Evolution of the Daleks
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"Evolution of the Daleks" is an episode of the British
science fiction television series Doctor Who
. It was first broadcast on BBC One
on 28 April 2007, and is the fifth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is the conclusion of the two-part story begun in "Daleks in Manhattan
".
The Cult of Skaro's plan is in full force. Dalek Sec is reborn in a half-human form, and the Pig Slaves launch an enormous assault upon the Central Park Hooverville
along with the remaining pure Daleks. The Doctor, Martha Jones, Solomon and the others must fight for their lives, while the future of humans and Daleks alike is being decided underneath the Empire State Building.
According to the BARB
figures this episode was seen by 6.97 million viewers and was the seventeenth most popular broadcast on British television in that week. The story is set in New York City
in 1930.
, Martha
, Frank and the other human captives manage to escape when the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver
to cause a nearby radio to emit a high-pitched frequency. Daleks Jast and Caan give chase, and discover in each other a concern over Sec's plan. The Doctor and Martha meet up later with Tallulah and Frank, and make their way back to Hooverville
. The Doctor warns Solomon that the Daleks are seeking out more human subjects, but Solomon believes he can reason with them. The Daleks and their Pig Slaves attack, but Solomon initiates a conference with the hovering Daleks. He pleads his case for shared values and compassion, then says, "Well, what do you say?" The Daleks, naturally, say "Exterminate," and Solomon is killed in front of the other humans. The Doctor, angered by Solomon's death, tells Caan to kill him as well, but Sec orders them to bring the Doctor in. Martha tries to go as well, but the Doctor makes her stay behind, giving her his psychic paper as he leaves with the Daleks.
At the Dalek lab at the Empire State Building
, the Doctor learns that Dalek Sec's plan is to continue the Dalek race by injecting humans of high intelligence with a mix of human and Dalek DNA
, allowing their minds to be programmed as Daleks. However, as the task requires more energy than the human technology of 1930 can produce, Dalek Sec plans to use gamma strike energy from a solar flare that will occur within minutes, and forces the Doctor to help him finalise the energy system. These new beings won't, Sec says, be the emotionless beings Daleks have heretofore been; instead, they will combine human ability to evolve and survive with Dalek intelligence. Caan, Thay and Jast rebel; they see Sec as a traitor to their race, no longer even a real Dalek ("You told us to imagine... and we imagined your irrelevance.") They stage a mutiny, changing the DNA mix being fed into the humans into that of pure Dalek. The Doctor and Laszlo escape during the chaos, heading for the top floors of the building. They meet Martha, Tallulah, and Frank, who have used the psychic paper to gain entry past the building's human guards. Martha, who has already analyzed the building plans, tells the Doctor he must remove the "Dalekanium" panels on the mast of the Empire State Building. The Doctor quickly climbs up, telling Martha to stay behind and fight. As the Doctor struggles to remove the panels, Martha, with the help of the others, lays out pieces of metal from the framework of the building to connect with the elevator, which, they hope, will conduct electricity when the gamma strike hits. The Pig Slaves are electrocuted in the elevator, but the Doctor drops his sonic screwdriver and so fails to remove the panels in time; as he holds onto the mast, the strike hits and the energy transfers into the human-Dalek shells: the Dalek's new army begins to awaken.
