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|name            = Daleks Among Us
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|image          = daleks-among-us_cover.jpg
|image          = daleks-among-us cover.jpg
|series          = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]]
|range          = Main Range
|number in range = 177
|series          = ''[[Main Range]]''
|number          = 177
|number          = 177
|doctor          = Seventh Doctor
|doctor          = Seventh Doctor
|companions      = [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]], [[Will Arrowsmith|Will]]      
|companions      = [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]], [[Will Arrowsmith|Will]]
|enemy          = [[Dalek|Daleks]]<br />[[Davros]]<br />[[Falkus (Daleks Among Us)|Falkus]]
|enemy          = [[Davros]], [[Falkus (Daleks Among Us)|Falkus]]
|setting        = [[Azimuth]]<br />[[Germany]], [[1945]]
|setting        = {{il|[[Lamuria]]|[[Minos]], Greece in 1945-May|[[Azimuth]], the [[far future]]|[[Germany]], 1945}}
|writer          = [[Alan Barnes]]
|writer          = Alan Barnes
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music          = [[Wilfredo Acosta]]
|music          = [[Wilfredo Acosta]]
|sound          = [[Wilfredo Acosta]]
|sound          = [[Wilfredo Acosta]]
|cover          = [[Simon Holub]]
|epcount        = 4
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[September (releases)|September]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|release date    = 11 September 2013
|format          = 4 episodes, 2 CDs
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code =  
|production code = 7Z/L
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-077-0
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-077-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-724-2 (digital)
|prev = Starlight Robbery (audio story)  
|prev           = Starlight Robbery (audio story)
|next = 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)
|next           = 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)
}}'''''Daleks Among Us''''' was the third story in the 2013 [[Seventh Doctor]] audio trilogy. It was the one hundred and seventy-seventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s monthly range.
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'''''Daleks Among Us''''' was the one hundred and seventy-seventh release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]] [[John Ainsworth|and]] featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Tracey Childs]] as [[Elizabeth Klein]], [[Christian Edwards]] as [[Will Arrowsmith]] and [[Terry Molloy]] as [[Davros]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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There are no [[Dalek]]s on Azimuth. There have never been Daleks on Azimuth.
There are no [[Dalek]]s on Azimuth. There have never been Daleks on Azimuth.


Twenty years ago, the Daleks did not invade Azimuth. There was no war. There were no death camps. A man named ‘the Doctor’ did not help liberate Azimuth.
Twenty years ago, the Daleks did not invade Azimuth. There was no war. There were no death camps. A man named 'the Doctor' did not help liberate Azimuth.


There are no such things as Daleks. They do not exist. There are no Daleks among us.
There are no such things as Daleks. They do not exist. There are no Daleks among us.
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UPDATE: TO ALL CITIZENS
UPDATE: TO ALL CITIZENS


A [[TARDIS|strange blue box]] has not appeared in Monument Plaza. Off-worlders named [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Elizabeth Klein]]and [[Will Arrowsmith]]are not at large in the city. For your own safety, should you not see any of the above, report at once to the Department of Re-education, Azimuth Central.
A [[The Doctor's TARDIS|strange blue box]] has not appeared in [[Monument Plaza]]. Off-worlders named '[[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]', '[[Elizabeth Klein]]' and '[[Will Arrowsmith]]' are not at large in the city. For your own safety, should you not see any of the above, report at once to the Department of Re-education, Azimuth Central.


