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|image = Auton Police Escort.jpg | |image = Auton Police Escort.jpg | ||
|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number = Season 8 | |season number = Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 1 | |season serial number = 1 | ||
|story number = 55 | |story number = 55 | ||
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|companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | |companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Jo Grant|Jo]] | ||
|featuring = [[Adelphi]] | |featuring = [[Adelphi]] | ||
|enemy = {{Delgado|c}} | |enemy = {{Delgado|c}}, [[Auton]]s | ||
|setting = [[Tarminster]], [[20th century]] | |setting = [[Tarminster]], [[20th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Robert Holmes | ||
|director = [[Barry Letts]] | |director = [[Barry Letts]] | ||
|producer= [[Barry Letts]] | |producer= [[Barry Letts]] | ||
|novelisation = Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation) | |novelisation = Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation) | ||
|epcount = 4 | |epcount = 4 | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 2 January - 23 January 1971 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 4x25-minute episodes | |format = 4x25-minute episodes | ||
|serial production code = [[List of production codes|EEE]] | |serial production code = [[List of production codes|EEE]] | ||
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|clip3 = Escaping the grenade - Doctor Who Terror of the Autons - BBC | |clip3 = Escaping the grenade - Doctor Who Terror of the Autons - BBC | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Terror of the Autons''''' was the first serial of [[season 8]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The story featured the introductions of [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]], [[Richard Franklin]] as Captain [[Mike Yates]] and [[Roger Delgado]] as {{Delgado}}, the latter becoming a very prominent character in ''Doctor Who'' mythos. | '''''Terror of the Autons''''' was the first serial of [[Season 8 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 8]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. The story featured the introductions of [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]], [[Richard Franklin]] as Captain [[Mike Yates]] and [[Roger Delgado]] as {{Delgado}}, the latter becoming a very prominent character in ''Doctor Who'' mythos. | ||
It was notable for being a "gentle reboot" of the Pertwee era, offering a number of elements which would remain prevalent for the next three seasons. Jo became the Doctor's new [[companion]], while the Master made himself the most persistent archenemy of the Doctor for the remainder of this season and a major antagonist long after his first appearance. | It was notable for being a "gentle reboot" of the Pertwee era, offering a number of elements which would remain prevalent for the next three seasons. Jo became the Doctor's new [[companion]], while the Master made himself the most persistent archenemy of the Doctor for the remainder of this season and a major antagonist long after his first appearance. | ||
Furthermore, it was the first story in which [[John Levene]], playing Sergeant [[John Benton]], was given an annual contract, rather than employment as a day player. It also introduced what became [[UNIT]]'s standard khaki uniforms, the replacements for the custom-made beige uniforms of [[season 7]] which [[Barry Letts]] disparagingly called the "chocolates", as well as a new UNIT laboratory which was used by the [[Third Doctor]] until the end of his [[Exile on Earth|exile]]. | Furthermore, it was the first story in which [[John Levene]], playing Sergeant [[John Benton]], was given an annual contract, rather than employment as a day player. It also introduced what became [[UNIT]]'s standard khaki uniforms, the replacements for the custom-made beige uniforms of [[Season 7 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 7]] which [[Barry Letts]] disparagingly called the "chocolates", as well as a new UNIT laboratory which was used by the [[Third Doctor]] until the end of his [[Exile on Earth|exile]]. | ||
It also featured the first return of the [[Auton]]s since [[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|their debut]] in season 7 and the first direct contact between [[the Doctor]] and [[Time Lord|his people]] since the end of [[season 6]]. It was one of very few stories — and the first since ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' in [[1967 (releases)|1967]] — in which each new episode drew more viewers than the one that had preceded it. | It also featured the first return of the [[Auton]]s since [[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|their debut]] in season 7 and the first direct contact between [[the Doctor]] and [[Time Lord|his people]] since the end of [[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 6]]. It was one of very few stories — and the first since ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' in [[1967 (releases)|1967]] — in which each new episode drew more viewers than the one that had preceded it. | ||
