The Daleks' First Extermination | Genesis of the Daleks | Doctor Who

[@DehnusNorder]

I always loved how the actor playing Davros slowly made his voice more and more manic and Dalek in fashion. Also erm... the back of his chair was a bit of a hint of what he thought of the universe now isn't it?

[@alijoe2173]

What?

[@DehnusNorder]

@@alijoe2173 Oh, the actor that played the first Davros (when you watch the whole serial) slowly played it as if Davros was becoming more like a Dalek (with his voice). More manic more... extreme less... like a living being. By the end of it their voices where indistinguishable. Of course the voice modulation helped, but the manic "Exterminate! Exterminate!" was carbon copy to a Dalek that went before. As for the back of the chair, it was a joke, look what the form of the "metal" part looks like ;).

[@alijoe2173]

@@DehnusNorder i have watched the serial but I was questioning what you see at the back of the chair because I see no imagery or shape there at all

[@DehnusNorder]

@@alijoe2173 I don't think I need to describe a middle finger to you ;). Now I can't make it more blatantly clear ;).

[@alijoe2173]

@@DehnusNorder oh I don’t see that

[@soundpaulo]

This is why Davros is one of the all time best villains. He'll betray and sacrifice his own people just to further his own ends

[@blethigg9320]

Still topical in 2022.

[@marleneallison5124]

I agree. Love the daleks

[@mothratemporalradio517]

sounds like Putler

[@jansix4287]

Vladimir?

[@linuxstuff73]

This episode was the perfect introduction to Davros. Really one of the best episode featuring him in it IMO. Easily categorizes as a "don't miss" episode.

[@arkane1732]

I can imagine the chills this gave back when this first aired.

[@richardmoloney689]

It did. I remember it well. It was amazing.

[@kanghyunyoo6690]

Very horrible

[@wyrdvora]

@@kanghyunyoo6690 do u mean horrifying?

[@julianaylor4351]

It was terrifying.

[@Broadercasting]

Back of the sofa stuff

[@TaliesinapCerridwen]

“No! Davros! No! Nooooooo!” Oh come on Ronson, there’s no need to get negative.

[@richardmoloney689]

Phasers are better

[@alijoe2173]

@@richardmoloney689 uhm ok

[@melina001a]

Boo boo I say Sir boo

[@SunlessNick]

Among all his other qualities, Tom Baker was a dead ringer for my Dad. No Doctor will ever be above him in my mind.

[@ianmangham4570]

Best EVER 💯🇬🇧🤟

[@thelegend3965]

Is it just me, or are the older episodes of the Dalek’s more scary.

[@josephperkins4857]

They are

[@IaMaPh1991]

That's why "hiding behind the sofa" became a common household phrase

[@nickterrett6613]

absolutely..these are the definitive Daleks..had 10" toy one exactly as these as a child..the multi coloured ones of later Who wouldnt have scared a fly..really poor.

[@Talisguy]

It varies massively. Genesis of the Daleks has them at their most threatening, but they weren't nearly as intimidating in any of the previous three Dalek stories or the next one. You can't divide it into "old Daleks scary, new Daleks not scary," because they have had some very effective appearances in New Who and some absolutely ridiculous ones in Classic Who, but there is a general pattern of a single Dalek, or a small group of Daleks, being a more credible threat than an army of Daleks, and the Daleks usually being at their best when they're effectively scheming their way up from a position of relative weakness, like in Genesis, Power of the Daleks or Dalek. And this is, IMO, the one Davros story where his presence doesn't make the Daleks themselves less scary.

[@MrCdawson17]

The writing and music. They’re made as a joke by Moffat when he plays fucking choir music in it and then goes “who’s scared?” If they’re not. Why would the viewer??

[@adamhickey396]

The Doctor speaking to Ronson earlier in the serial; 'Well you did save me from becoming the very first victim of a Dalek, thank you.' If only Ronson had known then that he had left that rather dubious honour for himself....

[@tim2015]

In the early 1960s this was unlike anything else seen on television. And many of the people who saw it then remembered living through ,and fighting in, the Second World War.

[@schubertuk]

Perhaps that is because it is from 1974/75, and not the 60s?

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, agreed... At the start of episode 1 of " Genesis of the Daleks "... We can see what looks like first world war soldiers, wearing gas masks, getting mown down by machine guns... This scene HAD to be very emotional for most of the viewers who remembered the two World Wars... This scene was just a prelude for the entire story... IMO there can be no doubt that Genesis is the best EVER story.....