NEVER REMEMBER
NEVER REMEMBER


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
=== Part One ===
=== Part one ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Two ===
=== Part two ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Three ===
=== Part three ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Part Four ===
=== Part four ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Elizabeth Klein|Dr Elizabeth Klein]]/[[Elizabeth Volkenrath]] - [[Tracey Childs]]
* [[Elizabeth Klein|Dr Elizabeth Klein]]/[[Elisabeth Volkenrath]] - [[Tracey Childs]]
* [[Will Arrowsmith]] - [[Christian Edwards]]
* [[Will Arrowsmith]] - [[Christian Edwards]]
* [[Davros]] - [[Terry Molloy]]
* [[Davros]] - [[Terry Molloy]]
* [[Kurt Schalk|Hinterberger]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]]
* [[Kurt Schalk|Hinterberger]] - [[Jonathan Forbes]]
* [[Ralf Klein|Ralf]]/[[Dalek|The Daleks]]/[[Workman (Daleks Among Us)|Workman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Ralf Klein|Ralf]]/The [[Dalek]]s/[[Workman (Daleks Among Us)|Workman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* [[Falkus (Daleks Among Us)|Falkus]]/[[Wraith #1 (Daleks Among Us)|Wraith #1]] - [[Tim Delap]]
* [[Falkus (Daleks Among Us)|Falkus]]/[[Wraith 1 (Daleks Among Us)|Wraith]]- [[Tim Delap]]
* [[Qaren]]/[[Wraith #2 (Daleks Among Us)|Wraith #2]] - [[Jessica Brooks]]
* [[Qaren]]/[[Wraith 2 (Daleks Among Us)|Wraith]] - [[Jessica Brooks]]
* [[Shepherd (Persuasion)|The Shepherd]] - [[Paul Chahidi]]
* [[Shepherd and Shepherdess|The Shepherd]] - [[Paul Chahidi]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Wilfredo Acosta]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Writer & Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Daleks and Davros created by [[Terry Nation]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Falkus was named after [[Skaro]]'s second moon, [[Falkus]].
* Falkus was named after [[Skaro]]'s second moon, [[Falkus]].
* This story seems to make the distinction between the [[Black Dalek]] and the [[Supreme Dalek]], with the former being subservient.
* This story seems to make the distinction between the [[Black Dalek]] and the [[Supreme Dalek]], with the former being subservient.
* The [[fast return switch]] must be engaged if the TARDIS is to return to it's immediate last destination.
* The [[fast return switch]] must be engaged if the TARDIS is to return to its immediate last destination.
* The Doctor is placed in an [[agony seat]].
* Elizabeth makes a reference to the film ''[[Star Wars|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.
* There is a statue of [[Ace]] in the centre of the plaza.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is the first Big Finish audio drama in which the Seventh Doctor encounters Davros.
* This is the first Big Finish audio drama in which the Seventh Doctor encounters Davros.
* This story was recorded on [[5 February (production)|5]] and [[6 February (production)|6 February]] 2013.
* This story was recorded on [[5 February (production)|5]] and [[6 February (production)|6 February]] [[2013 (production)|2013]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story ''[[Methuselah (short story)|Methuselah]]''.
 
== Gallery ==
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daleks-among-us cover.jpg|Original CD cover art.
Daleks Among Us.jpg|Textless cover art.
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* UNIT has films of [[Auderly House]] and the [[Shoreditch Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[UNIT]] has films of [[Auderly House]] and the [[Shoreditch Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Archetryx]], [[Aridius]] and [[Atrios]] are among the planets stored in the TARDIS database. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* [[Archetryx]], [[Aridius]] and [[Atrios]] are among the planets stored in the [[TARDIS]] database. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* Davros refers to [[Skaro]]'s destruction and tried to make contact with other Daleks in the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
* [[Davros]] refers to [[Skaro]]'s destruction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') He and the Daleks would later rebuild Skaro ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'') and the [[Dalek Prime]] claimed to have tricked [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Davros]] into destroying Antalin rather than Skaro. ([[PROSE]] : [[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]])
* Falkus recalls [[Hyperion (planet)|Hyperion]] as an instance of a Dalek defeat as relayed by the [[Fourth Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
* Falkus recalls [[Hyperon]] as an instance of a Dalek defeat as relayed by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* Falkus forces the Doctor to recall the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' and [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junkyard Demon (comic story)|Junkyard Demon]]''.
* Falkus forces the Doctor to recall the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' and [[COMIC]]: ''[[Junk-Yard Demon (comic story)|Junk-Yard Demon]]''.
* [[Davros]] escaped in a [[Dalek time machine]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
* [[Elizabeth Klein|Klein]] refers to {{Macqueen}}, and how the Doctor was checking up on her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dominion (audio story)|Dominion]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Daleks Among Us was the one hundred and seventy-seventh release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Alan Barnes and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Tracey Childs as Elizabeth Klein, Christian Edwards as Will Arrowsmith and Terry Molloy as Davros.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

AZIMUTH DEPARTMENT OF RE-EDUCATION

REMINDER: TO ALL CITIZENS

There are no Daleks on Azimuth. There have never been Daleks on Azimuth.

Twenty years ago, the Daleks did not invade Azimuth. There was no war. There were no death camps. A man named 'the Doctor' did not help liberate Azimuth.

There are no such things as Daleks. They do not exist. There are no Daleks among us.

UPDATE: TO ALL CITIZENS

A strange blue box has not appeared in Monument Plaza. Off-worlders named 'the Doctor', 'Elizabeth Klein' and 'Will Arrowsmith' are not at large in the city. For your own safety, should you not see any of the above, report at once to the Department of Re-education, Azimuth Central.

NEVER REMEMBER

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the first Big Finish audio drama in which the Seventh Doctor encounters Davros.
  • This story was recorded on 5 and 6 February 2013 at the Moat Studios.
  • Subscribers whose subscriptions included this story also received the audio short story Methuselah.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]


Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]