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|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Series 7 (Doctor Who) | |season number = Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005) | ||
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'''''Asylum of the Daleks''''' was the first episode of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|series 7]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | '''''Asylum of the Daleks''''' was the first episode of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 7]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
[[Steven Moffat]]'s first script to feature the [[Dalek]]s as the main adversaries, it also served to launch the beginning of the series' major plot strands: the end of Amy and Rory's travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and the beginning of the mystery surrounding [[Clara Oswald]]'s identity. The episode also saw Rory and Amy's love challenged, following on from ''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]'', with the issue being resolved by the end of the story. This story also had [[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)|an online prequel]]. | [[Steven Moffat]]'s first script to feature the [[Dalek]]s as the main adversaries, it also served to launch the beginning of the series' major plot strands: the end of Amy and Rory's travels in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and the beginning of the mystery surrounding [[Clara Oswald]]'s identity. The episode also saw Rory and Amy's love challenged, following on from ''[[Pond Life (webcast)|Pond Life]]'', with the issue being resolved by the end of the story. This story also had [[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)|an online prequel]]. | ||
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Importantly, it introduced audiences to Oswald as "[[soufflé]] girl", a moniker that would ultimately gain greater resonance in [[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|the series finale]]. Indeed, from the production team's perspective, the episode marked a major victory in Moffat's war on spoilers, in that the surprise of [[Jenna Coleman|Jenna-Louise Coleman]]'s appearance was preserved for the vast majority of the global audience. Despite several advanced screenings, no major leaks about her presence were known to have occurred in press reports or on social media. It was also an important episode for fans of Dalek design, in that several models of Dalek stretching all the way back to the 1960s were seen in the story — if only briefly. | Importantly, it introduced audiences to Oswald as "[[soufflé]] girl", a moniker that would ultimately gain greater resonance in [[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|the series finale]]. Indeed, from the production team's perspective, the episode marked a major victory in Moffat's war on spoilers, in that the surprise of [[Jenna Coleman|Jenna-Louise Coleman]]'s appearance was preserved for the vast majority of the global audience. Despite several advanced screenings, no major leaks about her presence were known to have occurred in press reports or on social media. It was also an important episode for fans of Dalek design, in that several models of Dalek stretching all the way back to the 1960s were seen in the story — if only briefly. | ||
With respect to the [[BBC Wales]] Dalek designs, it seemed to reverse the | With respect to the [[BBC Wales]] Dalek designs, it seemed to reverse the {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}' implication that the "colour-coded Daleks" would destroy any remaining bronze Daleks introduced in the first [[Russell T Davies]] era as inferior. Instead, the bronze Daleks were clearly shown to be numerically superior to the colour-coded version, and both were shown to be working together in a Moffat-introduced Dalek governmental structure called the "[[Parliament of the Daleks]]". This was in fact, the last televised appearance of the ''Victory of the Daleks'' designs, while the bronze Daleks persisted as recently as [[Chris Chibnall]]'s final story, the BBC [[Centenary Special]] {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}. The episode also re-introduced [[Skaro]] on television for the first time since the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], showing it in a state of heavy ruin. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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On [[Skaro]], a woman called [[Darla von Karlsen|Darla]] tells of a story about a man who fought the Daleks. However, [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|as the universe now believes him to be dead]]; Darla hopes the rumours are wrong and that this man will come to save them. Inside a huge statue of a Dalek, she is surprised by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], who asks why she has called him. Darla explains that her daughter is in a Dalek [[prison camp]], and she wants him to rescue her. The Doctor questions as to why Darla is not in the camp, to which she says was because she escaped. | On [[Skaro]], a woman called [[Darla von Karlsen|Darla]] tells of a story about a man who fought the Daleks. However, [[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|as the universe now believes him to be dead]]; Darla hopes the rumours are wrong and that this man will come to save them. Inside a huge statue of a Dalek, she is surprised by the [[Eleventh Doctor]], who asks why she has called him. Darla explains that her daughter is in a Dalek [[prison camp]], and she wants him to rescue her. The Doctor questions as to why Darla is not in the camp, to which she says was because she escaped. | ||
