Day of the Daleks: Special Edition was a new version of Day of the Daleks.
There were new CGI effects and newly shot footage, while Nicholas Briggs provided new Dalek voices to replace those of Oliver Gilbert and Peter Messaline in the original 1972 broadcast version.
It was released on Disc Two of the DVD release of Day of the Daleks in 2011. In 2023, it was re-released on Disc Two of the Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: The Collection — Jon Pertwee Complete Season Three.
Synopsis[]
Freedom fighters from the 22nd Century attempt to thwart a new Dalek invasion of Earth, by going back in time to the late 20th century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles, a delegate to the second World Peace Conference, whose actions their history blames for the subsequent Dalek conquest.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Dr. Who - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- Sergeant Benton - John Levene
- Captain Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Sir Reginald Styles - Wilfred Carter
- Shura - Jimmy Winston
- Anat - Anna Barry
- Boaz - Scott Fredericks
- Controller - Aubrey Woods
- Miss Paget - Jean McFarlane
- Girl Technician - Deborah Brayshaw
- UNIT Radio Operator - Gypsie Kemp
- Guerilla - Tim Condren
- Monia - Valentine Palmer
- Manager - Peter Hill
- Senior Guard - Andrew Carr
- Guard at Work Centre - George Raistrick
- Ogrons - Rick Lester, Maurice Bush, David Joyce, Frank Menzies, Bruce Wells, Geoffrey Todd, Nick Nicholson (DVD)
- Daleks - John Scott Martin, Ricky Newby, Murphy Grumbar, Toby Chamberlain
- Dalek Voices - Nicholas Briggs (DVD)
- Television Reporter - Alex MacIntosh
- UNIT Soldier - Kevan Looseley (DVD)
Crew[]
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Worldbuilding[]
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Story notes[]
- Previously The Curse of Fenric was adapted in a similar format, albeit movie-length as opposed to episodic.
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