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,
Doctor Who and the Daleks in the Seven Keys to Doomsday the universe with the help of their crab-like slaves, the Clawrantulars. The play was directed by Mick Hughes and written by Terrance Dicks, former script editor for the Doctor Who television series. Dicks would later use some of the plot elements in his Fourth Doctor story "The Brain of Morbius". The play was actually titled "Seven Keys to Doomsday" but the additional wording regarding Doctor Who and the Daleks came into common usage due to its prominence on promotional material. In December 1981, the Buxton Drama League staged a production at the Buxton Opera House in the United Kingdom, starring