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the daleks

story 2 : season 1 : serial B : 7 episodes

Producer: Verity Lambert
Director: Christopher Barry
Director: Richard Martin
Writer: Terry Nation
Script Editor: David Whitaker
Designer: Raymond Cusick
Designer: Jeremy Davies

cast information

William Hartnell (Dr. Who); William Russell (Ian Chesterton); Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright); Carole Ann Ford (Susan); 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 (Temnosus); John Lee (Alydon); Virginia Wetherell (Dyoni); Philip Bond (Ganatus); Marcus Hammond (Antodus); Jonathon Crane (Kristas); Gerald Curtis (Elyon); Jonathon Crane (Kristas); Chris Browning (Thal); Katie Cashfield (Thal); Vez Delahunt (Thal); Kevin Glenny (Thal); Ruth Harrison (Thal); Lesley Hill (Thal); Steve Pokol (Thal); Jeanette Rossini (Thal); Eric Smith (Thal);

crew information

Jeremy Hare (Assistant Floor Manager); Michael Ferguson (Assistant Floor Manager); Mervyn Pinfield (Associate Producer); Daphne Dare (Costumes); Stewart Farnell (Film Cameraman); Ted Walter (Film Editor); Tristram Cary (Incidental Music); Elizabeth Blattner (Make-Up); Norman Stewart (Production Assistant); Brian Hodgson (Special Sounds); Geoff Shaw (Studio Lighting); John Treays (Studio Lighting); Jack Brummitt (Studio Sound); Jack Clayton (Studio Sound); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Delia Derbyshire (Theme Arrangement);

episode information

  Title First UK Transmission Duration Ratings Archive Status
1 The Dead Planet 21 December 1963 at 17:15 24'22" 6.9mil 16mm telerecording
2 The Survivors 28 December 1963 at 17:15 24'27" 6.4mil 16mm telerecording
3 The Escape 4 January 1964 at 17:15 25'10" 8.9mil 16mm telerecording
4 The Ambush 11 January 1964 at 17:15 24'37" 9.9mil 16mm telerecording
5 The Expedition 18 January 1964 at 17:15 24'31" 9.9mil 16mm telerecording
6 The Ordeal 25 January 1964 at 17:15 26'14" 10.4mil 16mm telerecording
7 The Rescue 1 February 1964 at 17:15 22'24" 10.4mil 16mm telerecording
  1. The Dead Planet
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  2. The Survivors
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  3. The Escape
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  4. The Ambush
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  5. The Expedition
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  6. The Ordeal
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
  7. The Rescue
    » Negative film print recovered from Ents c.1978
    » Current Negative film print is a dub from the positive
    » video release has 'next episode' caption deleted

release information

In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and the Daleks
Written by: David Whitaker
Number 016 in the Target Doctor Who Library

Versions
1964 Published by Frederick Muller Ltd, UK in hardback
With cover artwork by: Arnold Schwartzman
1965 Published by Armada Paperbacks, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Peter Archer
1966 Published by Uitgeversmij of West-Friesland, The Netherlands in paperback
Translated into Dutch by
With cover artwork by: Herson
July 1967 Published by Avon Books, USA in paperback
With cover artwork by: Photo: Paul Weller
1973 Published by Allan Wingate Ltd, UK in hardback
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
2 May 1973 Published by Universal-Tandem, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
ISBN: 0 426 10110 3
1974 Published by Unieboek B.V. Bussum, The Netherlands in paperback
Translated into Dutch by Ronald Cohen
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
ISBN: 9 026 98102 3
1975 Published by White Lion, UK in hardback
ISBN: 856 86172 3
1975 Published by Tandem, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
ISBN: 0 426 11287 3
April 1975 Published by Remzi Kitabevi, Turkey in paperback
Translated into Turkish by Reha Pinar
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
1977 Published by Wyndham Publications, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
ISBN: 0 426 10110 3
17 August 1978 Published by W. H. Allen, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Chris Achilleos
ISBN: 0 426 10110 3
31 March 1980 Published by Hayakawa Bunko Publishing, Japan in paperback
Translated into Japanese by Yukio Sekiguchi
With cover artwork by: Michiaki Sato
1983 Published by Editorial Presença, Portugal in paperback
Translated into Portugese by Eduardo Nogueira & Conceição Jardim
With cover artwork by: Rui Ligeiro
1987 Published by Éditions Garancière, France in paperback
Translated into French by Gilles Bergal & Corine Derblum
With cover artwork by: Penichoux
ISBN: 2 734 00204 3
July 1989 Published by Goldmann Verlag, Germany in paperback
Translated into German by Peter Tuscher
With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter
ISBN: 3 442 23611 8
16 January 1992 Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK in paperback
With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson
ISBN: 0 426 10110 3

plot synopsis

The TARDIS arrives on the planet Skaro, where its crew encounters the Thals, a beautiful passive race, and the Daleks, mutations reliant on machine casings for mobility. The Doctor becomes involved in the unending conflict between the two races and manages to persuade the Thals that it's time to fight back after a Dalek trap sees their leader killed

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