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
The Girl Who Played with Fire (film) that the latter gives in to the worst impulses, noting that only the former story "works" as some redemption is provided through revenge. Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" wrote that the film is much the same as its predecessor, despite the new director (Daniel Alfredson) and screenwriter (Jonas Frykberg), and is likely to please those who enjoyed the first film. He wrote that Rapace remained the chief asset of the series, and that she worked well with Michael Nyqvist, who he likened to a more sincere, Swedish version of Larry Hagman. He wrote further that, even though Rapace and