Dr. Who is a character in two films made by AARU Productions in the 1960s based on the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the actor Peter Cushing. Although based upon the character of the Doctor from the television series, the character has fundamental differences as described below. The character appeared in two motion picture releases: Dr. Who and the Daleks, which was based upon the televised serial The Daleks, and Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD, based upon the serial Dalek Invasion of Earth. Plans for a third film, based on The Chase, were abandoned after the poor box office performance of the second film.^[1] Doctor Who or, see History of Doctor Who. ... Image File history File links Cushing_Invasionearth. ... Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of 1954 on BBC Television. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle... Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two Doctor Who films made during the 1960s to feature Peter Cushing as the time traveller Dr. Who (unlike the television series, where the character is simply called the Doctor). ... Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Barbara Wright is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor. ... Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and a companion of the First Doctor. ... This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... This is a list of fictional characters who were companions of the Doctor, in various spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ... Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle... Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two Doctor Who films made during the 1960s to feature Peter Cushing as the time traveller Dr. Who (unlike the television series, where the character is simply called the Doctor). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, (and a 1996 television movie). ... Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of 1954 on BBC Television. ... Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s, and was followed by Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. The film features Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, and noted Carry On star Roy Castle... The Daleks (also known as The Mutants, among other titles, see below) is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast weekly from 21 December 1963 to 1 February 1964. ... Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966) is the second of two Doctor Who films made during the 1960s to feature Peter Cushing as the time traveller Dr. Who (unlike the television series, where the character is simply called the Doctor). ... The Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964. ... The Chase may refer to: In film: The Chase (1946 film), a 1946 movie The Chase (1966 film), a 1966 American drama film directed by Arthur Penn The Chase (1994 film), a 1994 movie starring Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson In music: The Chase (Garth Brooks album), the fourth studio...

Personality

Cushing's Doctor was a gentle, grandfatherly figure, naturally curious and sometimes absent-minded, but who at the same time was not afraid to fight for justice. He is shown to have a keen (and somewhat juvenile) sense of humour, and a strong sense of adventure with a will of iron and very strong morals. Unlike the Doctor in the television series, he is human, not a Time Lord, and is actually named "Dr. Who" (first name not given), and not called "the Doctor" (see also "Doctor who?"). He was an eccentric inventor who created his TARDIS, although it was not explained why it was in the shape of a police box. Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) in the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who or, see History of Doctor Who. ... The TARDIS The TARDIS[1] is a time machine and spacecraft in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. ... A police box is a telephone kiosk or callbox for use by members of the police. ...

Canonicity

Although Cushing's Dr. Who character ultimately derives from the First Doctor as portrayed by William Hartnell, Cushing's Doctor is not generally considered to be canon. Attempts have been made in spin-off media to fit the films in with Doctor Who continuity.^{[citation needed]} Doctor Who fans generally refer to the character as "the Cushing Doctor" or "the Dalek film Doctor". The First Doctor is the name given to the first incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... For the Californio, see William Edward Petty Hartnell. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...

Other appearances

As well as the two films, Dr. Who appeared in the comic strip Daleks versus the Martians in the Doctor Who Magazine Spring Special 2006, and the short story The House on Oldark Moor by Justin Richards, published in the BBC Books' collection Short Trips and Sidesteps. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Justin Richards is a British writer. ... The BBC Short Trips books were a series of short story anthologies published by BBC Books based on the television series Doctor Who, following a pattern established by Virgin Publishings Decalog collections. ...

A doubly fictional duplicate of the Seventh Doctor who appeared in the Virgin New Adventures novel Head Games was also known as "Dr. Who". A fictional fictional character is a kind of metafiction. ... The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ... Head Games is the third album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ...

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