Description

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Directed by Gordon Flemyng 
Produced by Max J. Rosenberg 
 Milton Subotsky 
Written by Terry Nation 
 Max J. Rosenberg (uncredited) 
 Milton Subotsky 
 David Whitaker (uncredited) 
Starring Peter Cushing 
 Roy Castle 
 Jennie Linden 
 Roberta Tovey 
 Barrie Ingham 
Music by Barry Gray 
 Malcolm Lockyer 
Cinematography John Wilcox 
Editing by Oswald Hafenrichter 
Release date(s) 25 June 1965 
Running time 79 min. 

Dr. Who (Cushing) and his granddaughters, Susan (Tovey) and Barbara (Linden), show Barbara's boyfriend Ian (Castle) the Doctor's latest invention, a time machine called Tardis. When Ian accidentally activates the machine, it takes them to a petrified jungle on a world devastated by an ancient nuclear war fought between the Daleks and the Thals. (Although the planet is not named in the film, in its sequel it is retroactively revealed to be called Skaro, matching the name given in the television series.) At the conclusion of the war, the Daleks, heavily mutated by radiation, encased themselves in protective machines and retreated into their city, while the humanoid Thals survived the fallout through the use of an anti-radiation drug and became a peaceful race of farmers. However, the Thals' crops have recently failed and they have journeyed to the petrified jungle to seek help from their former enemies. The Daleks, meanwhile, although determined to become the dominant race on Skaro, are unable to leave the city due to their vulnerability to radiation and their reliance on static electricity to power their machines.