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|series=[[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series=[[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
|season number= Season 11 | |season number= Season 11 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 2 | |season serial number = 2 | ||
|story number= 71 | |story number= 71 | ||
|doctor=Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | |companions = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[John Benton|Benton]], [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Mike Yates | ||
| | |featuring2 = UNIT soldier (The Three Doctors){{!}}Norton | ||
|setting= [[London]] | |enemy= Sir [[Charles Grover]] | ||
|writer= | |setting= [[London]], [[20th century]] | ||
|writer= Malcolm Hulke | |||
|director= [[Paddy Russell]] | |director= [[Paddy Russell]] | ||
|producer= [[Barry Letts]] | |producer= [[Barry Letts]] | ||
|novelisation= Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion | |novelisation= Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (novelisation) | ||
|epcount=6 | |epcount = 6 | ||
|broadcast date= | |broadcast date= 12 January - 16 February 1974 | ||
|network= | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format= 6x25-minute episodes | |format= 6x25-minute episodes | ||
|serial production code= [[List of production codes|WWW]] | |serial production code= [[List of production codes|WWW]] | ||
|prev= The Time Warrior (TV story) | |prev= The Time Warrior (TV story) | ||
|next= Death to the Daleks (TV story) | |next= Death to the Daleks (TV story) | ||
|clip=Snapping a T-Rex - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | |clip = Snapping a T-Rex - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | ||
|clip2= The Truth About the New Earth - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | |clip2= The Truth About the New Earth - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | ||
|clip3= Confronting the Controllers - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | |clip3= Confronting the Controllers - Doctor Who Invasion of the Dinosaurs - BBC | ||
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'''''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''''' was the second serial of [[season 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the final story to be written by [[Malcolm Hulke]]. | '''''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''''' was the second serial of [[Season 11 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 11]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the final story to be written by [[Malcolm Hulke]]. | ||
This story marked a significant plot twist: [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]] betrayed [[UNIT]] as a result of his traumatic experience in ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''. As punishment, he was dismissed from UNIT, but [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] was sympathetic and arranged for the lessening of his punishment. Yates was made to go on an extended sick leave and given the opportunity to make a quiet resignation, granting him the mercy of a graceful departure in exchange for his past service as a loyal officer. Following this event, it was [[Richard Franklin]]'s last regular appearance before returning to do a sendoff performance for his character in ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', the Third Doctor's [[regeneration]] story. | This story marked a significant plot twist: [[Captain]] [[Mike Yates]] betrayed [[UNIT]] as a result of his traumatic experience in ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]''. As punishment, he was dismissed from UNIT, but [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] was sympathetic and arranged for the lessening of his punishment. Yates was made to go on an extended sick leave and given the opportunity to make a quiet resignation, granting him the mercy of a graceful departure in exchange for his past service as a loyal officer. Following this event, it was [[Richard Franklin]]'s last regular appearance before returning to do a sendoff performance for his character in ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', the Third Doctor's [[regeneration]] story. | ||
This story also saw the debut of the Third Doctor's second and noticeably more advanced car, the [[Whomobile]]. The commissioning of this car was the result of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s love for gadgetry and the spy culture in general. However, it was used only [[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|once more]] during his tenure, with [[Bessie]] remaining the Doctor's chief road vehicle of choice. | This story also saw the debut of the Third Doctor's second and noticeably more advanced car, the [[Whomobile]]. The commissioning of this car was the result of [[Jon Pertwee]]'s love for gadgetry and the spy culture in general. However, it was used only [[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|once more]] during his tenure, with [[Bessie]] remaining the Doctor's chief road vehicle of choice. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== ''Invasion'' part one === | === ''Invasion'' part one === | ||
