Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks
1972, English. Directed by Paul Bernard.
Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction at the peace conference). With the Daleks desperate to maintain their version of history, The Doctor and Jo find themselves in a totalitarian future, where they must discover who really happened and prevent it.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Paul BernardDirector
- Jon PertweeThe Doctor
- Nicholas CourtneyBrigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
- Katy ManningJo Grant
- Richard FranklinCaptain Yates
- John LeveneSergeant Benton
- Wilfred CarterSir Reginald Styles
- Peter MessalineDaleks Voices (voice)
- Jean McFarlaneMiss Paget
- Anna BarryAnat
- Scott FredericksBoaz
- Jimmy WinstonShura
- Tim CondrenGuerilla
Details
- Released
- 22 January 1972
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Louis Marks
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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 January 1972. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks?
Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks (1972) was directed by Paul Bernard and stars Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Katy Manning.