The Life Of A Dalek Operator - Doctor Who Confidential

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  • @hansstrudel9614
    @hansstrudel9614 5 лет назад +711

    I love how when he says, “hello boys” you just hear the most British “Hello” come out of one of the Daleks. That’s comedy gold.

  • @evo_is_confused
    @evo_is_confused 4 года назад +640

    Imagine a sitcom based in the Dalek rec room. They all have normal voices. The daily challenges of life as a Dalek

    • @thegrandestbazaar4800
      @thegrandestbazaar4800 3 года назад +11

      Oh yes please

    • @RicardoD957
      @RicardoD957 3 года назад +25

      "Would you like some TEAAAA?"

    • @blueeyesm2k4
      @blueeyesm2k4 2 года назад +8

      @@RicardoD957 On the next Days of Our Daleks....

    • @gun2078
      @gun2078 2 года назад +2

      Undercover boss skit like kyli wren on the star killer base might be nice too

    • @PurpleHeartE54
      @PurpleHeartE54 2 года назад +2

      @@RicardoD957 *Ahem..*
      WOULD YOU CARE FOR SOME TEA?

  • @darthswagger2950
    @darthswagger2950 7 лет назад +366

    imagine an episode of doctor who where the daleks are voiced by their operators

    • @frenzioalberto1114
      @frenzioalberto1114 5 лет назад +9

      *THIS*

    • @thewronggelato3889
      @thewronggelato3889 5 лет назад +17

      "Hi Graham!"

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 2 года назад +10

      As much as I love Nicholas Briggs, he's the PERFECT voice for Daleks, when he eventually has to leave, I suggest we fit modulators into the Dalek props so they can be voiced by the operators.

  • @TheaterRaven
    @TheaterRaven 9 лет назад +442

    Now I have this image in my head of an actual Dalek trying out its tank for the first time:
    Dalek: (Gliding across the floor) This is most enjoyable. Whee!

    • @cursedfate838
      @cursedfate838 4 года назад +18

      Dalek viewers: THIS DALEK UNIT APPEARS TO SHOW EMOTIONS OTHER THEN HATE, HE IS A FAILURE AND IN NEED OF EXTERMINATING!

    • @Azzameen99AZ
      @Azzameen99AZ Год назад +8

      They actually had something like that in Patrick Troughton's run, the Evil of the Daleks.
      Three Daleks with a "human factor", chasing each other around. "Diiiizzy? Diiiiizzy!"

  • @CardSplash73783
    @CardSplash73783 4 года назад +168

    3:16 the human harvest will commence: meanwhile cool jazz plays in the background

  • @alexanderthomsen4593
    @alexanderthomsen4593 5 лет назад +112

    Gonna be honest, that looks really, really fun to do.

  • @emmayoung2089
    @emmayoung2089 5 лет назад +130

    There is nothing funnier than going up to three Daleks, cheerfully saying "Hello boys", and the three Daleks responding just "Hello!" Just as cheerfully

  • @JangoF12b
    @JangoF12b 4 года назад +73

    truly imagine how painful the 1960's Daleks were compared to these mechanical, dome rc controlled Daleks

  • @allanegleston4931
    @allanegleston4931 5 лет назад +50

    i admire any actor or actress who wears a suit like this as their job. the long hours . this in cluded the lost in space robot and the person who wore the orignal godzilla suit too.

  • @assistantmagus5213
    @assistantmagus5213 9 лет назад +58

    Got that would be badass to be inside of. If only they could control the movement as well, it'd be like driving a go kart

    • @garydunn3037
      @garydunn3037 7 лет назад +8

      The guy inside does move it around with his feet, but I doubt it would be like driving a go kart. And they reckon it gets pretty hot inside them, especially after an hour or so of filming.

  • @stevedoubleu99B
    @stevedoubleu99B 6 лет назад +49

    I remember when they first appeared all those years ago, as a youngster, I found the Daleks very scary....especially in the confines of those metal corridors.

  • @charlieplatt3178
    @charlieplatt3178 7 лет назад +142

    I actually thought that inside was all robotics and was controlled by remote

    • @theremoteanater
      @theremoteanater 5 лет назад +6

      I'm sure when they need alot on scene maybe they do

    • @theremoteanater
      @theremoteanater 5 лет назад +5

      When it's not cgi

    • @alextheanimator2395
      @alextheanimator2395 4 года назад +10

      the resolution dalek is fully animatronic because it's so tiny

    • @dogwalker666
      @dogwalker666 4 года назад +19

      They were designed in 1963 robotics were impractical then even in the 1980s it would have been too unreliable so they just carried on the tradition.

