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 and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday is stated that Martin's version of the Doctor is regenerated from Pertwee's; this makes him an alternate version of the Fourth Doctor. (The play premiered about two weeks before Tom Baker began his television tenure as the Fourth Doctor). Appearing as the Doctor's companions were Wendy Padbury as Jenny, and James Matthews as Jimmy. Padbury had previously played the Doctor's companion Zoe Herriot in the television series. Future "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" star Simon Jones appeared as the Master of Karn as well as Dalek extra. The plot centres on the Daleks, who are trying to take over