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7.1 Asylum of the Daleks

Broadcast Details

Series / Episode No.
Episode Title
Transmission Date
Duration
Ratings (Millions)
Season
Doctor
Producer(s)
Script Editor
Written By
Directed By
7
Eleventh / Matt Smith
Marcus Wilson
Denise Paul
Steven Moffat
Nick Hurran

Regular Cast

The Doctor — Eleventh / Matt Smith
Amy Pond — Karen Gillan
Rory Williams — Arthur Darvill

Guest Cast

Oswin – Jenna-Louise Coleman
Darla – Anamaria Marinca
Cassandra – Naomi Ryan
Harvey – David Gyasi
Voice of the Daleks – Nicholas Briggs
Dalek 1 – Barnaby Edwards
Dalek 2 – Nicholas Pegg
Photoshoot PA – Zac Fox
Skeleton – Mickey Lewis

Production Team

General production staff

Production Executive – Julie Scott
Script Producer – Denise Paul
Line Producer – Diana Barton
Production Manager – Phillipa Cole
Location Manager – Nicky James
Unit Manager – Geraint Williams
Production Co-ordinator – Claire Hildred
Assistant Production Co-ordinator – Gabriella Ricci
Production Assistants – Rachel Vipond, Samantha Price
Production Secretary – Sandra Cosfeld
Production Accountant – Jeff Dunn
A/Production Accountants – Rhys Evans, Justine Wooff

Camera and lighting department

1st Assistant Director – Fay Selby
2nd Assistant Director – James DeHaviland
3rd Assistant Director – Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
Assistant Director – Danielle Richards
Script Supervisor – Steve Walker
Camera Operator – Joe Russell
Focus Pullers – James Scott, Julius Ogden
Grip – Gary Norman
Assistant Grip – Owen Charnley
Camera Assistants – Meg de Koning, Sam Smithard, Cai Thompson
Gaffer – Mark Hutchings
Best Boy – Stephen Slocombe
Electricians – Bob Milton, Gareth Sheldon, Matt Wilson

Art department

Supervising Art Director – Paul Spriggs
Art Director – Lucienne Suren
Assistant Art Director – Richard Hardy
Art Department Co-ordinator – Donna Shakesheff
Production Buyers – Charlie Lynam, Adrian Greenwood
Petty Cash Buyer – Helen O’Leary
Set Decorator – Adrian Anscombe
Set Dresser – Jayne Davies
Graphic Artist – Christina Tom
Graphic Designer – Chris Lees
Standby Props – Phill Shellard, Helen Atherton
Standby Carpenter – Will Pope
Standby Rigger – Bryan Griffiths
Prop Master – Paul Smith
Props Chargehand – Bernie Davies
Dressing Props – Mike Elkins, Ian Griffin
Props Driver – Gareth Fox
Props Makers – Penny Howarth, Alan Hardy, Jamie Thomas, Tom Belton
Construction Manager – Terry Horle
Construction Chargehand – Dean Tucker
Graphics – Peter Anderson Studio

Costume department

Costume Supervisor – Carly Griffith
Assistant Costume Designer – Fraser Purfit
Costume Assistants – Katarina Cappellazzi, Gemma Evans
Make-up and prosthetics
Make-up Artists – Sara Angharad, Vivienne Simpson, Allison Sing
Prosthetics – Millennium FX

Movement

Stunt Co-ordinators – Crispin Layfield, Gordon Seed

Casting

Casting Associate – Alice Purser

General post-production staff

Post-production Supervisor – Nerys Davies
Assistant Editor – Becky Trotman
On-line Conform – Mark Bright
On-line Editor – Jeremy Lott

Special and visual effects

VFX Editor – Joel Skinner
Colourist – Mick Vincent

Sound

Sound Recordist – Deian Ll┼╖r Humphreys
Dubbing Mixer – Tim Ricketts
Sound Maintenance Engineers – Ross Adams, Chris Goding
Dialogue Editor – Darran Clement
ADR Editor – Matthew Cox
Sound Effects Editor – Paul Jefferies
Foley Editor – Jamie Talbutt

Synopsis

Arriving in the Old West, the Doctor finds a town terrorized by a cyborg gunslinger seeking an alien doctor named Kahler-Jex. Jex is revealed to be a war criminal who created the gunslinger. The Doctor struggles with whether to hand him over. Ultimately, Jex sacrifices himself to stop the violence. The Doctor confronts his own capacity for vengeance and the burden of moral judgment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ΓÇ£Asylum of the DaleksΓÇ¥ about?

ΓÇ£Asylum of the DaleksΓÇ¥ follows the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams as they are forced to enter a Dalek prison planet containing every insane and obsolete Dalek ever created.

What is the Dalek Asylum?

The Asylum is a secret Dalek-controlled planet where damaged, unstable, and mentally corrupted Daleks are exiled and left to exist in isolation.

Who is Oswin Oswald?

Oswin is a brilliant young woman trapped on the Asylum who helps the Doctor from within the system. Her true nature becomes a major twist in the episode.

What is happening to Amy and Rory?

Amy and Rory are struggling with the breakdown of their relationship, which is manipulated by external forces and emotional distance between them.

How does this episode fit into Doctor Who?

This episode begins the Series 7 era of Doctor Who, introducing darker emotional themes for the Eleventh Doctor and revisiting the Daleks in a psychological setting.