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11-25-2003, 07:19 PM
Row may rule Daleks out of new Doctor Who
Daleks may not feature in the new Doctor Who because of a row between their creator and the BBC.
The BBC jointly owns the rights to the Daleks with inventor Terry Nation, who died in 1997.
While the beeb wants the robotic killing machines in the new series, the executors of Mr Nation's estate are reportedly saying no.
A television insider said: "No one knows exactly why, but Terry fell out with the BBC at some point.
"He told the executors never to let the BBC use the Daleks again. Fans want to see the Daleks return, but they may be disappointed."
The new series will be screened in 2005 and is being written by Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies.
A BBC spokesman said there were on-going discussions between the Corporation and the executors, reports The Sun. http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_841024.html:(
Daleks may not feature in the new Doctor Who because of a row between their creator and the BBC.
The BBC jointly owns the rights to the Daleks with inventor Terry Nation, who died in 1997.
While the beeb wants the robotic killing machines in the new series, the executors of Mr Nation's estate are reportedly saying no.
A television insider said: "No one knows exactly why, but Terry fell out with the BBC at some point.
"He told the executors never to let the BBC use the Daleks again. Fans want to see the Daleks return, but they may be disappointed."
The new series will be screened in 2005 and is being written by Queer as Folk creator Russell T Davies.
A BBC spokesman said there were on-going discussions between the Corporation and the executors, reports The Sun. http://www.ananova.com/entertainment/story/sm_841024.html:(