Genesis of the Daleks | Doctor Who 

This story has it all. Mood, atmosphere, lighting, the opening scene, the original Davros, the twists turns and betrayals and Tom Bakers "have I the right" speech. And lets not forget we also have the best Doctor of them all along with a brilliant Tardis team of Sarah and Harry. You just don't get better than this for classic Who.

Genesis of the Daleks is one of the all time classics, a landmark story for Doctor Who and the 4th Dr's era.

"Excuse me, can you help me? I'm a spy." The Doctor of War, everybody!

Lucky enough to meet Tom Baker at a local supermarket once, i was amazed at how tall he was and how he was so eager to chat. What a lovely friendly man, and definitely my favourite doctor who when i was a child.

nice one tom , you brought my scifi childhood to the darkest and wildest of places , i feared daleks like in a schizophrenic way once seen on t.v they became real in this world. till my adolescence, deffo more scarey out thier than worsel gummages version , davros was a class act

it is just so nice to see old style doctor who again, for me personally you can not have doctor who without daleks because they are just as much doctor who as the doctor is 😊

Pyramids of Marts was the Best Tom Baker Doctor Who Episode However Genesis of the Daleks was a Close Second.

It's a nice touch how Davros's voice starts sounding Dalek-like when he's being particularly crazy.

Davros' voice actor really knocked it out of the park with the Virus speech.

Davros scared the hell out of me when I first saw this as a kid.

Tom Baker is the quintessential embodiment of Doctor Who! He perfectly portrayed the character; and few have even come close.

Best DW of the classic series. I like how Davros' declaration at 32:00 that he would destroy "everything" was eventually returned to with the "Reality Bomb" in Stolen Earth/Journey's End.

One of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever.

While the special effects has always been dodgy in older doctor who, the acting and storytelling hits bullseyes.

I keep trying to think of reasons why this isn’t the best Who story ever, but you just can’t argue with it can you? Truly legendary.

Just contrast this brilliant stuff with the miserable cr*p that passes for Dr Who now.

Now we’re talking. This is classic “classic” Dr Who.

And now Russel T Davis wants to reimagine Davros so he's not in a wheelchair, because he doesn't want to associate being evil with being in a wheelchair. First of all, Davros isn't in a wheelchair, he's in a prototype of the Dalek containment vehicle. Second, while you can't say all people in wheelchairs are evil, you also can't say that NO people in wheelchairs are evil. RTD has (once again) ensured the latest Doctor is far too politically correct.

If every good series has that one episode which achieves near perfection, and greatness which speaks to the ages, then for Dr Who THIS is that episode. Amazing.

Michael Wisher, the best Davros. Nothing beats his maniacal screams of EXTERMINATE when he orders the death of Ronson.

I was lucky enough to be in the studio when this was recorded. I still have the camera script!

Tom Baker - the best Doctor who of all time...fantastic voice.

Still my all time fav Dr Who episode. A true epic from the days when a great story was more important than mere SFX

Nyder would of made a great Dalek.

And Elisabeth Sladen will always be the best companion a doctor could ever want.

Can't believe I found a dalek for £1 in a charity shop and the same day this pops up on my recommended videos. Both very happy and weirded out at the same time. Tom Baker was my doctor as a child as well.

Actor Tom Baker is the essential Doctor Who as the Fourth Regeneration of the iconic character with the best in British wit from the BBC, brilliant bespoke wardrobe, and superb acting that makes him the best that science fiction can offer as the timeless Time Lord of choice for eternity.

Dalek stories are the best

One of the first Dr Who's I ever saw in 1981 when I had stumbled upon on the show on PBS. Bought it on DVD when it came out in '05. Simply classic.

43:53 (Davros tries to reach for the button) Dalek: Exterminate! "Fires ray gun" Davros: (Screaming)

I still love this story, one that gave The Doctor the option to play God, but he rightfully turned it down.

Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars and Planet of Evil are the measurement for all Dr. Who episodes. 1975 was the a banner year.

Back when Dr Who wasn't cringe leftist cancer. I still go back and watch the old shows now and again. Robots of death was one of my favourites too, aswell as all the dalek and cybermen episodes.

