The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)

Summary
The First Doctor has brought his human companions home to Earth, but two hundred years in their future. Trapped in a strangely quiet and deserted London, the travellers discover that Earth has been conquered by their old enemies — the Daleks. (Detailed Synopsis)

Cast & Characters

 * Dr. Who - William Hartnell
 * Ian Chesterton - William Russell
 * Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill
 * Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford
 * Carl Tyler - Bernard Kay
 * David Campbell - Peter Fraser
 * Dortmun - Alan Judd
 * Robomen - Martyn Huntley, Peter Badger
 * Dalek Operators - Robert Jewell, Gerald Taylor, Nick Evans, Kevin Manser, Peter Murphy
 * Dalek Voices - Peter Hawkins, David Graham
 * Insurgent - Robert Aldous
 * Jenny - Ann Davies
 * Jack Craddock - Michael Goldie
 * Thomson - Michael Davis
 * Baker - Richard McNeff
 * Larry Madison - Graham Rigby
 * Wells - Nicholas Smith
 * Slyther Operator - Nick Evans
 * Ashton - Patrick O'Connell
 * The Women in the Wood - Jean Conroy, Meriel Hobson

Uncredited Cast

Crew

 * Writer - Terry Nation
 * Director - Richard Martin
 * Producer - Verity Lambert
 * Script Editor - David Whitaker
 * Designer - Spencer Chapman
 * Assistant Floor Manager - Christina Lawton
 * Associate Producer - Mervyn Pinfield
 * Costumes - Daphne Dare
 * Costumes - Tony Pearce
 * Fight Arranger - Peter Diamond
 * Film Cameraman - Peter Hamilton
 * Film Editor - John Griffiths
 * Incidental Music - Francis Chagrin
 * Make-Up - Elizabeth Blattner
 * Make-Up - Sonia Markham
 * Production Assistant - Jane Shirley
 * Special Sound - Brian Hodgson
 * Studio Lighting - Howard King
 * Studio Sound - Jack Brummitt
 * Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
 * Title Music - Ron Grainer

Influences

 * War of the Worlds
 * World War II resistance movies

Ratings

 * World's End - 11.4m viewers
 * The Daleks - 12.4m viewers
 * Day of Reckoning - 11.9m viewers
 * The End of Tomorrow - 11.9m viewers
 * The Waking Ally - 11.4m viewers
 * Flashpoint - 12.4m viewers

Myths

 * The story is set in 2164 (although the Doctor and Ian find a calendar dated 2164 there is no indication how long the calendar has been in the warehouse)
 * The Daleks are defeated as they are susceptibile to the Earths magnetic forces (they are defeated by the explosion at the mine. The idea of the Daleks being susceptible to Magnetic forces is a concept from the Movie Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D)

Location Filming
This story was filmed at:


 * Trafalgar Square, London
 * The Third Way in Wembley, London
 * The Royal Albert Hall, London
 * The Palace of Industry, London
 * Whitehall, London
 * The Embankment, London
 * Westminster Bridge, London
 * St Katherine's Dock, London
 * White City Underground Station, London
 * Hammersmith Bridge, London
 * Ealing Studios
 * St John's Hole Quarry, Kent
 * Riverside Studios 1, Hammersmith, London

Continuity

 * The Cybermen also developed the technology to steer whole planets, and did so with their Homeworld Mondas in The Tenth Planet
 * The Doctor returns to this time to meet up with Susan in Legacy of the Daleks. He and Susan are also briefly reunited in The Five Doctors
 * The Doctor returned to the scene where Susan dropped her TARDIS key and recovers it in GodEngine
 * The Doctor is confronted by a Dalek agent attempting to make the invasion happen earlier, in Return of the Living Dad
 * The Third Doctor encountered an alternate reality in which the Daleks had sucessfully invaded the Earth in Day of the Daleks

Discontinuity

 * The Slyther changes appearance between episodes 4 and 5 as the production team were not happy with its appearance
 * Two studio technicians are visible outside the Dalek saucer in episode 2
 * Jenny and Barbara have to hold their own neck restraints in place
 * When the Daleks are in Trafalgar Square cars can be seen to drive past
 * Pleasure cruisers can still be seen on the Thames
 * Boom mike shadows are visible in episodes 3 and 6
 * Why do the Daleks need intelligence tests to determine who can become Robomen when they are mindless zombies?

Quotes
Doctor - 'One day, I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs, and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine. Goodbye, my dear. Goodbye, Susan.'

Story Arcs

 * History of the Daleks

Similar stories

 * Day of the Daleks

More Info

 * Story Synopsis
 * Story Transcript
 * Story Novelization
 * Story Statistics
 * Story in the Media

Public Releases
DVD Release Released as Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth


 * UK Release: June 2003 / US Release: October 2003
 * PAL Region 2 - BBCDVD1156 (2 DVD)
 * NTSC Region 1 - Warner DVD E1813 (2 DVD)


 * Further information about the restoration for this DVD and its special features can be found at Story DVD


 * Video Release Released as Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth


 * The next episode caption has been removed from episode 6


 * UK Release: May 1990 / US Release: February 1994
 * PAL - BBC video BBCV4353 (2 tapes)
 * NTSC - CBS/FOX Video 5947 (2 tapes)
 * NTSC - Warner Video E1202 (2 tapes)