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The Doctor and Amy are called to [[London]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] by an old friend of the Doctor: [[Winston Churchill]]. To the Doctor's horror he finds the Daleks posing as a manmade "secret weapon" that Churchill calls "ironsides" and hopes will win him the war. <ref>{{cite journal|title=[[Radio Times]]|date=3 April}}</ref><ref name="air">{{cite press release|publisher= BBC Press Office|date= 1 April 2010|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk16/sat.shtml#sat_drwho|title= Network TV BBC Week 16: Saturday 17 April 2010|accessdate= 1 April 2010}}</ref> The ironsides have been created by Professor Bracewell and are extremely effective at shooting German [[Heinkel]]s down; however, rather than being typically aggressive, they are docile, offering to help their human colleagues and serving them cups of tea. Confronting them with their true names, the Doctor is horrified to learn that this was the Daleks' goal all along; eventually, one transmits a message, described as a "[[testimony]]", to the others and to a Dalek spaceship which is seen hiding in orbit behind the moon. Bracewell confronts the Daleks, and is exposed as an android created by the Daleks to infiltrate the British military. After their last encounter with The Doctor, a small group of Daleks was able to escape in a single Dalek ship equipped with a 'Progenitor Device' capable of recreating the Dalek race, but due to the Daleks having been grown from [[Davros]]'s cells the Progenitor would not recognise them as Daleks until the Doctor did so himself. The Doctor's [[testimony]] is enough for the Progenitor Device to recognise the Daleks and accept instructions to create a new race of Daleks. When these new Daleks appear they exterminate their predecessors and begin the countdown on a bomb capable of destroying the Earth - an "oblivion continuum" built into Bracewell's chest. Despite wanting to end a new Dalek reign of terror before it can begin, the Doctor is forced to allow them to depart in order to return to Earth and stop the detonation of the bomb. The Doctor and Amy deactivate the bomb by convincing Bracewell he is indeed human, and, despite him being a product of Dalek technology, they allow him to leave and begin a new life. After bidding farewell to Churchill and his staff, The Doctor and Amy depart in the [[TARDIS]] - their departure reveals the presence of the "crack in time", as seen previously in [[The_Eleventh_Hour_(Doctor_Who)|The Eleventh Hour]] and [[The Beast Below]], and the Doctor expresses puzzlement that Amy had no previous knowledge of The Daleks, despite the previously established events of [[The Stolen Earth]] and [[Journey's_End_(Doctor_Who)|Journey' End]]. |
The Doctor and Amy are called to [[London]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] by an old friend of the Doctor: [[Winston Churchill]]. To the Doctor's horror he finds the Daleks posing as a manmade "secret weapon" that Churchill calls "ironsides" and hopes will win him the war. <ref>{{cite journal|title=[[Radio Times]]|date=3 April}}</ref><ref name="air">{{cite press release|publisher= BBC Press Office|date= 1 April 2010|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2010/wk16/sat.shtml#sat_drwho|title= Network TV BBC Week 16: Saturday 17 April 2010|accessdate= 1 April 2010}}</ref> The ironsides have been created by Professor Bracewell and are extremely effective at shooting German [[Heinkel]]s down; however, rather than being typically aggressive, they are docile, offering to help their human colleagues and serving them cups of tea. |
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Confronting them with their true names, the Doctor is horrified to learn that this was the Daleks' goal all along; eventually, one transmits a message, described as a "[[testimony]]", to the others and to a Dalek spaceship which is seen hiding in orbit behind the moon. Bracewell confronts the Daleks, and is exposed as an android created by the Daleks to infiltrate the British military. After their [[Journey's_End_(Doctor_Who)|last encounter]] with The Doctor, a small group of Daleks was able to escape in a single Dalek ship equipped with a 'Progenitor Device' capable of recreating the Dalek race, but due to the Daleks having been grown from [[Davros]]'s cells the Progenitor would not recognise them as Daleks until the Doctor did so himself. The Doctor's [[testimony]] is enough for the Progenitor Device to recognise the Daleks and accept instructions to create a new race of Daleks. When these new Daleks appear they exterminate their predecessors and begin the countdown on a bomb capable of destroying the Earth - an "oblivion continuum" built into Bracewell's chest. |
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Despite wanting to end a new Dalek reign of terror before it can begin, the Doctor is forced to allow them to depart in order to return to Earth and stop the detonation of the bomb. The Doctor and Amy deactivate the bomb by convincing Bracewell he is indeed human, and, despite him being a product of Dalek technology, they allow him to leave and begin a new life. |
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After bidding farewell to Churchill and his staff, The Doctor and Amy depart in the [[TARDIS]] - their departure reveals the presence of the "crack in time", as seen previously in [[The_Eleventh_Hour_(Doctor_Who)|The Eleventh Hour]] and [[The Beast Below]], and the Doctor expresses puzzlement that Amy had no previous knowledge of The Daleks, despite the previously established events of [[The Stolen Earth]] and [[Journey's_End_(Doctor_Who)|Journey' End]]. |
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Revision as of 22:07, 17 April 2010
"Victory of the Daleks"[2] is the third episode in the 2010 series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This was the first encounter between the Daleks and the Eleventh Doctor. It was first broadcast on 17 April 2010.