However, the Doctor points out ''no-one'' does, before touching her face. He pulls his hand back in shock, noting she's cold. Darla wonders why that's a problem. The Doctor tells her that this is a trap, and she doesn't even know it. She asks what's a trap, to which the Doctor tells her; she's the trap and doesn't know it. At that moment, Darla convulses and sprouts a Dalek eye-stalk from her forehead; she's [[Dalek puppet|sleeper agent of the Daleks]]. With a gunstick from her palm, she knocks out the Doctor as a [[Dalek saucer]] arrives to collect the Doctor. | However, the Doctor points out ''no-one'' does, before touching her face. He pulls his hand back in shock, noting she's cold. Darla wonders why that's a problem. The Doctor tells her that this is a trap, and she doesn't even know it. She asks what's a trap, to which the Doctor tells her; she's the trap and doesn't know it. At that moment, Darla convulses and sprouts a Dalek eye-stalk from her forehead; she's a [[Dalek puppet|sleeper agent of the Daleks]]. With a gunstick from her palm, she knocks out the Doctor as a [[Dalek saucer]] arrives to collect the Doctor. | ||
[[File:Cassandra Asylum of the Daleks.jpg|thumb|200x200px|A [[Dalek puppet]].]] | [[File:Cassandra Asylum of the Daleks.jpg|thumb|200x200px|A [[Dalek puppet]].]] | ||
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He wakes up in a cell with Amy and looks through a small window to see they are in space, with an armada of Dalek saucers accompanying them. Rory vocally wonders how much trouble they're in; the Doctor is escorted in by Daleks, saying "On a scale of 1 to 10, Mr Pond? 11." They are then taken to the [[Parliament of the Daleks]], where Amy tells Rory everything the Doctor is thinking based on his movements; he's even figured out the two of them are having problems because they are not close to each other. As the Daleks seemed stunned, the Doctor says it's finally [[Christmas]] for them because they managed to capture their greatest enemy. Much to the Doctor's surprise, the assembled Daleks ''don't'' try to exterminate him. Wondering for what other reason they could have captured him, the Doctor is met with a surprise; the Daleks want the Doctor to ''save'' them, to which he replies, "Well, this is new." | He wakes up in a cell with Amy and looks through a small window to see they are in space, with an armada of Dalek saucers accompanying them. Rory vocally wonders how much trouble they're in; the Doctor is escorted in by Daleks, saying "On a scale of 1 to 10, Mr Pond? 11." They are then taken to the [[Parliament of the Daleks]], where Amy tells Rory everything the Doctor is thinking based on his movements; he's even figured out the two of them are having problems because they are not close to each other. As the Daleks seemed stunned, the Doctor says it's finally [[Christmas]] for them because they managed to capture their greatest enemy. Much to the Doctor's surprise, the assembled Daleks ''don't'' try to exterminate him. Wondering for what other reason they could have captured him, the Doctor is met with a surprise; the Daleks want the Doctor to ''save'' them, to which he replies, "Well, this is new." | ||
The Parliament saucer brings them to a planet the Daleks call the [[Dalek Asylum|Asylum]], a place that the Doctor has heard of only in legend. It's a place where the Daleks dispose of those of their kind who go wrong: the insane, the battle-scarred and the uncontrollable. The Doctor learns, to his disgust, that the Daleks didn't destroy their insane brethren because they find destroying their "Divine Hatred" offensive, describing it to be beautiful. The whole planet is automated and surrounded by an impenetrable shield, but the Daleks have detected a signal of unknown origin on the planet. The Daleks never considered tracing it back and trying to communicate with the source. The Doctor traces the signal to a woman called [[Clara Oswald#Oswin Oswald|Oswin Oswald]], who has been hiding out on the remains of the crashed [[starliner]] ''[[Alaska ( | The Parliament saucer brings them to a planet the Daleks call the [[Dalek Asylum|Asylum]], a place that the Doctor has heard of only in legend. It's a place where the Daleks dispose of those of their kind who go wrong: the insane, the battle-scarred and the uncontrollable. The Doctor learns, to his disgust, that the Daleks didn't destroy their insane brethren because they find destroying their "Divine Hatred" offensive, describing it to be beautiful. The whole planet is automated and surrounded by an impenetrable shield, but the Daleks have detected a signal of unknown origin on the planet. The Daleks never considered tracing it back and trying to communicate with the source. The Doctor traces the signal to a woman called [[Clara Oswald#Oswin Oswald|Oswin Oswald]], who has been hiding out on the remains of the crashed [[starliner]] ''[[Alaska (spacecraft)|Alaska]]'' for a year. | ||
[[File:Gravity beam.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor and the Ponds are fired at the Asylum.]] | [[File:Gravity beam.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor and the Ponds are fired at the Asylum.]] | ||
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* [[Harvey (Asylum of the Daleks)|Harvey]] - [[David Gyasi]] | * [[Harvey (Asylum of the Daleks)|Harvey]] - [[David Gyasi]] | ||
