The Power of the Daleks

030 – The Power of the Daleks
Doctor Who serial
Cast
Others
Production
Directed byChristopher Barry
Written byDavid Whitaker
Dennis Spooner (uncredited)[1]
Script editorGerry Davis
Produced byInnes Lloyd
Music byTristram Cary[a]
Production codeEE
SeriesSeason 4
Running time6 episodes, 25 minutes each
Episode(s) missingAll 6 episodes
First broadcast5 November 1966 (1966-11-05)
Last broadcast10 December 1966 (1966-12-10)
Chronology
← Preceded by
The Tenth Planet
Followed by →
The Highlanders
List of episodes (1963–1989)

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.

  1. ^ "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Power of the Daleks – Details". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020.


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