DOCTOR WHO: THE EVIL OF THE DALEKS Lost Episode Gets an Animated Restoration and Here's a Trailer

A lost Doctor Who serial titled Doctor Who: The Evil of the Dalek has been restored through animation, and we’ve got a teaser trailer to share with you to show fans what they can expect.

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks was the final serial in Doctor Who's original fourth season. It first aired weekly in seven installments, running from May 20th through July 1st in 1967. The original episodes were lost when BBC purged its archives after the serial's original broadcast.

The animated version of The Evil of the Dalek was created using the original audio recordings of all seven episodes of the adventure survived, which the BBC will use to recreate the missing episodes. The second episode of the serial was the only episode to survive. It will be remastered and used along with animated recreations of the other six missing episodes.

Here are the details on the story:

The Doctor (Patrick Troughton) stars alongside his travel companion Jamie (Frazer Hines) in this recreation in which the TARDIS has been stolen. The story unfolds as the Doctor and Jamie set out to find the missing time machine, bringing them face to face with a very old enemy - the Daleks, who have a new masterplan to conquer the universe. The Daleks force the Doctor to help them on their quest to ‘humanise’ themselves into deadlier living weapons. This particular story is notable for introducing the Doctor’s new companion Victoria Waterfield (Deborah Watling), first seen in the surviving second episode, and also for presenting the Dalek Emperor.

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Dalek will release on DVD, Blu-ray, and as a Steelbook on September 27th.