The BBC Borrowed Six Bronze Daleks for The Asylum ... and the result was chaos.

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The BBC shipped in a selection of fan-owned Daleks to appear in the Asylum. But their presence on set caused a few problems for the continuity-conscious. And one met a very sorry end.

[ohmydinosare]

The sad story of that original mould duplicate dalek feels a modern day equivalent of that original shawcraft base getting blown up and smashed to bits for Day of the Daleks.

[thestabbybrit]

The interesting thing about a "Time War" is you could well ens up with multiple versions of the same individual, and / or individuals from timelines that no longer exist. I like the idea that's what broke these Daleks - they are remnants of a lost timeline.

[CacoQueen]

My theory as a kid was that the Ironside was reconstructed atom by atom by the parliament to interrogate to see if they could find out any secret events that happened between Journey's End and Victory, with both the reconstruction and subsequent torture making it go insane, thus being comitted to the asylum. Bear in mind that i was 7 when i thought it up so it may not hold up 100 percent canonically lol.

[JacksonRed]

an explanation for the other dalek sec could be there were multiple "Cults of Skaro". Their purpose was to come up with new strategies to win the time war so it would make sense to have multiple teams coming up with new strategies in case one failed, we can argue the ones seen in army of ghosts was the most effective team and the less effective teams ended up in the asylum.

[ParakoEPC]

BBC: mind if borrow these? we only need them for a day or two!
NSD Owners: ye sure
BBC: *doesn’t return them after a day or two*
*yeah we just set your NSDs on fire and blew some of them up, here are the remains of them*

[DrBagPhD]

Absolutely adore this channel and the incredible videos it produces. Thanks to everyone involved!

[X-Chill]

You know, although it's a shame that the first generation black Dalek was cut up, the fact it now has such a legacy, destroying Daleks in Asylum, appearing in the 50th and exploding on Stage for celebrations and it looks awesome everytime it explodes or has flames go through, it almost makes it worth it. Through literally being part steel and through it's usage, it's the most metal Dalek in my opinion.

[lewc]

My theory on the Ironside is that there was a third one before the Doctor arrived who got a little too into his disguise and the other two declared him insane and shifted him to the asylum

[rhodrage]

The continuity "errors" can be explained as the Daleks traveling through time and taking the individuals from points in time to preserve them in a way. A museum of the worst daleks basically.

Well till they had to blow it up.

I assume something could be similar in the Rebuilt Skaro.

[liamcollinson]

I think the ironside are my favourite dalek the fact they have utility pouches but no hands entertains me

[Greenwood_]

How Scott let his Dalek prop go for use in the pyrotechnic scene reminds how they kinda did the same to Red Dalek in the Daleks' Invasion Earth re-painted him to portray the Black Dalek in the fight scene at the end of the movie.

[ireallydidntwanttomakeanac]

That was such a beautiful Dalek, it was a shame that an original mould version was destroyed, but it did feature in the VFX shots that I did enjoy in DOTD.

[dalekbumps]

Brilliant stuff, love this channel. The amount of work that must have gone into researching, scripting and editing this... very impressive indeed. Looking forward to the next episode!

[BonnieFluff]

My headcanon with Sec in the Asylum was that it was just his shell. Some clean-up squad went and got it between scenes. Maybe another mutant got it.

[scottishdrunkard]

One thing you didn't mention was the Ironside Dalek's shortened middle slat. Normally it wouldn't be noticeable because of the Army Equipment, but since it had been removed for Asylum, you could see it had a short middle slat.
Maybe it was just cold inside the Asylum.
Thankfully I am already subscribed! I hope I get a new Dalek Model for my collection!

[Jackardy]

Such a shame about that clone/replica. It even had the extra ridge around the eye lens that was never seen again after Dalek.

[QuartzRoolz]

the fact that in many ways it was *the* original dalek that got blown up is sad... IDK I think its honestly pretty charming at the same time that its managed to get such a screen and stage carreer, and its inherent reusability (although doubtless on the way out now, ) is honestly pretty cool.

[sunwentai]

Your work on the Daleks and Doctor Who is of the most impeccable quality. I never miss a single video from this channel.

[troublesomezorua]

While I love the thought of a time traveling Dalek Caan collecting Daleks from different eras or even timelines, I think it's likely a lot simpler. Whether you were exterminated or failed, the dead are useless. So why not recycle the old IDs for new casings? It just feels like a pretty Dalek solution to me.

I initially felt pretty bad for the "Jigsaw Dalek" but then it went full circle to become awesome as no explosion could stop it.

[rarewolf]

The fender/ground clearance on the charity builds might be because some have blue lighting underneath to suggest levitation, or at least gliding.