Season 2 (1964-1965)

The Dalek Invasion of Earth: The Waking Ally

Last Updated 16 Mar 2013 by Marcus

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The Waking Ally

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The Waking Ally

Series Episode Number: 50

First Broadcast: Sat 19 Dec 1964 - 05:40:59pm
Running Time: 24 minutes 29 seconds

Appreciation Index: 58

Chart Position: 18
Recorded on Fri 16 Oct 1964 in Riverside 1
Archive State: 35mm t/r

Barbara is put to work in the Dalek mine where it is revealed that the Daleks intend to use a bomb to extract the Earth's magnetic core.

Characters
Dr. Who		William Hartnell
Susan Foreman		Carole Ann Ford
Barbara Wright		Jacqueline Hill
Ian Chesterton		William Russell
Jenny		Ann Davies
David Campbell		Peter Fraser
Carl Tyler		Bernard Kay
Woman in the Wood		Jean Conroy
Woman in the Wood		Meriel Hobson
Larry Madison		Graham Rigby
Wells		Nicholas Smith
Roboman		Peter Badger
Dalek Operator		Nick Evans
Slyther Operator		Nick Evans
Dalek Voice		David Graham
Dalek Operator		Murphy Grumbar
Dalek Voice		Peter Hawkins
Roboman		Martyn Huntley
Dalek Operator		Robert Jewell
Dalek Operator		Kevin Manser
Roboman		Bill Moss
Dalek Operator		Gerald Taylor
Dalek Operator		Ken Tyllson

Production Team include uncredited
Writer		Terry Nation
Director		Richard Martin
Producer		Verity Lambert
Studio Sound		Jack Brummitt
Incidental Music		Francis Chagrin
Designer		Spencer Chapman
Costume Supervisor		Daphne Dare
Title Music		Ron Grainer
Lighting		Howard King
Make-up Supervisor		Sonia Markham
Story Editor		David Whitaker
Film Editor		John Griffiths
Film Cameraman		Peter Hamilton
Assistant Floor Manager		Christina Lawton
Associate Producer		Mervyn Pinfield
Production Assistant		Jane Shirley

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