Lost for 50 years, reborn in color — the Daleks' most cunning con job finally revealed.
Patrick Troughton stars in this recreation of a lost classic from 1966. The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Polly and Ben to a colony on the swamp planet of Vulcan. Soon after arriving, the Doctor witnesses a brutal murder. Meanwhile, in another part of the colony an ancient crashed space capsule has been discovered in the swamps. The colony's misguided chief scientist opens the capsule and discovers a group of strange metal 'creatures' inside. The creatures appear to be long dead. The Doctor calls the metal creatures 'Daleks' and claims that they are incredibly dangerous. Newly Reanimated for this 2020 presentation
Acting
Troughton's mercurial debut — watch him invent 'cosmic hobo' energy.
Direction
Norton's reconstruction honors 1966 camera moves, adds cinematic scope.
Production
Hand-drawn animation resurrects missing episodes with eerie period authenticity.
Director
Charles Norton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Only six photos and off-air audio recordings survived the BBC's 1970s junking policy; animators rotoscoped actors' surviving TV appearances to capture their physicality.
This 2020 release capped a five-year fan campaign that proved 'lost' classics could be commercially viable — directly funding further reconstructions.
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