[@LukSter18998]

@@richardruff8712doesn’t matter now with new who at the wheel

[@richardruff8712]

@@LukSter18998 Yes... Eternally optimistic ( sorry, no pun intended ! )...

[@dalekbumps]

Everything about this scene is perfect. The sheer terror that is conveyed through Ronson's pleas, the sharp intensity of the Dalek death ray with its piercing sound effect, the Kaleds shielding their eyes with their hands and arms to protect themselves from the intensity of the blast - all of these things combine to make this scene a brilliant demonstration of the chilling nature of the Daleks and what they represent. The Daleks are the ultimate representation of relentless, merciless, indiscriminate death.

[@jimmime]

Sounds like almost all the governments on Earth, now.

[@looksirdroids9134]

Not indiscriminate. They discriminate against anyone who isn't Dalek.

[@alexcoleridge1476]

You've literally just described a very normal death scene. The acting of Ronson's pleas is nothing special at all. The dalek death ray is just a filter. The Kaleds shielding their eyes is just something they would logically do. Surely these kinds of things happen in every extermination? I've only watched a few episodes of classic doctor who but is this really "perfect"? Must be a low bar for this era of the show.

[@paulhunter6742]

Right now, there are automated tanks and weapons that could develop into early for runners of Darleks. All that's needed are biological components. Fantasy may well Become fact in near future.

[@jakepullman4914]

@@alexcoleridge1476 So In your view it's not perfect because it was simple, logical, and unoriginal? Simple and logical are not flaws, and it is only unoriginal from your point of view. It was the template from which many similar scenes were created.

[@stevedickson5853]

Love the 70s Dalek stories, but after the 60s the daleks looked more static in their movements , in the 60s everything constantly moved , sucker arm, gun, eyestalk constantly moving around, even different personalitys with the dalek voices, something that seemed lost on the dalek operators later on

[@paulhunter6742]

You realize that in beginning the Darleks have a biological component built into them. Over course of centuries, the Darleks became totally machines. Think of your brain plugged into mechanical body on wheels.

[@annapocalypsezero4719]

Yeah, the 60s twitchy constant movements made them feel more like living things. They even had a iris that moved originally. Plus the voices I also agree on. Almost every Dalek in the 60s sounded slightly different. They did certainly lose something post 60s and never quite got it back.

[@emptank]

Probably because the props were more than a decade old by that point. The things must've cost a pretty penny to make and I doubt the show's creators ever replaced them if they had any other option.

[@notthemusewere]

Man, I want to watch that whole serial right now.

[@paulhunter6742]

Although the design for Darleks seem a bit ridiculous, you have admit their concept is chilling.

[@KyuuDesperation]

Yes. Stickgun and Plunger (^w^)

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, this was the whole point of the story... To show that Davros had designed a life support vehicle, in which the octopus creature could live, with a very advanced ray gun for defensive purposes...

[@andrewc4612]

How nice of Davros to blame his own act of betrayal/treachery on poor Ronson. Then again, after Ronson had interfered with Davros' earlier Dalek experiment/prevented The Doctor from becoming the very-first Dalek victim, Davros did say that Ronson would later be punished for his interference/insubordination. Though I don't think that Ronson would have perhaps envisaged becoming the very-first Dalek victim himself. Then again, maybe that summed Davros up, utterly mad/evil/ruthless, and willing to stop at nothing in his quest for ultimate power, including wiping out members of his own race

[@projectdalekmark]

Great quality. Thank you BBC for uploading these clips.

[@rowanc88]

Still the single greatest extermination scene in the show's history.

[@andrewc4612]

The Doctor might well have been the very-first extermination, had it not been for Ronson's interference. Just a pity that Ronson appears to pay for that in this scene, in addition to being wrongly framed for Davros' own act of treachery

[@SephoraBloons]

Who else absolutely LOVES this episode? I'm re watching it after I finish watching the sontaran experiment

[@ShameleonFactor]

Quite a lot of the fandom loves this story, myself included.

[@SephoraBloons]

@@ShameleonFactor it's because it's so good

[@Byle1990s]

You mean story ?

[@SephoraBloons]

@@Byle1990s episode. Not every episode was great you see

[@Byle1990s]

@@SephoraBloons but you put the Sontaran experiment instead of the previous genesis episodes ?

[@OfficialRyanx]

Ronson’s death so important that he began dying before the Daleks even exterminated him.

[@ClipSalad]

That’s because he knew his fate was RonSealed.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Genesis should be mandatory viewing for all new Whovians.