The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith arrive in a deserted [[London]] plagued by looters and lawlessness. [[UNIT]] is helping maintain [[martial law]]. The regular army, headed by General [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]], has evacuated the city and issued orders to shoot looters on sight. [[the Brigadier]] disagrees, since it means shooting civilians | The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith arrive in a deserted [[London]] plagued by looters and lawlessness. [[UNIT]] is helping maintain [[martial law]]. The regular army, headed by General [[Finch (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Finch]], has evacuated the city and issued orders to shoot looters on sight. [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] disagrees, since it means shooting civilians. | ||
Outside, a [[tyrannosaurus rex]] destroys a building and traps some soldiers. They manage to drive it off. At the school serving as UNIT HQ, [[the Brigadier]] and [[Benton]] discuss the interference problems with their communications and look at the latest pictures of looters, which include the Doctor and Sarah. | The Doctor and Sarah encounter several looters and, surprisingly, a [[pterodactyl]]. The two are then arrested on suspicion of being looters. The Doctor is designated as [[Aliases of the Doctor|Prisoner 177781]] and Sarah Jane Smith is designated as Prisoner 177782 and are sentenced to be incarcerated in a detention centre. | ||
Outside, a [[tyrannosaurus rex]] destroys a building and traps some soldiers. They manage to drive it off. At the school serving as UNIT HQ, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] and [[John Benton|Benton]] discuss the interference problems with their communications and look at the latest pictures of looters, which include the Doctor and Sarah. | |||
The Doctor and Sarah escape but are caught by soldiers. They are loaded into the back of a [[Land Rover]] to be taken to the detention centre. The Land Rover encounters a tyrannosaurus rex. | The Doctor and Sarah escape but are caught by soldiers. They are loaded into the back of a [[Land Rover]] to be taken to the detention centre. The Land Rover encounters a tyrannosaurus rex. | ||
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They are aided by Mike Yates, who feels the Doctor could help them achieve [[Operation Golden Age]], but Whitaker is unconvinced. He tells Mike to sabotage the stun gun the Doctor is building to use on the dinosaurs. | They are aided by Mike Yates, who feels the Doctor could help them achieve [[Operation Golden Age]], but Whitaker is unconvinced. He tells Mike to sabotage the stun gun the Doctor is building to use on the dinosaurs. | ||
The Doctor believes the dinosaurs are a distraction by someone who needs London evacuated. When | The Doctor believes the dinosaurs are a distraction by someone who needs London evacuated. When an [[Apatosaurus]] appears, he heads out to capture it. Mike sabotages his stun gun, and it doesn't work on the Apatosaurus. The time eddy takes away the Apatosaurus and a tyrannosaurus appears behind the Doctor. | ||
=== Part three === | === Part three === | ||
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The Brigadier decides to contact UNIT H.Q. in Geneva to ask them to put pressure on the government, and Benton begins to arrange the call. However, shortly afterward, Yates arrives and holds the Doctor, Benton and the Brigadier at gunpoint. After Yates cancels the call to Geneva, he reveals the nature of Operation Golden Age's plans. Fortunately, Yates is distracted when Private [[Bryson (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Bryson]] enters with a [[tea]] tray and offers the Captain a cup, giving Benton the opportunity to overpower and disarm Yates. | The Brigadier decides to contact UNIT H.Q. in Geneva to ask them to put pressure on the government, and Benton begins to arrange the call. However, shortly afterward, Yates arrives and holds the Doctor, Benton and the Brigadier at gunpoint. After Yates cancels the call to Geneva, he reveals the nature of Operation Golden Age's plans. Fortunately, Yates is distracted when Private [[Bryson (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Bryson]] enters with a [[tea]] tray and offers the Captain a cup, giving Benton the opportunity to overpower and disarm Yates. | ||
Sarah is able to convince the occupants of the fake spaceship that they have been duped by opening the [[airlock]]. They confront Whitaker and Grover and demand an explanation. Grover attempts to placate them, but the Doctor and the Brigadier arrive. Whitaker breaks free of his captor and pulls the lever, activating the reversal process. A Time Lord immunity allows the Doctor to resist this and stop the machine. He then reverses the polarity, but Grover does not recognise this and pulls the switch himself. Whitaker tries to stop him, and | Sarah is able to convince the occupants of the fake spaceship that they have been duped by opening the [[airlock]]. They confront Whitaker and Grover and demand an explanation. Grover attempts to placate them, but the Doctor and the Brigadier arrive. Whitaker breaks free of his captor and pulls the lever, activating the reversal process. A Time Lord immunity allows the Doctor to resist this and stop the machine. He then reverses the polarity, but Grover does not recognise this and pulls the switch himself. Whitaker tries to stop him, and they and the machine vanish — transported back in time to their "Golden Age", wherever and whenever that is. The Doctor says he hopes they'll be happy there. | ||
