C09S01 Day of the Daleks
Synopsis
On Earth in the 22nd Century, Daleks have enslaved the planet and humans live in fear of their masters. Meanwhile, back in the 20th Century, a peace conference is urgently needed to prevent World War Three. When reports reach UNIT of a ghost at Auderly House - the site for the conference - the Doctor and Jo decide to investigate. Danger is waiting for them there, including a trip two hundred years into the future without the TARDIS...
Cover notes
New Year's Day in 1972 was particularly exciting if you were a Doctor Who fan. Not only was your favourite series returning for its ninth season, but the Daleks were also back for the first time in five years - this time in colour, too.
The last time the Daleks had appeared in Doctor Who was in The Evil of the Daleks (1967). In that story, viewers had witnessed the final end of the creatures. But Daleks were too good, and headline grabbing, to stay hidden forever - so the production team decided to launch Jon Pertwee's third series with their much-publicised return.
Day of the Daleks had a specially shot television trailer featuring Daleks by the Thames, plus an illustrated Radio Times cover, and if you entered the competition inside the magazine, you got the chance to win your very own Dalek.
All this excitement could not have masked the fact that only three Dalek props were available for the production; two grey and one gold. And with all the best will in the world, it was always going to be difficult to stage a full-on Dalek attack on Auderly House at the end of the fourth episode with only three Daleks...
However, for this DVD release, as well as containing the original version, you now get the chance to watch a new-improved Day of the Daleks. New shots enhance this thrilling slice of the Jon Pertwee era, updated effects complement the 1972 production, and finally, the Daleks, with new voices, get to invade the final episode in a much grander style.
Cast
| The Doctor | Jon Pertwee | listed as Dr. Who |
| Jo Grant | Katy Manning | |
| Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Nicholas Courtney | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Controller | Aubrey Woods | |
| Captain Yates | Richard Franklin | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Sergeant Benton | John Levene | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Anat | Anna Barry | |
| Shura | Jimmy Winston | ep. 1,2,4 |
| Boaz | Scott Fredericks | |
| Sir Reginald Styles | Wilfrid Carter | ep. 1,4 |
| Miss Paget | Jean McFarlane | ep. 1,4 |
| girl technician | Deborah Brayshaw | ep. 1,3 |
| U.N.I.T. radio operator | Gypsie Kemp | ep. 1,2 |
| guerilla | Tim Condren | ep. 1 |
| Ogron | Rick Lester | |
| Ogron | Maurice Bush | |
| Dalek | John Scott Martin | |
| Dalek | Ricky Newby | |
| Dalek | Murphy Grumbar | |
| Dalek voice | Oliver Gilbert | |
| Dalek voice | Peter Messaline | |
| Ogron | David Joyce | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Ogron | Frank Menzies | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Ogron | Bruce Wells | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Ogron | Geoffrey Todd | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Monia | Valentine Palmer | ep. 3,4 |
| Manager | Peter Hill | ep. 3 |
| Senior guard | Andrew Carr | ep. 3,4 |
| Guard at Work Centre | George Raistrick | ep. 3 |
| Television reporter | Alex MacIntosh | ep. 4 |
Crew
| Written by | Louis Marks | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Daleks originated by | Terry Nation | |
| Incidental music by | Dudley Simpson | |
| Special sound | Brian Hodgson | |
| Fights arranged by | Rick Lester | ep. 4 |
| Film Cameraman | Fred Hamilton | |
| Film Editor | Dan Rae | |
| Visual effects | Jim Ward | |
| Costumes | Mary Husband | |
| Make-up | Heather Stewart | |
| Lighting | Alan Horne | |
| Sound | Tony Millier | |
| Script Editor | Terrance Dicks | |
| Designer | David Myerscough-Jones | |
| Producer | Barry Letts | |
| Director | Paul Bernard |
DVD Extras
| Anna Barry Jimmy Winston Barry Letts Terrance Dicks Mike Catherwood |
commentary track | |
| A view from the gallery | Producer Barry Letts and vision mixer Mike Catherwood talk about the art of vision mixing on a multi-camera studio show like Doctor Who. | |
| Nationwide | A report for a school on the day they took delivery of a Dalek, first prize in a Radio Times competition. | |
| Blue Peter | Presenter Peter Purves remembers his time as a companion and is joined in the studio by a trio of Daleks. | |
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings |
Disc Two: Special Edition DVD Extras
| The Making of Day of the Daleks - Special Edition | Producer Steve Broster guides us through the creation of his Special Edition of this story. | |
| Now and Then | A visit to the locations use in Day of the Daleks to see how they have changed over the years. | |
| The UNIT Family - Part Two | The second instalment of our series looking at the Doctor's years on Earth as scientific advisor to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce and the strong family bonds created during that time. | |
| The UNIT dating conundrum | Over the years, many fans have tried to rationalise the chronological setting of the UNIT stories from clues within the narrative, despite the obstacles seemingly put in their way by the production team. Narrator Toby Hadoke explains why datin ght estories is so difficult. | |
| The cheating memory | Special Edition producer Steve Broster tries to discover why the reality of Day of the Daleks doesn't quite live up to the memory he has of first seeing it, aged six. | |
| Teaser trailer | A short teaser trailer released at the start of production on the Special Edition |
Commentary
| serial code : | KKK |
| episode count : | 4 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1972-01-01 |
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