The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)

The Evil of the Daleks was the first story to introduce Victoria Waterfield. It was at the time intended to be the Doctor's final battle with the Daleks, which, aside from a few cameos, did not appear again in the series for five years.

Summary

After saying farewell to Ben Jackson and Polly at Gatwick Airport, the Second Doctor and Jamie witness the TARDIS being stolen and driven away in the back of a lorry. Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks. The Dalek Emperor wants the Human Factor to make the Daleks unstoppable, and amazingly, the Doctor agrees to help...

References

1854, Battle of Inkerman, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War, gold, James Clerk Maxwell, time cabinet

Cast & Characters

Crew

Writer - David Whitaker
Producer - Innes Lloyd
Director - Derek Martinus
Title music - Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Incidental music - Dudley Simpson
Daleks created by Terry Nation
Fight Arranger - Peter Diamond
Story Editors - Gerry Davis and Peter Bryant
Costumes - Sandra Reid
Make-up - Gillian James
Lighting - Wally Whitmore
Sound - Bryan Forgham
Film Cameraman - John Baker
Film Editor - Ted Walters
Visual Effects - Michaeljohn Harris and Peter Day
Designer - Chris Thompson
Dalek fight film sequence directed by Timothy Combe

Story Notes

Written by former Doctor Who script editor David Whitaker, "Evil" was initially intended to be the last Dalek story on Doctor Who. Writer Terry Nation, the creator of the Daleks, was busily trying to sell the Daleks to American television at the time and it was intended to give them a big send off from the series. Of course, despite the Doctor's pronouncement, this was not to be his last encounter with these most famous of his adversaries.

This was the last story on which Gerry Davis served as Story Editor.

This story was repeated at the end of the following season with a new introduction. In it, the Doctor decides to warn new companion Zoe about the dangers she will face travelling in the TARDIS, and shows her the events of this story on the scanner, using a telepathic projector hidden behind one of the roundels of the console room.

"The Evil of the Daleks" was wiped from the BBC's archives in the early 1970s. Only a telerecording of episode 2 remains, returned to the archive in May 1987 after being found at a car boot sale a few years earlier, but a copy of the soundtrack was released in 1992. A second version with alternative narration was released in 2003. A home movie of the filming of the Dalek battle sequence exists and is included on the DVD of "The Tomb of the Cybermen."

In 1993 readers of DreamWatch Bulletin voted "The Evil of the Daleks" as the best ever Doctor Who story in a special poll for the series' thirtieth anniversary.

Myths

To be added.

Ratings

Episode 1 - 8.1m viewers
Episode 2 - 7.5m viewers
Epsiode 3 - 6.1m viewers
Episode 4 - 5.3m viewers
Episode 5 - 5.1m viewers
Episode 6 - 6.8m viewers
Episode 7 - 6.1m viewers

Continuity

This story picks up where "The Faceless Ones" left off. The first two parts take place contemporaneously with part four of "The War Machines," which may go some way to explaining why the First Doctor said that he had the same feeling he had when Daleks were around at the start of that story.

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The Dalek Emperor

This story introduced the Dalek Emperor. Previously the leader of the Daleks had been either the Black Dalek ("The Dalek Invasion of Earth") or the Supreme Dalek (aka the Dalek Supreme, "The Daleks' Master Plan").

This marks the first time the Doctor has made a second onscreen visit to a previously visited alien world, specifically Skaro.

The following story, "The Tomb of the Cybermen," picks up immediately after the events of this story on Skaro, with the Doctor welcoming Victoria aboard the TARDIS as its newest crewmember.

In "Downtime," Victoria claims her father's estate, which has amassed to a considerable sum. She is duped into using this money to assist the Great Intelligence in its efforts to conquer Earth.

Influences

To be added.

Location Filming

The hangars on Kendal Avenue in Ealing were used for the opening scenes at Gatwick Airport. Grim's Dyke Mansion House at Harrow Weald, Middlesex served as the location for Edward Waterfield's estate. Warehouse Lane in Shepherd's Bush was used for the scene at the railway arches. All other scenes, including the final scenes on Skaro, were filmed at Ealing Studios.