The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.The Doctor, Steven and Sara reach Kembel where they find the Daleks have betrayed their allies and imprisoned them.
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- TriviaThis episode was wiped by the BBC and no copy of it is known to exist.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Sara: Chen! But you're dead!
Mavic Chen: Not yet, my innocent one, though I'm delighted my pyrotechnic display impressed you. No, I am alive and soon shall be master of the universe! Perhaps, Kingdom, you'd like to lead the way.
Sara: Down there?
Mavic Chen: Of course! I'm certain the Daleks will be delighted to see you.
[Faced with no alternative, Sara leads the way into the tunnel. Steven and Mavic Chen follow behind her]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Daleks' Master Plan - Documentary (2020)
This is an epic 12 part story from writers Dennis Spooner and Dalek originator Terry Nation, beginning with the episode The Nightmare Begins.
This adventure continues the story introduced in the episode Mission To The Unknown and features the Doctor trying to thwart the Daleks evil plans to conquer the solar system. It also features Nicholas Courtney (later to play Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, a series regular), as Bret Vyon. He, along with the regular cast, Kevin Stoney as villainous Mavic Chen and most other cast, perform superbly. The Daleks too are at their peak in many ways and are great villains for this epic. In addition there are the other interesting alien characters and even the return of the Meddling Monk (Peter Butterworth) from the Doctor's home world! The story even has the shocking deaths of no less than 3 of the Doctor's 'companions'!
The word epic is absolutely right for this mammoth story and it is incredible how the quality and interest is kept over an unprecedented 12 episodes. The only slight drop in quality being the 7th episode The Feast of Steven which is a Christmas special of a far more light- hearted and whimsical kind. To compare that episode and criticise it as a blot on the story is very unfair, you have to take it on its own as a special episode more comparable to the kind of comedy spoof used for charity telethons in later years. On that basis it is successful. The other 11 episodes are brilliant, exciting and well made.
A classic.
My Ratings: Episode 7 - 7/10, all other episodes 10/10
- A_Kind_Of_CineMagic
- Aug 18, 2014
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1