Martha and the others recover the Doctor, then flee to Tallulah's theater, with the human Dalek army following them in the sewers. As they are surrounded by the human Dalek army, they find that Dalek Thay and Jast have Sec in chains. As the two prepare to kill the Doctor, Sec tries to reason with them and then steps in the way of their blaster fire, sacrificing himself to save the Doctor. The Daleks order their army to kill the Doctor, but find that the humans are resisting; the Doctor, by exposing himself to the gamma strike, caused some of his Time Lord
DNA to transfer to the human shells and give them freedom from Dalek control. The human Dalek army turn on Thay and Jast, killing them, but Dalek Caan, watching from the Empire State Building, activates a termination sequence and kills the rest of the army. The Doctor returns to the Dalek lab to face Caan, offering mercy and aid, but instead the Dalek escapes once again via his emergency temporal shift. As the Doctor regroups with the others, Laszlo begins to die, due to his partial transformation as a Pig Slave. The Doctor, however, finds a way to stabilise his condition, although it will not restore his human appearance. Laszlo and Tallulah are reunited, and learn from Frank that the people of Hooverville will take Laszlo in despite his looks. The Doctor and Martha finally return to Liberty Island and the TARDIS
, where the Doctor muses that there is to be yet another confrontation with the Daleks in their future.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It was first broadcast on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
on 28 April 2007, and is the fifth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is the conclusion of the two-part story begun in "Daleks in Manhattan
Daleks in Manhattan
"Daleks in Manhattan" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 21 April 2007, and is the fourth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is part one of a two-part story, concluded in "Evolution of the Daleks"...
".
The Cult of Skaro's plan is in full force. Dalek Sec is reborn in a half-human form, and the Pig Slaves launch an enormous assault upon the Central Park Hooverville
Hooverville
A 'Hooverville' was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression. They were named after the President of the United States at the time, Herbert Hoover, because he allegedly let the nation slide into depression...
along with the remaining pure Daleks. The Doctor, Martha Jones, Solomon and the others must fight for their lives, while the future of humans and Daleks alike is being decided underneath the Empire State Building.
According to the BARB
Barb
Barb may refer to:* A backward-facing point on a fish hook or similar implement, rendering extraction from the victim's flesh more difficult* Wind barbs for each station on a map of reported weather conditions...
figures this episode was seen by 6.97 million viewers and was the seventeenth most popular broadcast on British television in that week. The story is set in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1930.
Plot
After the creation of the hybrid Human-Dalek Sec, The DoctorTenth Doctor
The Tenth Doctor is the tenth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant, who appears in three series, as well as eight specials...
, Martha
Martha Jones
Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series, Torchwood. She is a companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, replacing Rose Tyler...
, Frank and the other human captives manage to escape when the Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver
Sonic screwdriver
The sonic screwdriver is a fictional tool in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spinoffs. It is a multifunctional tool used by The Doctor. Its most common function is that of a lockpick, but can be used to perform other operations such as performing medical scans,...
to cause a nearby radio to emit a high-pitched frequency. Daleks Jast and Caan give chase, and discover in each other a concern over Sec's plan. The Doctor and Martha meet up later with Tallulah and Frank, and make their way back to Hooverville
Hooverville
A 'Hooverville' was the popular name for shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression. They were named after the President of the United States at the time, Herbert Hoover, because he allegedly let the nation slide into depression...
. The Doctor warns Solomon that the Daleks are seeking out more human subjects, but Solomon believes he can reason with them. The Daleks and their Pig Slaves attack, but Solomon initiates a conference with the hovering Daleks. He pleads his case for shared values and compassion, then says, "Well, what do you say?" The Daleks, naturally, say "Exterminate," and Solomon is killed in front of the other humans. The Doctor, angered by Solomon's death, tells Caan to kill him as well, but Sec orders them to bring the Doctor in. Martha tries to go as well, but the Doctor makes her stay behind, giving her his psychic paper as he leaves with the Daleks.
At the Dalek lab at the Empire State Building
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
, the Doctor learns that Dalek Sec's plan is to continue the Dalek race by injecting humans of high intelligence with a mix of human and Dalek DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
, allowing their minds to be programmed as Daleks. However, as the task requires more energy than the human technology of 1930 can produce, Dalek Sec plans to use gamma strike energy from a solar flare that will occur within minutes, and forces the Doctor to help him finalise the energy system. These new beings won't, Sec says, be the emotionless beings Daleks have heretofore been; instead, they will combine human ability to evolve and survive with Dalek intelligence. Caan, Thay and Jast rebel; they see Sec as a traitor to their race, no longer even a real Dalek ("You told us to imagine... and we imagined your irrelevance.") They stage a mutiny, changing the DNA mix being fed into the humans into that of pure Dalek. The Doctor and Laszlo escape during the chaos, heading for the top floors of the building. They meet Martha, Tallulah, and Frank, who have used the psychic paper to gain entry past the building's human guards. Martha, who has already analyzed the building plans, tells the Doctor he must remove the "Dalekanium" panels on the mast of the Empire State Building. The Doctor quickly climbs up, telling Martha to stay behind and fight. As the Doctor struggles to remove the panels, Martha, with the help of the others, lays out pieces of metal from the framework of the building to connect with the elevator, which, they hope, will conduct electricity when the gamma strike hits. The Pig Slaves are electrocuted in the elevator, but the Doctor drops his sonic screwdriver and so fails to remove the panels in time; as he holds onto the mast, the strike hits and the energy transfers into the human-Dalek shells: the Dalek's new army begins to awaken.
