"Doctor Who"
The Power of the Daleks: Episode 1 (1966)

Director:

Christopher Barry

Writer:

David Whitaker (written by)
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TV Series:

"Doctor Who" (1963)

Original Air Date:

5 November 1966 (Season 4, Episode 9)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Lost Film | Dalek | Hobo | Space Hero | Multiple Actors For One Character

Cast

Patrick Troughton	...	The Doctor
Anneke Wills	...	Polly Wright
Michael Craze	...	Ben Jackson
Martin King	...	The Examiner
Nicholas Hawtrey	...	Quinn
Bernard Archard	...	Bragen
Robert James	...	Lesterson
Pamela Ann Davy	...	Janley
Peter Bathurst	...	Hensell
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Carter	...	Male Rebel (uncredited)
William Hartnell	...	The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Christopher Barry

Writing credits
David Whitaker		(written by) and
Dennis Spooner		(written by) uncredited

Produced by
Innes Lloyd	....	producer

Original Music by
Tristram Cary

Film Editing by
Jim Latham		(uncredited)

Production Design by
Derek Dodd

Costume Design by
Sandra Reid		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Gillian James	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Buster Cole	....	sound (uncredited)
Brian Hodgson	....	special sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Sargent	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Graham Sothcott	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Ron Grainer	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Gerry Davis	....	story editor
Michael E. Briant	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marjorie Yorke	....	assistant floor manager (uncredited)

Writing credits
Sydney Newman		(creator) uncredited

Produced by
Peter Bryant	....	associate producer (1966)

Film Editing by
John Dunstan
Glenn Hyde
Ian McKendrick
Dan Rae
Sheila S. Tomlinson

Production Design by
John Asbridge
Jeremy Bear
David Buckingham
Roger Cann
Roger Cheveley
Bob Cove		(1970s)
Nigel Curzon
Don Giles
Victor Meredith
Geoff Powell
Anne Ridley
Stephen Scott
Rochelle Selwyn
Michael Trevor

Costume Design by
James Acheson		(1973-1976)
Nicholas Bullen
Richard Croft
Anushia Nieradzik
Dee Robson

Makeup Department
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup designer (1982, 1984-1988)

Art Department
Peter Brachaki	....	production designer: TARDIS interior

Sound Department
John Tellick	....	sound

Special Effects by
Mat Irvine	....	special effects (1970s-1980s)
Ian Scoones	....	special effects (1960s-1980s)
Ron Thornton	....	special effects (1980s)
Bernard Wilkie	....	special effects (1960s-1970s)

Visual Effects by
Mitch Mitchell	....	special video effects (1960's-1970's) (as A. J. Mitchell)
Oliver Elmes	....	title sequence designer (1987-1989) (uncredited)
Bernard Lodge	....	title sequence designer (1963-1979) (uncredited 1963-1969)
Sid Sutton	....	title sequence designer (1980-1986) (uncredited)

Stunts
Alan Chuntz	....	stunts (1960's-1970's)
Peter Diamond	....	stunts (1960s)
Max Faulkner	....	stunts (1960's-1970's)
Stuart Fell	....	stunts (1970s-1980s)
Alf Joint	....	stunts (1960s-1980s)
Derek Martin	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)
Roy Scammell	....	stunts (1960s-1980s)
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Terry Walsh	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)
Derek Ware	....	stunts (1960s-1970s)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stewart A. Farnell	....	camera operator (1 episode)
Peter Hamilton	....	camera operator (12 episodes)
Alan Jonas	....	camera operator (6 episodes)
Reg Poulter	....	senior camera operator
Robert Sleigh	....	camera operator (pilot episode)
Ken Westbury	....	camera operator (4 episodes)

Music Department
Mark Ayres	....	composer: incidental music (1988-1989)
Carey Blyton	....	composer: incidental music (1970-1973)
Paddy Kingsland	....	composer: incidental music (1980-1985)
Keff McCulloch	....	composer: incidental music (1987-1989)
Humphrey Searle	....	composer: incidental music (1965)
Dudley Simpson	....	composer: incidental music (1964-1980)

Other crew
Christopher Baker	....	production assistant
Ali Bongo	....	magic advisor
Terry Brett	....	technical manager
Kenneth J. Bussanmas	....	creative consultant (1979-1985)
Patricia Greenland	....	production assistant
Jeremy Hare	....	assistant floor manager (three episodes)

Runtime:

UK:26 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Trivia:

Patrick Troughton's first story.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Polly Wright: [inside the TARDIS, the Doctor is regenerating. Ben and Polly watch in amazement as the frail old man changes into a younger figure. Ben and Polly discuss the "new" Doctor lying on the floor of the TARDIS] His face, his hair. Look at it!
Ben Jackson: He's breathing, and the TARDIS seems to be normal.
Polly Wright: Ben, what are we going to do? We can't just leave the Doctor there.
Ben Jackson: What, him? The Doctor?
Polly Wright: Well that's who came through the doors - there was no one else outside. Ben, do you remember what he said in the tracking room? Something about "This old body of mine is wearing a bit thin".
Ben Jackson: So he gets himself a new one?
Polly Wright: Well, yes.
Ben Jackson: Do me a favor!
Polly Wright: Then whatever happened, happened in here.
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