Step Into the 80's! (TV story)

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Step Into the 80’s! As that’s the on screen title

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Step Into the 80's!
Doctor:	Fourth DoctorItalic
Companion(s):	Romana II
Key crew
Writer:	Tom Baker
Release details
Release date:	1979
Format:	2x2 minute adverts
prime compute ads
Next →	On Through the 80’s!

Step Into the 80’s! was a two-part mini-episode released in 1979 to accompany the marketing campaign to sell Prime Computers.

It featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Lalla Ward as Romana II. Although licensed by the BBC, the adverts were broadcast only in Australia and never shown in the UK.

The campaign consisted of four adverts, two in this story.

Story

Note: The titles given here are those as shown on the adverts themselves.

Step into the 80's! [Part 1]

The Doctor and Romana use their Prime Computer to calculate the orbital coordinates of 900 planets in the constellation of Kasterborous to stop the end of the universe.

Step into the 80's! [Part 2]

The Doctor enters his TARDIS to discover that Romana redecorated the interior and added a Prime Computer. The Doctor says that he has already seen one on Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. The sentient computer answers the Doctor's question as to how long his scarf is: "7.013 meters long excluding loose threads." When the Doctor tells the computer "You're going to be all right, kid", an angry message appears on the monitor: "Don't patronise me, Doctor. I'm a Prime Computer."

Cast

• Fourth Doctor - Tom Baker
• Romana - Lalla Ward

Story notes

• to be added

Home video releases

• The advertisements were released commercially as an extra on the DVD release of Destiny of the Daleks as well as on The Collection boxset of Season 18.