Doctor Who Regeneration 1 Series 2: The Daleks (aka The Mutants aka The Dead Planet)
This seven-episode run was the introduction of the Doctor’s longest-standing and greatest enemies, the Daleks. Whilst it’s stagey and slow compared with modern drama, it still holds up. Some bits are a little ridiculous (the pretty Thal race talking like blueblood luvvies, for example), but overall it’s easy to see why the Daleks had such an impact. I think it’s a reasonably supposition that some of the longevity of Dr Who is down to the clear iconography and character of the Daleks. Even small children can impersonate them, and they are clearly and purely evil and self-serving – about as villanous as it gets.
In addition, this story was remade into a motion picture in 1965 with Peter Cushing playing the Doctor (in this, billed as ‘Doctor Who’)
Recommended to anyone with any interest in TV history or sci-fi.
Rating: GOOD, 7.5/10
Suitable for all ages