Back at UNIT | Back at UNIT H.Q., the Brigadier confirms that the crisis is over, but there are still human casualties to deal with. Finch will be court-martialed. Yates is offered the chance to resign and given extended sick leave. The Doctor reflects that people like Grover may have had good motivations in wanting to fight pollution and environmental degradation, but they took their schemes too far and endangered all mankind and its civilisation. He decides it is time for a holiday and offers to take Sarah Jane to the beautiful planet of [[Florana]]. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Butler (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Butler]] - [[Martin Jarvis]] | * [[Butler (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Butler]] - [[Martin Jarvis]] | ||
* [[Peasant (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Peasant]] - [[James Marcus]] | * [[Peasant (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Peasant]] - [[James Marcus]] | ||
* [[UNIT | * [[UNIT soldier (The Three Doctors)|UNIT Corporal]] - [[Pat Gorman]] | ||
* [[Mark (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Mark]] - [[Terence Wilton]] | * [[Mark (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Mark]] - [[Terence Wilton]] | ||
* [[Ruth (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Ruth]] - [[Carmen Silvera]] | * [[Ruth (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Ruth]] - [[Carmen Silvera]] | ||
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* [[Costume dresser|Dressers]] - [[Tessa Spendlove]], [[Charles Irvine]] ([[INFO]]: ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'') | * [[Costume dresser|Dressers]] - [[Tessa Spendlove]], [[Charles Irvine]] ([[INFO]]: ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'') | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The helicopter's code name is [[Tango One]]. | * The helicopter's code name is [[Tango One]]. | ||
* The Doctor claims that the [[Vandals]] were "decent chaps". | * The Doctor claims that the [[Vandals]] were "decent chaps". | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
{{video|DVD Special Feature - Politics in 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' - BBC|thumb|[[Matthew Sweet]] takes a look at the real-world politics evident in ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs''.}} | |||
* Working titles for this story were ''Bridgehead from Space'' and ''Timescoop''. | * Working titles for this story were ''Bridgehead from Space'' and ''Timescoop''. | ||
* Part one had the story title shortened to ''Invasion'' to conceal the central plot device. However, this was undermined by ''[[Radio Times]]'', which used black-and-white comic strip-style illustrations by Peter Brookes to accompany the programme listing for ''Invasion'' part one, showing the Doctor being attacked in the warehouse by the pterodactyl; the flying creature breaking through the driver's window of the Land Rover to attack the Doctor (complete with a speech balloon for the Doctor reading "GET OUT!! GET OUT!!"); and the Land Rover — strangely depicted bearing a UNIT logo — smashing its way out through the warehouse doors. The accompanying caption read, "Great to be back? The Doctor and Sarah return to London from medieval England. But swinging London has been invaded by something from even further back in time — prehistoric monsters! 5.30". [[Malcolm Hulke]] protested the title ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'', preferring the original working title of ''Timescoop'', and also felt the ''Invasion'' contraction for part one was silly. In a response letter after transmission, script editor [[Terrance Dicks]] pointed out that all the titles used for the project had originated in the ''Doctor Who'' production office. He agreed that the contraction of the story title to ''Invasion'' for part one was a decision he now regretted, but noted that "''Radio Times'' are a law unto themselves". | * Part one had the story title shortened to ''Invasion'' to conceal the central plot device. However, this was undermined by ''[[Radio Times]]'', which used black-and-white comic strip-style illustrations by Peter Brookes to accompany the programme listing for ''Invasion'' part one, showing the Doctor being attacked in the warehouse by the pterodactyl; the flying creature breaking through the driver's window of the Land Rover to attack the Doctor (complete with a speech balloon for the Doctor reading "GET OUT!! GET OUT!!"); and the Land Rover — strangely depicted bearing a UNIT logo — smashing its way out through the warehouse doors. The accompanying caption read, "Great to be back? The Doctor and Sarah return to London from medieval England. But swinging London has been invaded by something from even further back in time — prehistoric monsters! 5.30". [[Malcolm Hulke]] protested the title ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'', preferring the original working title of ''Timescoop'', and also felt the ''Invasion'' contraction for part one was silly. In a response letter after transmission, script editor [[Terrance Dicks]] pointed out that all the titles used for the project had originated in the ''Doctor Who'' production office. He agreed that the contraction of the story title to ''Invasion'' for part one was a decision he now regretted, but noted that "''Radio Times'' are a law unto themselves". | ||