Martha and the others recover the Doctor, then flee to Tallulah's theater, with the human Dalek army following them in the sewers. As they are surrounded by the human Dalek army, they find that Dalek Thay and Jast have Sec in chains. As the two prepare to kill the Doctor, Sec tries to reason with them and then steps in the way of their blaster fire, sacrificing himself to save the Doctor. The Daleks order their army to kill the Doctor, but find that the humans are resisting; the Doctor, by exposing himself to the gamma strike, caused some of his Time Lord
Time Lord
The Time Lords are an ancient extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' eponymous protagonist, the Doctor, is a member...
DNA to transfer to the human shells and give them freedom from Dalek control. The human Dalek army turn on Thay and Jast, killing them, but Dalek Caan, watching from the Empire State Building, activates a termination sequence and kills the rest of the army. The Doctor returns to the Dalek lab to face Caan, offering mercy and aid, but instead the Dalek escapes once again via his emergency temporal shift. As the Doctor regroups with the others, Laszlo begins to die, due to his partial transformation as a Pig Slave. The Doctor, however, finds a way to stabilise his condition, although it will not restore his human appearance. Laszlo and Tallulah are reunited, and learn from Frank that the people of Hooverville will take Laszlo in despite his looks. The Doctor and Martha finally return to Liberty Island and the TARDIS
TARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
, where the Doctor muses that there is to be yet another confrontation with the Daleks in their future.
Continuity
- The Doctor uses the sonic screwdriverSonic screwdriverThe sonic screwdriver is a fictional tool in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spinoffs. It is a multifunctional tool used by The Doctor. Its most common function is that of a lockpick, but can be used to perform other operations such as performing medical scans,...
in conjunction with a wireless radio to emit a high-pitched shriek that temporarily paralyses the Daleks and the Pig Slaves, facilitating an escape. Previously, in The Runaway BrideThe Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)"The Runaway Bride" is a special episode of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor...
, he used the screwdriver in conjunction with a wedding DJ's sound system to deactivate the Robot Santas. - In "Smith and JonesSmith and Jones (Doctor Who)"Smith and Jones" is the first episode of the third series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 31 March 2007. It sees the debut of Freema Agyeman as new companion Martha Jones...
", the Doctor referred to his having received an electric shock when helping Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinDr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...
fly his kite. In this episode, he again proves resilient to high levels of electrical current. This ability was also demonstrated in Terror of the ZygonsTerror of the ZygonsTerror of the Zygons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 August to 20 September 1975...
, World War ThreeWorld War Three (Doctor Who)"World War Three" is the fifth episode of the first series in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 23 April 2005. It is the second of a two-part story. The first part, "Aliens of London", was broadcast on 16 April...
, Genesis of the DaleksGenesis of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975. It marks the first appearance of Davros, the creator of the Daleks.-Plot:...
, The Idiot's LanternThe Idiot's Lantern"The Idiot's Lantern" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 27 May 2006.-Plot:...
and the audio stories Spare Parts and Blood of the DaleksBlood of the DaleksBlood of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions; the first of two 50-minute parts was broadcast on BBC 7 on 31 December 2006, and the second was aired on 7 January 2007...
