Davros Connections (documentary)

Davros Connections is a documentary which covers and discusses Davros' life. It is narrated by Davros actor Terry Molloy and features excerpts from televised stories and audio plays. CGI scenes of the audio plays were created for the documentary.

The documentary was first available in The Complete Davros Collection and the re-release special edition DVD of Remembrance of the Daleks.

Interviews[[edit] | [edit source]]

Writers and actors discuss the life, motives and actions of Davros throughout the televised stories and audio plays. The subjects speculate about his death. Some of the answers refer to events in the television stories.

Davros Connections features I, Davros writer Gary Hopkins, Big Finish Productions producer/director Gary Russell and archival interview with Michael Wisher who first played Davros. Peter Miles, who played Nyder, director Ken Grieve, David Gooderson, the second actor to play Davros, script editor Eric Saward, Terry Molloy, the third actor to play Davros and writers Joseph Lidster and Ben Aaronovitch also appear.

CGI[[edit] | [edit source]]

The CGI portions of the documentary highlight events from Davros' life, such as the creation of the first Dalek. The scenes were adapted from an I, Davros episode and Davros.

Excerpts[[edit] | [edit source]]

The documentary uses excerpts from the televised stories and audio plays to highlight events/scenarios discussed by the interviewees. Below are the televised stories and audio plays used.

Television episodes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio stories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Animation was made by Daniel Reed and Rob Semenoff to accompany most of the following audio extracts. Notably, they showed the design of the Mark I Travel Machine.

I, Davros series
- "Innocence"
- "Purity" (no animation)
- "Corruption" (no animation)
- "Guilt"
Davros
The Juggernauts (no animation)
Terror Firma

Booklet synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

An in-depth look at the history of the Daleks’ creator, Davros, as portrayed in both the TV stories from the BBC and in audio adventures from official licensee Big Finish Productions. With actors Terry Molloy, David Gooderson and Peter Miles, audio producer/director Gary Russell, director Ken Grieve, and writers Eric Saward, Ben Aaronovitch, Gary Hopkins and Joseph Lidster. Narrated by Terry Molloy.

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gary Hopkins - Writer - I, Davros Part I
Gary Russell - Producer/Director - I, Davros
Michael Wisher - Davros (archive recording)
Peter Miles - Nyder
David Gooderson - Davros
Ken Grieve - Director
Terry Molloy - Davros
Eric Saward - Script Editor
Ben Aaronovitch - Writer
Joseph Lidster - Writer - Terror Firma

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Narrator - Terry Molloy
With thanks to - Derek Handley, Andy Holding, Mark Ayres, Sharon Gosling, Nicholas Briggs, Ed Stradling
Music by - John Devereaux, Richard Wells
Audio clips courtesy of - Big Finish Productions
CD Artwork by - Lee Binding, Clayton Hickman, Stuart Manning
Special Sound - Brian Hodgson, Dick Mills, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Lighting Cameramen - David Simons, Ian Smith
Dubbing Mixer - David Young
Colourist - Jonathan Wood
Online Editors - Leanne Sheppard, Michael Connors
Davros Animation - Daniel Reed
3D Animator - Rob Semenoff
Assistant Producer - Karen Davies
Executive Producer - Dan Hall
Produced & Directed by - Brendan Sheppard