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|main character=[[ | |image = Auton33.jpg | ||
|featuring=[[ | |main character= [[Lockwood]], [[Sally Arnold|Sally]], [[Natasha Alexander|Natasha]] | ||
|enemy=[[Auton]] | |featuring= [[James Ramsay|Ramsay]], [[Graham Winslet|Winslet]] | ||
|setting= | |enemy=[[Auton]] [[Graham Winslet (Auton)|Winslet]] | ||
|writer=[[Arthur Wallis]] | |setting = [[Earth]], [[1998]] | ||
|director=[[Bill Baggs]] and [[Patricia Merrick]] | |writer = Arthur Wallis | ||
|producer=[[Bill Baggs]] | |contributors = [[Arthur Wallis]], with additional material by [[Paul Ebbs]] | ||
|publisher= | |director = [[Bill Baggs]] and [[Patricia Merrick]] | ||
|release date= | |producer = [[Bill Baggs]] | ||
|format=57 minute, VHS | |publisher = BBV Productions | ||
| | |release date= 1 June 1999 | ||
| | |format = 57 minute, VHS | ||
}} | |series = [[Auton Trilogy]] | ||
|prev = Auton 2: Sentinel (home video) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third and final story in the [[Auton Trilogy]] of video dramas produced by [[BBV Productions]] in the late 90s. 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 == | ||
The [[Millhampton Event]] has left an entire population at the mercy of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. UNIT's only hope of halting an | The [[Millhampton Event]] has left an entire population at the mercy of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]. [[UNIT]]'s only hope of halting an [[Auton|AUTON]] invasion is to find Lockwood. However, UNIT's most enigmatic and talented operative is missing. Within his mind are the means by which the Consciousness will return to life and destroy the human race. Lockwood will not be given up easily. Palmer knows that time is running out. As the world's computer networks break down, he leads a desperate mission into the heart of AUTON control. Sal and Ramsay can only hope they will survive to find Lockwood before the Nestene Consciousness takes over his mind completely and extinguishes all life on [[Earth]]... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[Lockwood]] and [[Natasha Alexander|Natasha]] have returned from Sentinel Island, coming on shore in the town of Millhampton. Computers around the world are failing. They are being invaded by the Nestene Consciousness through Lockwood's implant. | ||
Meanwhile, the entire population of Millhampton has disappeared. They have been absorbed into the mind of another revived Nestene below the city. The only survivor is the real [[Graham Winslet|Winslet]], who is still being used by the Nestenes at the local psychiatric hospital. | |||
Lockwood and Natasha are both being used by another psychic UNIT operative named [[Ross Palmer|Palmer]] to lead them to the heart of the Nestene activity. Palmer monitors their movements through a constant link with Natasha's mind. | |||
Meanwhile, Natasha is used by the Nestenes to lure Lockwood to the hospital, which the Autons are using as the centre of their operation. There the Auton Winslet is trying to free the Nestene energy from Lockwood's mind so it can infect every computer in the world and revive all the dormant Nestene creatures. Lockwood resists by convincing himself that everything he sees is a dream. | |||
When [[Sally Arnold|Dr Arnold]] arrives, his resolve is broken. He is then forced to sacrifice his own life to destroy the Nestene plan. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[ | * [[Natasha Alexander]] - [[Jo Castleton]] | ||
* [[Sally Arnold|Dr | * [[Sally Arnold|Dr Sally Arnold]] - [[Bryonie Pritchard]] | ||
* [[Lockwood]] - [[Michael Wade]] | * [[Lockwood]] - [[Michael Wade]] | ||
* [[Graham Winslet]] - [[George Telfer]] | * [[Graham Winslet]] - [[George Telfer]] | ||
* [[Ross Palmer]] - [[Graeme Du Fresne]] | * [[Ross Palmer]] - [[Graeme Du Fresne]] | ||
* [[James Ramsay|Sergeant Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | * [[James Ramsay|Sergeant Ramsay]] - [[Andrew Fettes]] | ||
* Nurse - [[Helen Baggs]] | * [[Nurse (Auton 3: Awakening)|Nurse]] - [[Helen Baggs]] | ||
* [[Dalby]] - [[Peter Trapani]] | * [[Dalby]] - [[Peter Trapani]] | ||
* [[Auton]]s - [[Peter Trapani]], [[Blane Coughlan]], [[Steve Johnson]] | * [[Auton]]s - [[Peter Trapani]], [[Blane Coughlan]], [[Steve Johnson]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s call sign, | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s call sign, Greyhound Leader, is used here by Ross Palmer. It had previously been used by Lockwood in ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]'' and Colonel [[Wilson (Auton 2: Sentinel)|Wilson]] in ''[[Auton 2: Sentinel]]''. | ||
