- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Patrick Mulkern
With series seven soon resuming (30 March), it’s a good time to recap on the first five episodes, starting with Asylum of the Daleks — surprisingly, Steven Moffat’s first proper stab at the Time Lord’s archfoes. After nearly 50 years of extermination, it’s no mean feat coming up with original angles, or restoring a measure of menace to the Daleks, but that’s just what he achieves in this superbly ambitious piece of television.
His big surprise, of course, was that the craziest Dalek in the asylum turns out to be chirpy new companion Jenna-Louise Coleman — arriving five episodes earlier than supposed. And look out for the creepy bus driver near the start: it’s Jeremy Young who played Doctor Who’s very first villain, caveman Kal, way back in 1963.
About this programme
1/14. The Doctor, Amy and Rory are kidnapped by their deadly foe the Daleks and forced to go on a seemingly impossible mission - to enter the Asylum, a planetary prison containing the most terrifying and insane of the aliens' kind. They need an escape route, and fast - but with a mad, mechanised army closing in, and the Ponds' relationship in meltdown, it is up to the Time Lord to save not only their lives but his friends' marriage. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill co-star.
Cast and crew
Cast
- The Doctor
- Matt Smith
- Amy Pond
- Karen Gillan
- Rory Williams
- Arthur Darvill
- Darla Von Karlsen
- Anamaria Marinca
- Cassandra
- Naomi Ryan
- Harvey
- David Gyasi
- Photoshoot PA
- Zac Fox
- Voice of the Daleks
- Nicholas Briggs
- Enemy 1
- Barnaby Edwards
- Enemy 2
- Nicholas Pegg
Crew
- Director
- Nick Hurran
- Producer
- Marcus Wilson
- Writer
- Steven Moffat
- Share this episode
-