Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)


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Dr Who was an eccentric human scientist, living in a cottage in England with his granddaughters Susan and Barbara. He also had a niece named Louise.

Biography
Dr. Who had invented time travel in the form of Tardis, a machine, the exterior of which looked just like a police box.

When Ian was visiting his house Susan, Barbara and he went to have a look at Tardis. A lever was accidentally pressed and Dr. Who and his friends and family were transported to Skaro.

Trying to return Tardis home, Dr. Who opened the doors to find a Roman legion marching towards the ship. (Dr. Who and the Daleks)

Tardis subsequently materialised on Oldark Moor, where Dr. Who and his companions encountered Count Tarkin. (ST: The House on Oldark Moor)

Subsequently, joined by Louise, they fought Daleks who had invaded Earth in the year 2150. (Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.)

Behind the scenes

 * Unlike the Doctor of the television series who, in common tradition, is never identified by the name "Doctor Who", the Cushing version is explicitly referenced by the name. The character's first name in this context is never revealed.
 * A third film, based upon the televised serial DW: The Chase, was planned but never made. Additionally, Stanmark Producitons Limited obtained a license to make a series of fifty-two half-hour radio dramas based on the character. Advertisements were published, but no episode was ever known to have been completed.
 * In common with that of the First Doctor and Eleventh Doctors, his TARDIS had a St John Ambulance logo, and was the same shade of blue.

Attempts at reconciliation with canon
A few attempts have been made throughout the years to reconcile the human Dr. Who with the television series canon, though all have been in an unofficial capacity:
 * In an interview, Peter Cushing stated that he believed that his incarnation of the Doctor is canon. His theory was that his Doctor is a future incarnation kidnapped by the Celestial Toymaker, who "wiped his memory and made him relive some of his earlier adventures."
 * Though it is assumed that the Cushing Doctor is human, neither of the films featuring the character directly make that claim: As one critic points out, "Hartnell’s Doctor often took long vacations on Earth too, and multiple Doctors have used aliases; it’s therefore necessary to conclude that the Time Lord here is merely on a holiday again, using another false name." Another articlesuggests that the Cushing Doctor "could just as easily be an alien who is living on Earth - an alternative interpretation of the 'exile in the fourth dimension' backstory of the tv series" . It can possibly be inferred, therefore, that the Cushing Doctor is a past or future incarnation, as Peter Cushing believes, though this doesn't explain the simularities between his adventures and those of the First Doctor, and why his companions are vastly different in everything but their names from the television series counterparts.
 * Reference was made to this Doctor in the novel Salvation. The book mentions the film Prey for a Miracle, released in 1970. The Doctor's role in events was played by Peter Cushing as 'the bumbling scientific advisor, Dr. Who'. Critics noted that little was known about the 'true' Doctor, suggesting that his was a 'shadowy, manipulative presence'.
 * Nev Fountain's short story The Five O'Clock Shadow, from the anthology Short Trips: A Day in the Life, reveals that Dr. Who and his eight-year-old granddaughter Suzy are fictitious creations made by the real Doctor to keep the nemesis named Shadow, the embodiment of grief and sorrow, distracted until the real Doctor could overcome his grief and escape from Shadow's prison. Shadow has no hold over the cheerful, angst-free Dr. Who, who departs with Suzy on further childlike and wondrous adventures.
 * The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher attended the American premiere of Star Wars at Mann's Chinese Theatre in May 1977. While attending, the Doctor thought actor Peter Cushing (who played both the human Dr. Who and Grand Moff Tarkin in the first film, A New Hope) looked familiar, and seemed to remember meeting his granddaughter (PDA: Mission: Impractical). This exchange potentially supports any of the above theories.