    • @marcse7en
      @marcse7en 4 года назад +7

      K-9 was fully "robotic" in 1977!

  • @chipgaming3300
    @chipgaming3300 11 лет назад +89

    I never knew daleks had such a cool life.
    GERONIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @natebit8130
      @natebit8130 6 лет назад +4

      For a moment I read that in the Dalek voice. It took me another to realize it was the doctors that I should have read it in :)

  • @Aspensauce64
    @Aspensauce64 3 года назад +11

    “Ah, I’m switched on, yes.”
    -Dalek Kahn

  • @hiroasuakika7144
    @hiroasuakika7144 3 года назад +23

    Oh my god this must be the coolest job to have on the Doctor Who set aside from being the Doctor himself!

  • @adventurekitty1016
    @adventurekitty1016 4 года назад +22

    I love how the advanced weapons Dalek is missing a head.

  • @slothfulcobra
    @slothfulcobra 6 лет назад +83

    if there's ever a plumbing problem, do you just take one of the dalek arms to the toilet?

    • @harrisoncaine6711
      @harrisoncaine6711 4 года назад +1

      @@medicalbird9970 that's the joke, you must be fun at parties

  • @underwaterbubbles
    @underwaterbubbles 7 лет назад +32

    I would love to own a full size Dalek.

  • @colecurtis1847
    @colecurtis1847 11 лет назад +510

    Who else wants to be a dalek

  • @TED_Frames
    @TED_Frames 3 года назад +8

    I got to operate one at a Doctor Who Con, and it is really dark in that casing, but it’s really cool to actually control a Dalek.

  • @alisonbryant5799
    @alisonbryant5799 3 года назад +10

    That has to be the coolest job title ever. "What do you do?" "Oh, I'm a Dalek operator."

  • @terminatorplayz4614
    @terminatorplayz4614 7 лет назад +10

    I wonder how the mutant feels as he has to have a human resting him on its lap, assisting with scenes it finds hard to perform.

  • @godofgoats4200
    @godofgoats4200 4 года назад +11

    I’ve always wanted to have an actual dalek so I can go in there and travel around the streets

  • @SCP-POOL
    @SCP-POOL 4 года назад +17

    I'm really surprised they aren't using total R/C models by now. However, this is definitely in the top 10 kick-ass jobs of all time...

    • @charleenlangley8709
      @charleenlangley8709 3 года назад +7

      It'd probably be too complicated and expensive, considering they actually blow Daleks up on set instead of using special effects. They'd have to stop shooting, replace the r/c dalek out for a hollow one, then blow that up.

    • @SCP-POOL
      @SCP-POOL 3 года назад +1

      @@charleenlangley8709 true, but hey a nerdy middle aged fan boy can dream can't he?

    • @charleenlangley8709
      @charleenlangley8709 3 года назад +4

      @@SCP-POOL I'd say it's a bit of a bad dream, since pure robotics/cgi in any film will make it quickly outdated. I mean, scientific inaccuracies aside, have you seen how well the Jurassic Park dinos hold up? Those were a mix of robotics, people in suits, and cgi.

    • @SCP-POOL
      @SCP-POOL 3 года назад +1

      @@charleenlangley8709 thanks for pissing all over a person's dreams for the sake of being the "expert" in the comments section...🖕💩🤡

    • @charleenlangley8709
      @charleenlangley8709 3 года назад +2

      @@SCP-POOL I didn't claim to be an expert, I only pointed out how pure cgi usually causes a downgrade in quality, and how a mixture of cgi, robotics, and puppeteering is a safer bet for a show. Also, you're middle-aged and salty someone pointed out a fair point as to why it won't go full-blown cgi? Get out of your mother's basement.

  • @davidmckirdy4063
    @davidmckirdy4063 5 лет назад +2

    I've operated a dalek in the past for fan videos or for public festivals and it does get hot and cramped but fun to do.

  • @dafoex
    @dafoex 3 года назад +3

    My university had a Dalek, which they were apparently wanting to kit out with computer vision and other such things so they could drive around autonomously. It was painted up bright red (the university's brand colour) and had IBM and "I

  • @collollo
    @collollo 7 лет назад +10

    Huh. I just finished S2 and I was curious about how they did the Daleks. Now I know!

