The Evil of the Daleks

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New Companion Introduction, Series Finale

Runtime

175 minutes

Story Type

Time Travel

Past, Present

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Dalek-human hybrid, Mind Control, Traps

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Earth, England, Gatwick Airport, Skaro

Synopsis

The Daleks draft the Second Doctor into distilling the human factor in order for them to understand why they have always been bested by humans in the past. Once implanted, it will make the Dalek race invincible. Jamie's faith in the Doctor is stretched to the limit as the Doctor appears to be collaborating with the Daleks. The Doctor has a few tricks up his sleeve, but then again so might the Daleks.

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7 Episodes

Episode 1 Missing

First aired

Saturday, May 20, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

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UK Viewers

8.1 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

Trying to find the stolen TARDIS, the Second Doctor and Jamie are lured into a trap by the Doctor's old enemies the Daleks.

Episode 2

First aired

Saturday, May 27, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

7.5 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

The Doctor and Jamie investigate Waterfield's antiques shop, where they are knocked unconscious and transported back to the 19th century.

Episode 3 Missing

First aired

Saturday, June 3, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

6.1 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

As part of the Daleks' experiment, the Doctor manipulates Jamie into attempting to rescue Victoria.

Episode 4 Missing

First aired

Saturday, June 10, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

5.3 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

Jamie and Kemel team up to try and find Victoria, while the Doctor and the Daleks continue to monitor their progress.

Episode 5 Missing

First aired

Saturday, June 17, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

5.1 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

With the experiment at an end, the Doctor begins to suspect the key to rescuing Jamie, Victoria and Kemel from the Daleks lies with Terrall.

Episode 6 Missing

First aired

Saturday, June 24, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

6.8 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

The Doctor, Jamie and Waterfield follow the Daleks to Skaro, where they discover an unforeseen consequence to their experiment.

Episode 7 Missing

First aired

Saturday, July 1, 1967

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Directed by

UK Viewers

6.1 million

Appreciation Index

Synopsis

The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

Characters

Second Doctor

Patrick Troughton

Jamie McCrimmon

Frazer Hines

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What a powerful ending for the Daleks as an enemy! It's a shame we're never going to see them again, because I quite liked them, but there's no way they can bring them back after this

Okay in all seriousness, the Evil of the Daleks is good. I enjoyed how the Doctor's scheming came at the cost of Jamie's trust in him. The sound design was really nice, I liked the ticking clocks in the Victorian sets. The Emperor Dalek looks fantastic, and the animation lends it a sense of looming ominous-ness that just adds to the whole experience. Good serial!

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Review last edited on 20-02-25

I loved this so much. The way time travel was incorporated into the story, the scale of the production design behind the Dalek Emperor, and the epic energy which we didn't often see from this era, these were a solid set of episodes that really stuck with me in a positive way. This was thought at one time to be the last ever Dalek story for Doctor Who, so production went all out and it really shows.

This is also a great introduction for Victoria. Her character may not get the best treatment down the road, but here, her family is fully incorporated into the larger narrative and it really got me invested in her character. At least for these episodes. I had a very great time overall. This has all the charms of the best aspects of the Second Doctor era, in my opinion, including some pretty fun moments with Jaime. I love how he is perpetually in over his head as a character yet is able to continuously bluff his way through being confident in most situations. Sure, some parts felt a little awkward near the end, but I had such a great time along the way it is hard to really even be bothered by that. This is a true classic to me, through and through. An absolute stand-out among televised Dalek stories.

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Review last edited on 20-02-25

(My first thoughts)

Honestly? This was really boring. I found very little of this serial interesting. It really struggled to keep my attention. Jamie had some good moments, but other than that, this was very forgettable.

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(My thoughts four months later)

I thought I'd rewatch this since I felt like I was missing something the first time, and I was right! I was MUCH better able to follow along. I still don't think it's a masterpiece, but I did enjoy it!

D --> B.

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“ - You will obey.

- But not without question”

Fantastique épisode.

Déjà c’est encore la révolution, avec un final où c’est le doute et l’imagination qui provoquent l’effondrement de tout un empire de terreur et de mort !!

Mais c’est aussi carrément la plus grande fin possible pour les Daleks.

Ils ne sont pas déjoués par du pioupiou, des bombes, ou des moulinettes de tournevis. Ils sont simplement déjoués par l’enfance.

Mai 68 approche, mais en fait même les Daleks affrontent leur jeunesse rebelle !

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Review last edited on 17-11-24

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Why is it that Dalek stories in the classic series are so often the best ones? This is the last one for a long time and a lot happens!

The Doctor reveals that he isn't human - a rare piece of character development. I loved the Victoriana feel of the story, with Daleks reaching across time to manipulate events and fully utilising time travel - another rare thing.

The friendly Daleks - Alpha, Beta and Omega were great fun (and not in a silly The Chase way) against the ruthless Daleks, supposedly searching for 'the human factor', this gave the enemies a great send off. There aren't more than a handful of moments in Doctor Who I would like to see returned more than those.

We then get another new companion. II prefer having two companions to three, feeling this dynamic is easier to write for. However, its a shame that they have gone from two gritty and interesting characters like Polly and Ben, who are rarely victims, to someone to another companion who's main purpose is to be vulnerable. We'll see though! Too early to judge.

Good end to the series!

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Review last edited on 19-08-24