The Daleks, a Nineteen Sixties story filmed in black and white, can be accessible with inventive colourisation on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook as a part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Physician Who.

Initially transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks had been launched to audiences and shortly turned one of many Physician’s most formidable and enduring foes. The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Decided to discover, the Physician (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the steel metropolis, the place they uncover hazard at each nook and what’s going to turn out to be his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.

The seven unique 25-minute episodes have now acquired a stunning colourised makeover lead by Richard Tipple and have been weaved collectively right into a 75-minute blockbuster to enchantment to as we speak’s trendy audiences. With model new sound, a model new rating – created by Mark Ayres – The Daleks has been spectacularly up to date, whereas remaining true to unique traditional story.

The colourisation is produced by Dangerous Wolf with BBC Studios and govt produced by Russell T Davies, Jane Tranter, Julie Gardner, Phil Collinson and Joel Collins.

“It’s been my absolute pleasure to spend this previous 12 months working with such a gifted group to breathe new life into this traditional journey – a narrative that’s actually the muse stone of all that Physician Who has turn out to be,” stated Govt Producer Phil Collinson. “The unique is a masterpiece of 1960’s tv drama and this new model stands on the shoulders of the pioneering spirit of 1960’s Physician Who.”

This launch additionally consists of the unique seven episodes on DVD in black and white, as they had been first broadcast plus a 15-minute unique featurette and all particular options from the earlier launch.

Along with airing on 23 November, 2023 on BBC 4 and iPlayer within the UK,The Daleks colourisation can be accessible on DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook at Amazon UK on February 12, 2024. It is going to be accessible on Amazon USA at a later date.