The Dalek Invasion of Earth
The Dalek Invasion of Earth is the second serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in six weekly parts from 21 November to 26 December 1964. It was the first major location shoot for Doctor Who, with production taking place at Trafalgar Square, Westminster Bridge, and the Royal Albert Hall. The serial premiered with 11. 4 million viewers, maintaining strong viewers across the six weeks.
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The Dalek Invasion of Earth is the second serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in six weekly parts from 21 November to 26 December 1964. It was the first major location shoot for Doctor Who, with production taking place at Trafalgar Square, Westminster Bridge, and the Royal Albert Hall. The serial premiered with 11. 4 million viewers, maintaining strong viewers across the six weeks. Contemporary reactions were positive, with many praising the return of the Daleks. Retrospective reviews have been more mixed, with particular praise directed at the first episode’s cliffhanger and Susan’s emotional departure, though the direction and pacing has been criticised. The Daleks in Europe appeared on some design material for the serial, adding new eyestalks, a receptor for a new dish, and a new pedal mechanism. The Dalek in Europe was recorded on 10 September 1964 at 10 Maida Vale Studios, and was recorded for the first three episodes on 10 October 1964. In March 1964, story editor David Whitaker formally commissioned Terry Nation to write a Doctor Who serial following the success of the titular serial. The commission was made under the title The Keys of Marinus under the Doctor Who and Daleks storyline for the mid-April 1964 serial was delivered under the name The Return of the Dalks. The first serial’s second serial’s third and fourth episodes were recorded in October and November 1964, and delivered in November and December 1964, respectively.
The Doctor and his granddaughter Susan Foreman and teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright discover that the Earth in the 22nd century has been occupied by Daleks and work with a human resistance group to stop them from mining out the Earth’s core as part of their plan to pilot the planet through space. The First Doctor bids Susan an emotional farewell, telling her that she deserves a normal life with David. Back in London, David begs Susan to stay and marry him. Susan agonises, declaring her love but admitting that she must leave. The Doctor frees Barbara and Jenny and orders the Robomen to destroy the Dalek fleet and causes a volcanic eruption in England. In the serial’s fifth and final episode, the Doctor and Ian stumble across an army of Robomen as a Dalek rises from the River Thames. They are later brought before the Black Dalek and discover that they are drilling through the Earth’s crust to blow out its core. Ian hides in the mine and becomes trapped in a capsule filled with explosives, but eventually escapes the Slyther, a pet of the Black Daleek. The doctor and Ian arrive at the cliffs overlooking the mine; the Doctor sends David and Susan to interfere with the Daleeks’ radio signals, while he climbs into the mine. The resistance leader, paraplegic scientist Dortmun, has created a bomb todestroy the Dalek’s outer casings, but they are ineffective.
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