Daleks in Manhattan
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| Doctor | David Tennant (Tenth Doctor) |
| Writer | Helen Raynor |
| Director | James Strong |
| Producer | Phil Collinson |
| Executive producer(s) | Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner |
| Production code | 3.4 |
| Length | 45 minutes |
| Transmission date | 21 April 2007 |
| Preceded by | Gridlock |
| Followed by | Evolution of the Daleks |
Daleks in Manhattan is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It will be broadcast on BBC One on 21 April 2007,[1] and is the fourth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is part one of a two-part story, concluded in Evolution of the Daleks.
The story is set in New York City in 1930.[2]
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[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The Doctor and Martha arrive in 1930s New York, only to find trouble brewing in the Big Apple. They find themselves thrown into an adventure involving Pig Men, sewers, showgirls and the Empire State Building. But the biggest shock is yet to come, as the Cult of Skaro make an unwelcome return--and this time, the Daleks are attempting to create a Dalek/Human hybrid in the sewers... [3]
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — David Tennant
- Martha Jones — Freema Agyeman
- Showgirl — Miranda Raison
- Solomon — Hugh Quarshie
- Elliot — Ryan Carnes
- Mr Diagoras — Andrew Garfield
- TBA — Eric Loren
- TBA — Flik Swan
- TBA — Alexis Caley
- TBA — Earl Perkins
- TBA — Peter Brooke
- TBA — Ian Porter
- Dalek Voice — Nicholas Briggs
[edit] Continuity
- Russell T. Davies confirmed in issue 378 of Doctor Who Magazine that the black Dalek shown in the teaser trailer shown at the end of The Runaway Bride is Dalek Sec of the Cult of Skaro, last seen temporally shifting itself to escape being sucked into the Void at the end of Doomsday. Davies also is quoted as saying that Sec was not the only Dalek to escape using the Emergency Temporal Shift in that episode. [4]
- Although various Dalek Emperors and Dalek Supremes have featured over the years, and the Dalek creator Davros appeared frequently throughout the classic series, Dalek Sec is the first individual Dalek to become a recurring character.
- The Big Finish audio play Invaders from Mars features an alien invasion of 1930s New York, under cover of Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds broadcast; however, the aliens were not Daleks.
- The Torchwood Institute website states that 1930s New York suffered an infestation similar to the Weevil infestation of Cardiff, and that it was covered up by rumours of sewer crocodiles. This may or may not be linked to these episodes.[5]
- This episode includes the first location filming outside of the United Kingdom since Doctor Who's return in 2005. Several classic Doctor Who stories included location filming outside of the UK: City of Death (1979) included filming in Paris, Arc of Infinity (1983) included filming in Amsterdam, Planet of Fire (1984) included filming in Lanzarote, and The Two Doctors (1985) included filming in and near Seville. Also, the entirety of 1996 Doctor Who TV movie was filmed in Vancouver, apart from some stock footage of San Francisco and world capitals.
- Several other Doctor Who stories have featured Daleks and human beings being combined in different ways. These include:
- The Evil of the Daleks: humans are infused with the "Dalek Factor", and Daleks infused with the "Human Factor"
- Revelation of the Daleks: human beings kept in suspended animation pending the discovery of disease cures are instead converted into Daleks
- Dalek: a Dalek extracts human DNA to regenerate itself, and is altered in the process
- The Parting of the Ways: the Daleks in this story are all created from human cells by the Dalek Emperor
- The Doctor Who Quick Reads book I am a Dalek: The Dalek Factor is added to humans in the Roman era
- In the Radio Times, Russell T Davies revealed that this episode will feature '1930s New York, Pig Men, sewers, showgirls and the Empire State Building. He also tells viewers to 'be prepared to see the Daleks as you've never seen them before."[6]
[edit] Production
- Helen Raynor is the first woman ever to write a televised Dalek story, and the first woman to write a story for the revived series.
- Some filming for this story was done in New York.[7]
- The presence of the Daleks in this story was reported by the News of the World on November 12,[8] and confirmed by the BBC in late December.[9][10] An interview with David Tennant in TV Times indicates there will also be 'Art Deco Daleks'.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ "Doctor Who UK airdate announced", News, Dreamwatch, February 27, 2007.
- ^ Darlington, David (2007-02-28 cover date). "Script Doctors: Helen Raynor". Doctor Who Magazine (379): pp. 30–36.
- ^ GQ magazine interview with David Tennant and Freema Agyeman
- ^ Hickman, Clayton; (editor) (2007-01-31 cover date). "THE DALEKS ARE BACK!". Doctor Who Magazine (378): p. 4.
- ^ 1950s Torchwood memo (partial). BBC-created Torchwood Institute website. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
- ^ Russell T Davies (March 27, 2007). "Who's that girl?". Radio Times: 18.
- ^ Davies, Russell T. (2007-12-03 cover date). "Production Notes: 12 Facts a-Facting!". Doctor Who Magazine (377): 66.
- ^ Richardson, Rachel. "Dalek return", News of the World, November 12, 2006, p. 31.
- ^ "Doctor battles Daleks in New York", BBC News, BBC, 2006-12-27. Retrieved on December 27, 2006.
- ^ "Script Doctors: Helen Raynor", Doctor Who Magazine, Panini, #379, 28 February 2007.
- ^ Hollingworth, David (10-16 February, 2007 (cover date)). "Who's a busy boy!". TV Times 201 (7): 4.