* ''Invasion'' part one is the first episode to bear an individual title since "[[The O.K. Corral]]", the final episode of the four-parter ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' (1966), which was the last ''Doctor Who'' story to feature individual episode titles. The next few stories to do as such would be a string of one-parters (which, for obvious reasons, are logically incapable of such), before this became a regular occurrence for multi-parters as well from ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', with rare deviations. | * ''Invasion'' part one is the first episode to bear an individual title since "[[The O.K. Corral]]", the final episode of the four-parter ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' (1966), which was the last ''Doctor Who'' story to feature individual episode titles. The next few stories to do as such would be a string of one-parters (which, for obvious reasons, are logically incapable of such), before this became a regular occurrence for multi-parters as well from ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', with rare deviations. | ||
* ''Radio Times'' credits [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as "Sarah Jane" and Nicholas Courtney as "Brigadier" for part four. | * ''Radio Times'' credits [[Elisabeth Sladen]] as "Sarah Jane" and Nicholas Courtney as "Brigadier" for part four. | ||
* The 625 line PAL colour transmission master videotapes for the serial were scheduled to be wiped and reused, but only that for ''Invasion'' part one was erased. The serial remained incomplete in the BBC Archives until 1983, when a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one was found and returned. Broadcast in January 1974, ''Invasion'' part one was one of the latest ''Doctor Who'' episode to have been junked by the BBC (followed only by part one of ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'', which aired roughly a month later). | * The 625 line PAL colour transmission master videotapes for the serial were scheduled to be wiped and reused, but only that for ''Invasion'' part one was erased. The serial remained incomplete in the BBC Archives until 1983, when a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one was found and returned. Broadcast in January 1974, ''Invasion'' part one was one of the latest ''Doctor Who'' episode to have been junked by the BBC (followed only by part one of ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'', which aired roughly a month later). | ||
* The surviving 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one is the only telerecording of a Season 11 episode that exists. | * The surviving 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one is the only telerecording of a Season 11 episode that exists in the BBC Archives. | ||
** It is also the only black-and-white telerecording from the Third Doctor's era which has yet to be re-colourised. | ** It is also the only black-and-white telerecording from the Third Doctor's era which has yet to be manually re-colourised due to the chroma dots being incomplete. | ||
* This is the first story to feature the Doctor's car colloquially known as the [[Whomobile]], though it was never actually named on-screen. | * This is the first story to feature the Doctor's car colloquially known as the [[Whomobile]], though it was never actually named on-screen. | ||
* Like other classic series stories, ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' was broadcast in the United States by [[PBS]] as episodes or in an omnibus format with the episodes combined into a movie-length show. Before ''Invasion'' part one was recovered, both formats used the extant episodes with the story joined in progress at the start of part two. For episodic broadcasts, the episodes' opening titles were re-numbered as parts one to five. Later broadcasts in either format incorporated the 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one. | * Like other classic series stories, ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' was broadcast in the United States by [[PBS]] as episodes or in an omnibus format with the episodes combined into a movie-length show. Before ''Invasion'' part one was recovered, both formats used the extant episodes with the story joined in progress at the start of part two. For episodic broadcasts, the episodes' opening titles were re-numbered as parts one to five. Later broadcasts in either format incorporated the 16mm black-and-white film telerecording of ''Invasion'' part one. | ||
* A brief clip from this story was used in the [[BBC Four]] documentary, {{wi|Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters}}. | * A brief clip from this story was used in the [[BBC Four]] documentary, {{wi|Dinosaurs, Myths and Monsters}}. | ||
