C22S06 Revelation of the Daleks
Synopsis
The Doctor and Peri arrive on the planet Necros, home of Tranquil Repose, a funeral home for the galaxy's elite. But is this the Doctor's own final resting place? And why do Daleks guard the inner sanctums of the perpetually interred? Perhaps the Great Healer will have the answers...
Cover notes
By his own admission, Eric Saward felt that he handled the Daleks rather badly in his script for Resurrection of the Daleks (1984), and so wanted another chance to try and redeem both himself and Skaro's finest. Drawing inspiration from the bleak subjext matter of Evelyn Waugh's darkly comic novel The Loved One, Saward injects the story with real menace and horror, whilst at the same time having immense fun with the slick and witty dialogue.
At the time of Revelation of the Daleks' transmission, Doctor Who had just been consigned to an 18-month hiatus by nervy BBC bosses, who criticised the series for being too violent and horrific, whilst also being staid and stagnant. How ironic that Revelation of the Daleks is perhaps one of the most imaginative and innovative stories that the series ever presented.
Cast
| The Doctor | Tom Baker | listed as Doctor Who |
| Sarah Jane Smith | Elisabeth Sladen | |
| Harry Sullivan | Ian Marter | |
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| Title music | Ron Grainer and BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Title sequence | Bernard Lodge | |
| Incidental music | Dudley Simpson | |
| Special sound | Dick Mills | |
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| Script Editor | Robert Holmes | |
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| Producer | Philip Hinchcliffe | |
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| initial broadcast date : | 1985-03-23 |
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| part of The Dalek Collection boxset | |