Episode: Series Five, Episode Three
Name: Victory of the Daleks
Writer: Mark Gatiss
Director: Andrew Gunn
Producer: Peter Bennett
Running Time: 45 minutes
Broadcast Date: 17th April 2010, BBC One, BBC HD
Preceded by: The Beast Below
Followed by: Time of the Angels
Starring:

• The Doctor - Matt Smith
• Amy Pond - Karen Gillan
• Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
• Edwin Bracewell - Bill Paterson
• Blanche - Nina De Cosimo
• Lilian - Susannah Fielding
• Peter - James Albrecht
• Captain Childers - Tim Wallers
• ARP Warden - Colin Prockter
• Civil Servant - Jamal Nasir
• Spitfire Pilot - Mark Gatiss

Plot


The Doctor has been summoned by an old friend, but in the Cabinet War Rooms far below the streets of blitz-torn London, it's his oldest enemy he finds waiting for him, as the time-travelling adventures continue. The Daleks are back – but can Winston Churchill be in league with them?

Aliens

Daleks

A fleet of Daleks which escaped the events of “Journeys End” restored the master race with a brand new look. The Daleks, now much taller, come in new colours including White, Red, Orange, Blue, and Yellow. They survived and will soon cause chaos.

Ratings

• Overnight: 6.4 million (32.7% audience share)
• Final: to be added

Confidential: War Games

If you're a fan of the Doctor's most iconic enemies this is an unmissable episode as the Confidential team reveal the full facts behind their dramatic return.

Plus, what were conditions truly like at the epicentre of the British war effort? Find out as Confidential follows the writer of Victory of the Daleks, Mark Gatiss, as he meets the curator of the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum. Mark also reveals how he went about writing this historic adventure and Ian McNiece, who plays Winston Churchill, discusses how he brought the famous leader to life.