The mysterious Void ship reveals its sinister occupants in
Army of Ghosts.
Executive Producers Russell T Davies
Julie Gardner Producer Phil Collinson Production Designer Edward Thomas
Two episodes 1-8 July 2006
In the closing moments of Army of Ghosts, a spherical Void ship opens up and out fly four Daleks – “one with black markings,” noted Russell T Davies’ script. These are four especially unusual Daleks, an elite with individual names. Three of them look like ordinary drones, but the one with black markings is especially noteworthy – this is the leader of the Cult of Skaro.
In fact, options other than black were considered. The Art Department tested colours, mattes and glosses on miniature Daleks supplied to them by them by toy manufacturer Character Options. “We kept on coming back to black, it just seemed the most evil,” production designer Edward Thomas said in the 2006 book Doctor Who: The Inside Story.