Planet of the Daleks

The Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
takes a Dalek for a dip

Six episodes (Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three, Episode Four, Episode Five, Episode Six)
First broadcast Apr 7 to May 12 1973
Average audience for serial: 9.72m

An episode by episode review of this story can be found at Time Space Visualiser.

REGULAR CAST

Jon Pertwee (The Doctor) Jul 7 1919 to May 20 1996 (heart attack) Click here to see Jon Pertwee's entry on Spearhead from Space

Katy Manning (Jo Grant) Born Oct 14 1946 Click here for Katy Manning's entry on Terror of the Autons

GUEST CAST

Murphy Grumbar (Dalek operator) Aug 16 1928 to May 5 1991 Click here for Murphy Grumbar's entry on The Daleks (as Peter Murphy)

Prentis Hancock (Vaber) Born May 14 1942
Doctor Who credits
Played: Second reporter in Spearhead from Space (1970)
Played: Vaber in Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Played: Salamar in Planet of Evil (1975)
Played: Captain in The Ribos Operation (1978)
Career highlights
Prentis debuted in Dr Finlay's Casebook (1969), then became prolific in the 1970s in series such as The Last of the Mohicans (1971), Z Cars (1971), The Shadow of the Tower (1972), Colditz (1973), The Protectors (1973), Life and Death of Penelope (1976), The New Avengers (1976), Survivors (1977), Return of the Saint (1979) and Secret Army (1979), followed by roles in Fox (1980), The House on the Hill (1981), Kim (1984), Defence of the Realm (1986), Bergerac (1989), Bodyguards (1997), CI5: The New Professionals (1999) and Outlander (2014). He may also be recognised as Lieutenant Saunders in Spy Trap (1972-73), Paul Morrow in Space: 1999 (1975-76) and Arnold Meyer in Chocky's Children (1985) and Chocky's Challenge (1986).
Facts
In 2010 Prentis wrote a children's book called Hotshot - A Chilling Tale.
In 2015 Toby Hadoke released his Who's Round interview with Prentis here.

Bernard Horsfall (Taron) Nov 20 1930 to Jan 28 2013
Doctor Who credits
Played: Gulliver in The Mind Robber (1968)
Played: Time Lord in The War Games (1969)
Played: Taron in Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Played: Chancellor Goth in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Career highlights
Prolific character actor Bernard debuted in The Steel Bayonet (1957) and went on to appear in Dancers in Mourning (1959), The Angry Silence (1960), Captain Moonlight: Man of Mystery (1960), Pathfinders to Space (1960), Family Solicitor (1961), Harpers West One (1962), Guns at Batasi (1964), The Avengers (1965/67/68), Department S (1969), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Elizabeth R (1971), Freewheelers (1973), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), South Riding (1974), Within These Walls (1976), Big Boy Now! (1977), Enemy at the Door (1978-80, as Dr Philip Martel), Minder (1982), Gandhi (1982), The Jewel in the Crown (1984), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), The Bill (1989), Thatcher: The Final Days (1991), Virtual Murder (1992), Braveheart (1995), Murder Rooms (2000), Doctors (2005) and Stone of Destiny (2008).
Facts
Bernard claimed he was a descendant of William the Conqueror. In the 1980s Bernard moved with his actress wife Jane Jordan Rogers to the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where he became a crofter, producing fruit and vegetables. His son Christian predeceased him in 2012.

Jane How (Rebec) Born Dec 21 1950
Career highlights
Jane's earliest role was in Kate (1972), followed by A Little Princess (1973), General Hospital (1973-74, as Nurse Jean Preston), Killers (1976), The Foundation (1977), Cribb (1980), The Citadel (1983), A.D. (1985), Matlock (1987), Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992), Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992), Class Act (1994), Porkpie (1995-96), Heartbeat (1996), Coronation Street (2000), Bad Girls (2001), Daniel Deronda (2002), The Royal (2005), Miss Potter (2006), Bones (2008), M.I High (2011), Love and Marriage (2013), Starlings (2013), Obsession: Dark Desires (2015), The Sound of Music Live (2015) and X Company (2016). Jane's most famous role was as Dirty Den Watts's mistress Jan Hammond in soap EastEnders (1986-87, 2002-03), while other regular roles include Rosalynde Warrington in The Spoils of War (1980-81) and Helen Latimer in Don't Wait Up (1983-87).
Facts
Jane's first husband was the late actor Mark Burns, while her second is actor Richard Durden.

