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|image = Auton26.jpg | |||
|image= | |main character= [[Lockwood]], [[Natasha Alexander|Natasha]] | ||
|main character=[[ | |featuring= [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]], [[Sally Arnold|Sally]] | ||
|featuring=[[ | |enemy=[[Auton]] [[Graham Winslet (Auton)|Winslet]] | ||
|enemy=[[Auton]] | |setting = [[Sentinel Island]], [[1998]] | ||
|setting=[[Sentinel Island]] | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|writer= | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|director=[[Nicholas Briggs]] | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|producer=[[Bill Baggs]] | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
|publisher=BBV Productions | |release date=1998 | ||
|release date= | |format = 57 minute, VHS | ||
|format=57 minute, VHS | |bts = Auton2 Uncovered (SF Scene) - The Making of BBV's Auton 2 | ||
|prev=Auton ( | |series = [[Auton Trilogy]] | ||
|next=Auton 3: Awakening | |prev = Auton (home video) | ||
}} | |next = Auton 3: Awakening (home video) | ||
}}{{TV stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the [[Auton Trilogy]] of video dramas produced by [[BBV Productions]] in the late 90s, and a sequel to the first, ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]''. Like most video dramas of this era, it featured characters and concepts from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' but did not include any main characters from the series. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
"We have been colonising other planets for a thousand million years..." | "We have been colonising other planets for a thousand million years..." | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | Two UNIT operatives, Mike and Dave, are travelling to dispose of some Autons; they stop. Dave gets out and investigates a noise, which turns out to be a Nestene sphere unit. This activates the Autons, which kill the men and drive off. Lockwood is shown to witness this in a dream. | ||
''rest to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Lockwood]] - [[Michael Wade]] | * [[Lockwood]] - [[Michael Wade]] | ||
* [[Graham Winslet|Winslet]] - [[George Telfer]] | * [[Graham Winslet|Winslet]] - [[George Telfer]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Natasha Alexander]] - [[Jo Castleton]] | ||
* Sergeant [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | * Sergeant [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | ||
* Colonel [[Wilson (Auton 2: Sentinel)|Wilson]] - [[John Wadmore]] | * Colonel [[Wilson (Auton 2: Sentinel)|Wilson]] - [[John Wadmore]] | ||
* Dr [[Sally Arnold]] - [[Bryonie Pritchard]] | * Dr [[Sally Arnold]] - [[Bryonie Pritchard]] | ||
* [[Daron]] - [[Warren Howard]] | * [[Daron]] - [[Warren Howard]] | ||
* [[Charlotte (Auton)|Charlotte]] - [[Patricia Merrick]] | * [[Charlotte (Auton 2: Sentinel)|Charlotte]] - [[Patricia Merrick]] | ||
* [[Dave (Auton)|Dave]] - [[David Rowston]] | * [[Dave (Auton)|Dave]] - [[David Rowston]] | ||
* [[Mike (Auton)|Mike]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Mike (Auton 2: Sentinel)|Mike]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Hardgraves]] - [[John Hawkins]] | * [[Hardgraves]] - [[John Hawkins]] | ||
* [[Davis (Auton)|Davis]] - [[John Hansell]] | * [[Davis (Auton)|Davis]] - [[John Hansell]] | ||
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* Villagers - [[Steven Friel]], [[Peter Trapani]], [[Pete Cox]], [[Rod Horne]], [[Alexander Wylie]], [[John Walker]], [[Mark Jende]], [[Matthew Bradford]], [[Ian Taylor]], [[Philip Clarke]], [[Randalph Edwards]], [[Loraine Malby]], [[Peter Frankum]], [[Keith Burton]], [[Robert Dunlop]], [[Caroline O'Sullivan]], [[Thomas O'Sullivan]], [[Andrew Hasley]] | * Villagers - [[Steven Friel]], [[Peter Trapani]], [[Pete Cox]], [[Rod Horne]], [[Alexander Wylie]], [[John Walker]], [[Mark Jende]], [[Matthew Bradford]], [[Ian Taylor]], [[Philip Clarke]], [[Randalph Edwards]], [[Loraine Malby]], [[Peter Frankum]], [[Keith Burton]], [[Robert Dunlop]], [[Caroline O'Sullivan]], [[Thomas O'Sullivan]], [[Andrew Hasley]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
== | |||
* Directed by - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * Directed by - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* Written by - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * Written by - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
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* Lighting Technician - [[Martyn Welch]] | * Lighting Technician - [[Martyn Welch]] | ||
* Armourer - [[Mike Parry]] | * Armourer - [[Mike Parry]] | ||
* Special Thanks - [[Elisabeth Mykaj]], [[Michael Read|Michael Read of Broad Mead Farm]], [[Geoffrey Rowston|Reverend Geoffrey Rowston of St. Mary's Church]], [[Rob Denning and the Crew of Light]], [[New Forest District Council]], [[Pamela Briggs|Pamela]] and [[Jimmy Briggs]], [[Marian Baggs]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* A peasant wears a [[Lara Croft]] shirt with Eidos developer logo. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* | * The working title for the story was ''Auton 2: Rapture''.{{source}} | ||
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s call sign, | * [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s call sign, Greyhound Leader, previously used by Lockwood in ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]'', is used by Colonel Wilson. | ||
* The transportation docket bearing Lockwood's signature, as shown to Lockwood and | * The transportation docket bearing Lockwood's signature, as shown to Lockwood and Sally by Wilson, bears the line, ''"Operative 8954B, Codename Lockwood"'', indicating that Lockwood is actually a code name instead of his real name. | ||
* Back when Nicholas Courtney was considered for Auton, they already had planned a sequel to Auton titled ''In The Blood''. | |||
=== Myths === | === Myths === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== Filming | === Filming locations === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == DVD and video releases == | ||
[[File:Auton2sentinel.jpeg|thumb|The DVD cover.]] | |||
* First released direct-to video in 1998, with a Making Of (previously aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, per the cover) | |||
* Reissued the same year by Reeltime Pictures featuring an extended Making Of (featuring more behind the scenes footage) | |||
* Reissued in 2007 with a number of bonus features: | |||
** Picture Gallery | |||
** ''Auton Diaries'' - a skit produced specifically for this release, about an unemployed Auton actor who attempts to land a role in the new series | |||
** ''[[The Green Man (audio story)|The Green Man]]'', a 2002 audio spin-off about the [[Krynoid]]s from the television story ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' by [[Zoltán Déry]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{chakoteya|Extras/Autons2.html|Auton 2: Sentinel}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|auton2.htm|Auton 2: Sentinel}} | |||
{{BBVHV}} | |||
{{Nestene stories}} | |||
{{Auton stories}} | {{Auton stories}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Auton | [[Category:Auton Trilogy stories]] | ||
[[Category:Nestene/Auton | [[Category:Nestene/Auton home videos]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Home videos set on Earth]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:UNIT home videos]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1998 home videos]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1998]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 12 February 2024
Auton 2: Sentinel was the second story in the Auton Trilogy of video dramas produced by BBV Productions in the late 90s, and a sequel to the first, Auton. Like most video dramas of this era, it featured characters and concepts from Doctor Who but did not include any main characters from the series.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
"We have been colonising other planets for a thousand million years..."
