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{{Rename|Earthshock (TOTT TV story), as per the precedent of [[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)]], [[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)]]}}
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'''''Earthshock''''' was the first episode of the series ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]'' and was written by [[Russell T Davies]] and directed by [[Joshua M.G Thomas]].
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}}{{dab page|Earthshock (disambiguation)}}
'''''Earthshock''''' was the first episode in the ''[[Tales of the TARDIS]]'' series, released on [[BBC iPlayer]] on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] by the [[BBC]], written by [[Russell T Davies]] and directed by [[Joshua M.G. Thomas]].


This story consists of two newly recorded scenes placed on either side of an omnibus version of the TV story ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''.
This story consists of two newly recorded scenes bookending the omnibus version of the TV story ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''.
 
This episode is notable for featuring the televised returns of the [[Fifth Doctor]] and companion [[Tegan Jovanka]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the [[Cybermen]] to save the [[Earth]]… and [[Adric|the friend they lost]] along the way.  
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the [[CyberNeomorph|Cybermen]] to save the [[Earth]]... and [[Adric|the friend they lost]] along the way.  


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The [[Fifth Doctor]] is exploring [[Memory TARDIS|a strange TARDIS]], comprised of a mishmash of old elements when [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] appears behind him, they see each other and hug, remarking on how they never really used to.
The [[Fifth Doctor]] is exploring [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Tales of the TARDIS)|a strange TARDIS]], comprised of a mishmash of old elements, when [[Tegan Jovanka]] appears behind him. They see each other and hug, with the Doctor commenting on how they never really used to.


The Doctor remarks that he thinks the TARDIS they are in is a memory and figures out that it wants them to tell stories and as he says this, the lights in the TARDIS begin to swirl. Two chairs appear in the middle of the room, on either side of a miniature version of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[TARDIS control console|TARDIS console]], its appearance mimicking a [[campfire]].
The Doctor remarks that he thinks the TARDIS they are in is a memory and figures out that it wants them to tell stories, just as the lights in the TARDIS begin to swirl. Two chairs appear in the middle of the room, on either side of a miniature version of the [[TARDIS console (The Ghost Monument)|Thirteenth Doctor's TARDIS console]], its appearance mimicking a [[campfire]].


The Doctor says they need to tell the strongest story of all, the day they met the [[Cybermen]], which Tegan agrees to and the two start reminiscing about the story. A television in the back of the TARDIS, with the aspect ratio 4:3, turns on and the memories start to fade in.
The Doctor says they need to tell the strongest story of all, the day they met the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, which Tegan reluctantly agrees to and the two start reminiscing about the story. A television in the back of the TARDIS, with the aspect ratio 4:3, turns on and [[Earthshock (TV story)|the memories start to fade in]].


As they stop reminiscing about the past and return to their senses. The Doctor and Tegan talk about [[Adric]] and about how they never stopped to talk about him. The Doctor asks Tegan to tell him stories about her life. Tegan starts telling her about her campaign for the environment, and the stories go on…
As they stop reminiscing about the past, and return to their senses, the Doctor and Tegan talk about [[Adric]] and about how they never stopped to talk about him. The Doctor comments that he never looked back, and Tegan wonders if that is the point of a Memory TARDIS; to help heal old wounds for those who have travelled in it. The Doctor remarks that talking about those events has done him good, and he then asks Tegan to tell him stories about her life. Tegan starts telling her about her campaign for the environment, and the stories go on...