[@xsm5525]

and Unearthly Child (but only the first episode)

[@ashleytuchin7693]

@@xsm5525 oh of course, you've got to see where it all began. "A curiosity in a junkyard."

[@tokublwhovian]

If they don’t want to watch Genesis or Classic Who, they don’t have to. Like how fans of Classic, don’t have to watch Nu Who or certain episodes from that.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

@@tokublwhovian of course, I wasn't being literal, just hyperbolic.

[@cynicat74]

@@tokublwhovian I think you're misunderstanding "New Whovians should all see one of the best stories of Classic Who" with him wanting to hold them at gunpoint lmao

[@davehoaen8268]

Never noticed till now Davros seat back 'flipping us the bird'

[@beno1129]

Haha, Davros and the daleks are so heavily based on Adolf Hitler and the SS, there was no subtlety whatsoever.

[@jameskuyper]

Why didn't Ronson try running for cover? It might not have worked, but it would certainly have given him a better chance of survival than just standing around waving his arms!

[@SensiofRabbitude]

I'd have run to, even knowing I'd likely die either way (rather go out in a futile attempt at saving my life than stand there and wet myself like Ronson) but probably his mind was rapidly breaking and what was left of it thought a desperate plea was his only chance.

[@robadams5799]

I believe it's called "panic." It's also called "the script." 🙂

[@cynicat74]

Best case scenario: The Kaleds grab him, and force him out of cover.

[@robadams5799]

"Davros is a hero"?? I never thought those words would be spoken.

[@julianaylor4351]

Davros creates the deadly Daleks and eventually pays for it. The universe's nightmare has begun. It's a terrifying turn in the storyline, that's coming after these scenes.

[@TheDalekSec479]

It seems this is the first timeline of daleks

[@mackenziezimmerer7926]

The back support of davros at 1.27 says it all.... 😅

[@individual2122]

Notice the back of his chair looks like a middle finger.

[@bri55118]

Strange the thals never appeared again in doctor who after this story, the daleks must have wiped them out at some point as they where in several dalek storys with the first and third doctors.

[@tenshiigarashi4063]

Yes they rebooted the Dalek origin in this story. The Thals and Kaled were destroyed in this story. In the original story both races survived and mutated. Daleks mutated into the Kaled mutants and the Thals (called another name then) into the blond haired people.

[@LordDaret]

@@tenshiigarashi4063all because the doctor interfered with their history. If he had left them well enough alone, they would not have turned into a virus spreading across the stars and the Thals would still survive.

[@crushingvanessa3277]

I want one of those chromed toilet plungers.

[@cesaradorable4668]

0:10 0:11 0:45 0:50 0:52

[@cesaradorable4668]

0:53

[@travelingman6511]

at 1:23 this was the original ending

[@swiftbird4846]

A truly golden story, what a moment too.

[@thomasjohnson8391]

This was the second story of the time lord victorious and it’s on blu ray the time lord victorious. And this should deserve a special edition. And looking forward to the b and m version of this

[@mortified776]

02:08 You know, I never questioned it as a kid, but was all Thal legal process this arbitrary?!

[@ethericboy]

Daleks make good plumbers

[@alextucker5819]

I actually can't help but feel sorry for the Kaleds in the dome when it was destroyed. So many innocent civilians. And not even a single female survived, so there would be no future Kaleds. Good going Davros, you great sociopath. Edit: 0:52 This is literally me when something or someone makes me so mad, that my blood boils, and I envision eliminating or destroying that something or someone the same way the Daleks killed poor Ronson.

[@ValeryValWho]

Can someone explain to me how the actor of Davros was able to move around without looking?

[@eseholmes4592]

3rd eye is functional.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Its quite likely that a crew member is pushing the chair he's in out of sight below the camera.

[@andrewc4612]

From what I gather, there were narrow slits in the eyes, in the mask the actor (Michael Wisher) wore. So he was just able to see where he was going, as he pushed himself round in his "Dalek" wheelchair

[@ValeryValWho]

@@andrewc4612 Really interesting, thank you for sharing, Andrew!

[@DANTICVS]

This serial is the best DrWho

[@ShameleonFactor]

RIP 'supposed thal spy' Ronson

[@SeanerCullen]

Rest in peace

[@Wp-jv5ed]

God damn it I really miss doctor who it used to be so good but now look at it, it's awful this for me is a reminder of those good times, before the darkness

[@DrWhoFanJ]

It still is extremely good.

[@tokublwhovian]

Move on, simple.