. - When hurrying to the vaudeville theatre, The Doctor says "Allons-y"; the second time he uses the catchphrase after Army of GhostsArmy of Ghosts"Army of Ghosts" is the twelfth and penultimate episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006...
. - The idea of humans being the "great survivors" re-surfaced in "UtopiaUtopia (Doctor Who)"Utopia" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 16 June 2007 and is the eleventh episode of series three of the revived Doctor Who series...
".
Daleks
- This is the first episode to use the familiar "_____ of the Daleks" titling scheme since 1988's Remembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the DaleksRemembrance of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 October to 26 October 1988....
. The scheme was started on screen with The Power of the DaleksThe Power of the DaleksThe Power of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 5 November to 10 December 1966. It is Patrick Troughton's first full story as the Doctor.-Plot:...
in 1966, although the earlier The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964....
(which had no onscreen title) had The Return of the Daleks as a working title. - The Daleks measure time in rels, the Dalek unit of time, about equal to one second. The measurement was first introduced in the non-canonical movie Dr. Who and the DaleksDr. Who and the DaleksDr. Who and the Daleks was the first of two Doctor Who films made in the 1960s. It was followed by Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D....
(1965), then introduced to the TV continuity in "DoomsdayDoomsday (Doctor Who)"Doomsday" is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the revival of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the first part, "Army of Ghosts", was broadcast on 1 July 2006...
" (2006). - Several other Doctor Who stories have featured Daleks and human beings being combined in different ways. These include:
- The Evil of the DaleksThe Evil of the DaleksThe Evil of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20 May to 1 July 1967. This serial marked the debut of Deborah Watling as the Doctor's new companion, Victoria Waterfield.Evil was initially intended to...
: humans are infused with the "Dalek Factor", and Daleks infused with the "Human Factor" - Revelation of the DaleksRevelation of the DaleksRevelation of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 23 March and 30 March 1985...
: human beings kept in suspended animationSuspended animationSuspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other involuntary functions may still occur, but they can only be detected by artificial means. Extreme cold can be used to precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions; use...
, pending the discovery of disease cures, are instead converted into Daleks - "DalekDalek (Doctor Who episode)"Dalek" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 30 April 2005. It should not be confused with the first Dalek serial, The Daleks...
": a Dalek extracts human DNA to regenerate itself, and is altered in the process - "The Parting of the WaysThe Parting of the Ways"The Parting of the Ways" is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on 18 June 2005. It was the second episode of the two-part story that featured Christopher Eccleston making his last appearance as the Ninth Doctor...
": the Daleks in this story are all created from humans by the Dalek Emperor - The Doctor Who Quick Reads book I am a DalekI am a DalekI am a Dalek is a BBC Books original novella written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Rose. This paperback is part of the Quick Reads Initiative sponsored by the UK government, to encourage literacy...
: The Dalek Factor is added to humans in the Roman era
- The Evil of the Daleks
- At the climax of this story, the Daleks are defeated when the human/Dalek hybrids turn on them. The Daleks are similarly overthrown by their creations in The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964....
, in which the Doctor's companions turn the Robomen, humans conditioned to serve the Daleks, against their masters. - The Daleks once again show a weakness to their own weapons, as previously seen in The Evil of the DaleksThe Evil of the DaleksThe Evil of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20 May to 1 July 1967. This serial marked the debut of Deborah Watling as the Doctor's new companion, Victoria Waterfield.Evil was initially intended to...
, Planet of the DaleksPlanet of the DaleksPlanet of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from April 7 to May 12, 1973.-Synopsis:...
and The Five DoctorsThe Five DoctorsThe Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced in celebration of the programme's twentieth anniversary. It had its world premiere in the United States, on the Chicago PBS station WTTW and various other PBS member stations...
. Daleks Thay and Jast are destroyed by a constant barrage of fire from the variant Dalek energy weapons wielded by the hybrids. - The Daleks' creator (DavrosDavrosDavros is a character from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Davros is an archenemy of the Doctor and is the creator of the Doctor's deadliest enemies, the Daleks...
