1x05 The Dead Planet - Doctor Who (UK) (1963) Episode Guide

Doctor Who (UK) (1963)

- Episode 01x05

Episode: 01x05
Title: The Dead Planet
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: B
First Aired: Dec. 21, 1963

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Doctor Who (UK) (1963) - 01x05 The Dead Planet

Summary: On a dead world rocked by a radiation war, the TARDIS lands. There they meet the peaceful Thals, and their Ancient enemy in the war, the evil Daleks. The Doctor must lead the Thals into a war with the Daleks if he and his companions are to have any chance of escape from planet Skaro...

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Dr. Who

played by William Hartnell

Episode Quotes

	Season 1 / Episode 5: - The Dead Planet Barbara Wright: We're not on earth, then? Dr. Who: No. Certainly not.
	Season 1 / Episode 5: - The Dead Planet Dr. Who: Well, I suggest before we go outside and explore, let us clean ourselves up. Susan Foreman: Yes. Dr. Who: Now, what does the radiation read, Susan? Susan Foreman: It's reading normal, Grandfather. [after she turns away, the radiation dial switches across to read 'Danger']

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: Early in the episode, the studio backcloth moves from the effect of a wind machine.

TRIVIA

This serial was first released by the BBC on video cassette in the UK in June 1989.
This installment had to be remounted due to talk-back - direction from the on-set director to the cast - that had made it onto the original version's soundtrack.
This episode was watched by 6.9 million viewers on its original transmission.
This story, commonly known as "The Daleks", is made up of seven episodes: - Episode 1: The Dead Planet - Episode 2: The Survivors - Episode 3: The Escape - Episode 4: The Ambush - Episode 5: The Expedition - Episode 6: The Ordeal - Episode 7: The Rescue
16mm telerecordings of this serial were saved by Ian Levine, who discovered them at BBC Enterprises marked for destruction in 1978.

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