Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
1966, English. Directed by Christopher Barry.
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two inanimate, subservient Daleks found in a crashed space rocket. The colonists refuse to heed the Doctor's dire warnings that the Daleks are dangerous.
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Christopher BarryDirector
- Patrick TroughtonDr. Who
- Michael CrazeBen Jackson
- Anneke WillsPolly
- Robert JamesLesterson
- Nicholas HawtreyDeputy Governor Quinn
- Martin KingThe Examiner
- Bernard ArchardHead of Security Bragen
- Pamela Ann DavyJanley
- Peter BathurstGovernor Hensell
- Edward KelseyResno
- Richard KaneValmar
- Peter HawkinsDaleks (voice)
Details
- Released
- 5 November 1966
- Written by
- David Whitaker
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Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 November 1966. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks?
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (1966) was directed by Christopher Barry and stars Patrick Troughton, Michael Craze, Anneke Wills.