The Autons and the Nestene Consciousness did not appear on television again until ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', the first episode of the revived series, in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. | The Autons and the Nestene Consciousness did not appear on television again until ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', the first episode of the revived series, in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. | ||
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[[Liz Shaw]] has returned to Cambridge, having decided the [[Third Doctor|Doctor]] doesn't really need her, so [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] assigns [[UNIT]] trainee [[Jo Grant|Josephine Grant]] as the Time Lord's new assistant. She immediately makes a bad first impression, by extinguishing a small fire on the Doctor's [[Laboratory|lab]] bench, thereby ruining three months work on his malfunctioning [[dematerialisation circuit]]. Dismayed at her lack of qualifications, he insists that the Brigadier reassign her. The Brigadier concedes, but only if the Doctor will tell her himself. The Doctor attempts to fire her, but faced with Jo's kindly and innocent disposition, he is unable to bring himself to do so. | [[Liz Shaw]] has returned to Cambridge, having decided the [[Third Doctor|Doctor]] doesn't really need her, so [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] assigns [[UNIT]] trainee [[Jo Grant|Josephine Grant]] as the Time Lord's new assistant. She immediately makes a bad first impression, by extinguishing a small fire on the Doctor's [[Laboratory|lab]] bench, thereby ruining three months work on his malfunctioning [[dematerialisation circuit]]. Dismayed at her lack of qualifications, he insists that the Brigadier reassign her. The Brigadier concedes, but only if the Doctor will tell her himself. The Doctor attempts to fire her, but faced with Jo's kindly and innocent disposition, he is unable to bring himself to do so. | ||
The Master infiltrates a deep space radio telescope at [[Beacon Hill Research Establishment|Beacon Hill]], overpowering Professor Philips and his assistant, Goodge. He connects the stolen energy unit to the telescope and uses it to channel power from the Nestene Consciousness in space into the surviving unit. | The Master infiltrates a deep space radio telescope at [[Beacon Hill Research Establishment|Beacon Hill]], overpowering Professor Philips and his assistant, [[Albert Goodge|Goodge]]. He connects the stolen energy unit to the telescope and uses it to channel power from the Nestene Consciousness in space into the surviving unit. | ||
Investigating the theft of the energy unit and the disappearance of the scientists, the Doctor arrives at the radio telescope. Outside the control tower, a [[Adelphi|Time Lord]] arrives, "inconspicuously" dressed as a businessman in a | Investigating the theft of the energy unit and the disappearance of the scientists, the Doctor arrives at the radio telescope. Outside the control tower, a [[Adelphi|Time Lord]] arrives, "inconspicuously" dressed as a businessman in a discreet suit and [[bowler hat]], complete with [[umbrella]], but hovering in mid-air. He warns the Doctor of the Master's arrival on Earth and alerts him to a booby trap inside the door he is about to open. His warning delivered, the Time Lord vanishes, briefly reappearing to wish the Doctor good luck. Disarming the trap, the Doctor opens Goodge's lunchbox, only to find his [[Matter condensation|shrunken]] corpse inside. | ||
At a small plastics factory, production manager James McDermott confronts the owner, young Rex Farrel, about the mysterious Colonel Masters and the new line of products he has commissioned them to manufacture which are against the factory's normal protocols. Farrel goes looking for the colonel and finds him in the process of activating [[Auton]]s. | At a small plastics factory, production manager James McDermott confronts the owner, young Rex Farrel, about the mysterious Colonel Masters and the new line of products he has commissioned them to manufacture which are against the factory's normal protocols. Farrel goes looking for the colonel and finds him in the process of activating [[Auton]]s. | ||
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* [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] - [[John Levene]] | * [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]] - [[John Levene]] | ||
* [[Rex Farrel]] - [[Michael Wisher]] | * [[Rex Farrel]] - [[Michael Wisher]] | ||
* [[McDermott]] - [[Harry Towb]] | * [[George McDermott|McDermott]] - [[Harry Towb]] | ||
* [[Adelphi|Time Lord]] - [[David Garth]] | * [[Adelphi|Time Lord]] - [[David Garth]] | ||
