Doctor Who - Dalek Invasion Of Earth
1964
The Doctor, played by William Hartnell, and a number of his companions take their T.A.R.D.I.S. time machine to the future only to discover that the Earth has been ravaged and taken over by a race of diabolical robots known as Daleks. Realizing that the Daleks are trying to mine the Earth's nuclear core, Dr. Who and company .. Read more
| Starring | William Hartnell, Ray Brooks, Bernard Cribbins, Jill Curzon |
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| Director | Richard Martin |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
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Doctor Who - Dalek Invasion Of Earth
The Doctor, played by William Hartnell, and a number of his companions take their T.A.R.D.I.S. time machine to the future only to discover that the Earth has been ravaged and taken over by a race of diabolical robots known as Daleks. Realizing that the Daleks are trying to mine the Earth's nuclear core, Dr. Who and company resolve to foil the Dalek's plan and save the future of the Earth.
| Starring | William Hartnell, Ray Brooks, Bernard Cribbins, Jill Curzon, Andrew Keir |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Martin |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Jun 2003 Production year: 1964 |
| Format | DVD |
Doctor Who - Dalek Invasion Of Earth (2 discs) (1964)
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19 out of 19 people found this review helpful
A Classic Rarely Matched
First up, the remaster is very good. Compared to my often watched VHS tapes, it's miles ahead, almost as if it was made recently but in black and white.
For some reason I always prefer the black and white Dalek stories to the colour ones - the Daleks seem to be more evil and scheming. The Dalek saying 'We are the masters of Earth, we are the masters of Earth' is so much scarier than the colour wobblers which appeared in later years.
The story is a true classic, one we can relate to because we know London. Strong performances from Hartnell, Russell and Wright all hit the mark while the secondary characters are also well written. The additional text commentary shows several interesting ideas which Terry Nation was thinking of putting into the script.
The all round package is superb. Credit to the BBC and the Restoration Team for a fantastic job - the best DVD release of 2003. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
The ultimate Dalek invasion of earth
Another great release & job done by the restoration team. For this 1964 recorded story looks superior now it's on dvd. A story that has aged well & can find little fault with.
I like the way we have the option to view the CGI bits over the dodgy (even for 1964 tv)string & background photo.
What makes this a great story for me is the clever chance the BBC had to film Daleks roaming in central London round world famous locations while it was closed down for a short while.
This is something that can never be done again & the BBC must have been very lucky to have been able to do so while the filming of this story was planned. Had this been mainly studio based with the same filming scenes planned it would have been a bit of a flop I'd have said.
This is another classic example of great early Dr Who storys. I suggest anyone wanting to view early Who & Daleks to get this title first. -
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The Doctor, played by William Hartnell, and a number of his companions take their T.A.R.D.I.S. time machine to the future only to discover that the Earth has been ravaged and taken over by a race of ... -