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number= 97 |
number= [[Season 15]]|
story number= 97|
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==Plot==
==Plot==
The Doctor is acting very strange. He has the TARDIS screen locked, and has Leela banished to a prison. He is actually posing as a madman to stop the Sontarans from invading Gallifrey. Leela choses to remain on Gallifrey, and the Doctor travels alone, sad, but then he smiles as he starts work on a new K9 Robot.
After a meeting in space with a group of unseen aliens the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and claims the presidency of the Time Lords. Leela meanwhile tries to work out why he is behaving out of character. At his induction, the Doctor is 'crowned' with a device giving him access to the Matrix. He then arranges for the transduction barriers around Gallifrey to be put out of action by K9. When this is done, his alien 'friends' materialise. They are telepathic invaders called Vardans.
 
The Doctor links K9 to the Matrix in order to determine their point of origin. His plan is to place a time loop around their home planet, but he must avoid arousing their suspicions - hence his erratic behaviour. He banishes Leela to the wastelands of outer Gallifrey for fear that she might unintentionally jeopardise his plans. There she meets a group of Gallifreyan outsiders, and together they organise an attack on the Capitol to fight off the invaders.
 
The Doctor finally springs his trap and the Vardans are banished. Then, however, Gallifrey is invaded by Sontarans who, unknown to the Doctor, were using the Vardans to enable them to conquer the Time Lords. The Doctor uses knowledge extracted from the Matrix by K9 to construct a forbidden de-mat gun, activated by the Great Key of Rassilon. He then uses this to kill the Sontarans, although his memory of recent events is wiped in the process.
 
Leela announces that she wishes to stay behind with Andred, one of the Chancellery guards, with whom she has fallen in love. K9 elects to remain with her.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*While in [[the Matrix]] the Doctor learns of the [[Timewyrm]] but erases his memory to protect himself from it and leaves a message for his future self.
*While in [[the Matrix]] the Doctor learns of the [[Timewyrm]] but erases his memory to protect himself from it and leaves a message for his future self.
*The [[Sash of Rassilon]], The [[Rod of Rassilon]], [[The Great Key]], The [[Coronet of Rassilon]] are all [[Artefacts of Rassilon]] given to a Gallifreyan President when they're elected.
*The [[Sash of Rassilon]], The [[Rod of Rassilon]], [[The Great Key]], The [[Coronet of Rassilon]] are all [[Artefacts of Rassilon]] given to a Gallifreyan President when they're elected.
*The Doctor has [[Rodan]] and K9 build the [[De-mat Gun]], powered by [[The Great Key]].
*The Doctor has [[Rodan]] and K9 build the [[De-mat Gun]], powered by [[The Great Key]], [[Iridium alloy]] is used in the construction of the de-mat gun..
*[[The Capitol]] is a part of the [[Citadel]].
*[[The Capitol]] is a part of the [[Citadel]].
*Those who live outside the Citadel are [[The Outsiders]].
*Those who live outside the Citadel are [[The Outsiders]].
*Borusa taught the Doctor [[telepathy]].
*When a [[Time Lord]] becomes [[Lord President]] they gain access to [[the Matrix]].
*The Vardans can travel along any broadcast wavelength and are [[telepathic]]. Their planet has the co-ordinates 3052 alpha 7, 14th span.
*The Doctor discusses [[Quasar Five]], [[Riga]], [[Sinian Empire]] second dynasty and [[Earth]] 073 period architecture with Kelner. 


==Story Notes==
==Story Notes==
Leela remains on Gallifrey in the conclusion of this story. Louise Jameson chose to leave the show.
*Leela remains on Gallifrey in the conclusion of this story. This was Louise Jameson's ongoing onscreen appearance, she reprised the role in ''[[Dimensions in Time]]''.
*The Sontarans return in this story making it their third appearance on TV.
*This story had a working title of '''The Invaders of Time'''.
 
