Doctor Who Guide: The Power of the Daleks

Last updated 12 April 2026

Episode One

Series Episode Number: 135

World Premiere: Sat 5 Nov 1966 - 5:49pm GMT [BBC One] (United Kingdom)
First Broadcast: Sat 19 Nov 2016 - 8:25pm EST [BBC America]
Running Time: 25 minutes 43 seconds

Appreciation Index: 43 (UK)

Chart Position: 44 () (UK)

Recorded on Sat 22 Oct 1966 in Riverside 1
Archive State: Missing

Ben and Polly suspect that the 'new' Doctor is really an imposter. The TARDIS lands on the planet Vulcan where a murder has been committed.

Characters include uncredited
Dr. Who		Patrick Troughton
Polly		Anneke Wills
Ben		Michael Craze
Quinn		Nicholas Hawtrey
Lesterson		Robert James
Hensell		Peter Bathurst
Bragen		Bernard Archard
Janley		Pamela Ann Davy
Valmar		Richard Kane
The Examiner		Martin King
Dalek Operator		Gerald Taylor
Dalek Operator		Kevin Manser
Dalek Operator		Robert Jewell
Dalek Voice		Peter Hawkins

Production Teamhide uncredited
Writer		David Whitaker
Director		Christopher Barry
Additional material		Dennis Spooner (uncredited)
Producer		Innes Lloyd
Designer		Derek Dodd
Story Editor		Gerry Davis
Incidental Music		Tristram Cary
Title Music		Ron Grainer
and the		BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Costumes		Sandra Reid (uncredited)
Makeup		Gillian James (uncredited)
Lighting		Graham Sothcott (uncredited)
Sound		Buster Cole (uncredited)
Special Sound		Brian Hodgson (uncredited)
Assistant Floor Manager		Marjorie Yorke (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Michael E Briant (uncredited)
Production Assistant		Graeme Harper (confirmed)
Film Cameraman		Peter Sargent (uncredited)
Film Editor		Jim Latham (uncredited)
Title Music Arranger		Delia Derbyshire (uncredited)
Title Sequence		Bernard Lodge (uncredited)
Daleks created by		Terry Nation (uncredited)
Grams Operator		Lance Andrews (uncredited)