Dalek operator: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary
m (Bot: Cosmetic changes)
 
(31 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{real world}}
{{real world}}
{{You may|Dalek pilot}}
'''Dalek operator''' — sometimes '''Dalek machine operator''' — was a credit given on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes for the people who moved the [[Dalek]] props from within. In the 1963 version of the programme, Dalek operators controlled all facets of Dalek movement. Beginning with ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', however, movement of the head and the flashing of head lamps fell to a remote control operator. These people, though instrumental to the on-screen operation of a Dalek, are not considered "Dalek operators" by the end credits, the title still being reserved for those who are within the Dalek casing.


'''Dalek Operators''' (credited as such in the credits to ''[[Doctor Who]]'') move the [[Dalek]] props from within. In the very early days, the ''Doctor Who'' [[production team]] attempted to make the source of the Daleks' movement mysterious, to imply the operators moved the Daleks with using radio remote control. This illusion was soon shattered.
== List of television operators ==
{{NameSort}}
{| class="wikitable"
[[Category:Dalek operators| ]]
|-
!Name
!Time
!Stories
|-
|[[Robert Jewell]]
|1963-1967, 1969
|All stories from ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''
|-
|[[Murphy Grumbar]] (a.k.a. Peter Murphy)
|1963-1965, 1967, 1972-1974
|All stories from ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'' and ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'' to ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Kevin Manser]]
|1963-1966
|All stories from ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Gerald Taylor]]
|1963-1967
|All stories from ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' to ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Michael Summerton]]
|1963-1964
|''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' only
|-
|[[Nicholas Evans]]
|1964
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' only
|-
|[[Ken Tyllsen]]
|1964, 1967
|''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' (uncredited) and ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[John Scott Martin]]
|1965-1975, 1983-1988
|All stories from ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'' to ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Jack Pitt]]
|1965-1966
|''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' only (uncredited)
|-
|[[Ricky Newby]]
|1972
|''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' only
|-
|[[Cy Town]]
|1973-1988
|All stories from ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Tony Starr]]
|1973, 1979-1988
|''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' (uncredited) and all stories from ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' (uncredited) to ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Keith Ashley]]
|1975
|''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' only
|-
|[[Mike Mungarvan]]
|1979
|''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' only
|-
|[[Toby Byrne]]
|1979-1985
|All stories from ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' (uncredited) to ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''
|-
|[[Hugh Spight]]
|1988
|''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' only
|-
|[[Andrew Corson]]
|2005
|''[[Robots Ad (TV story)|Robots Ad]]'' only
|-
|[[Barnaby Edwards]]
|2005-present
|All stories from ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''
|-
|[[Nicholas Pegg]]
|2005-present
|All stories from ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' to ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''
|-
|[[David Hankinson]]
|2005-2008
|All stories from ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' to ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''
|-
|[[Anthony Spargo]]
|2006-2008
|All stories from ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' to ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]''
|-
|[[Dan Barratt]]
|2006
|''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' only
|-
|[[Stuart Crossman]]
|2006
|''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'' / ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' only
|-
|[[Jon Davey]]
|2010-2015
|''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' (all uncredited)
|-
|[[Joe White]]
|2010
|''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'' (uncredited) only
|-
|[[Jeremy Harvey]]
|2010-2013
|''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' (all uncredited)
|-
|[[Matt Doman]]
|2010, 2013
|''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' (both uncredited)
|-
|[[Claudio Laurini]]
|2013
|''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' (uncredited) only
|-
|[[David Hobday]]
|2015
|''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' / ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'' (uncredited) only
|-
|}
[[es:Dalek operator]]
 
[[Category:Production team titles]]
[[Category:Dalek operators| Dalek operator]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 3 November 2024

RealWorld.png
You may be looking for Dalek pilot.

Dalek operator — sometimes Dalek machine operator — was a credit given on Doctor Who episodes for the people who moved the Dalek props from within. In the 1963 version of the programme, Dalek operators controlled all facets of Dalek movement. Beginning with Dalek, however, movement of the head and the flashing of head lamps fell to a remote control operator. These people, though instrumental to the on-screen operation of a Dalek, are not considered "Dalek operators" by the end credits, the title still being reserved for those who are within the Dalek casing.

List of television operators[[edit] | [edit source]]

Name Time Stories
Robert Jewell 1963-1967, 1969 All stories from The Daleks to The Evil of the Daleks and The War Games
Murphy Grumbar (a.k.a. Peter Murphy) 1963-1965, 1967, 1972-1974 All stories from The Daleks to The Space Museum and The Evil of the Daleks to Death to the Daleks
Kevin Manser 1963-1966 All stories from The Daleks to The Power of the Daleks
Gerald Taylor 1963-1967 All stories from The Daleks to The Evil of the Daleks
Michael Summerton 1963-1964 The Daleks only
Nicholas Evans 1964 The Dalek Invasion of Earth only
Ken Tyllsen 1964, 1967 The Dalek Invasion of Earth (uncredited) and The Evil of the Daleks
John Scott Martin 1965-1975, 1983-1988 All stories from The Chase to Genesis of the Daleks and The Five Doctors to Remembrance of the Daleks
Jack Pitt 1965-1966 The Daleks' Master Plan only (uncredited)
Ricky Newby 1972 Day of the Daleks only
Cy Town 1973-1988 All stories from Frontier in Space to Remembrance of the Daleks
Tony Starr 1973, 1979-1988 Planet of the Daleks (uncredited) and all stories from Destiny of the Daleks (uncredited) to Remembrance of the Daleks
Keith Ashley 1975 Genesis of the Daleks only
Mike Mungarvan 1979 Destiny of the Daleks only
Toby Byrne 1979-1985 All stories from Destiny of the Daleks (uncredited) to Revelation of the Daleks
Hugh Spight 1988 Remembrance of the Daleks only
Andrew Corson 2005 Robots Ad only
Barnaby Edwards 2005-present All stories from Dalek to The Power of the Doctor
Nicholas Pegg 2005-present All stories from Bad Wolf to The Power of the Doctor
David Hankinson 2005-2008 All stories from Bad Wolf to Journey's End
Anthony Spargo 2006-2008 All stories from Army of Ghosts to Journey's End
Dan Barratt 2006 Army of Ghosts / Doomsday only
Stuart Crossman 2006 Army of Ghosts / Doomsday only
Jon Davey 2010-2015 Victory of the Daleks, The Day of the Doctor and The Magician's Apprentice (all uncredited)
Joe White 2010 Victory of the Daleks (uncredited) only
Jeremy Harvey 2010-2013 Victory of the Daleks, Asylum of the Daleks and The Day of the Doctor (all uncredited)
Matt Doman 2010, 2013 Victory of the Daleks and The Day of the Doctor (both uncredited)
Claudio Laurini 2013 The Day of the Doctor (uncredited) only
David Hobday 2015 The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar (uncredited) only
Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Dalek_operator&oldid=3889101"