Thursday, September 30, 2021

'THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS' WEEK - DAY 6: THE MACHINATIONS OF THE EMPEROR DALEK!


With the drama now relocated to Skaro, the Doctor and his friends follow Maxtible and the Daleks, but soon encounter the true mastermind behind the Skaroans insidious plot against humanity and the galaxy; the macabre and dominating Emperor Dalek, it's all-calculating evil well showcased, sitting like a spider in it's metal cobwebbed domain deep in the heart of the Dalek city.

Sure enough, the Doctor discovers that the search for the 'Human Factor' has been but subterfuge, the Emperor Dalek having simultaneously discovered the aggressive 'Dalek Factor', which will turn Humanity into cold-heated killer servants for the Daleks...

Resident Daleks' voice talent Peter Hawkins would handle duties for the Emperor Dalek.

Designed by the talented Chris Thompson, the Emperor Dalek's scenes would be mostly filmed at the more spacious and atmosphere-building Ealing Studios, and especially with so many pyrotechnics soon needed for the story's concluding civil war scenes, as 'Human Factor' converted Daleks soon turn on the Emperor and his machinations... 








Maxtible and the Doctor are summoned to the Emperor Dalek.

Publicity image of Deborah Watling as Victoria on the transferred set at Lime Grove Studios.

Behind the scenes bringing the Emperor Dalek to life during 16th-17th May, 1967.



Later Who director Timothy Combe (centre) would be in charge of directing Skaro-based second unit film scenes at Ealing Studios.

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