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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Have Daleks Invaded Scotland?.jpg | |image = Have Daleks Invaded Scotland?.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[21 (series)|21]]'' stories | |series = ''[[21 (series)|21]]'' stories | ||
|main character = [[Simon Bucks]] | |main character = [[Simon Bucks]] | ||
|setting = [[Lairg]], [[2066]] | |setting = [[Lairg]], [[2066]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Simon Bucks | ||
|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 90 | |publication = TV21 90 | ||
|release date = | |release date = 8 October 1966 | ||
|prev = | |prev = Spy Bait (short story) | ||
|next = Agents In Action (TV21 91 short story){{!}}Agents In Action | |next = Agents In Action (TV21 91 short story){{!}}Agents In Action | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Agent [[Simon Bucks]] of the [[Universal Secret Service]] writes in to [[USS HQ]] from [[Bickley]] in [[Kent]]. He attaches a [[photograph]] taken in [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[town]] of [[Lairg]], suspecting the subject of the image of being some form of [[Dalek]], an [[advance guard]] heralding an [[2060s Dalek invasion|imminent full-scale invasion]]. USS action-group operators are already on their way to Lairg to investigate with clear orders to [[Destruction|destroy]] any threat to [[Earth]]. | Agent [[Simon Bucks]] of the [[Universal Secret Service]] writes in to [[USS HQ]] from [[Bickley]] in [[Kent]]. He attaches a [[photograph]] taken in [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[town]] of [[Lairg]], suspecting the subject of the image of being some form of [[Dalek]], an [[advance guard]] heralding an [[2060s Dalek invasion of Earth|imminent full-scale invasion]]. USS action-group operators are already on their way to Lairg to investigate with clear orders to [[Destruction|destroy]] any threat to [[Earth]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Simon Bucks]] | * [[Simon Bucks]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s are described by the [[Universal Secret Service]] as "[[metal]] [[Invasion|invaders]] from [[Skaro]]". | * The [[Dalek]]s are described by the [[Universal Secret Service]] as "[[metal]] [[Invasion|invaders]] from [[Skaro]]". | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story is the first to tangibly foreshadow the [[2060s Dalek invasion|planned invasion of Earth]], announced by [[Dalek Prime|the Dalek Emperor]] in the closing panel of ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', the final instalment of ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]''. When ''Have Daleks Invaded Scotland?'' was published, ''[[TV Century 21]]'' was releasing the penultimate story in the series, ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]''. | * This story is the first to tangibly foreshadow the [[2060s Dalek invasion of Earth|planned invasion of Earth]], announced by [[Dalek Prime|the Dalek Emperor]] in the closing panel of ''[[The Road to Conflict (comic story)|The Road to Conflict]]'', the final ''TV 21'' instalment of ''[[The Daleks (comic series)|The Daleks]]''. When ''Have Daleks Invaded Scotland?'' was published, ''[[TV Century 21]]'' was releasing the penultimate story in the series, ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||