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Doctor Who: The Daleks

The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Susan, Barbara, and Ian to the planet Skaro where they meet two indigenous races — the Daleks, malicious mutant creatures encased in armoured travel machines, and the Thals, beautiful humanoids with pacifist principles. They convince the Thals of the need to fight for their own survival.

Release Date : 1964-02-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : BBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dr. Who

Original Name : William Hartnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ian Chesterton

Original Name : William Russell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara Wright

Original Name : Jacqueline Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan Foreman

Original Name : Carole Ann Ford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dalek (voice)

Original Name : Peter Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek (voice)

Original Name : David Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek

Original Name : Robert Jewell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek

Original Name : Kevin Manser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek

Original Name : Michael Summerton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek

Original Name : Gerald Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dalek

Original Name : Peter Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Temmosus

Original Name : Alan Wheatley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alydon

Original Name : John Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dyoni

Original Name : Virginia Wetherell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ganatus

Original Name : Philip Bond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Antodus

Original Name : Marcus Hammond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kristas

Original Name : Jonathan Crane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elyon

Original Name : Gerald Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Chris Browning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Katie Cashfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Vez Delahunt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Kevin Glenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Ruth Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Lesley Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Steve Pokol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Jeanette Rossini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thal

Original Name : Eric Smith

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-03

The BBC were quite sensible with this extended outing for "Dr. Who" (William Hartnell) by not being too ambitious with the visual effects. That meant that across the seven episodes of this story we could focus on developing the characters of himself as well as "Susan" (Carole Ann Ford); "Barbara" (Jacqueline Hill) and "Ian" (William Russell). They've landed the TARDIS amidst what's left of a forest that looks like it's been the victim of a nuclear war. After a brief exploration, his companions want to skedaddle but the "Doctor" is more curious, fakes a technical fault with his time machine and before we know it they are in a city full of "Daleks", suffering from radiation sickness and being used as lures to attract the indigenous "Thals" to what we can suppose is their doom. Quickly, the visitors realise they have to escape and warn them before they hear that dreaded "exterminate" word! What now ensues introduces us to one of the best and most original baddies in science fiction, and though it does rather plod at a times, the adventure is still quite engaging to watch with Hartnell delivering eccentrically well. There's the merest hint of moralising but that doesn't last long before "Alydon" (John Lee) and his colleagues decide to stop battling their consciences and start battling their malevolent and deadly foes and things build nicely to an exciting, if disappointingly predictable, conclusion.