:

Consolidated figures: 5.800m viewers (+7 days), 119th place