Lesterson — Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks Character Profile

About Lesterson

Lead scientist of the Vulcan colony who discovers a buried Dalek capsule. Secretly experimenting on a dormant Dalek, he mistakenly treats it as a machine, reactivates three Daleks, and later uncovers a secret production line before being killed by the very machines he awakened.

Character Facts

Played by

Robert James

Appears in

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks (1966)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Lesterson — Professional Employer — Janley (Pamela Ann Davy)

  Janley served directly under Lesterson in scientific operations.

• Lesterson — Professional Employer — Resno (Edward Kelsey)

  Resno was employed by Lesterson for laboratory experiments.

• Lesterson — Professional Scientific Advisor — Governor Hensell (Peter Bathurst)

  Lesterson reported his findings directly to Governor Hensell.

• Lesterson — Conflict Rival Manipulator — Head of Security Bragen (Bernard Archard)

  Both leaders attempted to control the Daleks for their own agendas.

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More characters from Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

• Dr. Who (Patrick Troughton)
• Ben Jackson (Michael Craze)
• Polly (Anneke Wills)
• Deputy Governor Quinn (Nicholas Hawtrey)
• The Examiner (Martin King)
• Head of Security Bragen (Bernard Archard)
• Resno (Edward Kelsey)
• Governor Hensell (Peter Bathurst)
• Janley (Pamela Ann Davy)
• Valmar (Richard Kane)
• The Doctor in the mirror (uncredited) (William Hartnell)
• Daleks (voice) (Peter Hawkins)