* [[Radio telescope director|Radio Telescope Director]] - [[Frank Mills]] | * [[Radio telescope director|Radio Telescope Director]] - [[Frank Mills]] | ||
* [[George Philips|Professor Philips]] - [[Christopher Burgess]] | * [[George Philips|Professor Philips]] - [[Christopher Burgess]] | ||
* [[Goodge]] - [[Andrew Staines (actor)|Andrew Staines]] | * [[Albert Goodge|Goodge]] - [[Andrew Staines (actor)|Andrew Staines]] | ||
* [[Luigi Rossini|Rossini]] - [[John Baskcomb]] | * [[Luigi Rossini|Rossini]] - [[John Baskcomb]] | ||
* [[Museum attendant (Terror of the Autons)|Museum Attendant]] - [[Dave Carter]] | * [[Museum attendant (Terror of the Autons)|Museum Attendant]] - [[Dave Carter]] | ||
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* [[Script Editor]] - [[Terrance Dicks]] | * [[Script Editor]] - [[Terrance Dicks]] | ||
* [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Ian Watson]] | * [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Ian Watson]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Barry Letts]] (uncredited) | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Barry Letts]] (uncredited) | ||
* [[Producer]] - Barry Letts | * [[Producer]] - Barry Letts | ||
* Action by [[HAVOC (stunt team)|HAVOC]] | * Action by [[HAVOC (stunt team)|HAVOC]] | ||
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* [[Pre-production secretary|Pre-Production Secretary]] - [[Penny Forster]] ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Autons'') | * [[Pre-production secretary|Pre-Production Secretary]] - [[Penny Forster]] ([[INFO]]: ''Terror of the Autons'') | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
[[File:Terroroftheautons title.jpg|thumb|The Doctor with Jo and Mike.]] | [[File:Terroroftheautons title.jpg|thumb|The Doctor with Jo and Mike.]] | ||
* The Doctor uses the term "[[Touché]]". | * The Doctor uses the term "[[Touché]]". | ||
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* This story is notable for not giving a screen credit to its director. It was in fact directed by the show's then producer, [[Barry Letts]], but BBC staff regulations in the 1970s prohibited a staff producer from also receiving a screen credit for directing. This was one of the ways in which producers were discouraged from engaging themselves to direct the programmes they produced, as this was potentially open to abuse. Letts obtained special permission from his boss, the Head of Series and Serials, to direct one story each season (because, obviously, he was being paid twice on each such episode: once as its producer, and a second fee as its director). | * This story is notable for not giving a screen credit to its director. It was in fact directed by the show's then producer, [[Barry Letts]], but BBC staff regulations in the 1970s prohibited a staff producer from also receiving a screen credit for directing. This was one of the ways in which producers were discouraged from engaging themselves to direct the programmes they produced, as this was potentially open to abuse. Letts obtained special permission from his boss, the Head of Series and Serials, to direct one story each season (because, obviously, he was being paid twice on each such episode: once as its producer, and a second fee as its director). | ||
* This story had the working title ''The Spray of Death''. It was changed when it was pointed out that the plot element of the plastic flowers was not introduced until the third episode. | * This story had the working title ''The Spray of Death''. It was changed when it was pointed out that the plot element of the plastic flowers was not introduced until the third episode. | ||
* There was originally a sequence in episode three where an unsuspecting policeman stumbles upon the Auton coach and is murdered after discovering that the Daffodil Men aren't human. [[Bill McGuirk]], who played the unfortunate constable, was still listed in the credits, despite all of his material winding up on the cutting room floor. | * There was originally a sequence in episode three where an unsuspecting policeman stumbles upon the Auton coach and is murdered after discovering that the Daffodil Men aren't human. [[Bill McGuirk]], who played the unfortunate constable, was still listed in the credits, despite all of his material winding up on the cutting room floor. | ||