* [[Dalek|Voice of the Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Dalek|Voice of the Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[ | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Photoshoot PA]] - [[Zac Fox]]<ref>Fox was not credited for this role in this episode. ([[DWMSE 33]]) He was, however, credited for the same role in | * [[Photoshoot PA]] - [[Zac Fox]]<ref>Fox was not credited for this role in this episode. ([[DWMSE 33]]) He was, however, credited for the same role in {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}, where he did not appear.</ref> | ||
* [[Dalek puppet|Skeleton]] - [[Mickey Lewis]]<ref>http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=5312&detail=listing&pg=rnd</ref> | * [[Dalek puppet|Skeleton]] - [[Mickey Lewis]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=5312&detail=listing&pg=rnd Doctor Who News Guide]</ref> | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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=== Daleks === | === Daleks === | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s have a [[Prime Minister of the Daleks|Prime Minister]]. | * The [[Dalek]]s have a [[Prime Minister of the Daleks|Prime Minister]]. | ||
* The Daleks refer to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as the "[[ | * The Daleks refer to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] as the "[[Aliases of the Doctor|Predator of the Daleks]]". | ||
* The Daleks have the ability to turn people into [[Dalek puppet|their puppets]], via the use of [[nanogene]]s. [[Time Lord]]s are immune to this technology. | * The Daleks have the ability to turn people into [[Dalek puppet|their puppets]], via the use of [[nanogene]]s. [[Time Lord]]s are immune to this technology. | ||
* The Daleks consider hatred to be beautiful, and they find it "offensive" to destroy it. | * The Daleks consider hatred to be beautiful, and they find it "offensive" to destroy it. | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor describes himself as "[[ | * The Doctor describes himself as "[[Aliases of the Doctor|the Oncoming Storm]]". | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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=== Transport technology === | === Transport technology === | ||
* The Doctor brags that he has an exceptional aim with [[teleport]]s after he teleports himself and the Ponds into [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | * The Doctor brags that he has an exceptional aim with [[teleport]]s after he teleports himself and the Ponds into [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | ||
=== Influences === | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] was keen to have each episode of season seven exhibit the ambition, scope and thrills of a feature film. For this episode, he was inspired by ''[[Die Hard]]''. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* The presence of Jenna-Louise Coleman in this episode was successfully kept secret, despite the episode having several preview showings prior to broadcast. After broadcast, Coleman and Moffat both issued statements thanking fans and the media for keeping Coleman's debut — months before her official first episode, the 2012 Christmas special — a secret. | * The presence of [[Jenna Coleman|Jenna-Louise Coleman]] in this episode was successfully kept secret, despite the episode having several preview showings prior to broadcast. After broadcast, Coleman and [[Steven Moffat]] both issued statements thanking fans and the media for keeping Coleman's debut — months before her official first episode, the 2012 Christmas special — a secret. | ||
* This story premiered in Australia on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s on-demand and catch-up service [[ABC iView|iView]] at 5.10am AEST; immediately following the UK broadcast. This was the first time ''Doctor Who'' had debuted on Australian TV in this way. A traditional free-to-air screening on [[ABC1]] was followed on the [[8 September (releases)|8 September]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/abc tv/2012/08/the-doctor-to-premiere-on-iview.html|title=The Doctor To Premiere On iview|date of source=28 August 2012|website name=ABC TV Blog|accessdate= 2 September 2012}}</ref> | * This story premiered in Australia on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s on-demand and catch-up service [[ABC iView|iView]] at 5.10am AEST; immediately following the UK broadcast. This was the first time ''Doctor Who'' had debuted on Australian TV in this way. A traditional free-to-air screening on [[ABC1]] was followed on the [[8 September (releases)|8 September]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/abc tv/2012/08/the-doctor-to-premiere-on-iview.html|title=The Doctor To Premiere On iview|date of source=28 August 2012|website name=ABC TV Blog|accessdate= 2 September 2012}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Asylum of the Daleks logo.jpg|thumb|The unique logo for ''Asylum of the Daleks''.]] | [[File:Asylum of the Daleks logo.jpg|thumb|The unique logo for ''Asylum of the Daleks''.]] | ||
* This story marks the first appearance of a new title sequence. It contains the same music and time vortex animation as the sequence used for the two previous seasons, but the font of the opening credits and the style of the logo have changed. The sequence appears to have some colour adjustments as well - the vortex has hints of green, while the TARDIS itself is a slightly darker blue with vibrant yellow lighting emanating from the TARDIS windows. The footage also has less-sharp focus, casting a more dream-like atmosphere to the sequence. | * This story marks the first appearance of a new title sequence. It contains the same music and time vortex animation as the sequence used for the two previous seasons, but the font of the opening credits and the style of the logo have changed. The sequence appears to have some colour adjustments as well - the vortex has hints of green, while the TARDIS itself is a slightly darker blue with vibrant yellow lighting emanating from the TARDIS windows. The footage also has less-sharp focus, casting a more dream-like atmosphere to the sequence. | ||
