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It's a Sin was a Channel 4 limited-series drama released in 2021 and created by Russell T Davies. It notably included a licensed Doctor Who pastiche section as a case of show within a show that Davies dubbed Regression of the Daleks behind the scenes.

Regression of the Daleks
In episode 4, Ritchie Tozer (portrayed by Olly Alexander) is acting a Doctor Who scene opposite Daleks (Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg) in March 1988 with his character defending a crystal on which depends the fate of the world until the Floor Manager (Alain Terzoli) cuts the scene. The Lightning Director (Nigel Lister) then inspects Ritchie for a closeup and orders one Ray on work about the lightning before noticing a skin disease on Ritchie.

The scene was based on a space prison shootout between humans and Daleks in Resurrection of the Daleks, with Dr Styles as inspiration given to Alexander for his acting. (DWM 560)

Davies wrote the scene as tribute to AIDS activist Dursley McLinden who acted as Mike Smith in Remembrance of the Daleks and met with Davies in real life. Davies jokingly added that the story could be canon and novelized.

Davies got permission from the Nation estate, the BBC and then current showrunner Chris Chibnall beforehand, Nation being credited.

In behind the scenes, Davies went as far as to write imaginary Radio Times listings, which gives an idea of what the plot would be. It purports it to be a two parter starring Sylvester McCoy, written by Andrew Cartmel, designed by John Anderson, produced by John Nathan Turner and directed by Graeme Harper. It would be followed by The Ugrakk Invasion. (DWM 560)

The plot gives two new incarnations for Drax and seem to indicate that Alexander's character became Ace's boyfriend, much like McLinden's character did, and somehow is a young Davros.

Part 1
The Doctor meets an old friend aboard the spaceship Lusitania. But when the Daleks invade to steal the Crystal of Orr, the Klisto Radiation begins to affect everyone very strangely.

Part 2
As the Time Lords regenerate backwards and the Daleks revert into Kaleds, can the Doctor convince Ace that her new boyfriend is a young Davros?

Part 1

 * The Doctor: Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace: Sophie Aldred
 * Drax: Paul Shane
 * Captain Tarrant: Una Stubbs
 * Trooper Linden: Ritchie Tozer
 * Vex: Vicky Licorish
 * Fling: Anne Stallybrass
 * Spacelane Annie: Dora Bryan
 * Computer voice: Doc Cox
 * Dalek operators
 * John Scott Martin
 * Cy Town
 * Tony Starr
 * Dalek voices: Brian Miller

Part 2

 * The Doctor: Sylvester McCoy
 * The Doctor: Colin Baker
 * The Doctor: Peter Davison
 * Ace: Sophie Aldred
 * Baby Ace: Lacey Turner
 * Drax: Peter Howitt
 * Trooper Linden: Ritchie Tozer
 * Kaled King: Nik Kershaw
 * Ghost of Annie: Dora Bryan
 * Dalek operators
 * John Scott Martin
 * Cy Town
 * Tony Starr
 * Dalek voices: Brian Miller

Other connections
The series was not only written by Davies but produced by Phil Collinson and directed by Peter Hoar who all are Doctor Who veterans.

Tracy Ann Oberman, Stephen Fry and Ross Gurney-Randall act in the series but not in a Doctor Who related scene.

John Hurt is heard through an archived non Doctor Who advertisement.