Tom Baker was/is my Doctor also. I grew up in Detroit during the time we had the infamy of being known as the murder capital of the world and when the Doctor was on it was exactly what the doctor(my psychiatrist) ordered (Hahahahahahaha....) and yes I still need him😅😊. Travel on Doctor!

Michael Wisher was untouchable as Davros, the rest dont come close. I love the end of the first episode when he says "Now we can begin"

Doctor, you have a new enemy...RTD.. 😂

as great of an episode I still have one question. If your gonna have a button to disable life support, why make it so easy to access. you could be pressing a button for coffee and next thing you know, you dont know anything.

Davros was right when it came to the one glaring weakness of the doctor, he has a conscience.

Dock-tor! DOCK-TOR!! Where is the Dock-tor?! getting more jelly babies of course!! Want a jelly baby? have a Jelly baby!! hehe!!

"That is our future..." "You've got troubles!" Understatement of the whole episode!

Tom Baker is in my opinion the greatest doctor ever with David Tenant a close second!!🤗

So funny how Russell T Davies saw Davros and instantly believed everyone in a wheelchair is evil.

I'm almost 46 years old and this is a blast from the past. I grew up watching Dr who. Thanks for the walk down memory lane ❤

Tom Baker, my Absolute Favorite Doctor of all time. I grew up watching this. Thank you!

“Excuse me, could you help me-I’m a spy!!” *knocks out the Thal guards* 😂

The greatest storyline in DW history It was the 1st episode I ever watched, when it was re-shown on BBC in the 90's and got me to be a fan Thanks for the upload

Truly a cautionary tale of what can happen with AI don't you think?

So I just watched this today on FORCES TV and the speech that the Dr gave, whether he had the right to destroy the daleks. Sarah Jane asks why not to which he says if you found a child that you knew was going to grow up and do dreadful things could you kill that child. That scenario was written by Stephen Moffat for Peter Capaldi when he rescues Davros, as a child, from a mine field. Total dedication, just a big fan writing his own storyline, love it.

That “do I have the right” speech The Doctor gives is one of the most profound speeches given for a children’s tv show. You just don’t see it in this medium any more.

I loved this arc probably my favourite involving the Daleks and Skaro itself the writing was perfect Davros was the true show stealer of this storyline

"Do I have the right ?" A question that I can see haunting the Doctor for the rest of his lives.

This is when I became a fan! To find out that some of my fellow fans think this is the best episode of DW ever seems right! Thank you for this!

Tom Baker..Without a shadow of a doubt the BEST Doctor Who 1974-1981

I’m surprised they’re showing davros now. All that hatred towards wheelchair users. R Davies is pathetic. Let’s have davros how he was.

This was by far my favorite era of the show- Baker will always be my favorite Dr. and Sladen will always be my favorite traveling companion. The Dalek episodes were always the best ones too- and this specific episode was the best of the best- their origin story. Davros scared the hell out of me as a kid- he was one of the few bad guys they made look truly terrifying on this show. The Daleks themselves weren't scary as far as how they looked- it was the idea of this cold machine that only existed to "exterminate" any other race and was so difficult to kill- they were the first terminators if you think about it.

"Excuse me, can you help me? I'm a spy." Legendary.

The recent big finish release, Doctor of War: Genesis, really shows how poignant the “Do I have the right?”, moment was to the Doctor. I won’t spoil it, but the excerpt that’s available from the newsletter gave me chills.

