Daleks in Manhattan

In the episode, an order of Daleks called the Cult of Skaro use half-human, half-pig slaves to kidnap homeless humans for use in their experiments.

[2] The Tenth Doctor and Martha arrive in New York City in November of 1930 during the Great Depression, landing the TARDIS at Liberty Island.

The Doctor, Martha, and Solomon use a nearby ladder to escape and find themselves in a theatre where they meet Tallulah, a showgirl whose boyfriend Laszlo is one of the people who have disappeared.

Tallulah tries to return to the theatre, but loses her way while the Doctor and Laszlo sneak into the incomplete Empire State Building and locate Martha and Frank.

Also, the entirety of the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie was filmed in Vancouver, apart from some stock footage of San Francisco and world capitals.

[7] The dance scene was rehearsed in London but shot in the Parc and Dare Hall, in Treorchy, South Wales on 15 November.

[citation needed] The presence of the Daleks in this story was reported by the News of the World on 12 November 2006[10] and confirmed by the BBC in late December.

[16] Mark Wright of The Stage was positive towards the episode, praising the exploration of the setting, the Daleks, Tennant, and the supporting cast.

Noting how the two-part structure allowed it to take its time, he concluded that the "script goes to the top of the pile as amongst the best modern Doctor Who has to offer.

He found the Daleks to come off "goofy and almost comic relief" and, unlike Wright, felt that Tallulah was an offensive stereotype, as well as the other Americans as annoying stock characters.

Furthermore, despite good acting from Tennant and Agyeman and some "nice images", Fickett criticised the premise for not making much sense, with its message "muddled".