Dr. Who and the Daleks

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Jul 1 1966 Not Rated 1h 22m
Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.

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Plot

When Dr. Who shows his time machine TARDIS to the clumsy Ian, who is boyfriend of his granddaughter Barbara, he accidentally transport them and Dr. Who's granddaughter Susan to somewhere in space and time. They explore the spot and see a city; Dr. Who fakes a leak in the fluid and they go to the city to seek mercury to refill the component. They are captured by the Daleks and soon they learn that a war between Daleks and Thals has destroyed the planet. Further they are exposed to radiation and only the Thals have the antidote. The Daleks send Susan to find the cure and she meets the Thal Alydon that has the antidote and wants to negotiate with the Daleks to exchange for food. But the cruel Daleks want to destroy the Thals to rule the world.

Written by

Terry Nation, Milton Subotsky, Sydney Newman

Directed by

Gordon Flemyng

Cast

Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

AARU Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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(1965) Dr. Who And The Daleks
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Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
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