Doctor Who spin-offs spin-off series, "Miranda" from Comeuppance Comics and "Faction Paradox" from Mad Norwegian Press, have also appeared, both featuring characters who had debuted in "Doctor Who" novels. Two "Doctor Who" movies produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky were released in the mid-1960s, loosely adapted on the first two Dalek serials: "Dr. Who and the Daleks" (1965) and "" (1966). Neither film takes place in televised continuity. They both star Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, a human scientist who invents a time machine, "Tardis", with early companions Ian, Barbara and Susan, also re-imagined. From 1987 to 1994, the Daltenreys group,
Dr. Who and the Daleks in colour and in a widescreen format. The film was not intended to form part of the ongoing story-lines of the television series. Elements from the programme are used, however, such as various characters, the Daleks and a police box time machine, albeit in re-imagined forms. Dr. Who, his granddaughters Susan and Barbara, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are accidentally transported to another planet by Dr. Who's latest invention, a time and space machine called Tardis. While exploring, the travellers see a city in the distance. They also find a small container of drugs which they take aboard Tardis. Wishing to