Series 3, Episode 5 | 2 parts | First broadcast: 28 April 2007 | Writer: Helen Raynor | Director: James Strong
Cast
- David Tennant as the Doctor
- Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones
- Miranda Raison as Tallulah
- Ryan Carnes as Laszlo
Summary
With Dalek Sec having merged with a human to become a strange new hybrid, factions form within the surviving Cult of Skaro as the traditionalist Daleks turn against their transformed leader’s growing sympathy toward humanity. As lightning-based technology threatens to complete a mass conversion of the captured humans into an army of Human Daleks, the Doctor must exploit the fractures between the warring Dalek factions to prevent the destructive plan from succeeding.
Interesting Facts
- This story features Dalek Sec’s unprecedented transformation into a Human-Dalek hybrid, a radical divergence from the traditional Dalek design.
- The internal conflict between the newly humanized Sec and the remaining traditionalist Daleks marks a rare instance of Dalek infighting.
- This two-part story concludes the Cult of Skaro’s arc, effectively wiping out the small surviving faction introduced in “Doomsday.”
- The Doctor’s manipulation of the “Dalek gene” to sabotage the conversion process was praised for its clever, non-violent resolution.
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