[@tokublwhovian]

@@obiwankenobi687 RTD is political and woke, so you might want to skip RTD2. Saying that, I bet you haven’t rewatched his first era or watched his non-Doctor Who shows.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@obiwankenobi687 There’s nothing to fix, and both showrunners (and, indeed, all the others not mentioned here) are/were/will be very good at their jobs!

[@Wp-jv5ed]

@@obiwankenobi687 yeah well to be honest I don't know if even RTD can fix chibnalls mess unless he just says that it was all a dream sequence and never happened

[@MushroomHaterProductions]

Such a chilling scene, yet brilliant performed. (Is it me, or does Davros' chair somehow resemble the middle finger?)

[@per4n]

Yes but it's not on purpose

[@DanBen07]

Yes I've always thought that since the first time i sew the back of the chair.

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Absolutely Genius is all I can say

[@Theeighthdoctor1996]

Love how instead of running away when he had the chance while the daleks were turning around ronson just screams "no" repeatedly like a little bitch 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnOToole-x5s]

Mick wisher who played davros was just fantastic to see still miss him what a brilliant actor he was. I know because I to am in the theatre. r.i p my friend 😢

[@WarshipsARECOOL]

1:29

[@sammycoats524]

Why'd he say "no Davros" like a kid who just got called out on 2nd in a kickball game but wanted to argue the call.

[@Foebane72]

I always found that woman soldier that the Doctor speaks to here to be quite attractive.

[@michaelahern6821]

Used to have nightmares watching that years ago...😁😅🤣

[@webz3589]

Yo davers chill out dude. Go and have a cup of tea that usually helps me.

[@alexianemp]

Current Doctor Who writers, take note. This story has never been bested by you our any of your predecesors in nearly 50 years, Watch and learn. This is the best DW televised story ever.

[@ride-playerbb2818]

I can't tell if you're saying "watch this and you might actually make a good Doctor Who episode" or "just give up. There's no point in trying."

[@alexianemp]

@@ride-playerbb2818 Well, I keep watching the show and keep hoping. There have been *good* stories since, but the so-so ones could have been a lot better with the right team. 😒

[@cynicat74]

I would argue Dalek is a close runner-up, especially since it really dives into the Doctor's psyche towards the Daleks. It was the perfect way of modernising the Daleks for newer audiences.

[@robotx9285]

​@@cynicat74Remenberace of The Daleks and Power of Tge Daleks pose a respectable competition as the Best Dalek stories.

[@zeekmx1970]

I can't help wanting to speak with Davros. The Doctor was not aware of what I know. I better inform the doctor immediately. Because I'm a team player, always have been to spite what I might say.

[@scottybee8]

“ Let the vengeance begin with the death of the arch traitor, the Thal spy Ronson! No! Davros. Exterminate! Exterminate! No. Exterminate! No! No! “ “ You'll never convince my people of that. Davros is a hero. Yes, for how long, I wonder. “

[@smoox1734]

Davros is a pure fun sponge

[@EdMcF1]

They still struggled with staircases.

[@richardruff8712]

Don't forget, the Daleks were always looking to make improvements to the design... So later it was... " ELEVATE "... And the Dalek gently floated up...

[@goodwinter6017]

A TOILET PLUNGER?!!! LOL🤣🤣

[@MyLateralThawts]

The unfinished Doctor Who episode, Shada, was a few years ago turned into a digitally animated special instead. Given current digital technology, (young Luke Skywalker appearing in the recent Boba Fett series) I would think something similar could be done to complete Shada as originally intended, if not better. Someone should check with Tom Baker.

[@SorchaSublime]

lmao as if the bbc or even the sony funded bad wolf productions could ever afford disney vfx

[@yourchanceencounter]

@@SorchaSublime Actually, the average budget for a episode of current who is anywhere from $10-13 million whereas the budget for an episode of The Mandalorian is $12 million. Completely possible if done in the right hands

[@SorchaSublime]

@@yourchanceencounter uh, actually thats the budget for an ENTIRE SEASON of modern who. A single episode gets about 700k on the low end. to be clear, the mandalorian spent just under the budget for the ENTIRETY of Doctor Who Flux on EVERY SINGLE EPISODE.

[@SpiritualBabe101]

I love this!

[@thomasstevens2746]

Amazing story

[@richfish2112]

This is an amazing example of what's missing from the show right now. Listen to the agony when Ronson is exterminated, the Dalek ray gun is meant to be excruciatingly painful as well as deadly

[@ttylerjames]

from someone who grew up with NuWho, this is very different from today 😂

[@TaliesinapCerridwen]

No need to be negative (See what I did there 😂😂).