* A [[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)|prequel]] was released on [[iTunes]] shortly before the release of the episode. | * A [[Asylum of the Daleks Prequel (webcast)|prequel]] was released on [[iTunes]] shortly before the release of the episode. | ||
* This episode was shown at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, just as was done with | * This episode was shown at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, just as was done with {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}} in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/09/charlie-brooker-steven-moffat-edinburgh?INTCMP=SRCH|title=Charlie Brooker, Steven Moffat and Ruth Jones top bill in Edinburgh|author=John Plunkett|date of source=9 May 2012|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref> | ||
* This is the first televised Dalek story set primarily on another planet than Earth since ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''. | * This is the first televised Dalek story set primarily on another planet than Earth since ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* This is the first time since | * This is the first time since {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}, that the caption "written by" was included in an episode. | ||
[[File:EggsStir.jpg|thumb|[[Paul Cornell]] did the "eggs" gag with the [[Seventh Doctor]] before [[Steven Moffat]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Metamorphosis (comic story)|Metamorphosis]]'')]] | [[File:EggsStir.jpg|thumb|[[Paul Cornell]] did the "eggs" gag with the [[Seventh Doctor]] before [[Steven Moffat]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Metamorphosis (comic story)|Metamorphosis]]'')]] | ||
* Although stressing that the first syllable of "Exterminate!" sounds like ''eggs'' was new to television, it was not the first time the notion appeared in licensed ''Doctor Who''. It was done about 20 years earlier by [[Paul Cornell]] in ''[[Metamorphosis (comic story)|Metamorphosis]]''. The usage is remarkably the same in that ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' comic, except that it's the [[Seventh Doctor]] who is turning into a Dalek and saying "eggs". | * Although stressing that the first syllable of "Exterminate!" sounds like ''eggs'' was new to television, it was not the first time the notion appeared in licensed ''Doctor Who''. It was done about 20 years earlier by [[Paul Cornell]] in ''[[Metamorphosis (comic story)|Metamorphosis]]''. The usage is remarkably the same in that ''[[Doctor Who Yearbook]]'' comic, except that it's the [[Seventh Doctor]] who is turning into a Dalek and saying "eggs". | ||
* This is the first season opener not set primarily on Earth since | * This is the first season opener not set primarily on Earth since {{cs|Smith and Jones (TV story)}}. | ||
* Oswin's theme, composed by [[Murray Gold]], resembles - but is different to - Clara Oswald's theme, later introduced in [[TV]]: | * Oswin's theme, composed by [[Murray Gold]], resembles - but is different to - Clara Oswald's theme, later introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}}. A brief snippet of Clara's theme is heard when she first says "Run you clever boy." | ||
* In a 2017 interview, Coleman revealed that she burned her right hand during filming when it came in contact with a light; as a result, she says, she can be seen favouring the injured hand in some scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEh9GMudTYo|title=BAFTA: Jenna Coleman's Painful Introduction to Doctor Who|date of source=11 October 2017|website name=YouTube.com|accessdate= 14 October 2017}}</ref> | * In a 2017 interview, Jenna Coleman revealed that she burned her right hand during filming when it came in contact with a light; as a result, she says, she can be seen favouring the injured hand in some scenes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEh9GMudTYo|title=BAFTA: Jenna Coleman's Painful Introduction to Doctor Who|date of source=11 October 2017|website name=YouTube.com|accessdate= 14 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
* Mindful of the mixed reaction which had greeted the redesigned [[New Dalek Paradigm|Paradigm Daleks]], Steven Moffat wanted to draw upon the long history of variant Dalek designs which dated back to [[1963]]. Moffat now intended to portray the Paradigm Daleks as a sort of Dalek upper echelon, while the bronze design which had been used since {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}} would be brought back into service as the rank and file. | |||
* This episode formed Block Two of season seven, along with {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}}. | |||
* The Ponds are on the verge of divorce because Steven Moffat wanted to emphasise that the normal problems and challenges of marriage were now as pertinent to them as their adventures with the Doctor. | |||
