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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story had the working titles of ''The Return'', ''Warhead'', ''Return of the Daleks'' and ''The Resurrection''. | * This story had the working titles of ''The Return'', ''Warhead'', ''Return of the Daleks'' and ''The Resurrection''. | ||
* Although recorded as four separate episodes, it was broadcast as two forty-five-minute episodes to free up transmission slots for the broadcast of the 1984 Winter Olympics. | * Although recorded as four separate episodes, it was broadcast as two forty-five-minute episodes to free up transmission slots for the broadcast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics the 1984 Winter Olympics]. | ||
* The forty-five minute episodes used the closing credits prepared for the twenty-minute parts one and three. Consequently Kiston is uncredited on the forty-five minute part one as he does not appear until the twenty-five minute part two. | * The forty-five minute episodes used the closing credits prepared for the twenty-minute parts one and three. Consequently, Kiston is uncredited on the forty-five minute part one as he does not appear until the twenty-five minute part two. | ||
* [[Rodney Bewes]] (Stien) is erroneously credited as "Stein" in ''[[Radio Times]]'' for part one. | * [[Rodney Bewes]] (Stien) is erroneously credited as "Stein" in ''[[Radio Times]]'' for part one. | ||
* [[Leslie Grantham]] (Kiston) is credited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times'' under the name Les Grantham. He is uncredited on-screen for part one, but is credited in ''Radio Times''. | * [[Leslie Grantham]] (Kiston) is credited both on-screen and in ''Radio Times'' under the name Les Grantham. He is uncredited on-screen for part one, but is credited in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* An article by [[Russell T Davies]] in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' suggested that the Dalek Supreme's attempt to assassinate the High Council was one of the initial clashes in the [[Last Great Time War]] mentioned in the revived series. | * An article by [[Russell T Davies]] in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' suggested that the Dalek Supreme's attempt to assassinate the High Council was one of the initial clashes in the [[Last Great Time War]] mentioned in the revived series. | ||
* During the mind analysis scene, [[Leela]] and [[Kamelion]] are the only companions not to appear in the flashback sequence; a clip of the former, taken from [[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' was to be featured during the aforementioned flashback sequence, but was omitted by mistake. Of the companions seen, six never encountered the Daleks on-screen: Dodo, Zoe, Liz, Romana I, Adric, and Nyssa. | * During the mind analysis scene, [[Leela]] and [[Kamelion]] are the only companions not to appear in the flashback sequence; a clip of the former, taken from [[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'' was to be featured during the aforementioned flashback sequence, but was omitted by mistake. Of the companions seen, six never encountered the Daleks on-screen: Dodo, Zoe, Liz, Romana I, Adric, and Nyssa. | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] was unsatisfied with the story, saying in a DVD commentary that it was too frantic, with too many ideas. The main plot was the Daleks releasing Davros so he might find a cure for the Movellan virus. There were several sub-plots: the creation of duplicates to invade the Earth; the capture of the Doctor to create a clone to assassinate the Time Lords' [[High Council]]; Davros' scheme to create a new race of Daleks. As none of these are dealt with at any length, he felt they distracted from the central plot. | * [[Eric Saward]] was unsatisfied with the story, saying in a [[DVD]] commentary that it was too frantic, with too many ideas. The main plot was the Daleks releasing Davros so he might find a cure for the Movellan virus. There were several sub-plots: the creation of duplicates to invade the Earth; the capture of the Doctor to create a clone to assassinate the Time Lords' [[High Council]]; Davros' scheme to create a new race of Daleks. As none of these are dealt with at any length, he felt they distracted from the central plot. | ||
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] hated the Dalek-like helmets of Lytton's troops, but did not have the time to change them. | * [[John Nathan-Turner]] hated the Dalek-like helmets of Lytton's troops, but did not have the time to change them. | ||
* [[Michael Wisher]], who had played the original Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', was unavailable to reprise his role | * [[Michael Wisher]], who had played the original Davros in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', was unavailable to reprise his role, as he was appearing in ''The Dame of Sark'', so he was replaced by [[Terry Molloy]]. Molloy studied Wisher's approach to Davros to ensure a level of consistency. The mask originally worn by Wisher, and adapted for [[David Gooderson]], was too large for Molloy, and so a new mask was created using a cast of Molloy's head. | ||
