Secret plot to create a Dalek master race
- Publication: Daily Express
- Date: 1995-12-16
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- Page: 35
- Language: English
love them. But they think they are called Garlics. They keep calling them the Garlic Men.
Although the kids might not be sure who the Daleks are now, they soon will be. They are to be featured in the new American-BBC co-produced Dr Who adventure already in the planning stages.
TV company Universal plans a two-hour TV movie designed as the launch pad of a new series of Doctor adventures set to take the series, in commercial terms at least, into another galaxy.
Stars Eric Idle and Alan Rickman have been mooted for the role of the Doctor, and even Pamela Anderson had been suggested as an ideal Tardis assistant.
As enthusiasm returns in the 30-year-old sci-fi format, the hype can only be good for Ian's Dalek sales. "It is amazing the interest there is already," says Ian. News of the venture leaked out just one week ago.
"The postman rang the door the other morning, I thought it was a recorded delivery, so I answered the door all bleary eyed and he just said, 'I shouldn't trouble you but had to ask, are those Dal-eks in your living room?'
"People are always asking if that is what they are even though they are looking at them. It is just disbelief."
"I have had hundreds of letters form people who said they wanted one. People from New Zealand, Australia, the U.S. Canada. and from all over the British Isles. The interest is fantastic." says Ian.
"Someone rang just last week asking if I could send her one that day because she wanted it to give to someone on their birthday. But I couldn't do it — we are not even in production yet."
By his own admission, Ian is a sci-fi buff. His idea of making a full-sized Dalek was probably inspired by a model kit version he was given and put together in 1990.
BUT his interests are wider than Dr Who and he is baffled if quizzed on particular programmes. His real love is for classic sci-fi movies. His company name is This Planet Earth, a clever reference to the movie This Island Earth, his favourite late night watch.
"I love it when people call up asking where is This Planet Earth? I tell them they are standing on it," he laughs. His production line is at a secret factory. because he wants to avoid Who fans arriving unannounced and turning the location into a tourist attraction. "The factory simply isn't insured to have non employees on the site," he explained.
And already he is anxious to keep his address confidential, lest Dalek groupies turn up on the doorstep hailing him as Davros, despite the fact that he has no plans to take over this or any other world.
But the sci-fi model business world should watch out...
• Anyone interested in buying a Dalek or learning more about them should contact: This Planet Earth, PO Box 521, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST7 3TT, or call 0378 752624.
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