| 030 – The Power of the Daleks | |||
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| Production | |||
| Directed by | Christopher Barry | ||
| Written by | David Whitaker Dennis Spooner (uncredited)[1] | ||
| Script editor | Gerry Davis | ||
| Produced by | Innes Lloyd | ||
| Music by | Tristram Cary[a] | ||
| Production code | EE | ||
| Series | Season 4 | ||
| Running time | 6 episodes, 25 minutes each | ||
| Episode(s) missing | All 6 episodes | ||
| First broadcast | 5 November 1966 | ||
| Last broadcast | 10 December 1966 | ||
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The Power of the Daleks is the completely missing third serial of the fourth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 5 November to 10 December 1966. It is the first full story to feature Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor.
In this serial, the new Doctor (Troughton) and his travelling companions Polly (Anneke Wills) and Ben (Michael Craze) land on the planet Vulcan. There they find an Earth colony, where the lead scientist Lesterson (Robert James) discovers a 200-year-old alien capsule containing three inactive Daleks. Once brought back to life, the Daleks act as the colony's servants, but all they really want is power.
All six episodes of this serial are among the Doctor Who missing episodes. Although audio recordings, still photographs, and clips of the story exist, no full episodes are known to have survived. In 2016, a full-length animated reconstruction of The Power of the Daleks was released to coincide with the serial's fiftieth anniversary, with an updated "special edition" following in 2020.
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