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|spinoff name=Auton 2: Sentinel
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|image=[[File:Auton_2_VHS_cover.png|250px]]
{{Infobox Story SMW
|main character=[[Sally Arnold]]<br />[[Lockwood]]
|image = Auton26.jpg
|featuring=[[UNIT]]
|main character= [[Lockwood]], [[Natasha Alexander|Natasha]]
|enemy=[[Auton]]s
|featuring= [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]], [[Sally Arnold|Sally]]
|setting=[[Sentinel Island]]
|enemy=[[Auton]] [[Graham Winslet (Auton)|Winslet]]
|writer=[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|setting = [[Sentinel Island]], [[1998]]
|director=[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|writer = Nicholas Briggs
|producer=[[Bill Baggs]]
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|publisher=[[BBV Productions]]
|producer = [[Bill Baggs]]
|release date=[[1998]]
|publisher = BBV Productions
|format=57 minute, VHS
|release date=1998
|previous release=[[Auton (video)|Auton]]
|format = 57 minute, VHS
|next release=[[Auton 3: Awakening]]
|bts            = Auton2 Uncovered (SF Scene) - The Making of BBV's Auton 2
}}
|series        = [[Auton Trilogy]]
|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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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.
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 both face the terrifying power of a creature from before the dawn of Mankind...
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 ==
== 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 ==
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* [[Natasha Alexander]] - [[Jo Castleton]]
* [[Natasha Alexander]] - [[Jo Castleton]]
* Sergeant [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]]
* Sergeant [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]]
* Colonel [[Wilson (Auton)|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]]
* UNIT soldiers - [[Jayson Bridges]], [[Keith Brooks]], [[Stephen Bradshaw]], [[Vaughan Groves]], [[Mark Moore]], [[Gabriel Mykaj]], [[Richard Smith]], [[Blaine Coughlan]]
* 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]]
* Villagers - [[Steven Friel]], [[Peter Trapani]], [[Pete Cox]], [[Rod Horne]], [[Alexander Wylie]], [[John Walker (actor)|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]]
 


== Production crew ==
== 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]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* A peasant wears a [[Lara Croft]] shirt with Eidos developer logo.


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* This story features some impressive CGI work featuring the Nestene Consciousness.
* The working title for the story was ''Auton 2: Rapture''.{{source}}
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s call sign, ''Greyhound Leader'', previously used by Lockwood in ''[[Auton (video)|Auton]]'', is used here by Colonel Wilson.
* [[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 Dr Sally Arnold by Colonel Wilson, bears the line 'Operative 8954B, Codename Lockwood' – indicating that Lockwood is actually a codename for the aforementioned UNIT operative, and not his real name after all.
* 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 Locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


=== Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors ===
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Continuity ==
== DVD and video releases ==
* The Autons first appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''. The Autons appear again in [[BBV]]: ''[[Auton 3: Awakening]]''. Following this their next on-screen appearance is in [[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''.
[[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)
== DVD and Video releases ==
* Reissued the same year by Reeltime Pictures featuring an extended Making Of (featuring more behind the scenes footage)
''to be added''
* 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 ==
 
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* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/auton2.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Auton 2: Sentinel''']
{{dwrefguide|auton2.htm|Auton 2: Sentinel}}
 
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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]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

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, a 2002 audio spin-off about the Krynoids from the television story The Seeds of Doom by Zoltán Déry

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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