* The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for episode one was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph labelled "DOCTOR WHO in The Terror of The Autons" showing the Doctor demonstrating his steady-state micro-welding equipment to the Brigadier, with the accompanying caption "Old allies — Brigadier and Doctor — meet an old enemy: 5.15". That for episode two was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph labelled "DOCTOR WHO in The Terror of The Autons" showing Jo being rescued from the angry circus mob by two policemen, with the accompanying caption "Jo Grant finds it's a tough life as the Doctor's assistant: 5.15". | * The ''[[Radio Times]]'' programme listing for episode one was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph labelled "DOCTOR WHO in The Terror of The Autons" showing the Doctor demonstrating his steady-state micro-welding equipment to the Brigadier, with the accompanying caption "Old allies — Brigadier and Doctor — meet an old enemy: 5.15". ''(original published text)'' That for episode two was accompanied by a black-and-white photograph labelled "DOCTOR WHO in The Terror of The Autons" showing Jo being rescued from the angry circus mob by two policemen, with the accompanying caption "Jo Grant finds it's a tough life as the Doctor's assistant: 5.15". ''(original published text)'' | ||
* [[Terry Walsh]] (Auton Policeman) is uncredited on-screen for episode two but is credited as "Policeman" in ''Radio Times''. | * [[Terry Walsh]] (Auton Policeman) is uncredited on-screen for episode two, but is credited as "Policeman" in ''Radio Times''. | ||
* In episodes one and two, [[Jon Pertwee]] is credited as "Doctor Who", while in episodes three and four, he is credited as "Dr. Who". | * In episodes one and two, [[Jon Pertwee]] is credited as "Doctor Who", while in episodes three and four, he is credited as "Dr. Who". | ||
* When filming the Doctor and Jo's escape from the Autons in the quarry in episode three, one of the cars accidentally rammed into stuntman [[Terry Walsh]] (who was playing one of the Auton policemen) and knocked him off the top of the hill he was standing on. However, because he was able to stand up and continue the scene immediately, and due to the resulting fall being so spectacular, the incident was retained in the finished episode. This was the car which appeared to be driven at the Auton by [[Richard Franklin]] (Captain Yates), but for the crucial shot of the impact another of the stuntmen was actually driving it: he was supposed to just miss Walsh, but slightly mistimed the stunt. | * When filming the Doctor and Jo's escape from the Autons in the quarry in episode three, one of the cars accidentally rammed into stuntman [[Terry Walsh]] (who was playing one of the Auton policemen) and knocked him off the top of the hill he was standing on. However, because he was able to stand up and continue the scene immediately, and due to the resulting fall being so spectacular, the incident was retained in the finished episode. This was the car which appeared to be driven at the Auton by [[Richard Franklin]] (Captain Yates), but for the crucial shot of the impact another of the stuntmen was actually driving it: he was supposed to just miss Walsh, but slightly mistimed the stunt. | ||
**This differs from the account given by Barry Letts in the DVD commentary. He claimed that Walsh being hit by the car and falling down the hill was planned. He also added that Walsh wasn't initially supposed to do that particular stunt but pleaded with Letts to allow him to do it, even though he knew he wouldn't be paid any extra for doing it. | ** This differs from the account given by Barry Letts in the DVD commentary. He claimed that Walsh being hit by the car and falling down the hill was planned. He also added that Walsh wasn't initially supposed to do that particular stunt but pleaded with Letts to allow him to do it, even though he knew he wouldn't be paid any extra for doing it. | ||
* In the scene where the Troll Doll attacks Jo, [[Barry Letts]] had intended to film a shot of the doll running across the workbench. However [[Tommy Reynolds]] passed out due to the intense heat of being in the costume and so this idea had to be abandoned. | * In the scene where the Troll Doll attacks Jo, [[Barry Letts]] had intended to film a shot of the doll running across the workbench. However [[Tommy Reynolds]] passed out due to the intense heat of being in the costume and so this idea had to be abandoned. | ||
* When [[Michael Wisher]] (Rex Farrel) "died" in episode four, his motionlessness was so convincing that the crew briefly wondered if the heat of the mask he was wearing had made him pass out. ([[DWM 311]]) | * When [[Michael Wisher]] (Rex Farrel) "died" in episode four, his motionlessness was so convincing that the crew briefly wondered if the heat of the mask he was wearing had made him pass out. ([[DWM 311]]) | ||
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* The scene where the Autons pursue the Doctor and Jo in a quarry was originally meant to take place in a woodland environment. | * The scene where the Autons pursue the Doctor and Jo in a quarry was originally meant to take place in a woodland environment. | ||
* [[Terrance Dicks]] added the scenewhere the Master animates an Auton because the title meant that an Auton needed to appear somewhere in the first episode. | * [[Terrance Dicks]] added the scenewhere the Master animates an Auton because the title meant that an Auton needed to appear somewhere in the first episode. | ||
