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'''Laszlo''' was a stagehand at [[The Laurenzi|the Laurenzi theatre]] in [[New York City]] in [[1930]]. He was the boyfriend of [[Tallulah]].
'''Laszlo''' was a stagehand at [[The Laurenzi|the Laurenzi theatre]] in [[New York City]] in [[1930]]. He was the boyfriend of [[Tallulah]].


Laszlo was ambushed by [[pig slave]]s while backstage in the theatre. They took him to the [[Dalek]]s to be changed into one of them. He escaped the [[Cult of Skaro]] before the process could be completed and therefore, unlike the other slaves, retained some of his [[human]] features and was capable of intelligible speech; he lacked a pudgy face and retained his hair. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'')
Laszlo was ambushed by [[pig slave]]s while backstage in the theatre. They took him to the [[Dalek]]s to be changed into one of them. He escaped the [[Cult of Skaro]] before the process could be completed and therefore, unlike the other slaves, retained some of his [[human]] features and was capable of intelligible speech; he lacked a pudgy face and retained his hair. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]'')


[[File:Laszlo as a Dalek_Pig Slave.jpg|thumb|left|Laszlo as a pig slave. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'')]]
[[File:Laszlo as a Dalek_Pig Slave.jpg|thumb|left|Laszlo as a pig slave. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')]]
He helped the [[Tenth Doctor]] fight against the Daleks, but eventually found it hard to even stand as his body deteriorated; pig slaves had a limited lifespan and Laszlo was dying. However, the Doctor renewed his lifespan to that of a human, and Laszlo went on to live at [[Hooverville]] with Tallulah still his girl, despite the fact that the process could not be reversed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')
He helped the [[Tenth Doctor]] fight against the Daleks, but eventually found it hard to even stand as his body deteriorated; pig slaves had a limited lifespan and Laszlo was dying. However, the Doctor renewed his lifespan to that of a human, and Laszlo went on to live at [[Hooverville]] with Tallulah still his girl, despite the fact that the process could not be reversed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
[[Writer]] [[Helen Raynor]] originally intended for Laszlo to [[Death|die]]. [[Executive producer]] [[Russell T Davies]], who felt that the development was too depressing for the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ethos, asked her to change this development. ([[DWMSE 17]])
[[Writer]] [[Helen Raynor]] originally intended for Laszlo to [[Death|die]]. [[Executive producer]] [[Russell T Davies]], who felt that the development was too depressing for the ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' ethos, asked her to change this development.<ref>[[DWMSE 17]]</ref>


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Revision as of 19:40, 28 March 2023

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Laszlo was a stagehand at the Laurenzi theatre in New York City in 1930. He was the boyfriend of Tallulah.

Laszlo was ambushed by pig slaves while backstage in the theatre. They took him to the Daleks to be changed into one of them. He escaped the Cult of Skaro before the process could be completed and therefore, unlike the other slaves, retained some of his human features and was capable of intelligible speech; he lacked a pudgy face and retained his hair. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)

Laszlo as a pig slave. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)

He helped the Tenth Doctor fight against the Daleks, but eventually found it hard to even stand as his body deteriorated; pig slaves had a limited lifespan and Laszlo was dying. However, the Doctor renewed his lifespan to that of a human, and Laszlo went on to live at Hooverville with Tallulah still his girl, despite the fact that the process could not be reversed. (TV: Evolution of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes

Writer Helen Raynor originally intended for Laszlo to die. Executive producer Russell T Davies, who felt that the development was too depressing for the Doctor Who ethos, asked her to change this development.[1]

Footnotes