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He came a teatime. Slithering, squelching, growling into our homes after the sports results and Juke Box Jury.<br />
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He gave the children a taste of terror. Even fathers had a jolt. And when the family coped with the Saturday toast she swallowed a man.<br />
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But he is The Slyther, the new pet of [[broadwcast:The Dalek Invasion of Earth|the Daleks]] in the B.B.C.'s science fiction programme, Dr. Who.<br />
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Who made The Slyther slither? Inside the costume was actor Nick Evans.<br />
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He says acting The Slyther is "like being inside a boiler suit with its hood and lumpy skin made of rubber and plastic with straggly pieces outside and waggly claws.<br />
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Next Saturday The Slyther appears again.<br />
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What will it be up to then? Miss Verity Lambert, producer of the show, said: "Its future is undecided." But Nick Evans will be sorry if it disappears and quit.<br />
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He said: "Frankly, it does nothing for my career. And in any case I'm playing a Roman slave trader in [[broadwcast:The Romans|the next Dr. Who story]].<br />
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Caption: The man who slithers The Slyther... Actor Nick Evans<br />
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Caption: The Slyther as drawn by actor Nick Evans<br />
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Caption: Dalek by HARO.<br />
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Caption: This is The Slyther's description as himself by Nick Evans: like a large grotesque frog with knobs on.<br />
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