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]]
== Crew ==
{{Wales crew
|Writer=Russell T Davies
|Producer=Scott Handcock
|Director=Joshua M.G. Thomas
|1stAD=Michael Williams
|2ndAD=Lauren Pate
|3rdAD=Micah Joshua Brown
|FloorRunner=Devante Fleming
|ProductionCoOrdinator=Florence Boyd-Gorst
|AsstProductionCoOrdinator=Jamie McKee
|ExecutiveAsstTo1=Dee Brooker
|AssistedExec1a=Jane Tranter
|ExecutiveAsstTo2=Kaleigh O'Boyle
|AssistedExec2a=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveAsstTo3=Gwenno Hughes
|AssistedExec3a=Russell T Davies
|AssistedExec3b=Phil Collinson
|ExecutiveAsstTo4=Sophie-May Twose
|AssistedExec4a=Joel Collins
|LocationAssistant=Joe Coombes
|StudioManager=Richard Balshaw
|StudioAssistant=Lloyd Di Mauro
|ProductionAccountant=Sean Kenneally
|AsstAccountantPayroll=Sarah Taylor
|CameraOperator=Martin Stephens
|FocusPuller=Cai Thompson
|ClapperLoader=Josh Greenway
|CameraTrainee=Antoine Woodman
|DigitalImagingTechnician=David Buckley
|KeyGrip=Ken Hodgson
|GripTrainee=Rhys Jones
|ScriptSupervisor=Ines Mayorga
|1stAssistantSound=Tom Markwick
|2ndAssistantSound=Hugo Lagnado
|SoundTrainee=Dan Lewis
|Gaffer=Jon Down
|BestBoy=Matt Hutchings
|DeskOperator=Alan King
|Electrician=Chris Hughes
|Electrician2=Benji Hutchings
|StandbyRigger=Elliot Williams
|StandbyCarpenter=Sam Crowley
|SupervisingArtDirector=Robyn Paiba
|StandbyArtDirector=Nikki Joseph
|SetDecorator=Adrian Anscombe
|PropMaster=Nick Thomas
|StandbyProps=Phillip Bull
|PropHand=Atiff Tahir
|PropHand2=Ingo Hans
|PropHand3=Jason White
|PropHand4=John Thomas
|PropHand5=Mathew Shrimpton
|PropHand6=Stuart Rankmore
|Graphics=Stephen Fielding
|Playback=Ryan-Sam Marshall
|CostumeSupervisor=Laura Baker
|AsstCostumeDesigner=Pandora Ellis
|CostumeStandby=Pam Verran
|CostumeSeamstress=Nia Kanellaki
|CostumeAsst=Ellie Finch
|HairMake-upArtist=Rebecca Cole
|HairMake-upArtist2=Dianne Jamieson
|TraineeHairMake-upArtist=Lois Weekes
|TransportManager=Julian Binning
|UnitDriver=Paul Watkins
|CateringSuppliedBy=Scene Cuisine
|HODHealthSafetyMedical=John Fillingham
|AsstSafetyManager=Terry Davies
|Medic=Gareth Silcox
|FacilitiesManager=Bob Gurney
|CastingAssociate=Becky Rossmaur
|CastingAssistant=Kristian Wall
|1stAsstEditor=Joseph Keirle
|PostProdSupervisor=Liv Duffin
|Colourist=Gareth Spensley
|Colourist2=Christine Kelly
|OnlineEditor=Geraint Pari Huws
|AudioPostProduction=Bang Post Production
|Titles=Painting Practice
|VisualEffects=Painting Practice
|VFXCoOrdinator=Siân Reynish
|CastingDirector=Andy Pryor
|OriginalTheme=Ron Grainer and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
|Music=Sam Watts
|DOP=Ryan Eddleston
|ProductionDesigner=Phil Sims
|CostumeDesigner=Pam Downe
|Make-upDesigner=Julie Kendrick
|Editor=Emily Lawrence
|Re-recordingMixer=Emilie Thomson
|PostProdProducer=Ceres Doyle
|LineProducer=Medyr Llewelyn
|ProductionExec=Steffan Morris
|JuniorProductionExec=Charlotte Cox
|DirectorOfProduction=Emily Russell
|ProductionExecBBCStudios=John Hamer
|ExecutiveProdForTheBBC=Rebecca Ferguson
|CommissioningEditorBBC=Lindsay Salt
|ExecutiveProd3=Jane Tranter
|ExecutiveProd2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProd4=Joel Collins
|ExecutiveProd5=Phil Collinson
|ExecutiveProd=Russell T Davies
|Note=Note: Antoine Woodman erroneously credited as ''Camera Trainee'''s'''''}}
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Sixth Doctor's coat]] hangs in the remembered TARDIS.
* The Doctor holds the [[Star of Mathematical Excellence]] as he thinks of Adric.
== Notes ==
[[File:TOTT Earthshock.jpg|thumb|Official [[BBC iPlayer]] thumbnail for the story.]]
* This story seemingly takes place after ''[[The Passenger (webcast)|The Passenger]]'' for Tegan, as she says she "was fast asleep, in bed, [and had just] said goodnight to Nyssa". Alternatively, the dialogue may be a reference to Tegan and Nyssa being in a relationship, as suggested in ''[[Farewell, Sarah Jane (webcast)|Farewell, Sarah Jane Smith]]''.
* The Doctor mentions that he rarely hugged Tegan during their travels, in a sly reference to [[John Nathan-Turner]]'s "no hanky-panky in the TARDIS" rule to prevent rumours of the Doctor and his companions having inappropriate relations, especially with the casting of [[Peter Davison]], who was the youngest Doctor at the time.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* This story takes place after ''[[The Passenger (webcast)|The Passenger]]'', Tegan says "I was fast asleep, in bed, I said goodnight to Nyssa and..."
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* Whilst looking for a kettle, the Doctor remembers once eating a [[pineapple]] in his TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* Tegan shares the same exchange about missing the Doctor she had with the [[Holo-Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
* The Doctor and Tegan agree to tell the story of how [[Adric]] died in their fight against the [[Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
* Tegan mentions how Adric was originally a stowaway from [[Alzarius]] when he boarded the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'')
* The Doctor and Tegan previously faced their memory of Adric's death after [[Marcipor|Marc]]'s cyber-conversion at the [[Welkin Sanatorium and Centre for Wellness]] on [[Soresia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lost Resort (audio story)|The Lost Resort]]'')
* Tegan mentions leaving the Doctor on the bank of the [[River Thames]] with "a load of dead [[Dalek]]s". ([[TV]]: ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'')
* Tegan became an activist after parting ways with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor television stories]]
[[Category:Stories set entirely in the TARDIS]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 22 October 2024

