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|enemy = [[Dalek]]s | |enemy = [[Dalek]]s | ||
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|writer = [[Louis Marks]] | |writer = [[Louis Marks]] | ||
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'''''Day of the Daleks''''', released on [[VHS]] as '''''The Day of the Daleks''''', was the first story of [[ | '''''Day of the Daleks''''', released on [[VHS]] as '''''The Day of the Daleks''''', was the first story of [[season 9]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It is notable for marking the return of the [[Dalek]]s as ongoing adversaries of the Doctor after they had effectively been retired five years earlier, in ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. Also seen here is the first appearance of the [[Ogron]]s, ape-like humanoids used as guards by the Daleks. This story is also historically important as being the first ever Dalek serial to be made in colour. | ||
Both [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Katy Manning]], although acknowledging the story as a fan favourite, cited ''Day'' as the nadir of their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' experience. Chief amongst their complaints was the unreality of the Dalek attack on [[Auderly House]], which they found to be a pathetic affair. The paltry number of Daleks for the attack, which Pertwee estimated at ''two'', could not reasonably have launched a fearsome end battle ([[DOC]]: ''[[PanoptiCon 93]]'') | Both [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Katy Manning]], although acknowledging the story as a fan favourite, cited ''Day'' as the nadir of their ''[[Doctor Who]]'' experience. Chief amongst their complaints was the unreality of the Dalek attack on [[Auderly House]], which they found to be a pathetic affair. The paltry number of Daleks for the attack, which Pertwee estimated at ''two'', could not reasonably have launched a fearsome end battle. ([[DOC]]: ''[[PanoptiCon 93]]'') Traditionally, this had not been a noteworthy concern among fans, because historically most fans first encountered this serial by way of the Terrence Dicks novelisation, or in the form of audio recordings, in which these concerns were, for obvious reasons, not a factor. | ||
This part of the story apparently bothered [[2 entertain|2|entertain]] as well, because they paid for it to be somewhat reshot and enhanced for the 2011 DVD special edition release containing remastered audio and video quality, with CGI special effects, and other touched-up effects. The voices of the Daleks were redubbed by the revival-era voice actor of most Daleks, [[Nicholas Briggs]]. Having refined his portrayal of the Daleks to a degree of high confidence with his performance, his renditions of their voices are much smoother, harsher, and pronounced than the somewhat stiff, awkward and sometimes even uncomfortably nervous-sounding lines delivered by the original voice actors, [[Oliver Gilbert]] and [[Peter Messaline]]. As this was the first episode in several years to feature the Daleks, they were new to the role of voices for the Daleks and had difficulty cementing their portrayals. Later in Pertwee's tenure, [[Roy Skelton]] | This part of the story apparently bothered [[2 entertain|2|entertain]] as well, because they paid for it to be somewhat reshot and enhanced for the 2011 DVD special edition release containing remastered audio and video quality, with CGI special effects, and other touched-up effects. The voices of the Daleks were redubbed by the revival-era voice actor of most Daleks, [[Nicholas Briggs]]. Having refined his portrayal of the Daleks to a degree of high confidence with his performance, his renditions of their voices are much smoother, harsher, and pronounced than the somewhat stiff, awkward and sometimes even uncomfortably nervous-sounding lines delivered by the original voice actors, [[Oliver Gilbert]] and [[Peter Messaline]]. As this was the first episode in several years to feature the Daleks, they were new to the role of voices for the Daleks and had difficulty cementing their portrayals. Later in Pertwee's tenure, [[Roy Skelton]] became their main voice actor. | ||
Next to ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', it is the [[serial]] which has had the most varied home video releases, having appeared in multiple versions on [[VHS]], [[DVD]] and [[laserdisc]]. It's unique amongst LD releases in that it was released in both the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Indeed, it is the only [[Jon Pertwee]] story, aside from ''The Five Doctors'', to be made available on LD. Moreover, it's the only Pertwee story, full stop, to be made available on ''[[British]]'' LD. | Next to ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' and ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', it is the [[serial]] which has had the most varied home video releases, having appeared in multiple versions on [[VHS]], [[DVD]] and [[laserdisc]]. It's unique amongst LD releases in that it was released in both the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Indeed, it is the only [[Jon Pertwee]] story, aside from ''The Five Doctors'', to be made available on LD. Moreover, it's the only Pertwee story, full stop, to be made available on ''[[British]]'' LD. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Freedom fighters from the future attempt to thwart a new [[Dalek]] invasion of Earth | Freedom fighters from the future attempt to thwart a new [[Dalek]] invasion of Earth by going back in [[time]] to assassinate a [[Reginald Styles|delegate]] to the second [[World Peace Conference]], whose actions their history blames for the subsequent Dalek conquest. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Episode 1 === | === Episode 1 === | ||
