The Daemons
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| Story Code: JJJ / Season 8 | UK Airdate: 22 May to 19 Jun 1971 | Doctor: Jon Pertwee |
| 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 States | Oct 72 | NTSC |
| Guam | Apr 73 | NTSC |
| Philippines | 76 | NTSC |
| Saudi Arabia | Oct 77 | b/w |
- When the story was classified A by the censors in Australia in December 1971, the serial (in b/w) was then not able to be sold to any other Commonwealth country, such as New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Gibraltar.
- The only sales were to non-Commonwealth countries that broadcast in NTSC or black and white.
- It was not sold anywhere in its original PAL format. The tapes had been wiped by the end of 1973.
- It was dubbed into Arabic.
- It was by using an off-air recording taken off an 19 November 1977 broadcast in Los Angeles that enabled the BBC to restore the serial to full colour.
Reissue
- It was released again in early 1985, as part of a package of all 24 Jon Pertwee stories, and sold to the United States, but now in black and white only.
- It also aired for the first time in:
| New Zealand | Oct 85 | b/w |
| Australia | May 86 | b/w |
| Canada | 1990s? | b/w |
| Ireland | Mar 00 | Colour |
- The colourised version aired on BBC2, Nov. 20-Dec. 18, 1992.
US TV Guide descriptions (1970s Pertwees)
More Information
Title: The Daemons
- Episode 1: Outer space witchcraft is the problem in "The Daemons." It all begins when an archaeologist opens an ancient grave despite ominous warning.
- Episode 2: A weird force field surrounds the village.
- Episode 3: Don't mess with the aliens—the message in "The Daemons"
- Episode 4: A plan to destroy the Earth.
- Episode 5: Dr. Who receives an unexpected gift.
US TV Guide descriptions
More Information
Title: The Daemons
- Episode 1: An archaeologist excavates an ancient grave despite a witch's omnious warnings.
- Episode 2: A fiery force surrounds the village of Devil's End.
- Episode 3: Dr. Who discoveres that Azal is capable of destroying the planet Earth.
- Episode 4: Dr. Who sets out to foil Azal's plan to destroy Earth.
- Episode 5: Jo steps in to save the Doctor from the evil Azal.
- Compilation: Dr. Who must prevent the evil alien Azal from installing The Master as ruler of the world.
