Daleks to Return in Anniversary Special

Coming on the heels of the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the BBC has revealed that in addition to the previously mentioned Zygons, the Doctors in the 50th Anniversary Special will be menaced by the Daleks!

Here is the official press release:

MATT SMITH, DAVID TENNANT AND JOHN HURT TO FACE OFF AGAINST DALEKS IN 50^th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

The Doctors, Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt will battle the deadly Daleks, the BBC announces today, in the show’s 50^th anniversary special.

Returning to BBC One on 23 November the highly anticipated adventure will star: Matt Smith; Jenna Coleman; David Tennant; Billie Piper; John Hurt and Joanna Page. In a surprise twist in the recent series finale it was revealed John Hurt would be playing a Doctor, alongside Smith and Tennant.

The Daleks are the second monster to be announced for the 50^th and will join the shape shifting Zygons, which have only appeared in the show once before in 1975. The Daleks were one of the first monsters to terrify audiences in 1963, 50 years ago, cementing their place in British popular culture.

Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, said:

“The Doctor once said that you can judge a man by the quality of his enemies, so it’s fitting that for this very special episode, he should be facing the greatest enemies of all.”

The 50^th anniversary episode was shot earlier this year at BBC Cymru Wales’ Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff and across South Wales. Filming also took place in iconic London locations the Tower of London and Trafalgar Square for a huge stunt, which saw Matt Smith dangling from a TARDIS alongside Nelson’s Column.

Here are three images the BBC have released of the Daleks’ appearance in the Anniversary Special

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special will be broadcast on November 23, 2013 on BBC One and BBC One HD and on BBC America and BBC America HD. It will also be shown and select theaters and will be broadcast in 3D. It stars Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as the Doctor along with Jenna Coleman and Clara Oswald and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler.