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 in Australia widescreen, but based on the standard TV format, available for hire to home and small-scale screenings. In late 1975, such a screening of "Dr. Who and the Daleks" premiered in Sydney on 23 December 1965, with one of the Daleks (apparently the Red one) from the film in the foyer, while the next, "" organised by Antony Howe for a group of fans may be said to mark the first organised fan activity in Australia, certainly in Sydney. The first film was to appear on TV on a commercial station, Channel Seven, in black and white, but the second film