* Originally, the Ponds' divorce was to be signposted by Rory's choice to grow a [[beard]], despite Amy's loathing of facial hair, which he would shave off at the story's conclusion. Between seasons, [[Arthur Darvill]] was appearing on stage as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopheles Mephistopheles] in ''[[Doctor Faustus]]'', and [[Steven Moffat]] planned to have him keep the beard he had grown for that role. However, this plan had to be abandoned when it was decided to make the episode alongside {{cs|The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)}} | |||
* At the start of the story, Darla originally claimed that she wanted the Doctor to take her back in time to see her late daughter, and gave herself away by referring to the age she had been when she herself had died. | |||
* Cassandra was initially a replacement for Amy's regular make-up artist, while Rory was able to flee the bus only to be surrounded by a mob of Dalek agents. | |||
* The Dalek Prime Minister was originally the [[Dalek Prime]]. | |||
* The Dalek Parliament was first located on a planet dubbed “Skaro 2” rather than a spaceship. | |||
* The business of the Doctor and Amy making their way from the ''Alaska''<nowiki/>'s escape pod through the Asylum, and Amy perceiving the Daleks as people, replaced Oswin teleporting them directly to Rory. | |||
* Oswin was originally conceived as a fan of [[Elvis Presley]], whose music would play throughout the episode and inspire the Doctor to give her the nickname “[[Blue Suede Shoes]]”. However, when the rights to use these songs proved problematic to obtain, [[Nick Hurran]] suggested the soundtrack to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Bizet Georges Bizet]'s [[1875]] [[opera]] ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen Carmen].'' | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] realised that the Doctor would never actually see Oswin in her human form. This meant that the actress portraying Oswin and the actress cast as the new companion could be one and the same. As such, Moffat did away with a suggestion that Oswin might be a Dalek whose insanity had caused it to believe itself to be human. | |||
* A substantial phalanx of Daleks was assembled for the production, including no fewer than thirteen new constructions. Five were revised versions of the [[New Dalek Paradigm|Paradigm Daleks]]. In part, the changes were intended to address concerns expressed by the operators, who found the Paradigm Daleks far more difficult to control than their predecessors. Most notably, the rear “hump” was removed to restore a more symmetrical appearance, and they were given a metallic sheen in contrast to the bright, plasticky look they had previously sported. Three were painted in red Drone livery, alongside a blue Strategist and a white Supreme. Eight new bronze Daleks were also built; two were given severely distressed characteristics to represent some of the more badly-damaged inmates of the Asylum. Furthermore, three bronze casings were still available from amongst those made and retained by the BBC during the previous decade. Likewise, the original white Paradigm Dalek, last seen in {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}, was also to appear, retaining th dilapidated state it had been given for that story. | |||
* A number of additional Daleks were sourced from [[BBC Worldwide]]. They included two additional bronze Daleks, plus the [[Special Weapons Dalek]] from {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}. This Planet Earth, a manufacturer of high-end screen-accurate Dalek props, provided a Dalek from '{{cs|Death to the Daleks (TV story)}} in silver and black livery. A charity organiser which supplied Daleks for fundraising opportunities loaned a bronze Dalek, a black Dalek in the style of [[Dalek Sec]], an [[Ironside Project|Ironsides Dalek]] from {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}, and a [[Renegade Dalek]] from ''Remembrance of the Daleks''. Two longtime fans also assisted the production team: an original casing from {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}} and a Throne Room Dalek from {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}} came from [[Andrew Beech]], while [[Mark Barton Hill]] contributed a grey-and-black Dalek from {{cs|Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)}}. Finally, [[Russell T Davies]] offered the use of his own prop, which resembled those from ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''. [[Caroline Skinner]] knew Davies well and asked to borrow his replica. She stated that he was "thrilled" that it was canonised. | |||
* When Amy hallucinates the Daleks of humans, some of them were played by the corresponding Dalek operator. | |||
* The bronze Dalek which represented Oswin was the casing originally constructed to represent [[Dalek Caan]] in ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]].'' | |||
* No fewer than twenty six Dalek casings were used for the Dalek Parliament. [[Caroline Skinner]] said that "there was just a real magic and sense of history about having them". | |||
* The Dalek Parliament set was the largest ever built for the series, surpassing the [[Silurian Ark]] from {{cs|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)}} | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] recalled that the Daleks were remembered for being scary, but due to their legacy as British icons they had become "cuddly" over the years and their true menace forgotten. He intended to make them scary again, reminding the audience of their intentions. He thought the best way to do this would be to show Daleks that were considered even madder than usual. [[Karen Gillan]] admitted that she had not been scared of the Daleks before working on the episode. | |||
