10 Doctor Who Bloopers You Need To See

4. Potty-Mouthed Dalek

Doctor Who The Five Doctors Dalek blooper
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As a family show, Doctor Who is very careful with its use of language. Swearing is a big no-no! In the modern era especially, the Doctor is very vocal about bad language and has been known to call out their companions on occasion.

But of course, the show is made by adults, who will frequently drop swear-bombs behind the camera. When watching various behind-the-scenes reels from the last 60 years of Doctor Who, it can be very odd to see the show's stars out of character, hearing them use adult language.

Even more unexpected though is hearing the monsters swear.

Quite often the monsters in Doctor Who are split into two parts - the performer in the costume or controlling the 'body', and the actor who does the voiceover - and so these bloopers end up being even funnier, knowing that there's been some sort of spontaneous collaboration to make them happen.

A great example is this Classic Who blooper where we see a menacing Dalek take a wrong turn only to find that it has lost its would-be victims, before letting out a quick "Bugger. I've lost them."

Kudos to voice actor Roy Skelton, who took a slight on-set mishap and turned it into comedy gold.

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