Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)

Revolution of the Daleks was the 2021 New Year Special of Doctor Who. It featured the return of Jack Harkness, and marked the Thirteenth Doctor's reunion with her companions following the events of The Timeless Children.

The episode was also the final regular appearance of Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien and Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair.

Continuing the Recon Dalek storyline begun in Resolution, a new line of Daleks were introduced, cloned from a remnant of the original recon scout. Their new design is a variant on the Recon Dalek's own casing.

Synopsis
As the Thirteenth Doctor marks her days in prison, elsewhere in the universe the Daleks are presented on national television. They are the new Defence Drones, designed to protect the British public.

Left behind on Earth, Yaz, Graham and Ryan need their friend more than ever. Now with Daleks on the assembly line, and a familiar face behind their production... What would the Doctor do?

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
 * Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
 * Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
 * Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
 * Captain Jack Harkness - John Barrowman
 * Jack Robertson - Chris Noth
 * Jo Patterson - Harriet Walter
 * Leo Rugazzi - Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
 * Armen - Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea
 * Rachel - Helen Anderson
 * Voice of the Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
 * Dalek Operator 1 - Barnaby Edwards
 * Dalek Operator 2 - Nicholas Pegg
 * Grace - Sharon D Clarke

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Species

 * The Doctor's fellow prisoners include a Weeping Angel, an Ood, a Sycorax, a Pting and a Silent.

Popular culture

 * The Doctor recites the opening line of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to herself, mentioning "Mr and Mrs Dursley of 4 Privet Drive".
 * Robertson gives an interview to Emily Maitlis on Newsnight.

Individuals

 * Jack Harkness mentions catching up with Gwen Cooper.
 * Jack mentions Rose Tyler.
 * Ryan and Graham both have a vision of Grace O'Brien.

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Filming locations
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Myths

 * It was rumoured the Doctor would be artificially impregnated with Davros' foetus by the Emperor Dalek. This turned out to be false, as neither Davros nor the Emperor Dalek appeared.

Production errors
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Continuity

 * Jack recalls meeting the Doctor's companions and warning them about the Lone Cyberman. (TV: Fugitive of the Judoon) He is unhappy to find out that the Doctor did give him the death particle, (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati) but the Doctor claims that she resolved this, "sort of". (TV: The Timeless Children)
 * The Doctor tells Ryan that Gallifrey is devoid of life after Ko Sharmus used the death particle. (TV: The Timeless Children)
 * The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller previously encountered a set of Daleks who wanted to wipe out a genetically impure Mutant Daleks created by Martez on Red Rocket Rising. (AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks)
 * Jack tells the Fam how he became immortal, (TV: The Parting of the Ways) and that the person partially responsible for it is now stranded in a parallel universe. (TV: Doomsday, Journey's End)
 * Ryan puts on a yellow beanie, with the Doctor recognising it as the same one he was wearing when they first met. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
 * A Weeping Angel, (TV: Blink) an Ood, (TV: The Impossible Planet) a Sycorax, (TV: The Christmas Invasion) a Pting, (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum) and a Silent (TV: The Impossible Astronaut) appear as The Doctor’s fellow prisoners/inmates.
 * Jack reconnects with Gwen Cooper, after spending some time apart. (AUDIO: Herald of the Dawn)

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