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{{Infobox Story | {{ImageLinkTV}} | ||
|image = Prime Computer ad.jpg | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |image = Prime Computer ad.jpg | ||
|companions = [[Romana II]] | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Romana II]] | |||
|writer = | |writer = Tom Baker | ||
|release date = 1979 | |release date = 1979 | ||
|format = 2x2 minute adverts | |format = 2x2 minute adverts | ||
|series = Prime Computer ads | |series = Prime Computer ads | ||
|next = On Through the | |next = On Through the 80's! (TV story){{!}}On Through the 80’s! | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Step Into the 80’s!''''' was a two-part [[mini-episode]] released in [[1979 (releases)|1979]] as part of a marketing campaign to sell [[Prime Computer]]s. Although licensed by the [[BBC]], the adverts were broadcast only in [[Australia]] and never shown in the [[UK]]. | |||
'''' | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Plot == | |||
== | |||
''Note:'' The titles given here are those as shown on the adverts themselves. | ''Note:'' The titles given here are those as shown on the adverts themselves. | ||
=== ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 1] === | === ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 1] === | ||
The Doctor and Romana use their Prime Computer to calculate the orbital | The Doctor and Romana use their [[Prime Computer]] to calculate the orbital [[coordinate]]s of [[900 (number)|nine hundred]] planets in the constellation of [[Kasterborous]] to stop the [[end of the universe]]. | ||
=== ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 2] === | === ''Step into the 80's!'' [Part 2] === | ||
The Doctor enters | The Doctor enters [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to discover that Romana redecorated the interior and added a Prime Computer. The Doctor says that he has already seen one on [[Gallifrey]] in the constellation of Kasterborous. The sentient computer answers the Doctor's question as to how long his scarf is: "7.013 meters long excluding loose threads." When the Doctor tells the computer ''"You're going to be all right, kid"'', an angry message appears on the monitor: ''"Don't patronise me, Doctor. I'm a Prime Computer." | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | * [[Romana II|Romana]] - [[Lalla Ward]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* [[Writer]] - [[Tom Baker]]<ref>[[DWM 501]]</ref> | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
* The advertisements were released commercially as an extra on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' as well as on ''The Collection'' boxset of Season 18''.'' | * The advertisements were released commercially as an extra on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' as well as on ''The Collection'' boxset of Season 18''.'' | ||
== External links == | |||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Promotional videos]] | ||
[[Category:1979 television stories]] | [[Category:1979 television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor television stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Romana II television stories]] | [[Category:Romana II television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]] |