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|novelisation = The Mark of the Rani (novelisation) | |novelisation = The Mark of the Rani (novelisation) | ||
|season number = Season 22 | |season number = Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)| | ||
|season serial number = 3 | |season serial number = 3 | ||
|story number = 139 | |story number = 139 | ||
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|producer = [[John Nathan-Turner]] | |producer = [[John Nathan-Turner]] | ||
|epcount = 2 | |epcount = 2 | ||
|broadcast date = 2 | |broadcast date = 2 - 9 February 1985 | ||
|network = BBC1 | |network = BBC1 | ||
|format = 2x45-minute episodes | |format = 2x45-minute episodes | ||
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{{you may|Mark of the Rani|n1=the titular mark}} | '''''The Mark of the Rani''''' was the third serial of [[season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|season twenty-two]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. A new [[Time Lord]] villain, [[First Rani|the Rani]], was introduced in this serial. She would later return in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | ||
'''''The Mark of the Rani''''' was the third serial of [[season 22|season twenty-two]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''. A new [[Time Lord]] villain, [[First Rani|the Rani]], was introduced in this serial. She would later return in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Peri is making herself useful by using her botanical knowledge to make a sleeping-draught for the afflicted miners. Her quest for herbs leads her to Redfern Dell. The Doctor surprises the Master and the Rani, who are lurking at the edge of the dell. Soon after he does, he sees Luke step on a mine and get turned into a [[tree]]. The Doctor takes the other two Time Lords prisoner with the Master's own [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. Peri takes charge of them but the Rani's deviousness outstrips the Master's and she is the one who enables them to escape. The Rani and the Master flee in her TARDIS, but the Doctor also has a trick or two: | Peri is making herself useful by using her botanical knowledge to make a sleeping-draught for the afflicted miners. Her quest for herbs leads her to Redfern Dell. The Doctor surprises the Master and the Rani, who are lurking at the edge of the dell. Soon after he does, he sees Luke step on a mine and get turned into a [[tree]]. The Doctor takes the other two Time Lords prisoner with the Master's own [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. Peri takes charge of them but the Rani's deviousness outstrips the Master's and she is the one who enables them to escape. The Rani and the Master flee in her TARDIS, but the Doctor also has a trick or two: | ||
{{video|Doctor Who - Will the Master and the Rani escape? - Mark of the Rani - BBC|thumb|left|The Doctor having sabotaged [[the Rani's TARDIS]], [[the Master]] and {{O'Mara}} are defeated.}} | |||
he has sabotaged the navigational system. The ship is out of control. In the destabilised condition, one of the jars holding a [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] embryo falls on the floor and the creature, affected by the [[time spillage]], starts to grow. | he has sabotaged the navigational system. The ship is out of control. In the destabilised condition, one of the jars holding a [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]] embryo falls on the floor and the creature, affected by the [[time spillage]], starts to grow. | ||
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* [[Costumes]] - [[Dinah Collin]] | * [[Costumes]] - [[Dinah Collin]] | ||
* [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Paul Trerise]] | * [[Designer (crew)|Designer]] - [[Paul Trerise]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Sarah Hellings]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Sarah Hellings]] | ||
* [[Film Cameraman]] - [[Kevin Rowley]] | * [[Film Cameraman]] - [[Kevin Rowley]] | ||
* [[Film Editor]] - [[Ray Wingrove]] | * [[Film Editor]] - [[Ray Wingrove]] | ||
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* The Rani's TARDIS is covered with a work by [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]]. | * The Rani's TARDIS is covered with a work by [[J. M. W. Turner|Turner]]. | ||
* The Doctor calls a [[dog]] "Fido". | * The Doctor calls a [[dog]] "Fido". | ||
* The Doctor and Peri were originally headed to | * The Doctor and Peri were originally headed to [[Kew Gardens]]. | ||
* The scientists [[Thomas Telford]], [[Michael Faraday]], [[Humphry Davy]] and [[Marc Brunel]] are expected to attend the meeting. | * The scientists [[Thomas Telford]], [[Michael Faraday]], [[Humphry Davy]] and [[Marc Brunel]] are expected to attend the meeting. | ||
* The Doctor quotes ''Battle of the Baltic ''by Thomas Campbell: "There was silence deep as death". | * The Doctor quotes ''Battle of the Baltic ''by Thomas Campbell: "There was silence deep as death". | ||
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* This was the last story of the original series of ''Doctor Who'' to be directed by a woman. The next such occasion was ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', directed by [[Hettie MacDonald]], in 2007. | * This was the last story of the original series of ''Doctor Who'' to be directed by a woman. The next such occasion was ''[[Blink (TV story)|Blink]]'', directed by [[Hettie MacDonald]], in 2007. | ||
* ''The Mark of the Rani'' was shown in four twenty-five-minute episodes in the [[United States of America|USA]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], United Arab Emirates, [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].{{fact}} | * ''The Mark of the Rani'' was shown in four twenty-five-minute episodes in the [[United States of America|USA]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], United Arab Emirates, [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].{{fact}} | ||