* [[Jenna Coleman]]'s scenes were filmed over six days on a closed set with a [[green screen]] which she acted to. | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] was concerned about how all the different Daleks would look together, but was pleased once he saw them; he commented that the diversity made them look like a species, rather than identical robots. | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]] had previously been divorced and tackled the subject in his series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Gang Press Gang]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joking_Apart Joking Apart].'' Many viewers took issue with the Ponds' divorce being resolved by the end of the episode and never mentioned again. | |||
* The black chair in Oswin's pod previously appeared in the pod [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] used at the end of {{cs|The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)}} The lever was the same one the Master pulls to shut down the bunker's defences in {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}} | |||
* Unusually, the first filming was not the result of careful planning, but of last-minute happenstance. While filming {{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}} in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almer%C3%ADa Almería], [[Spain]], [[Marcus Wilson]] realised that the nearby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada Sierra Nevada] mountain range was ideal to represent the surface of the Asylum planet. [[Nick Hurran]] quickly devised plans to film the relevant footage, and a minimal crew travelled to Almería's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_National_Park_(Spain) Sierra Nevada National Park]. | |||
* This is the first Dalek story where the Daleks don't actually kill anyone. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthie_Henshall Ruthie Henshall] was originally cast as Darla. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
The episode was preview screened at BFI Southbank on 14 August 2012, and at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival during 23–25 August. On 25 August it was also screened in New York City and Toronto. The episode was broadcast to the public on 1 September on BBC One in the United Kingdom, BBC America in the United States, and on Space in Canada, and on 2 September on the ABC iView service. It premiered on 8 September 2012 on ABC1 in Australia, and on 13 September on Prime TV in New Zealand. | |||
Overnight viewing figures for the UK showed that the episode was watched by 6.4 million viewers, the lowest overnight figure for a premiere episode of the revived series; however, viewing patterns indicate that fewer people watch Doctor Who live and it won its timeslot. The final consolidated rating was 8.33 million viewers, ranking third for the week on BBC One.<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date Doctor Who Ratings - UK final]</ref> It was also the most-viewed episode on [[BBC iPlayer]] the day that it aired, and ended September in the number one spot, with 2.2 million requests. "Asylum of the Daleks" achieved an Appreciation Index of 89, the highest for a series opener of Doctor Who. | Overnight viewing figures for the UK showed that the episode was watched by 6.4 million viewers, the lowest overnight figure for a premiere episode of the revived series; however, viewing patterns indicate that fewer people watch Doctor Who live and it won its timeslot. The final consolidated rating was 8.33 million viewers, ranking third for the week on BBC One.<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date Doctor Who Ratings - UK final]</ref> It was also the most-viewed episode on [[BBC iPlayer]] the day that it aired, and ended September in the number one spot, with 2.2 million requests. "Asylum of the Daleks" achieved an Appreciation Index of 89, the highest for a series opener of Doctor Who. | ||
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=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
* The scenes on the Asylum surface were filmed during production of episode three, | * The scenes on the Asylum surface were filmed during production of episode three, {{cs|A Town Called Mercy (TV story)}}, in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain. | ||
=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Asylum stylistically resembles [[Dalek City|the city]] in which the [[First Doctor]] first met the Daleks. ([[TV]]: | * The Asylum stylistically resembles [[Dalek City|the city]] in which the [[First Doctor]] first met the Daleks. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor's "death" is public knowledge across the Universe. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor's "death" is public knowledge across the Universe. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor has previously met an individual whose mind entered a fugue state. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor has previously met an individual whose mind entered a fugue state. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Next Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor closes his eyes, holds out his arms, and waits to be shot, ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor closes his eyes, holds out his arms, and waits to be shot, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}, {{cs|Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)}}) only to scrunch his face and peek at why he's still alive. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}) | ||
