I’ve just watched The Daleks – Colourised… Well, about half of it so far… I had to take a break!

Now, I’m not a Purist who thinks that the old episodes should ONLY be in Black & White; in fact, I love the Coloured Animations that have been done. But this??? Oh dear! Oh dear, oh dear! Oh my!

The Colour, for a start, is like an overdose of candy… too sugary, and bright, and pink, and green, and purple, and blue… basically like one of us had done it at home for fun… definitely not the professional standard that is achievable these days. Maybe an explosion in a Candy Factory? Sadly, I found it a bit sickening to watch.

The seven episodes have been cut up and rewritten into 75 minutes. The pacing is weird, the performances look bad because of the way it has been re-edited, the Daleks have been revoiced (at least some) and words changed. The music is updated with new music that just sounds all wrong.

All of this because Russell and Disney+ think that kids won’t watch the old episodes in Black & White! They have imaginations, don’t they? Why care if they watch old episodes or not… apart from making money! Nothing justifies this half-baked butchery of classic television. I am starting to think that this new incarnation of Russell T Davies and Disney+ are proving a bad move for Doctor Who!

Don’t rush to see it, or to buy it!    

1 out of 5. (The look on Barbara’s face in the attached pic sums it up well! And why does her shirt have to be such a horrible shade of pink?)