Plot
The Doctor and Amy are called to London during the Second World War by an old friend of the Doctor: Winston Churchill. To the Doctor's horror he finds the Daleks posing as a manmade "secret weapon" that Churchill calls "ironsides" and hopes will win him the war. [7][8] The ironsides have been created by Professor Bracewell and are extremely effective at shooting German Heinkels down; however, rather than being typically aggressive, they are docile, offering to help their human colleagues and serving them cups of tea.
Confronting them with their true names, the Doctor is horrified to learn that this was the Daleks' goal all along; eventually, one transmits a message, described as a "testimony", to the others and to a Dalek spaceship which is seen hiding in orbit behind the moon. Bracewell confronts the Daleks, and is exposed as an android created by the Daleks to infiltrate the British military. After their last encounter with The Doctor, a small group of Daleks was able to escape in a single Dalek ship equipped with a 'Progenitor Device' capable of recreating the Dalek race, but due to the Daleks having been grown from Davros's cells the Progenitor would not recognise them as Daleks until the Doctor did so himself. The Doctor's testimony is enough for the Progenitor Device to recognise the Daleks and accept instructions to create a new race of Daleks. When these new Daleks appear they exterminate their predecessors and begin the countdown on a bomb capable of destroying the Earth - an "oblivion continuum" built into Bracewell's chest.
Despite wanting to end a new Dalek reign of terror before it can begin, the Doctor is forced to allow them to depart in order to return to Earth and stop the detonation of the bomb. The Doctor and Amy deactivate the bomb by convincing Bracewell he is indeed human, and, despite him being a product of Dalek technology, they allow him to leave and begin a new life.
After bidding farewell to Churchill and his staff, The Doctor and Amy depart in the TARDIS - their departure reveals the presence of the "crack in time", as seen previously in The Eleventh Hour and The Beast Below, and the Doctor expresses puzzlement that Amy had no previous knowledge of The Daleks, despite the previously established events of The Stolen Earth and Journey' End.
Broadcast
DVD release
A Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray[9] containing this episode together with "The Eleventh Hour", "The Beast Below" and special features is planned to be available from 7 June 2010.[10]
References
- ^ Doctor Who magazine issue 420, page 10
- ^ a b c Doctor Who Magazine, issue 418, 5 February 2010
- ^ a b "First Smith 'Doctor Who' titles confirmed". 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Doctor Who Magazine, issue 419, 4 March 2010
- ^ a b Doctor Who Magazine, issue 417, 3 January 2010, "Shooting on Matt Smith's first series enters its final stages..." p.6 Cite error: The named reference "DWM417" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Radio Times TV Listing for 17 April 2010".
- ^ "Radio Times". 3 April.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Network TV BBC Week 16: Saturday 17 April 2010" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ "Matt Smith - First DVD release date". Doctor Who News Page. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Series 5, Volume 1 (DVD)". BBCShop.com. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
External links
- Victory of the Daleks on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki