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story name= Planet of the Daleks |
story name= Planet of the Daleks |
image=[[Image:Planetofthedaleks_title.jpg|250px]] |
image=[[Image:Planetofthedaleks_title.jpg|250px]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] |
number= 68 |
number= [[Season 10]]|
story number=68|
doctor=[[Third Doctor]]|
doctor=[[Third Doctor]]|
companions= [[Jo Grant]]|
companions= [[Jo Grant]]|
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* The [[Dalek Supreme]] makes an appearance.
* The [[Dalek Supreme]] makes an appearance.
*The Doctor mentions [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan]] in confirming he was the Doctor to visit [[Skaro]] and to be known to the [[Thal]]s.
*The Doctor mentions [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] and [[Susan]] in confirming he was the Doctor to visit [[Skaro]] and to be known to the [[Thal]]s.
*The Thals know of [[Earth]] but believe it to be a myth.
*The Daleks have stored their greatest ever invasion force, about 10,000 strong, on [[Spiridon]].
*The Daleks have stored their greatest ever invasion force, about 10,000 strong, on [[Spiridon]].


==Story Notes==
==Story Notes==
*This story had a working title of: '''Destination Daleks'''.
*This story had a working title of: '''Destination Daleks'''.
*Louis Marx Daleks are used to simulate an army (This same technique was used in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'').


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
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===Myths===
===Myths===
''to be added''
*The Dalek Supreme was operated in this story by Tony Starr. ''(Starr could not have operated the Dalek Supreme in the scenes set in the Spiridon jungle, as he was not present when they were recorded. He did operate a Dalek in other scenes in Episode Six, and was credited for this in [[Radio Times]], but there is no evidence that it was the Dalek Supreme and, particularly given that he was uncredited on screen, this seems unlikely. It is probable that John Scott Martin, who was credited as Chief Dalek in Radio Times, played the Dalek Supreme in all instances.)''


===Filming Locations===
===Filming Locations===
*Beachfields Quarry, Redhill, Surrey
*Beachfields Quarry, Redhill, Surrey
*[[Ealing Television Film Studios]], Ealing Green, Ealing
*[[BBC Television Centre]] (Studios 1, 4 & 6), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]]


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
* The Doctor seems to have forgotten that he was following the [[Daleks]] to their base of operations in episode one.
* The Doctor seems to have forgotten that he was following the [[Daleks]] to their base of operations in episode one.
* The Daleks seem to have forgotten their plot to try and start a war between the empires of [[Earth]] and [[Draconia]]. ([[DW]]: [[Frontier in Space]]).
* The Daleks seem to have forgotten their plot to try and start a war between the empires of [[Earth]] and [[Draconia]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'').
*If the lake that the Daleks are pushed into is so cold, then why does it not affect the thals standing in it?
*If the lake that the Daleks are pushed into is so cold, then why does it not affect the Thals standing in it?
*If [[Daleks]] can elevate (fly), when they become stranded on the planet, why can't they just fly into the vacuum of space (as seen in [[The Parting of the Ways|DW: The Parting of the Ways]])? (It's probable that these [[Daleks]] couldn't fly; in the Classic Series, only [[Imperial Daleks]] could be seen to truly fly)
*Trapped in the TARDIS with a dwindling air supply, the Doctor takes time to change clothes.
*When the Thals take cover on the plain of stones in episode four a huge, dark shape (probably a technician) appears behind the painted sky.
*The second Dalek, pursuing Jo and Latep in episode five, knocks into a polystyrene 'rock' and moves it out of position.
*The strings that operate the doors of the Dalek ship are visible, and the Dalek Supreme's lights are especially out of synch with his dialogue.
*The Daleks seal themselves in to prevent the virus escaping. So what happens when the base blows up?


==Continuity==
==Continuity==
*Spiridon is revisited in ''[[BFA]]:'' [[Return of the Daleks]].
*Spiridon is revisited in [[BFA]]: ''[[Return of the Daleks]]''.
*It is also revisited in [[DWM]]: ''[[Emperor of the Daleks]]''.


