Victory of the Daleks ( TV story ) Victory of the Daleks was the third episode of the fifth series of BBC Wales " Doctor Who " . In it , the Eleventh Doctor met for the first time both the Dalek s and Winston Churchill , having met each before in past incarnations . Like " Daleks in Manhattan " before it , it involved the last Daleks in the universe desperately trying to rebuild the Dalek race in a famous period of Earth ' s recent past . This time , they succeeded , bringing an end to the " barely surviving " arc present since the beginning of the RTD era . It also retconned several past battles the Doctor had waged on Earth after being scrubbed out of existence by the cracks in time , specifically the fact that Amy couldn ' t remember the Daleks ' invasion of Earth in 2009 . The episode was notable for its redesign of the Dalek s into multi - coloured units , each with its own specific function . Writer Mark Gatiss acknowledged the controversial nature of this redesign in his in - vision commentary on the DVD box set . In conversation with principal Dalek voice artist Nicholas Briggs , and Dalek operator Barnaby Edwards , he said that the new shape of the Daleks , especially in the dorsal region , was not particularly to his liking . Briggs agreed but , with Edwards , swiftly noted that in their experience of taking the new Daleks on live exhibition to the public , British kids invariably loved the new design . The decision was revisited in DWM 431 with critics voicing their opinions on the design . A comparison was made with the RTD - era Daleks but no conclusion as to which was the better - made . The episode also displayed a rare occasion where the Daleks won , achieving what they set out to do . Although they did not destroy the Earth , they were able to resurrect the Dalek race which allowed them to rebuild their empire . Synopsis . Receiving a call for help from his old friend Winston Churchill , the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond head for World War II to assist the Prime Minister . Once there , though , the Doctor reunites with his greatest enemies , the scum of the universe — the Dalek s . But why are these survivors passing themselves off as man - made weapons ? And why don ' t they recognise the Doctor ? What could these " Ironsides " have planned ? Plot . Winston Churchill enters the Cabinet War Rooms and asks about the status of incoming enemy plane s ; they are out of range , ordinarily at least . He then advises them to roll out the secret weapon . A figure is moved forward on the board — a miniature Dalek ! The Doctor ' s TARDIS materialise s in the War Rooms in response to Churchill ' s call for help . The Eleventh Doctor is greeted by the Prime Minister , whom he greets happily . Churchill is shocked that the Doctor has changed his face once again ; the two have long been good friends . The Doctor and Amy have arrived a month late ; the newly configured Type 40 TARDIS is still a bit inaccurate . When a Luftwaffe squadron approaches London , Churchill takes the Doctor and Amy to the roof to showcase his latest weapon . The Doctor ' s introduced to Professor Edwin Bracewell , head of the new Ironside Project . A squadron of Stukas comes into view over Blitz - torn London , and are shot down by energy weapon s with amazing precision . The Doctor comments that this could not be human technology . The Doctor watches , horrified , as Bracewell produces a camouflaged , Union Flag - wearing , obedient Dalek . The Doctor ' s oldest enemies are back . In Churchill ' s office , the Doctor argues with his old friend ; Churchill will not listen to reason . Explaining that they are the Daleks and not " Ironsides " , the Doctor is met with disbelief when Churchill produces photos , blueprints and test results Bracewell gave him as proof of inventing them . Continuing , the Doctor asks Churchill to eliminate the Daleks , but Churchill instead begins thinking what he can do with hundreds or thousands of them . Sourly , the Doctor points out that ' s why he ' s trying to show him . At wit ' s end , the Doctor asks Amy to tell Churchill about the 2009 Dalek invasion of Earth , but Amy has no memory of any planets in the sky or the Dalek invasion , disturbing him greatly . Inside the Cabinet War Rooms , Amy approaches a Dalek with intent to learn its origins , but the Dalek simply asks if it can be of assistance . The Doctor approaches Churchill again , prodding him to reconsider his actions , but Churchill cannot afford to abandon his Ironsides at the risk of his city and people falling to the Nazi s . The Doctor indicates that he is a beacon of hope for the country , except Churchill doesn ' t know if he can remain one for much longer . " If Hitler invaded Hell , I would give a favourable reference to the Devil . These machines are our salvation , " he protests . An all - clear siren blares overhead , and the Cabinet lulls from its lengthy clamour . As Bracewell is offered tea by one of his Ironsides , the Doctor goes to see their " creator " to get some answers . He asks Bracewell how he came up with the idea for the Ironsides , leading Bracewell to show the Doctor other highly advanced inventions he has been planning . When the Daleks and Churchill enter the room , the Doctor strikes the Ironside Dalek with a large , heavy wrench , ordering it to attack him . He reminds them of how he defeated them , how he is their greatest enemy and how they are everything he despises . " I am the Doctor and you are the Daleks ! " before kicking the Dalek across the room . The Dalek recovers , and reverts to its true personality . " Correct . " The Dalek transmits the " testimony " to the Dalek mothership , which is hidden behind the Moon . Two soldiers run in to stop the Daleks , and are promptly exterminated . The Professor yells for his creations to stop ; one of the Daleks blasts his hand off , leaving only exposed wiring — Bracewell is an android , and " they " created " him " . They teleport away . Feeling like an idiot for falling for the Daleks ' trap , the Doctor returns to the TARDIS , ordering Amy to stay behind . He materialises inside the Dalek ship , where he uses a supposed TARDIS self - destruct device as leverage . The Daleks reveal that one Dalek ship survived the destruction of the Dalek race in their last encounter ; it located the last Progenitor device , a genetic archive containing pure Dalek DNA . Their explanation confuses the Doctor ; why would they go to the trouble of building Bracewell ? When the Daleks simple state , " it was . . . necessary " , the Doctor laughs — the device doesn ' t recognise them as Dalek . As these three were created directly from Davros ' cells , their DNA is different from regular Daleks . The Progenitor had a backup programming , which would accept a testimony from their enemies , for identifying them as Daleks if their DNA had become unrecognisable . They became part of the British army , so Winston Churchill would lure the Doctor in . The Daleks order the Doctor to leave or else they will destroy London . However , the Doctor knows that they are bluffing , since their ship has suffered so much damage that it isn ' t capable of launching an attack on the Earth . The Daleks taunt him , saying " Watch as the human s destroy themselves " ; they activate a device which turns on all of London ' s lights , exposing the city as a target for incoming German bomb ers . Amy and Winston are left panicking , until she remembers the Daleks left them a gift - Bracewell ! They find him preparing to commit suicide , believing his whole life to be a lie . However , Amy talks him out of it , and Churchill demands to know whose side he ' s taking - humanity ' s or the Daleks - as it ' s the only important thing . Bracewell wonders what he can do , until Amy begins reminds him that he talked about technology for lasers and such ; Winston points out they aren ' t having a fireworks party , until he realises Amy ' s plan . He wonders if they can send something up to fight the Daleks ; Bracewell explains that in a gravity bubble , it is possible . Elated , Winston tells the professor that it ' s " time to think big " . Back on the ship , the Doctor threatens the Daleks with his bluff , but they are willing to die with him . To the Doctor ' s horror , the machine behind the Daleks beeps , signalling the Progenitor has completed its process . The doors open , and the Doctor watches a new paradigm of five genetically pure Daleks emerge . The previous three praise their creations , who promptly label their creators as inferior . The old Daleks allow the new paradigm to exterminate them . The Doctor watches in astonishment - " Blimey ! What do you do to the ones that mess up ? " The White Dalek identifies the Doctor , ordering his extermination , but the Doctor tells it not to mess with him , again brandishing the Jammy Dodger . Back on Earth , Bracewell returns to the War Room , with a pair of headphones on his head ; they are attached to a screen of some sort , which he explains will allow them to see what ' s going on in the Dalek ship . The black and white image shows the Doctor facing the White Dalek , which introduces each role the new five fulfil - White is the Surpreme , Blue is the Strategist , Red is the Drone , Orange is the