I'm old enough to remember every Doctor... Although I was very young for the Willy Hartnell (Dr-001) episodes (I caught-up on the reruns, thousands of centuries later....) Patrick Troughton (Dr-002) was the first Doctor that I specifically remember and was old enough to understand and be thrilled by. . Then a family divorce... And with that the end of my DrWho 'privaleges'... The new Step-Patriarch - someone who would put Nieder (seen in this episode...) to shame, first used DrWho as a leverage and then permenantly banned me from watching. This was the John Pertwee (Dr-003) era... However, I did manage to catch quite a few of those episodes, as I tactically arranged to be at a friend's house on the odd Saturday evening ... Which also coincided with my other favourite SF prog - UFO, which I was also banned from watching at home. . Then the family upsticks and moved to Wales... Again, I was banned from watching DrWho... However, In 1975 I did manage (using the same tactic as before...) to catch all of 'Genesis of the Daleks' and the following 'Revenge of the Cybermen' episodes... I was now 16 and very scientifically aware, so both these series episodes resonated with me... Especially the ethical dichotomy at the end of G.o.t.D... . In September of 1975 I joined the Royal Navy and during the following years initial training period I caught every Dr Who series for that period (Dr-004) and Peter Davison (Dr-005)... Then sea-time - no British TV whatsovever.... When I did catch up, it was Colin Baker (Dr-006), then Sylvester McCoy (Dr-007... who was also cojncidentally, employed by MI6 ...). By this time, I was simply too bored with DrWho... . Obviously - countless millennia later - I caught the film - Paul McGann (Dr-008) and subsequently all of the New Era of Doctor Who, from Eccleston (Dr-009) onwards until the final regeneration of Peter Capaldi's (Dr-012)... Where the charcter changed gender.... That was the final straw for me... A female Time Lord? I DON'T THINK SO.... Again, political correctness and gender equality (which I mostly agree with...) ruins a damn-good story arc and character. The same could be said for the Bond franchise... . Enough is enough. . My favourite Doctors were - Pat Troughton, obviously (and especially) Tom Baker, Paul McGann and Pete Capaldi. But I look back at all the episodes (that I've now caught-up with) and consider - The Genesis of the Daleks and the Revenge of the Cybermen my all time favourite series/episodes. Inspite of the productions, it is the story that counts and these two were landmark stories. Though the 'Bad Wolf' episodes featuring John Hurt and (cameos of) all of the Doctors to date (upto Mat Smith - (Dr-011) - The Time Wars - is up there with them.

2022..it still bloody works.. Tom Baker Who is up there with Original Series Star Trek.

"Who is this Davros....." ? Klaus Schwab? or was that Davos?

At least Guy Siner got to keep his little tank.

When I was 11 and on holiday in Australia, this was the first Doctor Who episode. And it scared me. But it was magic. And now come to think of it. It came out 2 years before Star Wars. And one year after Space Battleship Yamato. And now I have talked to Star War Fans. And I showed them Genesis of the Daleks. And they now know. That the Daleks are the number 1 Sci-Fi villain of all time. Knocking off the Batman's Joker. And Michael Wisher as Davros. Is brilliant. And a beloved stage actor. And you think that bio-medical research was just coming on. The pacemaker, the electronic wheelchair. Electronic sensors. Davros is a combination of Adolf Hilter, Dr. Mengele, and Dr Frankenstein.

The power to wipe out the Daleks in the palm of his hands. I wonder if the Doctor would go back to prevent him from stopping himself?

For me, Tom Baker will always be the best Doctor.

Elizabeth sladen was hot

I remember those days when Davros had no legs and Script writers for Dcotor who didn't think people in wheelchairs were evil.

Sarah. The first non-Kaled being in the Universe to see a Dalek in action. No wonder the look she had, all those years later, when the Daleks were on Earth...

For many people ( including me ) Genesis of the Daleks is the best ever story of all Dr. Who...

"Your views are not important." `~ Nyder Peter Miles steals every scene.

I like how they've changed a 6 episode (I think) arc into a single 45 minute episode!

Genesis of the Daleks was the first Doctor Who serial I’d ever seen. I stumbled across it in the 70s as a kid on PBS in the US and was immediately enthralled by it. Davros scared the crap out of me and I recall making Daleks out of Legos to attack my other action figures. My parents probably thought of was out of my mind as I yelled “Exterminate!” while I played. Oh, the memories... Tom Baker will forever be my favorite Doctor!

I was about 6 years old when I met Tom in Woolworths Lincoln, I queued with my mum for about an hour to get a book signed which I saw in my local news agent and begged mum to buy it for me with the promise that I will read it from cover to cover and of which I still haven't read LOL and I actually don't know where the book is but it doesn't matter because I met Tom Baker... I'm 52 now and still admire the amazing performance Tom gave throughout so many years. Paul

Those are some seriously grumpy giant salt shakers.

