The Daleks
Joe Siegler
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The Daleks
This Story: Season 1, Story 2. Production Code B
Overall: Story 2, episodes 5-11
Airdates: 21 Dec 1963 to 1 Feb 1964.
Written by Terry Nation. Directed by Christopher Barry.
Episode Titles
- The Dead Planet
- The Survivors
- The Escape
- The Ambush
- The Expedition
- The Ordeal
- The Rescue
Notes
- This story is sometimes called “The Dead Planet” or “The Mutants” depending on whose story you’re reading.
- On the 60th anniversary of the show (23 Nov 2023), this was broadcast in a 75 min cut down version – and colorized as well! I have a couple of screenshots of the color version below.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD | My earlier 2012 review ]
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 5 (Story 2) - "The Dead Planet" - 21 Dec 1963. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 22, 2021
The first ep of the first Dalek story has barely a single Dalek in it. It's very heavy on the Tardis crew doing some exploration, which I really liked. The Doctor is still a jerk here, though. pic.twitter.com/eRNgD6ojsO
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 6 (Story 2) - "The Survivors" - 21 Dec 1963. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 23, 2021
The 2nd ep of the 1st Dalek story still delays showing a Dalek in full. Most of this story is about the Tardis crew being sick due to radiation. Daleks are simple captors here; a much different feel. pic.twitter.com/QglLqQhKp8
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 7 (Story 2) - "The Escape" - 4 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 25, 2021
We meet the Thals here, the other race on Skaro. They help the Tardis crew recover from radiation. Most of this ep is them trying to escape. Liked the pace of this ep; was an improvement on the last one. pic.twitter.com/lGfCk1pxnw
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 8 (Story 2) - "The Ambush" - 11 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho 1/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 26, 2021
The crew escapes the Daleks on Skaro, but leave an item they need to fly the Tardis behind, so they have to go back to the city. It sets up the next few episodes, which is where the padding begins. pic.twitter.com/6G2PQ8w1pF
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 8 (Story 2) - "The Ambush" - 11 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho 2/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 26, 2021
As part of the escape, there's a sequence with Ian inside a Dalek which is amusing. We also finally get an extermination in Ep4 here (Thal leader) during the episode's title sequence. pic.twitter.com/WOdWMv1bQM
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 8 (Story 2) - "The Ambush" - 11 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho 3/3
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 26, 2021
Just one question about the scene where Daleks provided food for the Thals just to ambush them.
Why would the Daleks have stores of bog roll? They don't need it themselves. pic.twitter.com/sli80HvdhN
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 9 (Story 2) - "The Expedition" - 18 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 26, 2021
Most of this episode is the Tardis crew trying to get the Thals to attack the Daleks to help them recover the fluid link. It's a morality play for the most part - "What will you fight for?" pic.twitter.com/uQIFmJJm7d
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 10 (Serial B, Story 2, Ep 6/7) - "The Ordeal" - 25 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 29, 2021
Most of this ep I would have ditched. This is the crew and the Thals going through the jungle to get back to the Dalek city. Could have been combined w/ last ep to make this shorter. pic.twitter.com/Uq6h7MbxTO
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 11 - 7/7 (Serial B, Story 2) - "The Rescue" - 25 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 29, 2021
The last episode of the first ever Dalek story is not bad, but I would have made the final battle a bit more exciting. Also the 1st example of the Doctor "talking" a Dalek to death. pic.twitter.com/9xxmSogSTc
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 11 - 7/7 (Serial B, Story 2) - "The Rescue" - 25 Jan 1964. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) August 29, 2021
Actually, a lot of this ep had more of the trek from last episode, forgot it was here too - The trek has a lot to do with the slow pacing past Ep4. Always wish we saw more Thals. pic.twitter.com/ubSJPU3YwU
