The Doctor's new face, same old problem: Daleks playing possum.
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two inanimate, subservient Daleks found in a crashed space rocket. The colonists refuse to heed the Doctor's dire warnings that the Daleks are dangerous.
Acting
Troughton instantly defines his Doctor as cosmic trickster.
Direction
Barry milks every ounce of creeping dread from static cameras.
Production
1960s BBC sci-fi aesthetic: wobbly sets, ironclad storytelling.
Director
Christopher Barry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Patrick Troughton's first full story, establishing the 'cosmic hobo' persona that saved the show from Hartnell's departure.
The serial was wiped by the BBC in the 1970s; only exists now via animation and audio recordings.
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