Doctor Who and the Daleks

 THE DALEKS.  Written by Terry Nation.   7 Episodes.
              21st December 1963 - 1st February 1964

 The Dead Planet, The Survivors, The Escape, The Ambush, The Expedition,
 The Ordeal, The Rescue.

 COMPANIONS:- Ian, Barbara and Susan

   The TARDIS lands on a barren planet, in the midst of a petrified jungle.
 The Doctor concludes that the devastation is the result of neutronic war.
 Susan sees a city in the far distance but Ian and Barbara are reluctant to
 investigate. The Doctor tells them that the TARDIS fluid link needs topping
 up with mercury before they can leave and that they'll have to go to the
 city to get some. This later turns out to be a lie.
   The travellers make their way to the city, splitting up to investigate.
 Barbara is menaced by a strange creature and is taken captive. The others
 enter the city in a group to look for her and are also taken prisoner, Ian
 is shot in the legs whilst trying to escape.
   In their cell the crew begin to feel the effects of radiation and the
 Daleks decide to send Susan back to the TARDIS for drugs. Susan meets a
 native of the planet, a handsome, blonde man who gives her two batches of
 drugs. He also tells her that his tribe, the Thals, are starving and need
 help. When Susan returns to the city the Daleks find both supplies but
 uncharacteristically allow Susan to help the others, they also agree to
 provide the Thals with food but lay a trap in which a Thal leader is
 killed. The travellers escape with news of a Dalek plot.
   After finding the drug to be ineffective when used on Daleks, they
 decide to explode a massive neutron bomb to destroy the Thals and allow
 them to leave the city. The Daleks thrive on radiation.
   Meanwhile, the Doctor persuades the pacifist Thals to attack the city
 before they are wiped out. The Dalek control centre is destroyed, cutting
 off the Daleks source of power (static electricity) and killing them.
   The story is available as a BBC Video twin pack.