* Rory mentions waiting outside a [[Pandorica|box]] for [[Rory Williams (Auton)|two thousand years]]. ([[TV]]: | * Rory mentions waiting outside a [[Pandorica|box]] for [[Rory Williams (Auton)|two thousand years]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}) | ||
* On the [[Dalek Asylum]], [[Nanogene]]s turn people both living and dead into Daleks. The Doctor has previously come across nanogenes which altered humans into hostile creatures. ([[TV]]: | * On the [[Dalek Asylum]], [[Nanogene]]s turn people both living and dead into Daleks. The Doctor has previously come across nanogenes which altered humans into hostile creatures. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Child (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}}) | ||
[[File:Special_Weapons_Dalek_2012.JPG|thumb|A special weapons Dalek.]] | [[File:Special_Weapons_Dalek_2012.JPG|thumb|A special weapons Dalek.]] | ||
* Several models of Daleks from different points in history appear. Many of the bronze Daleks the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor]] met appear ([[TV]]: | * Several models of Daleks from different points in history appear. Many of the bronze Daleks the [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor]] met appear ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}} et. al), one [[Strategist Dalek]] and one or more [[Supreme Dalek (New Dalek Paradigm)|Supreme Daleks]] of the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}} onward), the [[Dalek (The Wedding of River Song)|damaged Supreme]] from which the Doctor took the [[data core]] and [[eyestalk]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}) a [[Special Weapons Dalek]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}) several [[Renegade Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}) a few of the [[Skaro City Dalek|early]] [[silver Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}), the gunmetal-[[grey Dalek]] models ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Daleks (TV story)}} to [[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}), at least one [[Ironside Project|Ironside Dalek]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}) a cobweb-covered white-and-black Dalek, ([[TV]]: '{{cs|Death to the Daleks (TV story)}}) a [[Emperor's Personal Guard|black-domed Dalek]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}) and a [[black Dalek]] identical to [[Dalek Sec]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}, {{cs|Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)}}, {{cs|Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Daleks in the Intensive Care section of the Asylum are survivors of encounters with the Doctor on planets such as [[Spiridon]], ([[TV]]: | * The Daleks in the Intensive Care section of the Asylum are survivors of encounters with the Doctor on planets such as [[Spiridon]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Daleks (TV story)}}) [[Kembel]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') [[Aridius]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') and [[Exxilon]]. ([[TV]]: '{{cs|Death to the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Daleks have successfully captured the Doctor's TARDIS before, ([[TV]]: | * The Daleks have successfully captured the Doctor's TARDIS before, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Journey's End (TV story)}}) as have others. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Blink (TV story)}}, {{cs|Utopia (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Poison Sky (TV story)}}, {{cs|Amy's Choice (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor says that when the force field is taken down, the entire planet will get "explodey-wodey". This is similar to the Doctor referring to things as "timey-wimey", ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor says that when the force field is taken down, the entire planet will get "explodey-wodey". This is similar to the Doctor referring to things as "timey-wimey", ([[TV]]: {{cs|Blink (TV story)}}) "spacey-wacey", ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}) or "humany-wumany". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Doctor brags that he has an exceptional aim with teleports after he teleports himself and the Ponds into the TARDIS. [[Rose Tyler]] had previously remarked that the Doctor was "good with teleports." ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor brags that he has an exceptional aim with teleports after he teleports himself and the Ponds into the TARDIS. [[Rose Tyler]] had previously remarked that the Doctor was "good with teleports." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Boom Town (TV story)}}) | ||
* [[Dalek camp|Dalek prison camps]] are mentioned, and the Doctor expresses some familiarity with them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | * [[Dalek camp|Dalek prison camps]] are mentioned, and the Doctor expresses some familiarity with them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor's taunt to the Dalek about it being useless without a gun echoes a similar line said by the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: | * The Doctor's taunt to the Dalek about it being useless without a gun echoes a similar line said by the [[Ninth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Daleks have requested help from their most bitter enemy before. ([[TV]]: | * The Daleks have requested help from their most bitter enemy before. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}, [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor's chin is once more the subject of amusement. ([[TV]]: | * The Eleventh Doctor's chin is once more the subject of amusement. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}}) | ||
