An incredulous sight that regular series viewers would never have seen before, or been prepared for, as the menacing Daleks become friendly and almost cuddly with the introduction of the uniquely processed 'Human Factor' into their mutated psyches, and enjoyed by a playful Second Doctor as he and his old foes engage in a fun game of 'Trains'! A bizarre and memorable cliffhanger to the fifth episode/start of the sixth to The Evil of the Daleks back in 1967, in an intriguing idea from the story's writer, David Whitaker.
The above terrific art image, provided in 2011 by the animation team then handling the BBC STUDIOS release of The Reign of Terror, was commissioned for a special feature in the UK's SFX magazine (a superb Who special edition) covering classic 'lost episode' scenes that might be gone forever, of which this scene was deemed the most wanting-to-see-moment chosen by article writer Marcus Hearn.
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| Original John Cura taken 'Telesnaps' of the classic scene. |
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| The scene as recreated via the new animation for The Evil of the Daleks, out now on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook. |
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