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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Martin Belam

Doctor Who: The Daleks’ Master Plan recap

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William Hartnell as The Doctor, Adrienne Hill as Katarina and Peter Purves as Steven in The Devil's Planet.
William Hartnell as The Doctor, Adrienne Hill as Katarina and Peter Purves as Steven in The Devil's Planet. Photograph: BBC

With the unexpected return of two William Hartnell episodes to the BBC archive, Whovians can now, for the first time since 1965, enjoy the first quarter of the 12-part adventure The Daleks’ Master Plan.

The surviving five episodes are now on iPlayer, and the first three make for a stirring introduction to the adventure, with large impressive sets for the Earth control centre and the Dalek ship, contrasting with the dense forbidding foliage of the planet Kembel. Frequent tight closeup shots from director Douglas Camfield on the faces of the cast add to a claustrophobic feel in the jungle sequences.

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