Wartime (home video)

Wartime
Main character(s):	John Benton
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Reeltime Pictures]]
Writer:	Andy Lane & Helen Stirling
Director:	Keith Barnfather
Producer:	Keith Barnfather
Release details
Release date:	1987

Wartime was a short film produced in 1987 by Reeltime Pictures. Starring John Levene reprising his Doctor Who character John Benton and also featuring UNIT, it was the first independently produced (i.e. non-BBC) Doctor Who spinoff video. Under licensing rules, companies such as Reeltime (and BBV Productions from 1992 onwards) were able to obtain permission to use characters, races and concepts from their creators, except for those characters -- such as The Doctor -- that were wholly owned by the BBC.

Two versions of Wartime were released. A revised version issued in the mid-1990s added a voice-only cameo by Nicholas Courtney as The Brigadier.

Synopsis

Warr. Off. John Benton gets visions of his deceased father.

Plot

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Cast

• John Benton - John Levene
• Father - Michael Wisher
• Mother - Mary Greenhalgh
• Chris Benton - Peter Greenhalgh
• Johnnie Benton - Steven Stanley
• Pvt. Willis - Peter Noad
• Man - Paul Flanagan
• Soldier - Nicholas Briggs
• Voice of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney (uncredited; 1995 version only)

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

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Ratings

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Myths

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Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• Presumably this story takes place before Benton left UNIT to become a used car salesman (per DW: Mawdryn Undead), however it is also possible that at some point after 1983 (when Mawdryn is set) Benton rejoined UNIT and experienced the events shown here.

DVD, video, and Other releases

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See also

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External links

• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Wartime