* The Time Lord originally explained to the Doctor that the Master had been helped to | * The Time Lord originally explained to the Doctor that the Master had been helped to escape imprisonment. | ||
* [[Katy Manning]] revealed on ''[[Behind the Sofa (documentary series)|Behind the Sofa]]'' that as an animal lover, she was upset filming at the circus and wanted to liberate all the animals. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* The [[Fourth Doctor]] and {{ainley}} later confront one another on top of another [[Pharos Project|radio telescope]] on [[1 March]] [[1981]]. The Doctor slipped and fell, resulting in [[Fourth Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] and {{ainley}} later confront one another on top of another [[Pharos Project|radio telescope]] on [[1 March]] [[1981]]. The Doctor slipped and fell, resulting in [[Fourth Doctor's regeneration|his regeneration]] into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | ||
* A [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] UNIT soldier named [[Francis Cleary]] was assigned to guard the Master's TARDIS at the circus. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | * A [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] UNIT soldier named [[Francis Cleary]] was assigned to guard the Master's TARDIS at the circus. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | ||
* A “Mister Campbell” is the unseen head of UNIT’s Scientific Supplies Section. Jo, at one point, calls him a “jolly Scotsman” while requisitioning equipment for the Doctor. The latter complains to the Brigadier when he discovers that UNIT doesn’t have a “scanning molecular structure analyser “ in stock. | |||
* Jo was 19 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Other Woman (audio story)|The Other Woman]]'') or 21 ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter Butterfly Baronet (short story)|/Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'') when she met the Doctor. | * Jo was 19 ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Other Woman (audio story)|The Other Woman]]'') or 21 ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Carpenter Butterfly Baronet (short story)|/Carpenter/Butterfly/Baronet]]'') when she met the Doctor. | ||
* The Master claimed to be [[Rhodesia]]n under his false identity of Colonel Masters. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | * The Master claimed to be [[Rhodesia]]n under his false identity of Colonel Masters. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | ||
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* Region 4: 2nd June 2011 | * Region 4: 2nd June 2011 | ||
Special features | ===== Special features ===== | ||
* Commentary by [[Katy Manning]] ([[Jo Grant]]), [[Nicholas Courtney]] ([[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]), and Producer/Director [[Barry Letts]] | * Commentary by [[Katy Manning]] ([[Jo Grant]]), [[Nicholas Courtney]] ([[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]), and Producer/Director [[Barry Letts]] | ||
* ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]'' - Actors Katy Manning and [[Richard Franklin]] ([[Mike Yates|Yates]]) recount the production of ''Terror of the Autons'' with the help of [[Jon Pertwee]] (through an archive interview), Script Editor [[Terrance Dicks]] and Producer Barry Letts, along with new series Producer [[Phil Collinson]] | * ''[[Life on Earth (documentary)|Life on Earth]]'' - Actors Katy Manning and [[Richard Franklin]] ([[Mike Yates|Yates]]) recount the production of ''Terror of the Autons'' with the help of [[Jon Pertwee]] (through an archive interview), Script Editor [[Terrance Dicks]] and Producer Barry Letts, along with new series Producer [[Phil Collinson]] | ||
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* ''[[Plastic Fantastic (documentary)|Plastic Fantastic]]'' - How did the writers of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' take something as everyday as plastic and turn it against us? | * ''[[Plastic Fantastic (documentary)|Plastic Fantastic]]'' - How did the writers of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' take something as everyday as plastic and turn it against us? | ||
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' listings (DVD-ROM) | * ''[[Radio Times]]'' listings (DVD-ROM) | ||
* Promotional material for ''Doctor Who'' Sugar Smacks and Nestlé products | * Promotional material for ''Doctor Who'' Sugar Smacks and [[Nestlé]] products | ||
* Production information subtitles | * Production information subtitles | ||
* Photo gallery | * Photo gallery | ||
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[[Category:Time Lord television stories]] | [[Category:Time Lord television stories]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT television stories]] | [[Category:UNIT television stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Monster Collection: The Master stories]] | |||
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