Doctor Who: Why You Should Watch The Peter Cushing 'Dr. Who' Movies

With all this talk about change I would honestly say that's my first recommended reasoning for checking out these films. The alterations are rather fascinating, especially if you're used to the original renditions of the characters. It's great fun to watch through the adaptations and comparing the subtle, and not so subtle changes. Mostly it concerns the main characters.

Dr. Who isn't as abrasive, cold, and self-obsessed as the First Doctor was in The Daleks. So that is a key variation from the original source material. Sure, Dr. Who does still meddle with the TARDIS (i.e. the fluid link) to force his travelling companions back towards the Dalek city so that he can peak his scientific curiosity. But it's done in a less selfish way, particularly since Susan initially wishes to join her grandfather in searching the alien establishment.

He's also incredibly apologetic when it comes to the realisation that he's placed his family in mortal danger. From this we quickly gather that he is a caring, responsible, and outright respectable gentlemen who holds a lot of heart. Dr. Who doesn't hold the traits of the First Doctor's aggressive self-importance, who has little tolerance for his human companions. This rendition is an easily beloved protagonist, and Peter Cushing sells his gentle soul perfectly.

I particularly enjoy his chemistry with the Thals. Unlike in The Daleks, Peter Cushing's Dr. Who is instantly willing to help them in their battle against the Daleks, wishing to save them from the Nazis-like creature's trap, as well as give them advice on how they can save themselves from any future tyranny long before he realises he'll need their assistance in retrieving the fluid link. He's not callous, or calculating within his persuasion, he simply wants everyone to be safe, and wants the Daleks to be prevented from causing any further harm.