Dr. Who and the Daleks – Gordon Flemyng (1965)
Between 2021, when I reviewed “Daleks’ Invasion Earth” and now, we started to watch the second incarnation of the BBC series. I still have not figured out what the whole ‘Dr. Who universe’ looks like. There were BBC series between 1963 and 1989 (!). In the meantime several films were made. The series were recreated in 2005 and Wikipedia and IMDb.com do not have an ‘end year’, so I guess the series are still running. There are also movies called “Doctor Who”, there appear to be other series, spin-offs and what not.
The present title was released a year before “Daleks’ Invasion” and is from the same director with the same actor for Dr. Who. I remember the 1966 film to be quite amusing, this 1965 is somewhat amusing, but looks a bit dated.
In the 1965 movie, Dr. Who just created his Tardis and when he wants to demonstrate it, he lands on a desolate planet which proves to be inhabited by both Daleks and “the thals”. We learn that Daleks are creatures that created their robot costumes to prevent themselves from self-inflicted radiation.
With some minor adventures, Dr. Who and three others save the thals from the Daleks.
The stages look good, the acting reminds a bit of old time family television.