* At one point, Sarah states she is twenty-three. This would make the date of this story 1974, based on her date of birth given in the ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]''. | * At one point in ''Invasion'' part one, Sarah states she is twenty-three. This would make the date of this story 1974, based on her date of birth given in the ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]''. | ||
* From a certain point of view, Sarah is not really the Doctor's companion until the end of the story. She was merely on her way back to present day London after she stowed away in the TARDIS on its [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|previous voyage]]. Indeed, she at least feigns discomfort at the idea of travelling in the TARDIS again. The Doctor's offer to take Sarah to [[Florana]] leads into the next story ''[[Death to the Daleks]]''. This invitation, which included a long and vivid description of the wonders of Florana, prefigures a penchant of his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] selves to describe a wonder of the universe in glorious detail to encourage a companion to stick around. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | * From a certain point of view, Sarah is not really the Doctor's companion until the end of the story. She was merely on her way back to present day London after she stowed away in the TARDIS on its [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|previous voyage]]. Indeed, she at least feigns discomfort at the idea of travelling in the TARDIS again. The Doctor's offer to take Sarah to [[Florana]] leads into the next story ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]''. This invitation, which included a long and vivid description of the wonders of Florana, prefigures a penchant of his [[Ninth Doctor|ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|tenth]] selves to describe a wonder of the universe in glorious detail to encourage a companion to stick around. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | ||
* The BBC Classic Who website's ''Party Politics'' states that Operation Golden Age caused the collapse of the Jeremy Thorpe government.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml</ref> | * The BBC Classic Who website's ''Party Politics'' states that Operation Golden Age caused the collapse of the [[Jeremy Thorpe]] government.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml</ref> | ||
* The original script had the Doctor using a military motorcycle instead of the Whomobile. | * The original script had the Doctor using a military [[Motorbike|motorcycle]] instead of the Whomobile. | ||
* The original outline concerned the Doctor returning to the present day to discover that aliens had invaded and ordered the evacuation of London, claiming provocation by humanity. A supplicant government remained in the city, in the manner of the Vichy government which nominally ruled France during the Second World War but was, in effect, a puppet | * The original outline concerned the Doctor returning to the present day to discover that aliens had invaded and ordered the evacuation of [[London]], claiming provocation by humanity. A supplicant government remained in the city, in the manner of the [[Vichy government]] which nominally ruled [[France]] during [[World War II|the Second World War]] but was, in effect, a [[puppet government]] controlled by [[Nazi]] [[Germany]]. The aliens planned to demand larger and larger swathes of territory to satisfy their needs; again, this paralleled the events of World War II, and specifically [[Adolf Hitler]]'s policy of Lebensraum. Humanity would eventually be limited to [[Australia]], which the aliens then intended to destroy. | ||
* [[Terrance Dicks]] thought that Yates might be killed off during the story's events, but [[Barry Letts]] felt they might revisit the character in a forthcoming serial. | * [[Terrance Dicks]] thought that Yates might be killed off during the story's events, but [[Barry Letts]] felt they might revisit the character in a forthcoming serial. | ||
* [[Elisabeth Sladen]] vexed the production team by | * [[Elisabeth Sladen]] vexed the production team by having her hair cut short during the summer, contradicting the notion that this was following on directly from the narrative of ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]''. Sladen would grow her hair back out during the making of this serial but this, in turn, would create further continuity issues. | ||
* Private | * Private Bryson, as played by [[Colin Bell]], was added to parts five and six when [[George Bryson]], who appeared as Private Ogden in ''Invasion'' part one and ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' part two was unavailable for the studio recording. The new character was given Bryson's name as an in-joke. | ||
*[[Nicholas Courtney]] and [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]] had previously appeared in ''[[The Saint]]'' episode "The Contract". | * [[Nicholas Courtney]] and [[John Bennett (actor)|John Bennett]] had previously appeared in ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'' episode "The Contract". | ||
