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The Waking Ally

Series Episode Number: 50

World Premiere: Sat 19 Dec 1964 - 5:40pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
Running Time: 24 minutes 29 seconds

11.40 Million (UK)

Appreciation Index: 58 (UK)

Chart Position: 18 () (UK)

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 hide uncredited
Dr. WhoWilliam Hartnell
Ian ChestertonWilliam Russell
Barbara WrightJacqueline Hill
Susan ForemanCarole Ann Ford
Slyther OperatorNick Evans
Larry MadisonGraham Rigby
David CampbellPeter Fraser
Carl TylerBernard Kay
RobomanMartyn Huntley
RobomanPeter Badger
Woman in the WoodJean Conroy
Woman in the WoodMeriel Hobson
JennyAnn Davies
WellsNicholas Smith
Dalek VoicePeter Hawkins
Dalek VoiceDavid Graham
Dalek OperatorRobert Jewell
Dalek OperatorGerald Taylor
Dalek OperatorNick Evans
Dalek OperatorKevin Manser
Dalek OperatorMurphy GrumbarInfo
RobomanBill Moss (uncredited)
RobomanAdrain Drotske (uncredited)
Dalek OperatorKen Tyllsen (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineMaureen Lane (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineJan Wills (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineJo Calvert (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineMargo Hanson (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineDaphne Green (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineStenson Falcke (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineDon Symonds (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineTony Walsh (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineJohn Sackville West (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineRex Rashley (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineGeorge Dare (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineNigel Barnard (uncredited)
Slave/Prisoner in mineAlan Wakeling (uncredited)