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

As the rebels finalise their plan to rescue the Doctor, the Controller tries to convince him to inform on them. The Doctor insists he knows nothing about them and instead berates the Controller, calling him a "quisling", a traitor to the human race. The Controller retorts that the Doctor doesn't understand the situation. He explains that in the late 20th century, the world was devastated by a series of terrible wars that wiped out most of the population. When the Daleks arrived, they easily conquered the few survivors and enslaved them. While most humans were set to work in the mines and factories, a few were given positions of power in exchange for serving the Daleks. He is proud that his family has served the Daleks for generations and that by collaborating with them he has been able to save lives. The Doctor tells him he could have saved more lives by fighting the Daleks instead, but the Controller insists that the Daleks can't be defeated.

The rebels, led by Monia, Anat, and Boaz, attack the complex and kill the guards. Boaz [[sacrifice]]s himself to destroy a Dalek. When the others reach the Doctor, Monia wants to kill the Controller, but the Doctor intervenes to stop him. The Doctor, Jo and the rebels escape, leaving the Controller unharmed.

In the 20th century, as UNIT prepare for the arrival of the delegates, the injured guerrilla who was inadvertently left behind, Shura, conceals himself and a [[bomb]] in the cellars beneath Auderly House.

In the 22nd century time zone, the rebels tell the Doctor that Styles blew up the peace conference, setting off a world war. When the Daleks arrived, they easily conquered the few survivors. With their original plan in ruins, the rebels now ask the Doctor to complete their mission by killing Styles. The Doctor, however, cannot reconcile what he has been told with his personal knowledge of Styles. On learning that the rebels took explosives with them to the 20th century, he realises the truth: the rebels themselves — namely, the missing Shura — caused the explosion that started the wars. They have become trapped in a [[temporal paradox]].

At Central Control, the furious Daleks demand the Controller find and destroy the Doctor, threatening him with death if he fails. The Controller promises to do so and confers with the Senior Guard to arrange an ambush in the tunnels.

The rebels give Jo and the Doctor a time transmitter and lead them back to the underground tunnel, which they have fixed on as a transfer point. Inside the tunnel, the Doctor and Jo are ambushed by the Controller and the Ogrons. The Doctor, however, tells the Controller he can prevent the war and stop the Daleks from ever invading. Not convinced, the Controller nevertheless orders the Ogrons to leave and allows the Doctor and Jo to escape — to repay the Doctor for saving his life earlier. Unbeknownst to him, the Senior Guard witnesses this.

Returning to Central Control, the Controller blames the Doctor's escape on the Ogrons. However, the Daleks have learned the truth from the Senior Guard. They declare the Controller a traitor and condemn him: he must be exterminated. The Controller retorts that he may have helped to exterminate ''them''. The Daleks execute him and appoint the Senior Guard as the new Controller. They then decide to follow the Doctor to the 20th century time zone to ensure the Dalek conquest of Earth is not reversed.  

Rematerialising in the 20th century with Jo, the Doctor orders Auderly House to be evacuated, despite Styles' protests. A combined force of Daleks and Ogrons emerges from the canal tunnel in pursuit, intent on destroying both the Doctor and the peace conference. UNIT forces can do little more than slow their advance. At the house, the Brigadier has to force Styles and the other delegates to leave. The Doctor finds Shura in the cellars, badly wounded and partially delirious, clutching a [[Dalekanium bomb]], and warns him that the Daleks have arrived. Shura tells the Doctor to leave the Daleks to him, as only Dalekanium can kill them.

The Doctor convinces the Brigadier to pull back his troops and allow the Daleks and Ogrons to enter the house. Everyone but Shura has gone: the house is deserted. When the Daleks enter, he detonates the bomb, sacrificing himself to destroy them. The Doctor informs Styles that the peace conference has been saved and that it's up to him to make sure it succeeds. Styles assures him he knows what will happen if they fail. The Doctor and Jo agree, as they've already seen it.