* A clip of the battling Daleks was used in the first episode of the TV series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_May%27s_20th_Century James May's 20th Century]''; the clip was used to illustrate an item about lasers. | * A clip of the battling Daleks was used in the first episode of the TV series ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_May%27s_20th_Century James May's 20th Century]''; the clip was used to illustrate an item about lasers. | ||
* This story has an unusually high body count, even for ''Doctor Who, ''at 76. Besides the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, only Davros, Lytton and his two policemen survive. (The Dalek Supreme is technically not destroyed on-screen but was almost certainly on the Dalek ship at the time of its destruction, since there appears to have been no opportunity for it to have departed the scene.) Much of the violence appears gratuitous, such as the murder of Laird, the killing of a crew member infected by a disease, and the shooting of the man with the metal detector whose attention Tegan tries to attract. | * This story has an unusually high body count, even for ''Doctor Who, ''at 76. Besides the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, only Davros, Lytton and his two policemen survive. (The Dalek Supreme is technically not destroyed on-screen but was almost certainly on the Dalek ship at the time of its destruction, since there appears to have been no opportunity for it to have departed the scene.) Much of the violence appears gratuitous, such as the murder of Laird, the killing of a crew member infected by a disease, and the shooting of the man with the metal detector whose attention Tegan tries to attract. | ||
* This story was never officially novelised during the original run of [[Target Books]] due to unsuccessful negotiations with [[Eric Saward]], as well as Terry Nation's agent Roger Hancock. However, Saward later novelised the story for BBC Books in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | * This story was never officially novelised during the original run of [[Target Books]] due to unsuccessful negotiations with [[Eric Saward]], as well as [[Terry Nation]]'s agent Roger Hancock. However, Saward later novelised the story for BBC Books in [[2019 (releases)|2019]]. | ||
* The story was the first of three consecutive serials, along with ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', that saw the departure of one of the season's regular cast members. In this serial, [[Janet Fielding]] departs as Tegan. | * The story was the first of three consecutive serials, along with ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', that saw the departure of one of the season's regular cast members. In this serial, [[Janet Fielding]] departs as Tegan. | ||
* The visual effect used for the space station's self-destruct was later reused during the Fifth Doctor's regeneration in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. | * The visual effect used for the space station's self-destruct was later reused during the Fifth Doctor's regeneration in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. | ||
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* [[Janet Fielding]] walked around the sets kicking scenery to get herself in the mood for Tegan's leaving scene. | * [[Janet Fielding]] walked around the sets kicking scenery to get herself in the mood for Tegan's leaving scene. | ||
* It was [[Rodney Bewes]]'s idea to give Stien a stutter. | * It was [[Rodney Bewes]]'s idea to give Stien a stutter. | ||
* As with most of his other acting work after ''The Likely Lads'' (1964-66) and its sequel ''Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?'' (1973-74), [[Rodney Bewes]] took the role of Stien mostly just to pay his bills, as his former co-star [[James Bolam]] was refusing to allow the BBC to broadcast reruns of either series due to a royalties dispute. In his later years, Bewes joked that the royalties he got from this story — and the 1976 movie ''The Likely Lads'', whose rights Bolam had less control over — were mostly what kept food on his table until Bolam eventually relented and allowed for repeats and VHS releases of the shows. | * As with most of his other acting work after ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Likely_Lads The Likely Lads]'' (1964-66) and its sequel ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whatever_Happened_to_the_Likely_Lads%3F Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]'' (1973-74), [[Rodney Bewes]] took the role of Stien mostly just to pay his bills, as his former co-star [[James Bolam]] was refusing to allow the BBC to broadcast reruns of either series due to a royalties dispute. In his later years, Bewes joked that the royalties he got from this story — and the 1976 movie ''The Likely Lads'', whose rights Bolam had less control over — were mostly what kept food on his table until Bolam eventually relented and allowed for repeats and VHS releases of the shows. | ||
