50yearsofwhovians: 016 The Chase by Terry Nation Illustrated by hamishmash The Time-Space

50yearsofwhovians:016 The Chase by Terry NationIllustrated by hamishmashThe Time-Space Visualiser informs the TARDIS crew that the Daleks have perfected their own, superior time machine are are on their pursuit. So begins a chase through space and time.After a race through futuristic funfairs, New York City and even the legendary Mary Celeste, the time travellers arrive on the mysterious and empty planet of Mechanus… where cold and calculating Mechanoids roam the corridors… And with the TARDIS crew trapped in their prison cells with another stranded space traveller it seems their time is up.When the Daleks arrive and battle with the Mechanoids, they see their chance to escape and destroy the Daleks’ time machine… but Ian and Barbara have plans for one last use of it.STORY FACTS ~It features the First Doctor and Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton and Vicki Pallister as the companions.This is Ian and Barbara’s last story and they leave the episode happily back in London. The Doctor initially is angry with them for suggesting that they want to leave but this is shown to just be a way to hide his sadness.This story introduces the next companion Steven Taylor, a stranded human space crew member. The episode finishes with him staggering towards the TARDIS, with him only becoming a companion in the following story.This story was intended to be adapted into the third Dr. Who feature film, but the poor critical and commercial reaction to the second film scraped these plans.Like Terry Nation’s ‘The Keys of Marinus’, The Chase is a ‘Travelling Quest’ featuring multiple locations past, present and future.This is the first story to feature the Daleks using time travel. No reason is given for them hunting the Doctor, but it could be suggested that with their time machine that can see the devastation that he causes in their future. The Chase can be retrospectively considered part of ‘The Time War’ much like Genesis of the Daleks and Remembrance of the Daleks, as the develop of time travel by the Daleks is a significant aspect of their history.The story features several historical celebrities including Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare (both of which the 10th Doctor met), Captain Benjamin Briggs and the Mary Celeste crew.The story also featured the (then) contemporary celebrities  Jimmy Saville (awkward…) and the Beatles. This marked the first time celebrities made cameos as themselves.The term ‘Time Rotor’ is first used, and the Doctor explains he can sense where the TARDIS is even if he can’t see it.As well as playing future companion Steven, Peter Purves also portrays the man that the time travellers meet at the top of the Empire State Building. This is the first time an actor has been seen to play two parts. Daleks would later be seen to build the Empire State Building in the 10th Doctor story Daleks in Manhatten.While none of this episode is missing, the full performance of the Beatles from Top of the Pops is. The inclusion of a clip in this story is the only surviving copy of it.Originally the Beatles were supposed to be dressed up as old men, performing together in the 21st Century.This is the first story to have comedic Daleks, including a “hilarious” stuttering one.Variations of the word had been used before but this is the first story to have Daleks use “EXTERMINATE!” as a battle cry. Alternate titles for this story include The Pursuers.  -- source link

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