  • @danielblair4413
    @danielblair4413 4 года назад +2

    They should have a camera setup inside the Dalek suit in order for the operator to see in the proper way, I wonder why they don't have that kind of setup.

  • @lindsaybrown7357
    @lindsaybrown7357 4 года назад +4

    I remember my parents taking me to the Ballarat Drive-in to see Dr Who and The Daleks back in the sixties. First time I'd seen a movie (or film), I was 5 or 6 and was absolutely terrified by the Daleks.

  • @kathyevans3251
    @kathyevans3251 3 года назад +2

    They are awesomely made.I loved it

  • @wizzy2201
    @wizzy2201 7 лет назад +29

    I've decided. I want to be a darker operator when I'm older.

    • @marcse7en
      @marcse7en 4 года назад +4

      I'm sure you'll make a really scary "Darker"! 😂😂😂

  • @kezadrone
    @kezadrone 7 лет назад +1

    You'd think now they could build in a monitor system and a small camera to see where they were going.

  • @danminstell5287
    @danminstell5287 4 года назад +1

    When i thought about daleks I always thought they were remote controlled robots

  • @madjackpatciderhouserules8436
    @madjackpatciderhouserules8436 Год назад

    I got to meet in person those operating the Daleks, at a Montreal comicom. Still have the pics.

  • @physicsimpossible73
    @physicsimpossible73 10 лет назад +26

    Do the operators "walk" inside the Dalek to make it move or do they have this electric system which controls the Daleks movement with wheels and everything. I would have thought it was electric movement from how smoothly they "glide" around the floor but I'm not sure.. Does anyone know?

    • @zd5ilego325
      @zd5ilego325 10 лет назад +14

      Back in the old episodes they used ballerinas.

    • @physicsimpossible73
      @physicsimpossible73 10 лет назад +6

      Virginia Page Thanks, I needed to know because I might be making a dalek :)

    • @Gojolover433
      @Gojolover433 10 лет назад +9

      Epicnerd73 If you wanna build a Dalek, I recommend going to www.projectdalek.co.uk/ . It has everything you'll need to know to build one! :D

    • @physicsimpossible73
      @physicsimpossible73 10 лет назад +1

      Online Renaissance Cool thanks :D

    • @Lumibear.
      @Lumibear. 7 лет назад +11

      The ones from the show are all operated by guys inside who do the main motion using their legs, and then they work the plunger and gun using their hands. With early ones they worked the head, eye and lights too, they sort of wore the head as a hat attached to the eye stalk at first, but the newest ones have someone else working all of that by remote control and Nick Briggs' voice acting electronically activates the lights. Some fan made ones are all remote controlled with a short range radio to an internal voice box that activates the lights the same way, and sometimes the BBC hires some of these to make up the numbers for the large Dalek army scenes, so at times it's a combination of different types onscreen. Really it's whatever works for you, and there's lots of resource sites and videos online to help and support new Dalek-builders. Ones made for public show are usually very different to the TV show ones and usually have a voice box built in, some can fire by using a gas canister or water spray too, there are many known options and some folks make completely new models never before seen on TV. It's really up to you.

  • @galaxyorange
    @galaxyorange 5 лет назад +5

    Daleks talking in a normal voice messed with me

  • @elizabethczepiel5220
    @elizabethczepiel5220 4 года назад +1

    Amazing the general Dalek design hasn't really changed since the '60s.

  • @michalkwecka725
    @michalkwecka725 4 года назад +1

    "Anyone for Dodgems?"

  • @Michael_Lederman
    @Michael_Lederman 3 года назад +1

    If I was on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and the question was what's inside a Dalek, I never would have said a human. I've always thought it was robotic.

  • @VolumedMusicMan
    @VolumedMusicMan 6 лет назад +2

    That plunger still slays me 😂

  • @stephanyphilups3567
    @stephanyphilups3567 11 лет назад +5

    that would be sooooo amazing to be a dalek!

  • @djkevinomc
    @djkevinomc 8 лет назад +13

    This is the best job ever 😍

  • @MrMadre
    @MrMadre 2 года назад +1

    Apart from playing the doctor himself, this is my dream job.

