Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan (1965 - 1966)

Country of Origin: UK
Dates of Original Broadcast: 13 November 1965-29 November 1966
Number of Episodes: 12
Average Episode Running Times: 25m
Format:
Colour Format: black and white
Ratio:
Sound: mono

DIRECTION

Director: Douglas Camfield

PRODUCTION
Production Company: BBC
Producer: John Wiles

SCRIPT
Script: Terry Nation (episodes 1-5, 7), Dennis Spooner (episodes 6, 8-12)
Story Editor: Donald Tosh

PHOTOGRAPHY
Film Cameraman: Peter Hamilton

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Keith Raven

MUSIC
Title Music: Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Title Music Arranger: Delia Derbyshire
Incidental Music: Tristram Cary

SOUND
Special Sounds: Brian Hodgson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Sonia Markham
Costumes: Daphne Dare (episodes 1-6, 8-12), Tony Pearce (episode 7)

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Photographic Transparencies: George Pollock

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Designer: Raymond P. Cusick (episodes 1, 2, 5-7, 11, 12), Barry Newbery (episodes 3, 4, 8-10)

MISCELLANEOUS
Production Assistants: Viktors Ritelis, Michael Briant
Assistant Floor Managers: Catherine Childs, Caroline Walmsley

STUNTS
Fight Arrangers: Derek Ware, David Anderson

CAST

EPISODE ONE: The Nightmare Begins
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Adrienne Hill (Katarina)
Brian Cant (Kert Gantry)
Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon)
Pamela Greer (Lizan)
Philip Anthony (Roald)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Michael Guest (interviewer)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)

EPISODE TWO: Day of Armageddon
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Adrienne Hill (Katarina)
Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Julian Sherrier (Zephon)
Roy Evans (Trantis)

EPISODE THREE: Devil's Planet
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Adrienne Hill (Katarina)
Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Julian Sherrier (Zephon)
Douglas Sheldon (Kirksen)
Dallas Cavell (Bors)
Geoff Cheshire (Garge)

EPISODE FOUR: The Traitors
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Adrienne Hill (Katarina)
Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon)
Pamela Greer (Lizan)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Roy Evans (Trantis)
Douglas Sheldon (Kirksen)
Maurice Browning (Karlton)
Jean March (Sara Kingdom)
Roger Avon (Daxtar)
James Hall (Borkar)

EPISODE FIVE: Counter Plot
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Maurice Browning (Karlton)
Jean March (Sara Kingdom)
James Hall (Borkar)
Bill Meilen (Froyn)
John Herrington (Rhymnal)

EPISODE SIX: Coronas of the Sun
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Jean March (Sara Kingdom)

EPISODE SEVEN: The Feast of Steven
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Jean March (Sara)
Clifford Earl (Station Sergeant)
Norman Mitchell (1st policeman)
Malcolm Rogers (2nd poiliceman)
Kenneth Thornett (Detective Inspector)
Reg Pritchard (man in macintosh)
Sheila Dunn (Blossom Lefevre)
Leonard Grahame (Darcy Tranton)
Royston Tickner (Steinberger P. Green)
Mark Ross (Ingmar Knopf)
Conrad Monk (assistant director)
David James (Arab sheikh)
Paula Topham (vamp)
Rogert G. Jewell (clown)
Albert Barrington (Professor Webster)
Buddy Windrush (prop man)
Steve Machin (cameraman)

EPISODE EIGHT: Volcano
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Roy Evans (Trantis)
Jean March (Sara)
Terence Woodfield (Celation)
Peter Butterworth (The Meddling Monk)
Roger Brierley (Trevor)
Bruce Wightman (Scott)

EPISODE NINE: Golden Death
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Jean March (Sara)
Peter Butterworth (The Meddling Monk)
Jeffrey Isaac (Khepren)
Derek Ware (Tuthmos)
Walter Randall (Hykos)

EPISODE TEN: Escape Switch
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Jean March (Sara)
Peter Butterworth (The Meddling Monk)
Jeffrey Isaac (Khepren)
Derek Ware (Tuthmos)
Walter Randall (Hykos)

EPISODE ELEVEN: The Abandoned Planet
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Jean March (Sara)
Terence Woodfield (Celation)
Bryan Mosley (Malpha)

