'Who' writer praises Dalek mutant effects

The writer of 'Daleks In Manhattan' has revealed how impressed she was at the visual effects used to translate a gruesome Dalek-Human transmutation scene from script to screen.

Speaking to the Radio Times, Helen Raynor enthused about her intended realisation of the episode's pivotal moment: "I'd always written it so that Dalek Sec opens up his casing in that classic Dalek style and inside there's this familiar little squid-y creature, which draws Mr Diagoras towards him, and envelops him in a kind of grisly kiss."

However, the work by the show's special effects unit left Raynor overawed: "What The Mill did was an extreme wildlife documentary! When the casing opens, the Dalek extrudes its guts, wraps itself around Mr Diagoras like some giant, head-eating leech, drags him inside the casing, then closes."

The second part of the adventure - 'Evolution of the Daleks' - airs this Saturday on BBC One at 6.45pm.