Two years have passed since the Nestene creature vanished from UNIT's top secret Warehouse...
Suddenly and without warning the Nestene strikes, once again using Autons as its deadly foot soldiers. As mysterious UNIT operative Lockwood struggles to unearth the Nestene plan, he finds himself drawn to remote Sentinel Island. There, the population have been caught up in a bizarre frenzy of religious activity.
Lockwood is joined by Natasha Alexander, a new scientific advisor with her own, sinister agenda. To defeat the Nestene menace, they must face the terrifying power of a creature from before the dawn of Mankind...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Two UNIT operatives, Mike and Dave, are travelling to dispose of some Autons; they stop. Dave gets out and investigates a noise, which turns out to be a Nestene sphere unit. This activates the Autons, which kill the men and drive off. Lockwood is shown to witness this in a dream.
rest to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lockwood - Michael Wade
- Winslet - George Telfer
- Natasha Alexander - Jo Castleton
- Sergeant Ramsay - Andrew Fettes
- Colonel Wilson - John Wadmore
- Dr Sally Arnold - Bryonie Pritchard
- Daron - Warren Howard
- Charlotte - Patricia Merrick
- Dave - David Rowston
- Mike - Nicholas Briggs
- Hardgraves - John Hawkins
- Davis - John Hansell
- UNIT soldiers - Jayson Bridges, Keith Brooks, Stephen Bradshaw, Vaughan Groves, Mark Moore, Gabriel Mykaj, Richard Smith, Blaine Coughlan
- Villagers - Steven Friel, Peter Trapani, Pete Cox, Rod Horne, Alexander Wylie, John Walker, Mark Jende, Matthew Bradford, Ian Taylor, Philip Clarke, Randalph Edwards, Loraine Malby, Peter Frankum, Keith Burton, Robert Dunlop, Caroline O'Sullivan, Thomas O'Sullivan, Andrew Hasley
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Directed by - Nicholas Briggs
- Written by - Nicholas Briggs
- Auton and Nestene concepts created by - Robert Holmes
- UNIT concept created by - Derrick Sherwin
- Produced by - Bill Baggs
- Original Music by - Alistair Lock
- Makeup Artists - Claire Fisher and Kelly Jones
- First Assistant Director - Blane Coughlan
- Second Assistant Directors - Patricia Merrick and David Rowston
- Sound Designer - Alistair Lock
- Sound - Darko Mocilnikar and Raymond Turner
- Special Effects by - Benjamin Smith
- Assistant Camera - Michael Baggs and David Haynes
- Lighting Technician - Martyn Welch
- Armourer - Mike Parry
- Special Thanks - Elisabeth Mykaj, Michael Read of Broad Mead Farm, Reverend Geoffrey Rowston of St. Mary's Church, Rob Denning and the Crew of Light, New Forest District Council, Pamela and Jimmy Briggs, Marian Baggs
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A peasant wears a Lara Croft shirt with Eidos developer logo.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The working title for the story was Auton 2: Rapture.[source needed]
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's call sign, Greyhound Leader, previously used by Lockwood in Auton, is used by Colonel Wilson.
- The transportation docket bearing Lockwood's signature, as shown to Lockwood and Sally by Wilson, bears the line, "Operative 8954B, Codename Lockwood", indicating that Lockwood is actually a code name instead of his real name.
- Back when Nicholas Courtney was considered for Auton, they already had planned a sequel to Auton titled In The Blood.
Myths[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
DVD and video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
- First released direct-to video in 1998, with a Making Of (previously aired on the Sci-Fi Channel, per the cover)
- Reissued the same year by Reeltime Pictures featuring an extended Making Of (featuring more behind the scenes footage)
- Reissued in 2007 with a number of bonus features:
- Picture Gallery
- Auton Diaries - a skit produced specifically for this release, about an unemployed Auton actor who attempts to land a role in the new series
- The Green Man, a 2002 audio spin-off about the Krynoids from the television story The Seeds of Doom by Zoltán Déry
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Auton 2: Sentinel at Chrissie's Transcripts Site
- Auton 2: Sentinel at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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