Production
| Episode | Broadcast date | Run time | Viewership |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Part One" | 22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) | 22:24 | 5.8 |
| "Part Two" | 29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) | 23:16 | 5.3 |
| "Part Three" | 6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) | 24:13 | 4.4 |
| "Part Four" | 13 December 1980 (1980-12-13) | 24:54 | 5.4 |
- Working titles for this story included The Wasting and The Witch Lords.
- The serial was a re-written version of a story originally entitled The Witch Lords, later retitled The Vampire Mutations, which Dicks had submitted to the series in 1977, but which had been pulled just before production because of fears of a possible conflict with the BBC's Count Dracula a high-profile adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula. It was replaced by Horror of Fang Rock.
- This serial and the following Warriors' Gate featured an improved K-9 prop.
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