Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Doctor agrees to meet his old foe the Master on the planet Tersurus. But when the Doctor arrives, assisted by the lovely Emma, the Master has prepared a series of hideous tortures for them. Horrible tortures. Evil, nasty and decidedly unpleasant tortures...

As the Doctor and the Master attempt to outwit one another a bizarre odyssey unfolds, featuring treacherous trapdoors, bottom burps, foul-smelling sewers and the infamous sofa of reasonable comfort. When the Daleks become involved a series of mishaps trigger the Doctor's regeneration cycle, leading to the biggest and most exciting adventure of his lives!

Series details

• Title: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1999-03-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-03-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 5 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 47484
• IMDb ID: tt0212887
• TVDB ID: 34559

Cast and credited roles

• Rowan Atkinson — The Doctor
• Richard E. Grant — The Doctor
• Jim Broadbent — The Doctor
• Hugh Grant — The Doctor
• Joanna Lumley — The Doctor
• Julia Sawalha — Emma
• Jonathan Pryce — The Master
• Roy Skelton — Daleks
• Dave Chapman — Daleks

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-03-12; final listed air date 1999-03-12; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.