* [[Malcolm Hulke]] named this as his favourite script: "I decide what I wanted to do, and came up with a lovely idea of the Golden Age with all these people behind it who just didn’t fit in. There were lots of rather sad people always living in the past, and who wanted to turn back the clock. I think they were totally wrong in their thinking, but I liked the story — it’s easily my favourite — because I felt that it was the way a lot of people feel, left out and left behind by things changing". | |||
* [[Barry Letts]] had hoped to direct the story himself, but he and [[Terrance Dicks]] were busy developing ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbase_3 Moonbase 3]''. | |||
* [[Paddy Russell]]'s first day of location filming was authorised by neither [[BBC|the BBC]] nor by the relevant government officials. Intent on establishing an appropriately eerie atmosphere for the story, Russell and her camera team posed as tourists and visited several [[London]] landmarks early in the morning to capture footage of the “deserted” city. This included Lambeth Pier on the Albert Embankment in [[Lambeth]], [[Westminster Bridge]] and the Houses of Parliament, [[Trafalgar Square]] and the Haymarket in St James', Margaret Street in Fitzrovia, the Old Billingsgate Market in Billingsgate, the Smithfield Market in Farringdon, and the Covent Garden Market in [[Covent Garden]]. | |||
* Cast and crewmembers could tell that [[Jon Pertwee]]'s interest in the series was waning, as he missed [[Katy Manning]] and was still shaken by [[Roger Delgado]]'s death. As such, he didn't remember his lines, so cue cards were placed around the set. | |||
* The production shot material outside Moorgate Underground Station, but they didn't have permission to use the station itself, since the Underground Board charged dearly for such services. They did have permission to capture a shot of the Doctor and the Brigadier entering the stations, but the station itself was re-created in a studio and through various model shots. | |||
* Despite the numerous gunfights, not a single shot or blank shot was fired during production. Although the guns could fire blanks, the actors playing soldiers simply mimed firing their weapons and the sound effects were added in post-production. | |||
* The job of making the dinosaur puppets was tossed around until [[BBC Visual Effects]] employee [[Jack Kine|Jack Kline]] suggested [[Clifford Culley]] of [[Westbury Design and Optical|Westbury Design and Optical Ltd.]], who worked on ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]].'' However, the dinosaurs proved too big to be made at Culley's company, so [[Rodney Fuller]] was assigned to make the five dinosaurs that would appear. | |||
* The dinosaurs would have been brought to life by stop-frame animation, but this was deemed to costly and time-consuming. The puppets were brought to life by rods and cables which moved the body parts. The dinosaurs themselves were made out of latex over wire bodies. | |||
* The pterodactyl was two different puppets, one of which was controlled by wires and the other was manipulated to move off-camera. | |||
* The underground base set incorporated set pieces previously used in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_(British_TV_series) UFO]'' and ''[[Out of the Unknown]],'' whilst Charles Grover's spacesuit was originally made for ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbase_3 Moonbase 3].'' | |||
* To capture the final warping scene, the expertise of electronic engineer [[Dave Jervis]] was employed. The background image was actually freeze-frame and then specially echoed and tinted blue for the final effect. | |||
* During editing, part one lost a small sequence where a Milk Float Looter helped himself to an abandoned cash bag before being attacked by a pterodactyl (shown in shadow). | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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* [[Robert Holmes]], who on this story made his uncredited debut as a script editor, accepted the post only reluctantly and after some persuasion. ''(He actually telephoned the production office to put himself forward as a candidate for the post, and was delighted to find that he was already under consideration for it.)'' | * [[Robert Holmes]], who on this story made his uncredited debut as a script editor, accepted the post only reluctantly and after some persuasion. ''(He actually telephoned the production office to put himself forward as a candidate for the post, and was delighted to find that he was already under consideration for it.)'' | ||
* The master | * The master 625 line PAL colour videotape of ''Invasion'' part one was mistakenly wiped when it was confused with episode one of [[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 6]]'s ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]''. ''(There is no evidence to suggest that this is why the tape was wiped; all the tapes for ''The Invasion'' were wiped in 1972, more than two years before ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' was transmitted. In addition, the procedure for disposing of older episodes would have made such a mix-up highly unlikely. That said, it is not known why only ''Invasion'' part one was wiped, and not the others.)'' | ||