==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
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==See also==
==See also==
''to be added''
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks]]''
*[[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]''
*[[History of the Daleks]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/planetofdaleks/ BBC '''Planet of the Daleks''' page]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/planetofdaleks/ BBC Episode Guide for '''Planet of the Daleks''']
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3s Outpost Gallifrey '''Planet of the Daleks''' page]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3s Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Planet of the Daleks''']
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_3s.htm '''Planet of the Daleks''' detailed sypnosis at Doctor Who Reference Guide]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_3s.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Planet of the Daleks''']
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/sss.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Planet of the Daleks''']
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/sss.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Planet of the Daleks''']
*[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/planetofthedaleks The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''Planet of the Daleks''']


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Revision as of 16:15, 3 June 2008


Synopsis

The Doctor and Jo team up with a guerilla group of Thals, seeking to knock out an army of 10,000 Daleks in hibernation on planet Spiridon.

Plot

The TARDIS materialises in a hostile jungle on the planet Spiridon. Jo sets out alone to find help for the Doctor, who has fallen into a coma. She meets a party of Thals and is left in hiding aboard their crashed spaceship while they go to the Doctor's aid. The Time Lord, now recovered, learns of their mission to destroy a party of Daleks sent here to discover the native Spiridons' secret of invisibility.

Another Thal spaceship crash-lands in the jungle, and the survivors bring news that somewhere on Spiridon there is an army of ten thousand Daleks. Jo meanwhile meets a friendly Spiridon named Wester, who cures a deadly fungus disease that she has contracted.

It transpires that the Daleks' army is frozen in suspended animation in a cavern below their base. The Doctor, with the help of the Thals, explodes a bomb in the cavern wall and thereby causes one of the planet's natural ice volcanoes to erupt, entombing the army in a torrent of liquid ice.

The newly-arrived Dalek Supreme and his aides are left stranded on Spiridon as the Thals steal their ship and the Doctor and Jo depart in the TARDIS.

Cast

Crew

References

  • The Dalek Supreme makes an appearance.
  • The Doctor mentions Ian, Barbara and Susan in confirming he was the Doctor to visit Skaro and to be known to the Thals.
  • The Thals know of Earth but believe it to be a myth.
  • The Daleks have stored their greatest ever invasion force, about 10,000 strong, on Spiridon.

Story Notes

  • This story had a working title of: Destination Daleks.
  • Louis Marx Daleks are used to simulate an army (This same technique was used in The Evil of the Daleks).

Ratings

  • Episode 1 - 11.0 million viewers
  • Episode 2 - 10.7 million viewers
  • Episode 3 - 10.1 million viewers
  • Episode 4 - 8.3 million viewers
  • Episode 5 - 9.7 million viewers
  • Episode 6 - 8.5 million viewers

Myths

  • The Dalek Supreme was operated in this story by Tony Starr. (Starr could not have operated the Dalek Supreme in the scenes set in the Spiridon jungle, as he was not present when they were recorded. He did operate a Dalek in other scenes in Episode Six, and was credited for this in Radio Times, but there is no evidence that it was the Dalek Supreme and, particularly given that he was uncredited on screen, this seems unlikely. It is probable that John Scott Martin, who was credited as Chief Dalek in Radio Times, played the Dalek Supreme in all instances.)

Filming Locations

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • The Doctor seems to have forgotten that he was following the Daleks to their base of operations in episode one.
  • The Daleks seem to have forgotten their plot to try and start a war between the empires of Earth and Draconia. (DW: Frontier in Space).
  • If the lake that the Daleks are pushed into is so cold, then why does it not affect the Thals standing in it?
  • Trapped in the TARDIS with a dwindling air supply, the Doctor takes time to change clothes.
  • When the Thals take cover on the plain of stones in episode four a huge, dark shape (probably a technician) appears behind the painted sky.
  • The second Dalek, pursuing Jo and Latep in episode five, knocks into a polystyrene 'rock' and moves it out of position.
  • The strings that operate the doors of the Dalek ship are visible, and the Dalek Supreme's lights are especially out of synch with his dialogue.
  • The Daleks seal themselves in to prevent the virus escaping. So what happens when the base blows up?

Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

VHS release Released in November 1999 as part of the second Dalek Tin set, alongside Revelation of the Daleks.

DVD release Episode 3 of this story is currently unavailable in colour but in March 2008 the BBC announced it was investigating technology to return this episode to colour.

Target Novelisations

See also

External Links

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