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
Dr. Who and the Daleks relatively unknown. "Halliwell's Film Guide" described the film as "limply put together, and only for indulgent children". John Clute, in the book "Science Fiction :The Illustrated Encyclopedia", gives the film one star out of three and states "Many people would like to see the [Doctor Who] television series back; few mourn the long-gone films". "Radio Times" was more favourable, awarding the film three stars out of five and stating "this spin-off lacks the bite and inventiveness that set the landmark series apart, unwisely injecting humour into the sparse scenario, and the cheap art direction is strictly '101 Uses for Pink