[@richardruff8712]

Oh, the young people scoff at the old people, when we say that the old days were better than now !... Here is part of the proof that we are right...

[@chilliconn071]

Imagine Davros as prime minister?🤔

[@Byle1990s]

This is a story where fans can come to have peace after what’s happened to the show.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

And what, pray, has happened to the show? 🤷‍♂️

[@Byle1990s]

@@DrWhoFanJ It’s an easy answer so think it through.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@Byle1990s I can’t think of anything that’s happened that would trigger a need for such peace (not among the intelligent majority, at least).

[@tokublwhovian]

Really? Have you seen what’s going on at the moment? Genesis is still topical today. Davros is similar to Hitler, Kim Jong-un, Trump, Putin etc. - d*ckheads who would sacrifice their people and others to save their own skin.

[@stevebishop9468]

@@DrWhoFanJ it's become woke leftist trash....

[@PaulChapman1bz]

Machine creatures that DAVOS is developing...

[@spgranorthiam123]

Are there Minions inside Daleks?

[@stephennoonan8417]

0:26

[@nellygtfc]

This! was when the Daleks were great!

[@Sjmby95]

They voted Davros as the most evil person ever

[@paulashe61]

Micheal Wisher as Davros is sublime. Total tranquility and stillness. He commands the scene. Not like the raving manic twitching of julien Bleach

[@nosoupforyou425]

This what AI has to offer us....... Artificial Intelligence will know a preemptive nuclear attack is best strategy and lead us to doom.

[@ianmangham4570]

Davros is my father 👍🙏

[@AnthonyClegg-d2v]

I love Davros.no.messing.❤.

[@Isochest]

Klaus schwab!

[@mgtowchampion7961]

Davies needs to calm down

[@garyproffitt5941]

I have feeling in a Alien World Dr Who Series and congrats Tom Baker ✔

[@Rosco1973]

Reminds me of Israel(Kaleds) V Palestine(Thals) tbh in light of recent events in the middle east. Netanyahu is so like Davros tbh. Just listen to his rant about levelling Gaza and cutting off al electricity and water. A prime example of a set of people who were once tragically ethnically cleansed by the horrific nazis, with them now mimicking what they fought against, oh the hipocrasy😢

[@robertfoster7807]

would davros be eligible for disabled pension

[@nwseaman6945]

Great storyline this was.

[@travelingman6511]

he knows

[@michaelcampbell7669]

The reason the Dalicks were so vicious is that They were never taught the meaning of the words Compassion and mercy !

[@paulnash9851]

That is one beautiful young lady, wow...

[@cyrilsquirrel7573]

Sir kier starmer stunt double

[@uio890138]

The Davros character is based on the Bill Gates of the future.

[@sbanner428]

man everything is so spot-on until uhhhhhhh

[@arym1108]

So I’m a 30 something from the middle of the USA, is this like the British Star Trek or something?

[@richardruff8712]

Yes, a fairly good comparison... Maybe not as good as the early Battlestar Galactica with Lorne Greene, but maybe something like the classic series The Invaders, with Roy Thinnes, and a limited amount of special effects, due to very limited financial budgets at that time... It is the simple nature of the stories, and the simple film sets, which appeals to the British audience... Even though we can enjoy the American TV programmes at the same time.. We still love Dr Who...

[@michaelahern6821]

3 adds on this vid...GOOGLE WDF ARE YOU UP. TO.......??????..... EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BUT IM AFRAID ITS NECESSARY....I KNOW IT HAS TO BE PAID FOR BUT 3 ADDS ON A VID THIS BRIEF....WHY.. .?????

[@yoshiike1]

Excellence 💪😎💙😊

[@markmurphy8078]

Most.....

[@emm6101]

Oh noes.. they shot him with a ray that makes him turn grey!.. nooooooo

[@luckystaramourangel9345]

Nope you scary

[@nazaren45]

👍👍

[@jimnicholson4509]

KZbin why did you delete my previous comment?

[@gaz10pro]

Wow, this just like what is happening in Ukraine right now. #pray

[@2005zxcvvnm]

I can just a imagine that right now, zelensky is building a dalek.

[@MrYashka12]

Putin?

[@tardiser9760]

First

[@SephoraBloons]

You was 4rh

[@SephoraBloons]

*4th

[@Andy-x3e4z]

VOTE DAVROS

[@GarethEvans-ri9mb]

So massiveous!