Eric Saward je známy svojím prínosom k Doctor Who v 80. rokoch, kde pôsobil ako scenárista a neskôr ako editor scenárov. Jeho práca sa vyznačovala akčnými príbehmi a prepojením Doktora s kľúčovými momentmi histórie Zeme. Saward mal osobitnú slabosť pre Cybermenov a jeho vplyv je dodnes badateľný v postavách a príbehoch. Jeho štýl často zahŕňal napínavé rozprávanie a hlbšie skúmanie vzťahu medzi protagonistom a historickými udalosťami.
The Doctor and his companions, Tegan and Turlough, stumble on a warehouse harbouring fugitives from the future at the far end of the corridor - and are soon under attack from a Dalek assault force. The Doctor's oldest enemies have set in motion an intricate and sinister plot to resurrect their race from the ashes of an interstellar war.
For the Daleks' plans to succeed, they must set free their creator, Davros, from a galactic prison - and force the Doctor to help them achieve total control over time and space.
Beware the hands that heal. The Doctor and Peri land on the planet Necros to visit the funerary home Tranquil Repose - where the dead are interred and the near-dead placed in suspended animation until such time as their conditions can be cured.