Dr. Who (Dalek films) Dr. Who (Dalek films) Dr. Who is a character based on the Doctor, the protagonist featuring in the long-running BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". The character, portrayed by the actor Peter Cushing, appeared in two films produced by AARU Productions; "Dr. Who and the Daleks" (1965) and "Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." (1966). Plans for a third film were abandoned following the poor box office reception of the second film. Cushing made no mention of the films in his autobiography, although he kept a collection of newspaper clippings about them in a scrapbook. Whereas the contemporary television incarnation
Doctor Who spin-offs recent BBC7 McGann series). Produced by AudioGo, an eleventh Doctor story, 'Dead Air' by James Goss, won 2010 Best Audio Book Award The universe of "Doctor Who" has been adapted several times for the stage. The earliest such production was "The Curse of the Daleks", written by David Whitaker and Terry Nation and directed by Gillian Howell, which played at Wyndham's Theatre over the December 1965-January 1966 Christmas theatre season. Whitaker's play was intended to link the televised serials "The Daleks" and "Dalek Invasion of Earth" and elements later appeared in the "Daleks" comic strip that later ran in "TV21".