Frontier in Space (TV story)

Frontier in Space
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Jo Grant
Main enemy:	The Master Ogrons Daleks
Main setting:	Earth; 2540 Penal colony, The Moon; 2540 Draconia; 2540 Ogron Homeworld; 2540
Key crew
Writer:	Malcolm Hulke
Director:	Paul Bernard and David Maloney
Producer:	Barry Letts
Release details
Release number:	67
Premiere broadcast:	24th February - 31st March 1973
Format:	6 25-minute Episodes
Production code:	QQQ

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Jon Pertwee

• The Doctor once served as a delegate at the Third Intergalactic Peace Conference, though en route he got waylaid by Medusoids. Circa the year 2040, the Doctor helped the Draconians with a space plague and so they receive him as an honoured guest. He tells Jo the story of his trial by the Time Lords, his forced regeneration and his exile to Earth, though perhaps mainly as a way to conceal the fact that he meanwhile manages to cut his way out of an iron cell. The Master says that the Doctor "does not fear death".

Jo Grant - Katy Manning

• Under the influence of the Master's hypnosound device, Jo sees a Drashig, from the previous adventure. She mentions again the uncle that got her a job at UNIT and the lack of romance involved in it and the drudgery involved. Friends and family think she goes on glamourous secret agent missions. She compares the Brigadier, unfavourably, to James Bond. (Like the Doctor, she appears to have a monologue in order to cover the Doctor's escape.)

The Master - Roger Delgado

• In a moment of leisure, the Master relaxes with a copy of the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds. He characterizes the Daleks, his obstensible allies, privately, as "stupid tin boxes".

• President of Earth - Vera Fusek
• General Williams - Michael Hawkins
• Draconian Prince - Peter Birrel
• Gardiner - Ray Lonnen
• Kemp - Barry Ashton
• Hardy - John Rees
• Stewart - James Culliford
• Newscaster - Louis Mahoney
• Draconian Space Pilot - Roy Pattison
• Secretary - Karol Hagar
• Professor Dale - Harold Goldblatt
• Patel - Madhav Sharma
• Prison Governor - Dennis Bowen
• Cross - Richard Shaw
• Sheila - Luan Peters
• Technician - Caroline Hunt
• Lunar Guard - Lawrence Harrington
• Draconian Captain - Bill Wilde
• Draconian Emperor - John Woodnutt
• Draconian Messenger - Ian Frost
• Earth Cruiser Captain - Clifford Elkin
• Ogrons - Stephen Thorne, Michael Kilgarriff, Rick Lester
• Congressman Brook - Ramsay Williams
• Newscaster - Bill Mitchell
• Pilot of Space Ship - Stanley Price
• Daleks - John Scott Martin, Cy Town, Murphy Grumbar
• Dalek Voice - Michael Wisher

Crew

• Assistant Floor Manager - John Bradburn
• Costumes - Barbara Kidd
• Designer - Cynthia Kljuco
• Film Cameraman - John Tiley
• Film Editor - John Bush
• Incidental Music - Dudley Simpson
• Make-Up - Sandra Shepherd
• Producer - Barry Letts
• Production Assistant - Nicholas John
• Script Editor - Terrance Dicks
• Special Sounds - Dick Mills
• Studio Lighting - Ralph Walton
• Studio Sound - Brian Hiles
• Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
• Title Music - Ron Grainer
• Visual Effects - Bernard Wilkie, Rhys Jones

References

• The Doctor has met the Draconians before.

• The Master reads a copy of H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.

• There are brief appearances of a Drashig, a Sea Devil and a mutant when the Master uses his fear machine on Jo.

Story Notes

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Ratings

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Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• The conclusion of this story ends on a cliffhanger leading straight into Planet of the Daleks.
• Legacy of the Daleks is set (for the Master) after this story.
• Love and War is most likely set after this story when Earth and Draconia are in relative peace.

DVD, Video and Other Releases

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Target Novelisations

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External Links

• BBC Frontier in Space page
• Outpost Gallifrey Frontier in Space page
• Frontier in Space detailed sypnosis at Doctor Who Reference Guide
• A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to Frontier in Space