) is mentioned for the second time since the show's return in 2005 (the first having been in "Dalek"). - Dalek Sec refers to the "emergency temporal shift" that it activated in "Doomsday", explaining that all of the Cult of Skaro escaped being sucked into the Void by this method. Dalek Caan also initiates a similar shift at the end of this episode.
- Dalekanium, referenced in this episode and "Daleks in Manhattan", was first referred to in The Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of EarthThe Dalek Invasion of Earth is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from November 21 to December 26, 1964....
. - Once again, the Daleks use a 'battle computer' to direct mass operations on Earth, as in Remembrance of the Daleks. On that occasion, it was controlled by an altered human girl; here, it is operated by a direct link to Dalek Caan.
- The Daleks state that they first attempted to reproduce themselves in New York by creating Dalek "embryos". Dalek embryo technology and an "embryo room" were previously seen in Genesis of the DaleksGenesis of the DaleksGenesis of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who that was originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975. It marks the first appearance of Davros, the creator of the Daleks.-Plot:...
. The idea of Daleks being genetically replicated was previously seen in Power of the Daleks.
Outside references
- "Happy Days Are Here AgainHappy Days Are Here Again"Happy Days Are Here Again" is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen and published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc./Advanced Music Corp...
" by Milton AgerMilton AgerMilton Ager was an American composer.Ager was born in Chicago, Illinois, the sixth of nine children. Leaving school with only three years of formal high-school education, he taught himself to play the piano and embarked on a career as a musician. After spending time as an accompanist to silent...
and Jack YellenJack YellenJack Selig Yellen was an American lyricist and screenwriter.-Life and career:Born in Poland, Yellen emigrated with his family to the United States when he was five years old. The oldest of seven children, he was raised in Buffalo, New York and began writing songs in high school...
is heard on the radio. - Martha makes a reference to the 1957 film The Prince and the ShowgirlThe Prince and the ShowgirlThe Prince and the Showgirl is a 1957 American film produced at Pinewood Studios starring Marilyn Monroe and co-starring Laurence Olivier who also served as director and producer.The film was released on 13 June 1957...
starring Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
and Laurence OlivierLaurence OlivierLaurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
, adapting it to Laszlo and Tallulah's situation as "The pig and showgirl". - When the Doctor arrives in the lift, he says "First Floor, Perfumery", in the manner of a department store lift attendantElevator operatorAn elevator operator is a person specifically employed to operate a manually operated elevator...
. This method of announcing both floor and departments found thereon is also used as the basis of the theme music to the BBC situation comedySituation comedyA situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
"Are You Being Served?Are You Being Served?Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...
". Since Britons typically use the phrase "ground floor" to describe what Americans would call "the first floor", the line is an ostensible Americanisation of the "Are You Being Served?" theme's first verse, which begins with the words, "Ground Floor, Perfumery".
Production
- The theatre sequence was filmed at the Parc Dare & Theatre, Treorchy.
- Scenes set at the Hooverville shanty town were filmed at Bute Park, Cardiff.
- Some second unitSecond unitIn film, the second unit is a team that shoots subsidiary footage for a motion picture. Its work is distinct from that of the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving principal actors...
filming for this story was done in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It primarily consisted of static shots of landmarks and landscape views, many of which were digitally altered to remove architecture created since the story's setting. This constitutes the second time any filming for Doctor Who has been conducted in America. (The 1996 TV movie, although produced in Vancouver, Canada, included establishing shots of San Francisco filmed by a second unit; an earlier story, The Two DoctorsThe Two DoctorsThe Two Doctors is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 16 February to 2 March 1985. It starred Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as the Sixth Doctor and his companion Peri, respectively...
, was originally to have been filmed in New Orleans, but the budget of the time would not allow it.) - The presence of the Daleks in this story was reported by the News of the WorldNews of the WorldThe News of the World was a national red top newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the biggest selling English language newspaper in the world, and at closure still had one of the highest English language circulations...
on 12 November 2006, and confirmed by the BBC in late December.
External links
- "it's started"—episode trailer