July 22nd, 2013
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Daleks’ Return For The 50th Special First official Images
Daleks’ Return For The 50th Special First official Image!
From the official site
The BBC has announced that the Doctor’s most famous foes, the Daleks, will return to Doctor Who in the show’s fiftieth anniversary special. We’ll bring you more news about the adventure as it emerges, but for now, here’s the latest press release in full:
MATT SMITH, DAVID TENNANT AND JOHN HURT TO FACE OFF AGAINST DALEKS IN 50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
The Doctors, Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt will battle the deadly Daleks, the BBC announces today, in the show’s 50th anniversary special.
Returning to BBC One on 23 November the highly anticipated adventure will star: Matt Smith; Jenna Coleman; David Tennant; Billie Piper; John Hurt and Joanna Page. In a surprise twist in the recent series finale it was revealed John Hurt would be playing a Doctor, alongside Smith and Tennant.
The Daleks are the second monster to be announced for the 50th and will join the shape shifting Zygons, which have only appeared in the show once before in 1975. The Daleks were one of the first monsters to terrify audiences in 1963, 50 years ago, cementing their place in British popular culture.
Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, said:
“The Doctor once said that you can judge a man by the quality of his enemies, so it’s fitting that for this very special episode, he should be facing the greatest enemies of all.”
The 50th anniversary episode was shot earlier this year at BBC Cymru Wales’ Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff and across South Wales. Filming also took place in iconic London locations the Tower of London and Trafalgar Square for a huge stunt, which saw Matt Smith dangling from a TARDIS alongside Nelson’s Column.
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Esterath
July 22nd, 2013 - 10:32amThe 50th sounds really awesome! Can’t wait to see it!
Scott the Raptor
July 22nd, 2013 - 10:14amI’m actually quite upset. We Brits pay for the programme to be made, and Americans get to see trailers first!
LEWIS
July 22nd, 2013 - 10:12amTHEY WONT BE :angry:
LEWIS
July 22nd, 2013 - 10:11amWow awesome pictures guys.
Hey I wonder what Clara’s reaction will be when she meets the daleks…again also it’s gonna be cool to see JOHN HURTHIMSELF FIGHT THE DALEKS 🙂
Nelsonator
July 22nd, 2013 - 10:07amI don’t know if the paradigm daleks are in this?
Matt
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:43amI do believe she’s playing the Queen, (whichever The Doctor marries or gets it on with?) Because she’s been seen on shooting photos wearing queen-like clothes 🙂
doc fan
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:41amit was just bound to happen
Time’s Ending……
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:39amYes I agree with Doctor 909, having looked the photos of the daleks, it very much looks like they could well be on Gallifrey during the Time War, going a wee bit further, I wonder if they will be leading upto the on scene we have never ever seen on Doctor Who, namely the regeneration of the 8th doctor into the 8th & half 8th & half Doctor, perhaps the regeneration was only partially completed and so the 8.5 Doctor knew he had to – ” what I did, I did without choice, in the name of peace & sanity”. I suspect we’ll find out, certainly the wait is worth it……
booboo
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:30amwe will see something but dont know how long and yes i think its unfair the people who pay for it are excluded for seeing it.
Sam (UDWF1)
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:29amI can’t help but notice the Gallifreyan symbols… surely it can’t be the Time War!
Then again, there are speculations that the episode will see the Doctor and Clara tumbling through the Doctor’s timeline after the events of the Name of the Doctor
TheWhomobile
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:28amOh so we can’t ever see it? That seems a little unfair 🙁
MadManWithABox
July 22nd, 2013 - 9:15amIt’s been shown at comicon yesterday, though moffet begged the fans not to film it and put it online
matt9982
July 22nd, 2013 - 8:57amOpps forgot my email, lol
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2013 - 8:56amI think Joanna page is going to play john hurts companion as 10 and 11 both have a companion so maybe that’s who she will play
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2013 - 8:49amI have a feeling this will be a flashback
TheWhomobile
July 22nd, 2013 - 8:45amWell this certainly looks interesting although I didn’t ever really want to see the TW. Anyone know when the trailer is going to be released?
RYCBAR123
July 22nd, 2013 - 8:34amFirst of all: Yay time war! Second: What if Tennant is somehow playing the Metacrisis Doctor? It’s Doctor Who, anything can happen! 😀
Cyberking281
July 22nd, 2013 - 7:41amWhen i saw the title of this page “Daleks’ Return For The 50th Special First Official Images”‘ i got quite excited, but i just hope the Cybermen return too
Matt Smithy
July 22nd, 2013 - 7:18amThis looks like the time war! 😀
Doctor 909
July 22nd, 2013 - 7:05amIt looks like there will be some Gallifrey sences because there is a gold galifrayian ball (picture 1) and it looks like there is a chair or a gold door (back of picture 1). Love the Daleks this should be amazing
DOCTOR WHO ONE
July 22nd, 2013 - 7:02amIT’S THE LAST GREAT TIME WAR !!!!!!!!!!!
Look at the 2nd picture closely, and you’ll notice just to the left of the Dalek, there’s the familiar round Gallifreyan text !!!!!!!.
All these years we moan about never seeing the Time War, and now we get to see it 😀
Dalek: the Supreme
July 22nd, 2013 - 4:23amDaleks? Oh, YES! Maybe we will see the Time War like many (Including myself) have speculated! I do hope we see some Paradigm Daleks too, but if these ones are from the Time War, I doubt it. I was honestly thrilled with their opinion in Asylum of the Daleks, and this feels like icing on the cake of epicness! 😀
Adam
July 22nd, 2013 - 2:13amOoooo now this should be good. Clara removed the doctor from there minds so they don’t know who he is from the episode asylum of the daleks.
Anonymous
July 22nd, 2013 - 2:10amAsylum had so mich promise, but yet again, moffet proves je can ruin even the most coolest plots
Sebatron
July 22nd, 2013 - 2:02amAMAZING!!!!!!!
poojoo
July 22nd, 2013 - 12:56amfinally. missed the daleks. Hope its not like Dalek Asylum that was quite bad but still interesting. Just want to see some exterminating!!!!
Jeremy
July 22nd, 2013 - 12:42amThis will be since its his greatest enemies!!!!
James Mullan
July 22nd, 2013 - 12:37amDaleks are back for the fifty anniversary, this is going to go down in television history. Looking forward to what John Hurt’s Doctor is all about and what he don’t to break the promise.
Will
July 22nd, 2013 - 12:16amThis looks excellent! So glad to see the Daleks back to celebrate their 50th too.
Jamie
July 22nd, 2013 - 12:11amDaleks on Gallifrey! The Time War!