Victory of the Daleks (TV story)

"It Begins!""

- Dalek

Victory of the Daleks is the third episode of Matt Smith's first series. It marks the re-appearance of the Daleks and the Eleventh Doctor's first encounter with them.

Synopsis
The Doctor has been summoned by an old friend, but in the Cabinet War Rooms far below the streets of blitz-torn London, it's his oldest enemy he finds waiting for him, as the time-travelling adventures continue. The Daleks are back – but can Winston Churchill be in league with them?

Plot
The Doctor and Amy are called to London during World War II 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.

Cast

 * The Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
 * Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
 * Professor Edwin Bracewell - Bill Paterson
 * Blanche - Nina De Cosimo
 * Lillian - Susannah Fielding
 * Group Captain Todd - James Albrecht
 * Captain Childers - Tim Wallers
 * ARP Warden - Colin Prockter
 * Civil Servant - Jamal Nasir
 * Dalek (Operator) - Barnaby Edwards
 * Dalek (Operator) - Nicholas Pegg
 * Dalek (Voice) - Nicholas Briggs

Crew
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Story Notes

 * Colin Prockter previously appeared as the Head Chef in DW: The Long Game.
 * Like DW: The Unquiet Dead in Series 1, this episode is the third in the series, is a pseudo-historical, is penned by Mark Gatiss, and is both preceded and followed by two episodes by the head writer.
 * Ian McNeice previously portrayed Winston Churchill in the Royal National Theatre's 2008 production of Never So Good.

Ratings
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Filming Locations
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Rumours

 * Adolf Hitler is rumoured to make a brief appearance.
 * There will be many types of different Daleks. Three have been seen already seen. A white/grey Dalek with new eyestalk, an olive drab-coloured Dalek with utility belt and a Union Flag where the normal Dalek ID is below the eyestalk and the gold Dalek of the Russell T. Davies era.
 * Steven Moffat stated in a TalkTalk interview, that half-an-hour through this episode, you will have a 'revelation' and will have to watch the episode again to understand.
 * The Daleks will survive the end of the episode. In DWM #420, Steven Moffat says "I can see you all smirking at the title, and thinking 'Oh, I bet it's not a victory.' Yeah? Do you think?"and Mark Gatiss says "The reason it's called Victory of the Daleks is cos they win. They win."



Production errors
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Continuity

 * In a leaked audio clip, the Doctor mentions sending the Daleks back into the Void and saving the whole of reality from their efforts. (DW: Doomsday, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End)
 * Subservient Daleks is also the theme of the first Second Doctor adventure. (DW: The Power of the Daleks)
 * The end of DW: The Beast Below directly follows up into this story.
 * The Dalek Saucer seen in the dogfight with the Spitfires is the same sort as those from DW: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways and DW: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End

DVD/Blu-Ray release

 * BBC Video - Doctor Who Series Five - Volume One is scheduled for release on DVD and Blu-Ray on 7th June 2010 (UK only), featuring The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, Victory of the Daleks, and the featurette The Monster Diaries.