John Scott Martin (Dalek operator) Apr 1 1926 to Jan 6 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet

Hilary Minster (Marat) Mar 21 1944* to Nov 24 1999 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Marat in Planet of the Daleks (1973)
Played: Thal soldier in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Career highlights
Debuting in Z Cars (1967), Hilary's other credits include Timeslip (1970), The Long Chase (1972), Man About the House (1975), Poldark (1977), The Tomorrow People (1978), Crossroads (1979), Secret Army (1979), Strike It Rich! (1986), The Girl in a Swing (1988) and Bugs (1998). His most memorable role was as General Erich von Klinkerhoffen in 59 episodes of sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! (1984-92).
Facts
He occasionally wrote scripts for the variety programme International Cabaret with host Kenneth Williams, and in the 1980s was producer and presenter of Central Television's Here and Now documentary strand. *Hilary's birth is sometimes given as 1939 or 1945, but records state 1944.

Tim Preece (Codal) Born Aug 5 1938
Career highlights
Making his debut in Mr Pastry's Pet Shop (1962), Tim's CV also includes 24-Hour Call (1963), Redcap (1965), Lord Raingo (1966), The Possessed (1969), Ivanhoe (1970), Making Faces (1975), The Glittering Prizes (1976), Kilvert's Diary (1977), The Deep Concern (1979), The Bagthorpe Saga (1981), Brimstone and Treacle (1982), Pull the Other One (1984), Shadowlands (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Brookside (1989), EastEnders (1990), Forever Green (1991), A Year in Provence (1993), Class Act (1994), Just William (1995), Chalk (1997), Kiss Me Kate (1999), The Wyvern Mystery (2000), Attachments (2002), Roger Roger (2003), Peep Show (2003), Vanity Fair (2004), Coronation Street (2005), The Queen's Sister (2005), Prime Suspect 7 (2006), Bathory (2008), The Ghost (2010), Silent Witness (2013), A Prominent Patient (2016), 1066: A Year to Conquer England (2017) and Holby City (2006/ 2017). Tim is most recognisable as Tom Patterson in the sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976-77) and The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996), and he also regularly played Reverend Dennis Sparrow in sitcom Waiting for God (1992-94). He also wrote Father's Day (1979) and The Combination (1982).
Facts
Tim is married to actress Gillian Wray, best known as Susan Jackson in the series Gazette and Hadleigh (1968-69).

Roy Skelton (Wester & Dalek voice) Jul 20 1931 to Jun 8 2011 (pneumonia following a stroke) Click here for Roy Skelton's entry on The Ark

Cy Town (Dalek operator) 1931 to Mar 2024 Click here for Cy Town's entry on Frontier in Space

Alan Tucker (Latep) Mar 22 1937 to Apr 1 2016
Career highlights
Debuting in Boyd QC (1961), Alan's further roles were in The Wars of the Roses (1965), Softly Softly (1966-67/70), Sherlock Holmes (1968), Detective (1969), Hadleigh (1969), Ace of Wands (1970), The Onedin Line (1972), Ooh La La! (1973), I, Claudius (1976), 1990 (1977) and Measure for Measure (1979).

Michael Wisher (Dalek voice) May 19 1935 to Jul 21 1995 (heart attack) Click here for Michael Wisher's entry on The Ambassadors of Death

CREW

Terry Nation (writer) Aug 6 1930 to Mar 9 1997 (emphysema) Click here for Terry Nation's entry on The Daleks

David Maloney (director) Dec 14 1933 to Jul 18 2006 (cancer) Click here for David Maloney's entry on The Mind Robber

Barry Letts (producer) Mar 26 1925 to Oct 9 2009 (cancer) Click here for Barry Letts's entry on The Enemy of the World

Terrance Dicks (script editor) Apr 14 1935 to Aug 29 2019 Click here for Terrance Dicks's entry on The Invasion