Science Fiction
Adventure
Drama
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.
Directors
William Hartnell
Dr. Who
William Russell
Ian Chesterton
Jacqueline Hill
Barbara Wright
Carole Ann Ford
Susan Foreman
Peter Hawkins
Dalek (voice)
David Graham
Dalek (voice)
Robert Jewell
Dalek
Kevin Manser
Dalek
Michael Summerton
Dalek
Gerald Taylor
Dalek
Peter Murphy
Dalek
Alan Wheatley
Temmosus
John Lee
Alydon
Virginia Wetherell
Dyoni
Philip Bond
Ganatus
Marcus Hammond
Antodus
Jonathan Crane
Kristas
Gerald Curtis
Elyon
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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.
Geronimo196703 Jul, 2024
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