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30 April 2005
(Season 1, Episode 6)
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The Doctor becomes the main exhibit at a billionaire's alien museum in Utah. But there's something else in there with them...
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Solid return of everybody's favourite irate pepper-pot
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(Episode Complete credited cast)| Christopher Eccleston | ... | Doctor Who | |
| Billie Piper | ... | Rose Tyler | |
| Steven Beckingham | ... | Polkowski | |
| Corey Johnson | ... | Henry van Statten | |
| Anna-Louise Plowman | ... | Goddard | |
| Bruno Langley | ... | Adam | |
| Nigel Whitmey | ... | Simmons | |
| John Schwab | ... | Bywater | |
| Jana Carpenter | ... | De Maggio | |
| Joe Montana | ... | Commander | |
| Barnaby Edwards | ... | Dalek Operator | |
| Nicholas Briggs | ... | Dalek (voice) |
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45 min | 45 min (50 episodes)
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Michael Brandon was asked to play Van Statten but was not free.
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Revealing mistakes: The security guard holding the stairs against the Dalek as Rose and Adam escape is given a close up as she's firing her gun. With every shot, she blinks, showing that the actress has had very little experience in firing firearms.
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Featured in "Doctor Who Confidential: Welcome to Torchwood (#2.12)" (2006)
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In 2005 "Dalek" managed to make the Daleks frightening again. Not that the Daleks had ceased to be an inspired and fearsome creation for a legion of devoted fans. Through fiction, graphic novels and audio adventures, the Daleks had continued their war against anything un-Dalek. Only on television had their impact been reduced by the dreaded "Gay Daleks" of Victor Lewis-Smith's "TV Offal" and even an appearance in a Kit-Kat advert.
With "Dalek", the diminutive metal terrors were back with a vengeance. Or rather, to be strictly correct, one Dalek was. This "last Dalek" showed the fans what they'd known all along - that one, solitary, lonely Dalek is more dangerous than an army of armed humans.
Robert Shearman's script is tight and director Joe Ahearne leaves no time for boredom to set in. This is a return to classic "Who". No frills, no laughs, just solid, gripping story-telling.
Christopher Eccleston's Doctor is clearly more than a little upset to see the Dalek. In fact, the 9th Doctor's reaction creates a dilemma for his companion, Rose. This is a Doctor pushed to the very edge of his patience and sanity, and it's not a pretty sight.
This episode managed the seemingly impossible and made the audience actually care about the Dalek. Its appearance in the final scene, revealed without its protective polycarbide-armoured shell, is unforgettable.
Early in the episode, there's an Aladdin's cave of artifacts for the keen viewer to search for old, familiar props. No prizes, though, for those who recognised the classic "Invasion"-style Cyberman head! Excellent television and a genuine wish come true for many fans.