=== Filming Locations === | === Filming Locations === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Lockwood and Natasha have just left [[Sentinel Island]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Auton 2: Sentinel (home video)|Auton 2: Sentinel]]'') | ||
* Winslet has been at a psychiatric hospital ever since his encounter with the Autons at [[the Warehouse]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]'') | |||
== | == DVD and video releases == | ||
Originally released on VHS in 1999, it was later re-released on DVD available to purchase from the Galaxy 4 website. | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{chakoteya|Extras/Autons3.html|Auton 3: Awakening}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|auton3.htm|Auton 3: Awakening}} | |||
{{ | {{BBVHV}} | ||
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{{ | {{Auton stories}} | ||
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[[Category:Auton | [[Category:Auton Trilogy stories]] | ||
[[Category:Nestene/Auton | [[Category:Nestene/Auton home videos]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT | [[Category:UNIT home videos]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Home videos set on Earth]] | ||
[[Category:Stories | [[Category:1999 home videos]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 18 April 2024
Auton 3: Awakening was the third and final story in the Auton Trilogy of video dramas produced by BBV Productions in the late 90s. 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]]
The Millhampton Event has left an entire population at the mercy of the Nestene Consciousness. UNIT's only hope of halting an AUTON invasion is to find Lockwood. However, UNIT's most enigmatic and talented operative is missing. Within his mind are the means by which the Consciousness will return to life and destroy the human race. Lockwood will not be given up easily. Palmer knows that time is running out. As the world's computer networks break down, he leads a desperate mission into the heart of AUTON control. Sal and Ramsay can only hope they will survive to find Lockwood before the Nestene Consciousness takes over his mind completely and extinguishes all life on Earth...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Lockwood and Natasha have returned from Sentinel Island, coming on shore in the town of Millhampton. Computers around the world are failing. They are being invaded by the Nestene Consciousness through Lockwood's implant.
Meanwhile, the entire population of Millhampton has disappeared. They have been absorbed into the mind of another revived Nestene below the city. The only survivor is the real Winslet, who is still being used by the Nestenes at the local psychiatric hospital.
Lockwood and Natasha are both being used by another psychic UNIT operative named Palmer to lead them to the heart of the Nestene activity. Palmer monitors their movements through a constant link with Natasha's mind.
Meanwhile, Natasha is used by the Nestenes to lure Lockwood to the hospital, which the Autons are using as the centre of their operation. There the Auton Winslet is trying to free the Nestene energy from Lockwood's mind so it can infect every computer in the world and revive all the dormant Nestene creatures. Lockwood resists by convincing himself that everything he sees is a dream.
When Dr Arnold arrives, his resolve is broken. He is then forced to sacrifice his own life to destroy the Nestene plan.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Natasha Alexander - Jo Castleton
- Dr Sally Arnold - Bryonie Pritchard
- Lockwood - Michael Wade
- Graham Winslet - George Telfer
- Ross Palmer - Graeme Du Fresne
- Sergeant Ramsay - Andrew Fettes
- Nurse - Helen Baggs
- Dalby - Peter Trapani
- Autons - Peter Trapani, Blane Coughlan, Steve Johnson
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's call sign, Greyhound Leader, is used here by Ross Palmer. It had previously been used by Lockwood in Auton and Colonel Wilson in Auton 2: Sentinel.
Filming Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lockwood and Natasha have just left Sentinel Island. (HOMEVID: Auton 2: Sentinel)
- Winslet has been at a psychiatric hospital ever since his encounter with the Autons at the Warehouse. (HOMEVID: Auton)
DVD and video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
Originally released on VHS in 1999, it was later re-released on DVD available to purchase from the Galaxy 4 website.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Auton 3: Awakening at Chrissie's Transcripts Site
- Auton 3: Awakening at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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