EPISODE TWELVE: The Destruction of Time
William Hartnell (The Doctor)
Peter Purves (Steven)
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen)
Peter Jewell, David Graham (Dalek voices)
Kevin Manser, Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, John Scott Martin (Daleks)
Jean March (Sara)

UNCREDITED PERFORMERS
Ashley Bowrin, John Cam, Hugh Cecil, David Freed, Gary Peller, Dennis Tate (Technix)
Beatrice Greetz, Rene Heath, Jack Le White, Mj (?) Matthews (criminals)
Paul Sarony, Malcolm Leopold (Keystone Cops)
Jack Le White (Ingmar Knopf's cameraman)
Harry Davies (make up man)
William Hall (cowboy)
Jean Pastell (saloon bar girl)
Mj (?) Matthews (Chaplin)
Andrew Andreas, Faul Bahadour, John Caeser, Agit Chauhan, Ali Hassan, Clay Hunter, Peter Johnson, Anthony Lang, Terry Leigh, Ray Mirioni, Valentino Musetti, Paul Philips, Len Russell, Clenn Whitter Beaus Gerry Videl (Egyptian warriors & slaves)
May Warden (aged Sara)
Extras: David Anderson, John Bohea, John Cam, John Doye, Ian East, Brian Edwards, David Freed, Peter Holmes, Andrew Lawrence, John Lawrence, Pat Mcdermott, Ken McGarvie, Keith Sanderson, Russell Scott, Paul Sinclair, Dennis Tate, Rocky Taylor, Gerry Videl, Rob Walker, Alan Walling, Francis Whilley, Geoffrey Witherick

EPISODES

The Nightmare Begins (13 November 1965)
Day of Armageddon (20 November 1965)
Devil's Planet (27 November 1965)
The Traitors (4 December 1965)
Counter Plot (11 December 1965)
Coronas of the Sun (18 December 1965)
The Feast of Steven (25 December 1965)
Volcano (1 January 1966)
Golden Death (8 January 1966)
Escape Switch (15 January 1966)
The Abandoned Planet (22 January 1966)
The Destruction of Time (29 January 1966)

PLOT SUMMARY

The Doctor again crosses swords with his enemies the Daleks, who are massing on the planet Kembel with their new weapon, the time destructor. The Daleks are planning to use the weapon to conquer the Earth and have recruited a human agent, Mavic Chen, Guardian of the Solar System, to help them.The Doctor steals the taranium core that powers the time destructor and races against time to destroy the Daleks and stay one step ahead of Chen's agents.

UK
Television Distributor: BBC

1965
November
13: UK - The Nightmare Begins television broadcast (on BBC1)
20: UK - Day of Armageddon television broadcast (on BBC1)
27: UK - Devil's Planet television broadcast (on BBC1)

December
4: UK - The Traitors television broadcast (on BBC1)
11: UK - Counter Plot television broadcast (on BBC1)
18: UK - Coronas of the Sun television broadcast (on BBC1)
25: UK - The Feast of Steven television broadcast (on BBC1)

1966
January
1: UK - Volcano television broadcast (on BBC1)
8: UK - Golden Death television broadcast (on BBC1)
15: UK - Escape Switch television broadcast (on BBC1)
22: UK - The Abandoned Planet television broadcast (on BBC1)
29: UK - Destruction of Time television broadcast (on BBC1)

Daleks' Masterplan, The - alternative spelling
There's Someone Just Behind You - working title for episode five
Counter Plot - working title for episode six
Lord Of The Pharoahs - working title for episode nine
Return To Varga - working title for episode eleven
Mutation of Time, The - working title for episode twelve
Switch In Time, A - working title for episode twelve

SEQUEL TO
Doctor Who: The Mutants (1963 - 1964)
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964)
Doctor Who: The Chase (1965)
Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown (1965)

SEQUELS
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (1966)
Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Doctor Who: The Day of the Daleks (1972)
Doctor Who: Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Doctor Who: Death to the Daleks (1974)
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (1979)
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks (1988)

SEE ALSO
Dr Who and the Daleks
Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD
Doctor Who (1996)
Doctor Who: Dalek (2005)
Doctor Who: Bad Wolf (2005)
Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways (2005)
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)

BOOKS

Doctor Who: The Television Companion pp.74-79
credits, synopsis, review (by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker)

KEYWORDS

aliens, daleks, other planets, secret agents, space travel, super weapons, time travel, traitors

Last Updated: 7 March, 2009