Dalek (Doctor Who episode)
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"Dalek" is the sixth episode of the revived first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 April 2005. This episode is the first appearance of the Daleks in the 21st-century revival of Doctor Who; it also marks the first appearance of Bruno Langley as companion Adam Mitchell.
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Directed by | Joe Ahearne | ||
Written by | Robert Shearman | ||
Script editor | Helen Raynor | ||
Produced by | Phil Collinson | ||
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Music by | Murray Gold | ||
Production code | 1.6 | ||
Series | Series 1 | ||
Running time | 45 minutes | ||
First broadcast | 30 April 2005 (2005-04-30) | ||
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The episode is set in Utah in the year 2012, in the underground bunker owned by Henry van Statten (Corey Johnson), a rich collector of alien artefacts. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his travelling companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) encounter the bunker's only living exhibit: a Dalek, which breaks loose and attempts to exterminate everyone in the bunker after repairing itself.