Scientist , and Yellow is the Eternal . The Doctor makes fun of the labelling . Hoping to have better luck with this new batch of Daleks , the Doctor demands the Daleks turn off the laser , or he ' ll blow up the TARDIS and them with it . However , once the Daleks perform a scan that proves he ' s bluffing , he eats the Jammy Dodger , joking that he had been promised tea . The Dalek sensors go off , informing them that they have incoming spacecraft . The Spitfires arrive from Earth , and are ordered by the Doctor to target the dish as he flees into the TARDIS . The Dalek defence lasers take out two of the planes , Jubilee and Flintlock , leaving only Danny Boy . The Doctor disrupts the Dalek defences long enough for Danny Boy to destroy the dish the laser is coming from , shutting off London ' s lights . Just as the Doctor gives the order to destroy the ship , though , the Daleks appear on the TARDIS scanner . They order the Doctor to halt the attack , or they will destroy Earth with an Oblivion Continuum bomb they have built inside Bracewell . The Doctor reluctantly calls off the attack and returns to Earth , leaving the Daleks free to escape and build a new empire ; however , true to their genocidal nature , the Daleks still activate the bomb as they flee . Upon arrival on Earth , the Doctor reveals that the bomb is charging itself inside Bracewell . Realising that the only way to stop it from exploding is to convince Bracewell that he is human , not an android and a bomb , he tries to remind the Professor of his memories and how much they hurt ; however , the countdown continues . As the oblivion continuum approaches detonation , Amy tries the opposite tactic . She asks him if he ' s ever fancied something he shouldn ' t ; Bracewell proceeds to remember a girl called Dorabella , recounting how beautiful she was as the countdown retreats , cancelling the detonation . The Daleks escape through a time corridor , declaring that they will return . The Doctor is distraught over the Daleks ' escape , but Amy reminds him that he has just saved the entire world . Bracewell explains the ideas the Daleks put in his head are gone ; however , he does retain knowledge on how to use alien technology . Amy bids farewell to Churchill . Sadly , the war continues on with a cost for others . One of the young women at the War Rooms , Lilian Breen , is sobbing ; after several hours of fearing for his safety on the war front , she has just learned that her boyfriend Reg has been shot down over the Channel , and is being comforted by one of Churchill ' s associates , Blanche . Amy looks on solemnly , but carries on , asking Churchill where the Doctor has gone . The Doctor enters and explains he removed all the alien technology Bracewell had in the base . Churchill begs the Doctor to let him have the technology as it would allow them to win the war in a day , but the Doctor points out it ' s that very reason why he took it . The friends hug , and prepare to part . However , Amy outstretches her hand , and orders Churchill to return the TARDIS key to the Doctor ; it was swiped during their hug . Churchill gives the key to Amy , calling her " almost " as sharp - witted as himself . The Doctor then demands his key from Amy ; she reluctantly complies . The Doctor and Amy go to Bracewell . He believes that , as alien technology , he has no place on Earth or during this time period . He sadly declares that he ' s ready to be deactivated . However , they have no intention of doing so . When their subtle hints fail , the Doctor and Amy openly tell Bracewell to go looking for Dorabella or the old post office . Finally catching on , Bracewell happily packs his belongings . The Doctor and Amy return to the TARDIS . Amy questions the Doctor about having enemies , but tells him she doesn ' t have a problem continuing travelling with him all the same . The Doctor is puzzled and worried that Amy did not remember the Daleks from the Battle of Canary Wharf or the War in the Medusa Cascade , but puts this aside so that they may continue with their adventures . The TARDIS dematerialise s , revealing a shining crack in the wall behind where the box once stood . . . Story notes . Ratings . " 6 . 2 million - First broadcast " " 7 . 82 million - Final BARB ratings " Filming locations . " to be added " Home video releases . BBC Video - " Doctor Who Series Five - Volume One " was released on DVD and Blu - Ray on 7 June 2010 ( UK only ) , featuring " The Eleventh Hour " , " The Beast Below " , " Victory of the Daleks " and the featurette " The Monster Files " . This episode is also featured on Disc 2 of " The Complete Fifth Series Box Set " .