  • @josephberziga2865
    @josephberziga2865 4 года назад +1

    God Bless Terry Nation a genius

    • @woodheat411
      @woodheat411 4 года назад

      My favorite show of all time, but for the last couple of years it seems they want to test that. Minimal damage so far, the foolishness of political correctness will fade.

  • @garethmitchell7723
    @garethmitchell7723 11 лет назад +1

    its only the lights and the dome which are controlled by remote in fact in the peter cushing movies they got ballet dancers in the daleks thats why they moved so quick in those movies

  • @axjagfilms
    @axjagfilms 3 года назад

    (Daleks beginning to test the reality bomb)
    (Jazz music playing)

  • @IG7799-c4u
    @IG7799-c4u 5 лет назад +3

    2:42 Thought he said the Thal one at first xD

  • @lynx959
    @lynx959 6 лет назад

    Looks pretty fun just gliding around in a dalek

  • @michelveilleux1275
    @michelveilleux1275 5 лет назад +2

    You know, I always wondered how the got in.

  • @stevethwaites3497
    @stevethwaites3497 7 лет назад

    I love the daleks i allways wanted one stood in the corner of my room when i was a kid.

  • @RabbiB0Y
    @RabbiB0Y 5 лет назад

    There is probably a lot they have to do in there like move around, move the head time the lights and move the arms

  • @chumblywarner3776
    @chumblywarner3776 4 года назад +2

    Exfoliate! must have smooth skiiiiin!

  • @hadesdogs4366
    @hadesdogs4366 2 года назад +1

    I love these sort of live action props because they are real they are physical and whilst you can do some awesome cgi work unfortunately it’s really telling when someone is talking or interacting with a CGI or inanimate object whilst trying to believe that there is say a giant hull in front of you

  • @LewisIanGibbs
    @LewisIanGibbs 3 года назад

    they frightened my as a kid and still do and i am 63

  • @frank1672
    @frank1672 3 года назад

    'THIS IS ALL PROPER-GANDER WE ARE THE DALEK'S'.

  • @andrewmwells9606
    @andrewmwells9606 4 года назад +1

    What I'd give to be a Dalek operator!!

  • @timehunter9467
    @timehunter9467 3 года назад

    Imagine if an actual dalek came to earth and everyone thought it was a costume...

  • @snubcube
    @snubcube 4 года назад

    Just imagine being stuck inside the dalek

  • @net343
    @net343 3 года назад

    So there are 2 “pilots” the guy inside the dalek moving the laser arm and plunger arm and the rc guy

  • @madhattergamer3567
    @madhattergamer3567 4 года назад +1

    Hello operator? I believe my party's been Exterminated.

  • @justincronkright5025
    @justincronkright5025 8 лет назад

    They throw Boo-Blay around like he's a proverbial rag-doll!

  • @RailDalek1998
    @RailDalek1998 3 года назад

    'Ello Boys
    'Ello Greame

  • @spooncerbooncer
    @spooncerbooncer 4 года назад

    If only the real dalek suit opened up as it does in the show

  • @drexcitement9579
    @drexcitement9579 Год назад

    It’s funny how the emperor dalek has no head

  • @Immortal-Headcase
    @Immortal-Headcase 3 года назад

    Well, that's disapointing, I thought the inside of a Dalek was a small mobility scooter or electric wheelchair, not running around like a cramped Fred Flintstone.

  • @traciepearce1888
    @traciepearce1888 4 года назад +1

    The Daleks are my favourite and I want one😊

  • @rangopistacho6928
    @rangopistacho6928 6 лет назад

    I now live in a dalek thanks doctor

  • @johndean4998
    @johndean4998 4 года назад

    Their plans to conquer the Universe were thwarted by stairs.

  • @doxielain2231
    @doxielain2231 3 года назад

    Huh. I really just assumed that the modern ones were remote controlled and not puppeted. Neat.

  • @sherreewilson925
    @sherreewilson925 3 года назад +1

    I love these. 🤩❤️

  • @pockylovingranger
    @pockylovingranger 3 года назад +1

    All I can think of is, “EXTERMINATE!!!!!!!” and “WE WANT ICE CREAM!!!!!!!” xD

  • @brothersgt.grauwolff6716
    @brothersgt.grauwolff6716 7 лет назад

    you gotta hand it to these blokes they make it look easy makes you wonder how much of a pain in ass it was with the very first Daleks it was probably a right godawful nightmare.