* Once again the Doctor openly expresses to the Daleks his extreme disgust and hatred for them. ([[TV]]: | * Once again the Doctor openly expresses to the Daleks his extreme disgust and hatred for them. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}, {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Daleks previously converted humans into Daleks on the planet [[Necros]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') and after the [[Dalek Emperor]] escaped from the Time War. ([[TV]]: | * The Daleks previously converted humans into Daleks on the planet [[Necros]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') and after the [[Dalek Emperor]] escaped from the Time War. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}}) | ||
** The Daleks also at one point planned to create human Dalek hybrids, ([[TV]]: | ** The Daleks also at one point planned to create human Dalek hybrids, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}) while the [[Cult of Skaro]] later succeeded to an extent in doing something similar. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)}}/{{cs|Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | ||
* Rory carried a small torch before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') | * Rory carried a small torch before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') | ||
* The [[Ninth Doctor]] once gave a disk to [[Mickey Smith]] that would erase all data of him from the [[Internet]], in a similar way that Oswin deleted all memory of him from the Dalek Pathweb. ([[TV]]: | * The [[Ninth Doctor]] once gave a disk to [[Mickey Smith]] that would erase all data of him from the [[Internet]], in a similar way that Oswin deleted all memory of him from the Dalek Pathweb. ([[TV]]: {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}) | ||
* This is the first interaction with a time echo of later companion [[Clara Oswald]] that the Doctor actually remembers, having previously been in proximity to similar echoes in his previous incarnations. ([[TV]]: | * This is the first interaction with a time echo of later companion [[Clara Oswald]] that the Doctor actually remembers, having previously been in proximity to similar echoes in his previous incarnations. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
* The scenes immediately preceding the Doctor's arrival on the asylum are similar to the First Doctor's arrival on [[Mira (planet)|Mira]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | * The scenes immediately preceding the Doctor's arrival on the asylum are similar to the First Doctor's arrival on [[Mira (planet)|Mira]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
* The Doctor retrieves Oswin whilst leaving Amy and Rory with a means of escaping if he is delayed. Similarly, the First Doctor ordered [[Bret Vyon]] to leave him on [[Kembel]] if he is delayed returning the [[Taranium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | * The Doctor retrieves Oswin whilst leaving Amy and Rory with a means of escaping if he is delayed. Similarly, the First Doctor ordered [[Bret Vyon]] to leave him on [[Kembel]] if he is delayed returning the [[Taranium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
* Both humans and [[Silent]]s are converted into Dalek puppets during the [[Siege of Trenzalore|siege]] on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: | * Both humans and [[Silent]]s are converted into Dalek puppets during the [[Siege of Trenzalore|siege]] on [[Trenzalore]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
* The Daleks would later regain their information of the Doctor after they attacked the [[Papal Mainframe]] at the [[Siege of Trenzalore]], where they converted the Mother Superious, [[Tasha Lem]] into a Dalek puppet and harvested her memories of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: | * The Daleks would later regain their information of the Doctor after they attacked the [[Papal Mainframe]] at the [[Siege of Trenzalore]], where they converted the Mother Superious, [[Tasha Lem]] into a Dalek puppet and harvested her memories of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}) | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:Series7DVDcover.jpg|thumb|Series 7, part 1 DVD cover.]] | [[File:Series7DVDcover.jpg|thumb|Series 7, part 1 DVD cover.]] | ||
=== DVD | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
* | * ''Asylum of the Daleks'', along with the rest of the first half of the series (episodes one through to five) was released as Series 7 Part One on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[13 November (releases)|13 November]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]], in region 2/B on [[29 October (releases)|29 October]] 2012 and in region 4/B on [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] 2012. | ||
* Also, this episode was released as part of the Complete Series | * Also, this episode was released as part of the Complete Seventh Series boxset on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1/A on [[24 September (releases)|24 September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]], in region 2/B on [[28 October (releases)|28 October]] 2013 and in region 4/B on [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] 2013. | ||
=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||