Day of the Daleks (TV story): Difference between revisions

Fleeing the Dalek, the Doctor is caught up in the dematerialisation field, as Anat and Boaz return to their own time. There he reveals to them that the Daleks are his enemies of old, and that he has come along intentionally in order to find Jo Grant. But before he can learn anything useful a Dalek patrol arrives, forcing the trio to scatter. The Doctor evades the Daleks, then makes his way to the surface.  

At their headquarters, the Daleks criticise the Controller for failing to capture the rebels. The Controller protests that the Ogrons are too stupid, and are unsuited to fighting the highly intelligent guerillas. He proposes using humans instead. The Daleks refuse, as humans are treacherous and unreliable - despite the Controller pointing out that he, himself, has served the Daleks loyally all his life. The Controller informs the Daleks of the Doctor's presence in this time zone. The Daleks recognise the name, declaring that the Doctor is an enemy of the Daleks and must be exterminated.  

The Doctor finds a world in ruins, with surviving buildings limited to occasional factories amid a sea of rubble. The factories are run like concentration camps, with the workers starving and worked at a killing pace. He infiltrates the nearest, but his presence is detected by a security camera and the Daleks make preparations for his arrest. Meanwhile, the Daleks are demanding that the Controller increase factory output by ten percent. The Controller protests that the workers will die if they are pushed any harder, but the Daleks declare that only the weak will die. The Controller reluctantly agrees.

Meanwhile, the guerillas are meeting with their leader, [[Monia]], who knows where Jo is being held. They argue about what to do next.  

At the factory termed "Work Camp 117", the Doctor is grabbed by the Ogrons, and handed over to a human for interrogation. The works [[manager]], who is secretly a rebel, sends the interrogator away; but before he can brief the Doctor, the Controller arrives. He threatens the manager with reprisals if the new work quotas are not met. The Controller then apologises to the Doctor for his treatment, and takes him away. After they leave, the manager contacts the rebels and notifies them of the Doctor's capture. However, before he can say much more, he is detected and killed by an Ogron.  

The Doctor is brought to Central Control, where he is reunited with Jo. The Controller tries to convince him that the rebels are the real enemy, and that life on Earth in this time period is good. The Doctor, however, aware that the Daleks are really in control, angrily questions the use of work camps and the mistreatment of prisoners, and the use of the brutal Ogrons as guards. Unable to persuade the Doctor, the Controller departs. The Doctor then informs a confused Jo about the Dalek occupation of Earth.

The Daleks realise that the Doctor's appearance does not match their records of him, and speculate that he has changed his appearance again. They decide to use their mind analysis machine to determine whether this really is the Doctor. Meanwhile, the Doctor and Jo overcome their Ogron guard, and attempt an escape on a motorized tricycle; but they are quickly recaptured.   

At the guerillas' hideout, Monia decides the Doctor must be rescued, as he is the sworn enemy of the Daleks.

The Daleks use the mind analysis machine on the Doctor, to determine whether he actually is their old nemesis. The Doctor resists to the point of death, but on the monitor the Daleks see images of the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]s. They declare that this is truly the Doctor - an enemy of the Daleks - and that he shall be exterminated.