  • @doctorwhooves6170
    @doctorwhooves6170 11 лет назад +3

    You mean egg beater and toilet plunger?

  • @Halfendymion
    @Halfendymion 2 года назад

    Lads...
    I've located the best Halloween costume...

  • @-Chicken_
    @-Chicken_ 5 лет назад +1

    I always thought Daleks were edited

  • @MondySpartan
    @MondySpartan 8 лет назад

    I want to have a life-sized Dalek, like the prop shown in this video, but you can move it from your own :)

  • @Aspensauce64
    @Aspensauce64 3 года назад

    “The in-dalek entertainment system

  • @nicholasdickens2801
    @nicholasdickens2801 11 лет назад +6

    The Daleks rule :)

    • @sagepupper
      @sagepupper 4 года назад

      All hail the Daleks!

  • @bb001a
    @bb001a 3 года назад

    "Put it in the Curry!"

  • @li-ion6228
    @li-ion6228 2 года назад +1

    even the operator is named nicholas lol

  • @JK-vq5me
    @JK-vq5me 6 месяцев назад

    Tbh I wanna try riding around in there it looks fun

  • @JUDEPOPPGamingb23ra
    @JUDEPOPPGamingb23ra 3 года назад +1

    I'm a massive fan of Marvel and star wars and im kind of a fan of doctor who.
    I'd love to see a battle between the Chitauri and the daleks. Who would win? Id say the Daleks because the probably have better fire power over the Chitauri, however if thanos was there then its rip daleks

  • @mr.thinkthonker7424
    @mr.thinkthonker7424 3 года назад

    Whats 1:26?
    like whats the episode

  • @RandomsFandom
    @RandomsFandom Год назад

    "Come with me" "and you'll see, a world of pure domination"

  • @mrmacc1312
    @mrmacc1312 3 года назад

    Im 54 and they still give me the willies!!!!

  • @sou_desu8587
    @sou_desu8587 7 лет назад +1

    did he just say fantastic?

  • @pedrothepolobearlopes7899
    @pedrothepolobearlopes7899 7 лет назад

    I wish I was a dalek and just ride everywhere

  • @lostillusions7215
    @lostillusions7215 7 лет назад

    Darlek goes to Mac Donald and ask for a big Mac and a drink. The Darlek takes the order and says I OBEY I OBEY.

    • @warblenoise
      @warblenoise 7 лет назад

      Blitz Gamez
      *Dalek
      *McDonald's

  • @RotomRules64
    @RotomRules64 11 лет назад +1

    So, do the guys inside have a joystick which pilots the actual Dalek? Can they move the arm things on their own? Or is it just remote controlled by someone else?

    • @NyuuMikuru1
      @NyuuMikuru1 7 лет назад

      RotomRules64 You can see the extender on the inside and foot controls on the floor which you can't see. Head are remote controlled which is far better for to operator to use his/her hands for Dalek thingys.

  • @JohnReiher
    @JohnReiher Год назад

    Hydrate! Hydrate!

  • @britainempire4782
    @britainempire4782 4 года назад

    The darlex must survive

  • @lynx959
    @lynx959 6 лет назад

    ''Its 'try not to bang your knees''

  • @jetteraismabash4186
    @jetteraismabash4186 3 года назад

    What do the people inside the dalek do? And what is remote controlled?

  • @Mayeur000Donz
    @Mayeur000Donz Год назад

    So do they move with pedals inside that thing, or do they get around Fred Flintstone-style?

  • @DarkComet360
    @DarkComet360 10 лет назад

    This is what Dalek Operators put up with. ;)

  • @reefy5316
    @reefy5316 4 года назад

    The one with the higher voice sounds inoccent ngl

  • @Fitzroyfallz
    @Fitzroyfallz 7 лет назад

    That looks like so much fun! How many arms do they need to operate it?!

  • @IllusivePrime
    @IllusivePrime 11 лет назад +1

    i thourght the moving of the daleks were motorized

    • @NyuuMikuru1
      @NyuuMikuru1 7 лет назад

      Illusive Prime It is. Getting up the ramp is not easy being inside there.

  • @eatsleepplayrepeat
    @eatsleepplayrepeat 7 лет назад +5

    I want to see a Dalek dance with R2-D2.

  • @nigelwillson8000
    @nigelwillson8000 3 года назад

    That’s blown it, thought they were real