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|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]]". | ||
Latest revision as of 03:27, 7 December 2023
Have Daleks Invaded Scotland? was a 21 short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Agent Simon Bucks of the Universal Secret Service writes in to USS HQ from Bickley in Kent. He attaches a photograph taken in Scottish town of Lairg, suspecting the subject of the image of being some form of Dalek, an advance guard heralding an imminent full-scale invasion. USS action-group operators are already on their way to Lairg to investigate with clear orders to destroy any threat to Earth.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Daleks are described by the Universal Secret Service as "metal invaders from Skaro".
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story is the first to tangibly foreshadow the planned invasion of Earth, announced by the Dalek Emperor in the closing panel of The Road to Conflict, the final TV 21 instalment of The Daleks. When Have Daleks Invaded Scotland? was published, TV Century 21 was releasing the penultimate story in the series, The Emissaries of Jevo.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A special variant of Dalek is sent to Earth to "spy out the land" in preparation for a full invasion. (TV: Resolution, Revolution of the Daleks)
