Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday was a stage play which ran at the Adelphi Theatre in London, England for four weeks, beginning on 16 December 1974, based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Originally, the part of the Doctor was going to be played by Jon Pertwee, but the role went to character actor Trevor Martin instead. Martin had previously appeared in Doctor Who as a Time Lord in the 1969 serial, The War Games. The Adam brothers Adelphi Buildings in an 18th-century print; the terrace stood upon riverfront warehousing. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (July 7, 1919–May 20, 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was a British actor. ... Trevor Martin Trevor Martin is a British actor. ... The Time Lords are a fictional race of humanoids, originating on the planet Gallifrey, seen in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The War Games is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly parts from April 19 to June 21, 1969. ...

Appearing as the Doctor's companions were Wendy Padbury (who had previously played Zoe Heriot in the television series) as Jenny, and James Matthew as Jimmy. Future The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy star Simon Jones appeared as the Master of Karn. Wendy Padbury in 1993. ... Zoe Heriot (sometimes spelled Zoe Herriot), or simply Zoe, is a fictional character played by Wendy Padbury in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ... Simon Jones (born July 27, 1950 in Charlton Park, Wiltshire) is an English actor, most famous for his appearances in the television and radio series of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, in which he played the lead role of Arthur Dent. ...

The plot centred around the Daleks, who were trying to take over the universe with the help of their crab-like slaves, the Clawrentulars. The play was directed by Mick Hughes and was written by Terrance Dicks, former script editor for the television series. Dicks would later use some of the plot elements in his Fourth Doctor story The Brain of Morbius. The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Terrance Dicks (born 1935 in East Ham, London, England, UK) is a British writer, best known for his work in television and for writing a large number of popular childrens books during the 1970s and 80s. ... A script editor - a position sometimes known as story editor in the 1950s and 60s - is a member of the production team of scripted television programmes, usually dramas and comedies. ... The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Brain of Morbius is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 3 to January 26, 1976 // Synopsis Spoiler warning: Sarah is about to find that she was better off temporarily blind. ...

The play was actually titled Seven Keys to Doomsday but the additional words preceding the title became known as part of it.