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The Deadly Assassin: Part One (Series 1976, Episode 1)

Last updated 02 January 2017

Broadcast: Tuesday 10th June 2014
7:50pm-8:25pm BST (18:50 GMT) < > « »
(actually broadcast at 19:53:00)
Horror Xtra (adverts during broadcast)

Featuring: Tom Baker, Bernard Horsfall, Peter Pratt, George Pravda

Classic British sci-fi adventure starring Tom Baker. A fiendish masterplan is set in motion when the President of the Time Lords is assassinated and the Doctor is set to take the blame. Part 1/4.
Synopsis Source: Horror Channel

Broadcast notes:

Intro: "Now here on Horror a fiendish masterplan is set in motion when the President of the Time Lords is assassinated and the Doctor is set to take the blame. Tom Baker stars as Doctor Who and don't forget that you can tweet your thoughts from behind the sofa on our Twitter page, #WhoOnHorror."

The ad break occurs as the mysterious agent of the Master reports in, and the Master utters that he should ensure the Doctor will die very quickly...

Broadcast Source: Horror Channel

Ratings Information:

Consolidated figures: 21000 viewers (+7 days), 9th place

BARB Top Ten for week ending 15th June:

1 	DOCTOR WHO: THE DEADLY ASSASSIN (TUE 2025) 	43
2 	DOCTOR WHO: THE ROBOTS OF DEATH (THU 1953) 	28
3 	DOCTOR WHO: THE DEADLY ASSASSIN (WED 2025) 	27
4 	DOCTOR WHO: THE ROBOTS OF DEATH (FRI 1953) 	26
5 	BOTCHED (WED 2101) 	25
6 	RED WHITE & BLUE (SUN 2101) 	24
7 	DOCTOR WHO: THE ROBOTS OF DEATH (THU 2024) 	23
8 	WITCHES THE (1967) (SUN 1532) 	22
9 	DOCTOR WHO: THE DEADLY ASSASSIN (TUE 1953) 	21
10 	SPECIAL UNIT 2 (MON 1409) 	20