Review of the Complete Story:
PLANET OF THE DALEKS is about par for the course for a Dr Who adventure. It was made during the tenure of Jon Pertwee, my favourite Doctor of all time (with Tom Baker a close second), with generally good production values for the series. The setting is a sweaty, humid, jungle planet, one which is ably brought to life within the confines of the studio.
The story is a little slowly paced, involving the Doctor and Jo crash landing on a remote planet where they hook up with a team of Thals who are attempting to thwart a Dalek invasion force. There's plenty of to-ing and fro-ing, and the pacing would have been improved by tightening up the narrative; at six episodes this serial is a little long, and four episodes would have been a better choice, I think.
PLANET OF THE DALEKS most reminded me of the Peter Cushing movie DR WHO AND THE DALEKS, as the story lines are very familiar. Viewers will enjoy an enthusiastic Pertwee and Katy Manning, both of whom get into it. Some scenes, like the cavern of a thousand Daleks, are well achieved on a low budget. The scenes with the invisible Daleks are entertaining. The only bit I didn't like were the aliens, who when revealed look like they're wearing fluffy purple bath mats - not the effect intended, I'm sure.
PLANET OF THE DALEKS is about par for the course for a Dr Who adventure. It was made during the tenure of Jon Pertwee, my favourite Doctor of all time (with Tom Baker a close second), with generally good production values for the series. The setting is a sweaty, humid, jungle planet, one which is ably brought to life within the confines of the studio.
The story is a little slowly paced, involving the Doctor and Jo crash landing on a remote planet where they hook up with a team of Thals who are attempting to thwart a Dalek invasion force. There's plenty of to-ing and fro-ing, and the pacing would have been improved by tightening up the narrative; at six episodes this serial is a little long, and four episodes would have been a better choice, I think.
PLANET OF THE DALEKS most reminded me of the Peter Cushing movie DR WHO AND THE DALEKS, as the story lines are very familiar. Viewers will enjoy an enthusiastic Pertwee and Katy Manning, both of whom get into it. Some scenes, like the cavern of a thousand Daleks, are well achieved on a low budget. The scenes with the invisible Daleks are entertaining. The only bit I didn't like were the aliens, who when revealed look like they're wearing fluffy purple bath mats - not the effect intended, I'm sure.