8.5

Doctor Who•Season 7•Episode 1

Asylum of the Daleks

8.5/10 · 9,302 votesSep 1, 201249 min

Ranked #2 of 13 in Season 7•+0.9 vs season avg

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Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission - to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter... the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must

Directed byNick Hurran

Written bySteven Moffat

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Cast3

Matt Smith

The Doctor

Karen Gillan

Amy Pond

Jenna Coleman

Clara Oswald

Crew6

Marcus Wilson

Producer

Caroline Skinner

Executive Producer

Steven Moffat

Executive Producer

Steven Moffat

Writer

Nick Hurran

Director

Neville Kidd

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Episode Summary

"Asylum of the Daleks" is episode 1 of Doctor Who season 7. It scored 8.5/10 from 9,302 votes, ranking #2 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Nick Hurran and written by Steven Moffat, it aired on September 1, 2012.

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