Doctor Who: The Newbies Guide
Classic Series TV Story
Broadcast: 9th October 1965
Writer: Terry Nation
Director: Derek Martinus
Script Editor: Donald Tosh
Showrunner: Verity Lambert
Season: Season 3
Mission to the Unknown
This is the second story of Season Three. It is a single episode that does not feature the Doctor or his companions. The episode does not exist in the archives.
Where does this fit?
This story does not feature the Doctor, but happens some time before The Daleks' Masterplan later in the season.
Story Arcs
This is a prequel episode to the 12-episode epic The Daleks' Masterplan. It is sometimes considered to be part of that story.
The characters listed below are the series regulars, important recurring characters, and real life historical characters. If a character's appearance is a major spoiler, then their details will be hidden in spoiler tags. In general, recurring characters are not listed here on their first appearance unless they become a series regular during the story, or they are a real life historical character.
Doctor
None.
Companion(s)
None.
Recurring and Historical Characters
The Daleks are a race of mutants encased in powerful cyborg bodies whose shape is reminiscent of pepperpots. The Doctor first encountered them on their home planet of Skaro in The Daleks (Classic Series Season 1). In that story, they were confined to a single city on Skaro and the Doctor thought he had defeated them forever. He later encountered them in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (Classic Series Season 2), where they had conquered the planet Earth, and The Chase (Classic Series Season 3), when they had acquired a time travel machine and were chasing the TARDIS through time and space. In both instances, he managed to defeat them.
The following stories and other resources are not necessary in order to follow the plot (we've summed up the essential bits for you). But being familiar with them will probably enhance your enjoyment of this story.
Recommended Viewing
None, unless you want to revisit the Daleks' past appearances.
Recommended Reading
None.
Recommended Listening
None.
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