* Davros's new mask, sculpted by Stan Mitchell, was nicknamed "Ena Sharples" by the production team due to its perceived similarity to the legendary <em>[[Coronation Street]]</em> character. | * Davros's new mask, sculpted by Stan Mitchell, was nicknamed "[https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Ena_Sharples Ena Sharples]" by the production team due to its perceived similarity to the legendary <em>[[Coronation Street]]</em> character. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Byrne_(actor) Michael Byrne], [[Tom Chadbon]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Firth Peter Firth], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Colonel Archer. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Byrne_(actor) Michael Byrne], [[Tom Chadbon]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Firth Peter Firth], [[Tim Pigott-Smith]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Colonel Archer. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Tom Chadbon]], [[Kenneth Cope]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Paul Darrow]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[Don Henderson]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [[Alfred Lynch]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Edward Peel]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies], [[Maurice Roëves]], [[George Sewell]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Lytton. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ball_(actor) Nicholas Ball], [[Steven Berkoff]], [[Brian Blessed]], [[Tom Chadbon]], [[Kenneth Cope]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Paul Darrow]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gothard Michael Gothard], [[Don Henderson]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Michael Jayston]], [[Alfred Lynch]], [[Clive Merrison]], [[Edward Peel]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies], [[Maurice Roëves]], [[George Sewell]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart Patrick Stewart], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[David Warner]] were considered for the role of Lytton. | ||
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* Davros shows knowledge of the Time Lords — something that had never been said in front of the character in his past two appearances. | * Davros shows knowledge of the Time Lords — something that had never been said in front of the character in his past two appearances. | ||
* The Daleks know of [[Gallifrey]] and want the Doctor's duplicate to assassinate the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]]. They previously had not shown such knowledge before this story. [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' had however featured a Dalek being taken to Gallifrey (though not surviving to report back what it had seen) and included a line saying that the Daleks had historically not been allowed to participate in the Gallifreyan war games because they "played too well" (possibly implying that, prior to them being banned, the Daleks had taken part in the games at least once at which point they "played too well"). | * The Daleks know of [[Gallifrey]] and want the Doctor's duplicate to assassinate the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]]. They previously had not shown such knowledge before this story. [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' had however featured a Dalek being taken to Gallifrey (though not surviving to report back what it had seen) and included a line saying that the Daleks had historically not been allowed to participate in the Gallifreyan war games because they "played too well" (possibly implying that, prior to them being banned, the Daleks had taken part in the games at least once at which point they "played too well"). | ||
*[[Eric Saward]] hoped that this serial would do for the Daleks what [[Earthshock (TV story)|''Earthshock'']] did for the [[Cybermen]]. | |||
*[[Terry Nation]] green-lit the serial after being overwhelmed by the positive response to his first appearance at a convention in [[Chicago]]. | |||
*[[Roy Skelton]] was unable to provide the Dalek voices, so [[Matthew Robinson]] hired [[Royce Mills]] and [[Brian Miller (actor)|Brian Miller]]. | |||
*No new Dalek casings were constructed, apart from dummies for special effects work. Instead, [[Matthew Robinson]] had to contend with a motley assortment of components, most of which dated from the [[1960s]]; one top and one skirt section were survivors of the “goon” Daleks made for [[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|''Planet of the Daleks'']], while another bottom had been built in [[1978]] for display at exhibitions. In all, four Daleks were cobbled together for the serial. | |||
*At one point, [[John Nathan-Turner]] and [[Matthew Robinson]] had a heated, and very public, row, during which the producer castigated his director for discussing matters with [[Eric Saward]], and demanded that he refrain from conferring with a writer or script editor in the future. | |||
*The attack on the space station marked the show's first use of a motion-control rig. | |||
*[[Ian Levine]] provided the clips of past Doctors and companions. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