=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Mike Yates]]' desire to return to the golden age germinated during his trip to the [[19th century]] in pursuit of [[Salamander]], when he saw a pastoral side of [[England]] that did not exist by his own time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)|The Heralds of Destruction]]'') | * [[Mike Yates]]' desire to return to the golden age germinated during his trip to the [[19th century]] in pursuit of [[Ramón Salamander]], when he saw a pastoral side of [[England]] that did not exist by his own time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)|The Heralds of Destruction]]'') | ||
* Mike has recently returned from leave after his brainwashing by [[BOSS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | * Mike has recently returned from leave after his brainwashing by [[BOSS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'') | ||
* Sarah is later contacted by Mike Yates for help after his dismissal from [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | * Sarah is later contacted by Mike Yates for help after his dismissal from [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | ||
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== Home video and audio releases == | == Home video and audio releases == | ||
=== DVD release === | === DVD release === | ||
* ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' was released on DVD on [[9 January (releases)|9 January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] in the ''U.N.I.T Files Box Set'' with ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]''. ''Invasion'' part one remains in black and white | * ''Invasion of the Dinosaurs'' was released on DVD on [[9 January (releases)|9 January]] [[2012 (releases)|2012]] in the ''U.N.I.T Files Box Set'' with ''[[The Android Invasion (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]''. ''Invasion'' part one remains in black-and-white, although heavily restored. However, as a DVD extra, an attempt at colourising ''Invasion'' part one using the chromadot colourisation recovery technique was also included. While it was included as a "best attempt" at showing what the episode would have looked like on initial broadcast, it is not up to the usual DVD standard due to the inability of fully colourising the episode (the 16mm print was lacking the blue chroma dots). | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" | ** For the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Season 11, part one will require manual colorization. | ||
Invasion | |||
Invasion of the | ==== Contents ==== | ||
* Colour-recovered version of Part One - Plus the previously-existing black and white version | |||
* Commentary by [[Richard Franklin]] ([[Mike Yates|Yates]]), [[Peter Miles]] ([[Whitaker (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Whitaker]]), [[Terence Wilton]] ([[Mark (Invasion of the Dinosaurs)|Mark]]), [[Richard Morris]] (Designer), [[Terrance Dicks]] (Script Editor) and [[Paddy Russell]] (Director), moderated by [[Toby Hadoke]] | |||
* Additional Commentary by [[John Levene]] ([[John Benton|Benton)]] for 10 minutes on Part Five | |||
* ''[[People, Power and Puppetry (documentary)|People, Power and Puppetry]]'' - Cast and crew look back on the making of this story | |||
* ''[[Doctor Who Stories: Elisabeth Sladen (documentary)|Doctor Who Stories: Elisabeth Sladen Part 1]]'' - [[Elisabeth Sladen]] interviewed in 2003 | |||
* ''[[Billy Smart's Children's Circus (TV story)|Billy Smart's Circus]]'' - Featuring [[Jon Pertwee]] | |||
* Deleted scenes | |||
* ''[[Now & Then: The Locations of Invasion of the Dinosaurs (documentary)|Now and Then]]'' - Returning to the locations | |||
* ''[[Radio Times]]'' listings (DVD-ROM) | |||
* Production information subtitles | |||
* Photo gallery | |||
* Coming soon trailer - ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'' | |||
* [[Easter Egg]]: VT countdown for Part Five. To access this hidden feature, press left at ''Now and Then'' on Disc Two to reveal a hidden ''[[Doctor Who]]'' logo. | |||
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Invasion of the dinosaurs region 2 dvd.jpg|Region 2 DVD cover | |||
Invasion of the dinosaurs australia dvd.jpg|Region 4 DVD cover | |||
Invasion of the dinosaurs.jpg|Region 1 DVD cover | |||
Unit_files_box_set.jpg|The U.N.I.T Files Boxset | Unit_files_box_set.jpg|The U.N.I.T Files Boxset | ||
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=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
* This story is available:for streaming through [[BritBox]] ( | * This story is available:for streaming through [[BritBox]] (Canada and US) as part of Season 11 of ''Classic Doctor Who''. | ||
=== VHS release === | === VHS release === | ||
* This was the final complete story to be released by [[BBC Worldwide]] on [[VHS]], in [[2003 (releases)|2003]]. ''Invasion'' part one was included in its then sole surviving black and white format. | * This was the final complete story to be released by [[BBC Worldwide]] on [[VHS]], in [[2003 (releases)|2003]]. ''Invasion'' part one was included in its then sole surviving black-and-white format. | ||
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