10 Times Doctor Who Made Obvious Mistakes
4. Putting Dalek Sec On The Radio Times
Russell T Davies is unquestionably modern Doctor Who's greatest showman, and he knows how to put the show into the spotlight.
However, RTD is just as capable of making mistakes as those before and after him, and one of his biggest errors was revealing the Dalek Sec human hybrid before it was introduced in the cliffhanger of Daleks in Manhattan.
Worse than the massive spoiler, the artfully-shot cover photo on the Radio Times looked amazing. Sec was a glistening and horrific fusion of Kaled mutant and human face, cast in half light and looking utterly terrifying.
The onscreen representation in Daleks in Manhattan really didn't have any of the menace of that Radio Times picture. The moving tentacles looked ridiculous, while the rasping American accent didn't contain any of the wickedness of the iconic Davros. The Radio Times cover was a huge mistake because it raised expectations and promised something the show didn't deliver.
It's hardly surprising that after this unloved attempt at a new Dalek mouthpiece, RTD brought back Davros for the next series.