Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)
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Revolution of the Daleks was the 2021 New Year Special of Doctor Who. It featured the return of Jack Harkness, and marked the Thirteenth Doctor's reunion with her companions following the events of The Timeless Children.
The episode also saw the departure of Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien and Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair.
Continuing the Recon Dalek storyline begun in Resolution, a new line of Daleks were introduced, cloned from a remnant of the original recon scout. Their new design is a variant on the Recon Dalek's own casing.
Synopsis
As the Thirteenth Doctor marks her days in prison, elsewhere in the universe the Daleks are presented on national television. They are the new Defence Drones, designed to protect the British public.
Left behind on Earth, Yaz, Graham and Ryan need their friend more than ever. Now with Daleks on the assembly line, and a familiar face behind their production... What would the Doctor do?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
- Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
- Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
- Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
- Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
- Jack Robertson - Chris Noth
- Jo Patterson - Harriet Walter
- Leo Rugazzi - Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
- Armen - Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea
- Rachel - Helen Anderson
- Voice of the Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator 1 - Barnaby Edwards
- Dalek Operator 2 - Nicholas Pegg
- Grace - Sharon D Clarke
Crew
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References
Species
- The Doctor's fellow prisoners include a Weeping Angel, an Ood, a Sycorax, a Pting and a Silent.
Popular culture
- The Doctor recites the opening line of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to herself, mentioning "Mr and Mrs Dursley of 4 Privet Drive".
- Robertson gives an interview to Emily Maitlis on Newsnight.
Individuals
- Jack Harkness mentions catching up with Gwen Cooper.
- Jack mentions Rose Tyler.
- Ryan and Graham both have a vision of Grace O'Brien.
Story notes
- The opening title card ("A LONG TIME AGO... FAR, FAR AWAY...") is a reference to the famous Star Wars opening title, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...".
- This was the first televised story of the parent Doctor Who series to be originally released to a streaming service, making its debut on iPlayer around 10 minutes before its BBC One broadcast, rather than shortly afterwards or live and concurrently, as is the norm. However, Series 1 of Class had previously debuted on the same service.
Ratings
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Filming locations
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Myths
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Production errors
If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
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Continuity
- Jack Harkness recalls meeting the Doctor's companions and warning them about the Lone Cyberman. (TV: Fugitive of the Judoon) He is unhappy to find out that the Doctor did give him the Cyberium, (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati) but the Doctor claims that she resolved this, "sort of". (TV: The Timeless Children)
- The Doctor tells Ryan that Gallifrey is devoid of life after Ko Sharmus used the death particle. (TV: The Timeless Children)
- The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller previously encountered a set of Daleks who wanted to wipe out a genetically impure Mutant Daleks created by Martez on Red Rocket Rising. (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks)
- Jack Harkness tells the Fam how he became immortal, (TV: The Parting of the Ways) and that the person partially responsible for it is now stranded in a parallel universe. (TV: Doomsday, Journey's End)
- Ryan puts on a grey beanie, with the Doctor remembering the yellow one he was wearing when they met. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
- A Weeping Angel, (TV: Blink) an Ood, (TV: The Impossible Planet) a Sycorax, (TV: The Christmas Invasion) a Pting, (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum) and a Silent (TV: The Impossible Astronaut) appear as the Doctor’s fellow prisoners/inmates.
- Jack Harkness reconnects with Gwen Cooper, after spending some time apart. (AUDIO: Herald of the Dawn)
- Ryan once again tries to learn how to ride a bicycle with Graham's help. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
- Jack Harkness calls Graham "Silver Fox". (TV: Fugitive of the Judoon)
Home video releases
DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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Digital releases
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External links
- Official Revolution of the Daleks page on the Doctor Who website
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