Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

As a kid I watched any sci-fi on TV my favourite then being any of Gerry Anderson's super-marionet shows and occasionally, Dr Who, until I saw: THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS.

This had a complicated plot, plenty of drama between the Dr & Jamie as the Daleks force the doctor to conduct an evil experiment.

And how many Dr Who story's do you have Daleks playing choo choo trains.

Here the Daleks seemed more fleshed out for the first time rather than just mechanical mustache twirlers, especially showing Terry Nations Neo-Nazi inspiration for the armoured Fascists.

The Dalek Emperor was obviously based upon Hitler forever screaming for everyone to OBEY and that included the other Daleks while his Body Guard the Black Daleks where ever paranoidly vigilant like the SS.

I had been watching Dr Who since William Hartnell but this was the story that got me hooked on the show, but is it as good as I remember, yes.

Its sad that only one episode remains but this is an excellent reconstruction built around the surviving sound track.

Patrick Troughton was always my favourite Doctor, although Matt Smith's first season is a very close second.

So yeah I'm giving it a ten, the best of epic TV using cardboard, tinfoil, glitter & toilet plungers.