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|species = Time Lord
|species = The Doctor's species
|origin = [[Gallifrey]]
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|only = Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)
|first = Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)
|appearances  = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
|voice actor = Trevor Martin
|voice actor = Trevor Martin
}}{{ImageLink}}{{Doctors}}One incarnation of '''the Doctor''', following his [[regeneration]], met new [[companion]]s [[Jenny (The Seven Keys to Doomsday)|Jenny]] and [[Jimmy (The Seven Keys to Doomsday)|Jimmy]]. In [[the TARDIS]], they traveled to the [[planet]] [[Karn]], where they prevented the [[Dalek]]s from gaining the [[Crystal of All Power]].
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'''One incarnation''' of '''[[the Doctor]]''', following his [[regeneration]], met new [[companion]]s [[Jenny Wilson]] and [[Jimmy Forbes]]. In [[the TARDIS]], they travelled to the [[planet]] [[Karn]], where they prevented the [[Dalek]]s from gaining the [[Crystal of All Power]].


This incarnation of the Doctor resembled a middle-aged man, and spoke a hoarse voice. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'')
This incarnation of the Doctor resembled a middle-aged man, with a hoarse voice. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)|Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
This incarnation of the Doctor originated in the stage play ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]'', in which he was implied to have followed [[Jon Pertwee]]'s [[Third Doctor]]. [[Fourth Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|The stage play version of this character]], therefore, was the Fourth Doctor before [[Tom Baker]] was cast as the true [[Fourth Doctor]] for television. In [[Seven Keys to Doomsday|the audio adaptation]], an [[Previous Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|unidentified incarnation of the Time Lord]], played by [[Nicholas Briggs]], preceded him.
[[Trevor Martin]]'s Doctor originated in the [[1974 (releases)|1974]] stage play ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday (stage play)|Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''. The play debuted after [[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'' and directly before [[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', and as both [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Tom Baker]] were not available for the production, Martin was chosen to play a brand-new incarnation of the character.


[[File:Promotional picture of Michael Sagar's 1984 Stage Play Doctor.jpg|thumb|left|Promotional black-and-white picture of [[Michael Sagar]]'s version of this incarnation of the Doctor facing down a [[Dalek]].]]
The play began with Martin wearing a wig and costume indicating that he was the [[Third Doctor]], not unlike [[Seventh Doctor]] actor [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s portrayal of the [[Sixth Doctor]] in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. He would then collapse on stage, and two "audience members" would rush from their sets to help him. An image on a rear-projected screen would then show Pertwee's face turning into Martin's, indicating that he was the Fourth Doctor. As the lights turned back on, Martin would be wearing a new costume with his natural hair. As he awoke, it was revealed that the audience members were his new companions, [[Jenny Wilson|Jenny]] and [[Jimmy Forbes|Jimmy]], who had been sitting in the audience as a trick of immersion.
The Doctor was played by several other actors in later worldwide performances of the original play, including [[Michael Sagar]] in the 1984 production of the play in Porirua, New Zealand. Sagar portrayed the Doctor wearing a checkered suit and sporting a black mustache, giving him an overall look clearly distinct from Trevor Martin's take.<ref>http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv61/sevenkeys.html</ref>
 
==Footnotes==
In the [[Seven Keys to Doomsday|audio adaptation]], an [[Previous Doctor (Seven Keys to Doomsday)|unidentified incarnation]] played by [[Nicholas Briggs]] precedes Martin instead.
 
The "Seven Keys" Doctor was played by several other actors in later worldwide performances of the original play, including [[Michael Sagar]] in the 1984 production of the play in Porirua, New Zealand. Sagar portrayed the Doctor wearing a chequered suit and sporting a black moustache, giving him an overall look clearly distinct from Trevor Martin's take.<ref>http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv61/sevenkeys.html</ref>
 
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One incarnation of the Doctor, following his regeneration, met new companions Jenny Wilson and Jimmy Forbes. In the TARDIS, they travelled to the planet Karn, where they prevented the Daleks from gaining the Crystal of All Power.

This incarnation of the Doctor resembled a middle-aged man, with a hoarse voice. (AUDIO: Seven Keys to Doomsday)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Trevor Martin's Doctor originated in the 1974 stage play Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday. The play debuted after TV: Planet of the Spiders and directly before TV: Robot, and as both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker were not available for the production, Martin was chosen to play a brand-new incarnation of the character.

The play began with Martin wearing a wig and costume indicating that he was the Third Doctor, not unlike Seventh Doctor actor Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of the Sixth Doctor in Time and the Rani. He would then collapse on stage, and two "audience members" would rush from their sets to help him. An image on a rear-projected screen would then show Pertwee's face turning into Martin's, indicating that he was the Fourth Doctor. As the lights turned back on, Martin would be wearing a new costume with his natural hair. As he awoke, it was revealed that the audience members were his new companions, Jenny and Jimmy, who had been sitting in the audience as a trick of immersion.

In the audio adaptation, an unidentified incarnation played by Nicholas Briggs precedes Martin instead.

The "Seven Keys" Doctor was played by several other actors in later worldwide performances of the original play, including Michael Sagar in the 1984 production of the play in Porirua, New Zealand. Sagar portrayed the Doctor wearing a chequered suit and sporting a black moustache, giving him an overall look clearly distinct from Trevor Martin's take.[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]