Sarah is always frozen in fear, "I can't do it Doctor!" and in 60s platform shoes...clomping her way across the universe and time. Great stuff!

Ah yes the big red self destruct button. Every home should have one.

The single best story in all of Who classic or New

Genesis of the Daleks was the first classic Doctor Who story I watched and I've been hooked ever since.

I miss the old series. The great script writing,the adventures, the excellent actors. I want the BBC to bring those days back.

Don’t show RTD this, man in a wheelchair so offensive

Davros always reminded me of Frank Bough.

I first started watching Doctor Who on PBS in 1978, when I was 4. My family and I had just moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and it aired on Saturdays after Sesame Street and Mister Rogers. My little mind was completely blown by what I saw: an eccentric Englishman traveling in a blue box with hapless companions, battling homicidal robots. I have been a Whovian ever since.

This army can produce laser weapons and icbm and are still using bolt action rifles

Best DW story ever. Tom Baker and Michael Wisher at the top of their game. Utterly wonderful!

I remember watching this when I was young. It was one of the best episodes of the Fourth Doctor's tenure for me. Watching the Tenth's Doctor episodes The Stolen Earth and Journey's End in what for me felt like a sequel because of its inclusion of Elisabeth Sladen (RIP) as Sarah Jane Smith brought tears to my eyes and I was glad to see things come full circle for her, Davros and the Doctor. That's was good storytelling and imagination!

Tom baker, my personal favorite doctor who. my father got me into that show, it wasn't the same after baker left

Of all the Doctor Who shows there's been over the years Tom Baker was and still is the only one that I only watched. He is by far the best and my favorite Doctor Who. I especially liked when they had the robot dog K9 which first appeared in 1977 called The Invisible Enemy. And the Daleks which to me looked like old fashioned salt 🧂 and pepper containers. 🤣 Davros the leader of the Daleks having a third eye on his forehead freaked me out when I first saw him! And when he would say Exterminate, Exterminate really cracked me up. And when they traveled in the old telephone booth I loved that part. I think the movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure was expired by Doctor Who traveling through time in the telephone time machine. It had to be.

This is my Davros. A brilliant iconic character and design.

It is an absolutely cracking story. Davros (Michael Wisher) and Nyder (Peter Miles) played brilliantly, two great characters, evil supreme!

Man this was when they used to tell stories they definitely don't make TV shows like this anymore it's all about preachy preaching nonsense no story at all!

Two words- Tom Baker, my favorite Doctor (I grew up during his tenure)

Guy Siner from "Allo Allo" at 5:00. aka Lieutenant Gruber.

I watched Dr. Who on PBS as a kid (part of their Saturday British tv lineup.) I remember the really long scarf, daleks and not knowing what was going on half the time. I watched because it was something different. 😂😂

Just bought the Dr, Who The Chase and the Museum dvds William Hartnell absolutely brilliant 👏 👌

A 45 minute clip of all the best bits of 'Genesis of the Daleks' not just one of the best Dalek stories ever made but one of the best Doctor Who stories full stop. On the tin it's says 'written by Terry Nation' in the credits but looking at the best bits it smacks 'written by Robert Holmes' on it...

This one of the best eps ever.the story of and creation of the daleks was such a great idea. Cgi stinks but we can't have everything lol

It’s not my absolute favourite, but only because I’m so attached to the first story I ever saw. I wouldn’t argue too strongly against anyone who wants to say this is the best DW story ever.

Even as an adult I find Davros scary!

one of the all time greats not just of doctor who but of tv in general

What's this..? Davros in a (not actually a) wheelchair? But hasn't RTD decreed that because he's personally offended by the concept that an evil person might have wheels for some warped reason, any such implication from his twisted perspective must be expunged irrespective of what more reasonable people might think. Don't you love a bit of double-speak? I'm not so sure George Orwell would be pleased to know we ignored his warnings.

After 38 years since this episode first aired, Russell T Davies has opened my eyes up to the evil wheelchair user called Davros. Up until now I had always assumed him to be an evil scientist, horrifically injured and only alive due the life support mechanism he has contained within the base unit of a MKIII Travel Machine. How could I have been so blind or stupid not to see Davros for what he really was?