* The Rani was conceived as a new, ongoing villain, but the character only appeared once more in the series, two years later in the serial ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. [[Kate O'Mara]] reprised the role for the charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' and the spin-off audio production ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]''. The possibility of the Rani returning to the revival series has been a source of fan speculation since 2005, with virtually every female character from [[Rose Tyler]] to [[Donna Noble]] to [[Lucy Saxon]] to | * The Rani was conceived as a new, ongoing villain, but the character only appeared once more in the series, two years later in the serial ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. [[Kate O'Mara]] reprised the role for the charity special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'' and the spin-off audio production ''[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind (audio story)|The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]]''. The possibility of the Rani returning to the revival series has been a source of fan speculation since 2005, with virtually every female character from [[Rose Tyler]] to [[Donna Noble]] to [[Lucy Saxon]] to [[Missy]] being considered possible Ranis-in-disguise. | ||
* [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]] had previously co-starred in the BBC drama series {{wi|The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers}}. | * [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]] had previously co-starred in the BBC drama series {{wi|The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers}}. | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] found the script to be workmanlike. He also greatly disliked [[Pip and Jane Baker]].{{fact}} | * [[Eric Saward]] found the script to be workmanlike. He also greatly disliked [[Pip and Jane Baker]].{{fact}} | ||
* [[Pip and Jane Baker]] took the blame for the tree scene, saying that they would have changed it if they knew it wouldn't work on the budget.{{fact}} | * [[Pip and Jane Baker]] took the blame for the tree scene, saying that they would have changed it if they knew it wouldn't work on the budget.{{fact}} | ||
* [[Colin Baker]] did his own stunts in this serial.{{fact}} | * [[Colin Baker]] did his own stunts in this serial.{{fact}} | ||
* The Rani's experimentation with the sleep centres of the human brain came from an article [[Pip and Jane Baker]] read in ''[[ | * The Rani's experimentation with the sleep centres of the human brain came from an article [[Pip and Jane Baker]] read in ''[[New Scientist]]''.{{fact}} | ||
* {{w|Joss Ackland}}, {{w|Harry Andrews}}, [[Bernard Archard]], {{w|Robin Bailey}}, [[George Baker]], {{w|Ian Bannen}}, [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[John Carson]], [[Peter Cushing]], {{w|Allan Cuthbertson}}, [[James Ellis]], [[Frank Finlay]], {{w|Robert Flemyng}}, [[Michael Gough]], {{w|Jeremy Kemp}}, [[Dinsdale Landen]], [[T. P. McKenna]], [[Donald Pickering]], [[Peter Sallis]], [[John Standing]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and {{w|Peter Vaughan}} were considered for Lord Ravensworth.{{fact}} | * {{w|Joss Ackland}}, {{w|Harry Andrews}}, [[Bernard Archard]], {{w|Robin Bailey}}, [[George Baker]], {{w|Ian Bannen}}, [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[John Carson]], [[Peter Cushing]], {{w|Allan Cuthbertson}}, [[James Ellis]], [[Frank Finlay]], {{w|Robert Flemyng}}, [[Michael Gough]], {{w|Jeremy Kemp}}, [[Dinsdale Landen]], [[T. P. McKenna]], [[Donald Pickering]], [[Peter Sallis]], [[John Standing]], [[Patrick Stewart]] and {{w|Peter Vaughan}} were considered for Lord Ravensworth.{{fact}} | ||
* [[Nicola Bryant]] injured her neck while sleeping. As a result, she would have to wear a brace for the remainder of the shoot — except while the cameras were actually rolling — and was in some discomfort.{{fact}} | * [[Nicola Bryant]] injured her neck while sleeping. As a result, she would have to wear a brace for the remainder of the shoot — except while the cameras were actually rolling — and was in some discomfort.{{fact}} | ||
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* [[Pip and Jane Baker]] created the Rani after [[John Nathan-Turner]] said the Master was becoming too [[pantomime]].{{fact}} | * [[Pip and Jane Baker]] created the Rani after [[John Nathan-Turner]] said the Master was becoming too [[pantomime]].{{fact}} | ||
* [[Eric Saward]] claimed to have suggested including the Master and the historical setting.{{fact}} | * [[Eric Saward]] claimed to have suggested including the Master and the historical setting.{{fact}} | ||
* [[Sarah Hellings]] claims that when [[John Nathan-Turner]] offered the chance to direct ''Doctor Who'', she said "arrogantly" that she'd do it only if it were on film and if it were this story.{{fact}} | * [[Sarah Hellings]] claims that when [[John Nathan-Turner]] offered her the chance to direct ''Doctor Who'', she said "arrogantly" that she'd do it only if it were on film and if it were this story.{{fact}} | ||
* [[Sarah Hellings]] chose Blists Hill as the main location as she had made a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' film there several years earlier.{{fact}} | * [[Sarah Hellings]] chose Blists Hill as the main location as she had made a ''[[Blue Peter]]'' film there several years earlier.{{fact}} | ||
* [[Terence Alexander]] had played [[Anthony Ainley]]'s father in {{wi|Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill}}. | * [[Terence Alexander]] had played [[Anthony Ainley]]'s father in {{wi|Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill}}. | ||
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=== Blu-Ray === | === Blu-Ray === | ||
The story was released on Blu-ray as part of [[The Collection]]: [[Season 22]] on [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | The story was released on Blu-ray as part of [[The Collection]]: [[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 22]] on [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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