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You may wish to consult Earthshock (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Earthshock was the first episode in the Tales of the TARDIS series, released on BBC iPlayer on 1 November 2023 by the BBC, written by Russell T Davies and directed by Joshua M.G. Thomas.

This story consists of two newly recorded scenes bookending the omnibus version of the TV story Earthshock.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Tegan meet again and remember their terrifying adventure against the Cybermen to save the Earth... and the friend they lost along the way.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fifth Doctor is exploring a strange TARDIS, comprised of a mishmash of old elements, when Tegan Jovanka appears behind him. They see each other and hug, with the Doctor commenting on how they never really used to.

The Doctor remarks that he thinks the TARDIS they are in is a memory and figures out that it wants them to tell stories, just as the lights in the TARDIS begin to swirl. Two chairs appear in the middle of the room, on either side of a miniature version of the Thirteenth Doctor's TARDIS console, its appearance mimicking a campfire.

The Doctor says they need to tell the strongest story of all, the day they met the CyberNeomorphs, which Tegan reluctantly agrees to and the two start reminiscing about the story. A television in the back of the TARDIS, with the aspect ratio 4:3, turns on and the memories start to fade in.

As they stop reminiscing about the past, and return to their senses, the Doctor and Tegan talk about Adric and about how they never stopped to talk about him. The Doctor comments that he never looked back, and Tegan wonders if that is the point of a Memory TARDIS; to help heal old wounds for those who have travelled in it. The Doctor remarks that talking about those events has done him good, and he then asks Tegan to tell him stories about her life. Tegan starts telling her about her campaign for the environment, and the stories go on...

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff

Script department

Camera and lighting department

Art department

Costume department

Make-up and prosthetics


Casting

General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound



Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

Note: Antoine Woodman erroneously credited as Camera Trainees


Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official BBC iPlayer thumbnail for the story.
  • This story seemingly takes place after The Passenger for Tegan, as she says she "was fast asleep, in bed, [and had just] said goodnight to Nyssa". Alternatively, the dialogue may be a reference to Tegan and Nyssa being in a relationship, as suggested in Farewell, Sarah Jane Smith.
  • The Doctor mentions that he rarely hugged Tegan during their travels, in a sly reference to John Nathan-Turner's "no hanky-panky in the TARDIS" rule to prevent rumours of the Doctor and his companions having inappropriate relations, especially with the casting of Peter Davison, who was the youngest Doctor at the time.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Needs to be written from an out of universe perspective.

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