The Power of the Daleks: Episode Six
- Episode aired Dec 10, 1966
- TV-G
- 24m
With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.With Bragen having taken over, the Daleks trick the rebels into turning them loose and only the Doctor can stop them wiping out the entire colony.
Photos
- Dalek Voice
- (voice)
- Guard
- (uncredited)
- Guard
- (uncredited)
- Colonist with baby
- (uncredited)
- Colonist with baby
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was wiped by the BBC and no copy of it is known to exist. Short clips of varying quality exist.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the episode, the Daleks are leaving their meeting room but as they go through the door and turn right, their 'plungers' and their weapons are on the wrong side of their shells, suggesting that the scene has been reversed.
- Quotes
Dalek #1: The law of the Daleks is in force.
Dalek #2: Extermination of humans.
Dalek #1: [the First Dalek scans the laboratory, sensing something is wrong] Our cables have been moved.
Lesterson: [the two Daleks notice the new cable threading its way to the workbench. They glide towards the workbench just as Lesterson emerges from the cupboard] And I could tell you who did it!
Dalek #1: What were you doing in there?
Lesterson: I want to help you.
Dalek #1: Why?
Lesterson: [impersonating a Dalek] I am your servant.
Dalek #1: We do not need humans now.
Lesterson: Ah, then, but you wouldn't kill me. I gave you life.
Dalek #1: Yes, you gave us life.
[suddenly the Dalek fires, and Lesterson is struck by the deadly ray. Lesterson collapses to the ground]
- ConnectionsEdited into Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (2016)
This 6 part story is the first with Patrick Troughton following the Doctor's first regeneration. If Troughton had failed to work as the Doctor the series would have died so he really is of as much importance in establishing Doctor Who as William Hartnell. The characterisation is interesting to say the least and flirts with disaster in many ways. To make the Doctor SO incredibly different to Hartnell's Doctor that preceded him was astonishing in its bravery. He is a scruffy, strange acting, clownish figure who plays the recorder to 'help him concentrate'! At the start of the story they even have him behaving extremely evasively and mysteriously, making it even harder to cope with the change in lead actor. Nowadays we are more used to coping with huge changes in the Doctor's behaviour after regeneration and it still is difficult so to imagine viewers at the time being thrust into this change so dramatically is mind boggling.
I think what really makes it work are two things. Firstly Troughton's quality which comes through as he begins to establish himself later in the adventure, but this is slow to have an impact. The second is the truly excellent quality story from David Whitaker featuring Daleks which are at their very best.
The adventure is thrilling as the Daleks pretend to be harmless servants to unsuspecting human colonists whilst secretly creating a huge production line of Daleks to conquer and EXTERMINATE the humans. This story has certainly been very influential to Doctor Who since its return in 2005.
The whole story is top quality with strong performances and continuity provided by Michael Craze and Anneke Wills as companions Ben and Polly, really good human guest characters such as Lesterson (Robert James), great dialogue and brilliant Daleks which are the best yet with better voice performances than earlier stories and devious, threatening plans.
Great stuff! All 6 episodes 10/10.
- A_Kind_Of_CineMagic
- Aug 20, 2014
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Details
- Runtime24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1