Daleks conquer 'scariest villain' poll

The Daleks still have the power to send viewers hurtling behind the sofas over forty-three years on from their debut on Doctor Who after being named the show's scariest villain in an online survey.

The official Doctor Who website has revealed the results of their poll of 21,000 readers, with the metallic monsters from the planet Skaro topping the list ahead of their return to the series on Saturday. Gas mask zombies from 'The Empty Child/The Doctor Dancers' - famous for their 'are you my mummy?' line - trailed in second place.

The Cybermen failed to delete enough opposition to land a top three spot, with The Beast from 'The Satan Pit' nabbing third place. The list in full:

1. The Daleks
2. The Empty Child Zombies
3. The Beast
4. The Cybermen
5. The Clockwork Droids
6. The Ood
7. The Empress of Racnoss
8. The Werewolf
9. The Autons/Nestenes
10. Chloe's Dad

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