History Recap / DoctorWhoS3E2MissiontotheUnknown

* AbsenteeActor: The Doctor and his companions don't appear at all.

* KillEmAll: Everyone dies except the Dalek and the mysterious council of aliens (all of which die in "The Daleks' Master Plan" later). Everyone means '''everyone''' - the Doctor and his companions don't show up in this episode at all, and so are spared.

* ChromosomeCasting: There are no female characters whatsoever. Just men, male aliens and Daleks. (Except maybe Sentreal. We're not quite sure what Sentreal is).

* BackdoorPilot: After "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E1PlanetOfGiants Planet Of Giants]]" was shortened and a hole in the schedule was created, Terry Nation wrote this episode partially as a teaser for the upcoming "The Daleks' Master Plan" and partially to see if a Dalek spinoff show could work. (It could, but not until ''much'' later and in some [[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Abslom_Daak_-_Dalek_Killer_(graphic_novel) entirely]] [[http://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/released/dalek-empire different]] media.)

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: This was an attempt at pitching a spinoff Dalek SpaceOpera series for an American audience, and so the episode focuses on members of an anti-Dalek military force as well as establishing the Daleks in alliance with a bunch of never-seen-before alien species (which also all had silly voices and outrageous designs, for {{Toyetic}} reasons). A pilot for this series was written, but never made, although Creator/BigFinish recorded an audio adaptation of it, and some of the ideas wormed their way into ''Series/BlakesSeven'' later on.

The serial was recreated in live action in 2019 by students of the University of Central Lancashire. The recreation had the full support of the BBC. It premiered on the official Website/YouTube channel for ''Doctor Who'' on October 9, 2019, exactly 54 years after the original episode was broadcast. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 here.]]

The serial was recreated in live action in 2019 by students of the University of Central Lancashire. The recreation had the full support of the BBC. It premiered on the official Website/YouTube channel for ''Doctor Who'' on October 9, 2019. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 here.]]

* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: A man gets a three-inch thorn jabbed graphically through his hand, which is going to cause him to transform into a homicidal plant zombie.

* LowerDeckEpisode

* TookALevelInBadass: The Daleks, and the whole point of this story. After 3 defeats at the hands of the Doctor, the latter of which went out of it's way to portray them as incompetent buffoons, how do you make the Daleks scary again? Put them up against James Bond and have Bond lose!

* RedShirt: The other two guys.

* TookALevelInBadass: The Daleks, and the whole point of this story. After 3 defeats at the hands of the Doctor and a failed attempt at playing the Daleks for laughs in their last outing how do you make the Daleks scary again? Put them up against James Bond and have Bond lose!

The serial was recreated in live action in 2019 by students of the University of Central Lancashire. It premiered on Website/YouTube on October 9, 2019. It can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8yk-m5Ig8 here.]]

* BottleEpisode: It was written hastily when [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E1PlanetOfGiants "Planet of Giants"]] was judged to be too long and edited down to three episodes rather than the planned four. It uses three sets (a human spaceship, the Dalek [[TheWarRoom War Room]] and a jungle) all built for and [[RecycledSet recycled]] in "The Daleks' Master Plan", a couple of [[PropRecycling Daleks]], a couple of [[PeopleInRubberSuits very low budget monster suits made of glue and fluff]] representing PlantAliens (which also get reused in "The Daleks' Master Plan"), a bunch of rather better-looking aliens on the Dalek ship (also reused in "The Daleks' Master Plan") and a spot of cheap {{Gorn}}. There is no Doctor, no companions, and the majority of the episode takes place with two actors arguing in the jungle.

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Creator/TerryNation wrote this episode partially as an attempt to develop and sell the idea of a Dalek television series divorced from the larger ''Doctor Who'' universe. The proposed series would have followed the adventures of the Space Security Service, an elite organisation tasked with hunting Daleks.

* ChromosomCasting: There are no female characters whatsoever. Just men, male aliens and Daleks.

* TooknALevelInBadass: The Daleks, and the whole point of this story. After 3 defeats at the hands of the Doctor and a failed attempt at playing the Daleks for laughs in their last outing how do you make the Daleks scary again? Put them up against James Bond and have Bond lose!

* TakenALevelInBadass: The Daleks, and the whole point of this story. After 3 defeats at the hands of the Doctor and a failed attempt at playing the Daleks for laughs in their last outing how do you make the Daleks scary again? Put them up against James Bond and have Bond lose!

Three dudes, one of whom is a security agent for the Second Great and Bountiful Human Empire, crash in a jungle. They discover a Dalek plot to take over the solar system, and all end up very dead. Shades of Film/JamesBond abound. Can be found restored with animation - albeit, unauthorized - [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxfzet_doctor-who-mission-to-the-unknown-levine-animation_shortfilms here.]]

* KillEmAll