===Ratings===
===Ratings===
*Part 1 - 11.2 million
*Part 1 - 11.2 million viewers
*Part 2 - 11.4 million
*Part 2 - 11.4 million viewers
*Part 3 - 9.5 million
*Part 3 - 9.5 million viewers
*Part 4 - 10.9 million
*Part 4 - 10.9 million viewers
*Part 5 - 10.3 million
*Part 5 - 10.3 million viewers
*Part 6 - 9.8 million
*Part 6 - 9.8 million viewers


===Myths===
===Myths===
''to be added''
''to be added''


===Location Filming===
===Filming Locations===
''to be added''
*Beachfields Quarry, Cormongers Lane, Redhill, Surrey
*St Anne's Hospital, Redstone Hill, Redhill, Surrey
*British Oxygen, Blacks Road, Hammersmith
*[[Bray Studios]], Slough
*[[BBC Television Centre]] (TC8), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]]


===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors===
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*What happens to the Sontarans waiting to invade Gallifrey?
*What happens to the Sontarans waiting to invade Gallifrey?
*Why don't the Sontaran ships just come in one at a time?  The first one got through alright.
*Why don't the Sontaran ships just come in one at a time?  The first one got through alright.
*And why are there only 4 Sontarans in a single ship? <i>Perhaps the rest of the ship's crew were off capturing other parts of the Citadel.</i>
*And why are there only 4 Sontarans in a single ship? ''(Perhaps the rest of the ship's crew were off capturing other parts of the Citadel.)''
*After taking ages wandering round the Tardis, they find their way out rather quickly.
*After taking ages wandering round the TARDIS, they find their way out rather quickly.
*This serial features one of the more frequently-replayed on-air bloopers when an actor playing a Sontaran stumbles and trips over a chair while running through the swimming pool area. <i>This was apparently deliberate.</i>
*This serial features one of the more frequently-replayed on-air bloopers when an actor playing a Sontaran stumbles and trips over a chair while running through the swimming pool area. ''(This was apparently deliberate.)''


==Continuity==
==Continuity==
*The Vardans reappear in [[No Future]].
*The Vardans reappear in [[NA]]: ''[[No Future]]''.
* The Doctor receives his past self's message of the Timewyrm in [[Timewyrm: Genesys]].
*In [[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'' the Doctor receives a message from his past self, sent during this story.
*Leela and K9 re-meet the Doctor in [[Lungbarrow]] and [[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]].
*Leela and K9 re-meet the Doctor in [[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'' and [[BFA]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''.
*Lord Savar is mentioned in [[Seeing I]] and [[The Infinity Doctors]].
*Lord Savar is mentioned in [[EDA]]: ''[[Seeing I]]'' and seen in [[PDA]]: ''[[[[The Infinity Doctors]]''.
*The Doctor is again offered the Presidancy in [[The Five Doctors]].
*The Doctor is again offered the Presidency in [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' after putting himself up for presidency in [[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''.
*Gallifrey is invaded again in [[The Apocalypse Element]].
*Gallifrey is invaded again in [[BFA]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''.
*The Sontarans return in this story making it their third appearence on TV.


==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
==DVD, Video and Other Releases==
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==Target Novelisations==
==Target Novelisations==
Novelised as ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]] in [[1980]].


Released as ''Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time''
==See also==
 
'''Concerning Gallifrey being invaded or destroyed'''
*[[February]] [[1980]]
*[[BNA]]: ''[[Dead Romance]]''
 
*[[BFA]]: ''[[The Sirens of Time]]''
==See Also==
*[[BFA]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element]]''
''to be added''
*[[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]''
*[[Last Great Time War]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/invasiontime/ BBC Episode Guide for '''The Invasion of Time''', with video clips]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/invasiontime/ BBC Episode Guide for '''The Invasion of Time''', with video clips]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_4z.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed sypnosis of '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=4z Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4z.html '''The Invasion of Time''' entry at A Brief History of Time (Travel)]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_4z.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=4z Outpost Gallifrey entry for '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/4z.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?871 The Tardis Library: Video release information for The Invasion of Time]
*[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/invasionoftime The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?485 The Tardis Library: Target book release information for The Invasion of Time]
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?871 The Tardis Library: Video release information for '''The Invasion of Time''']
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?485 The Tardis Library: Target book release information for '''The Invasion of Time''']


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Revision as of 15:31, 22 July 2008


Synopsis

The Doctor returns to Gallifrey but is arrested after bringing the Vardans to the planet, this breaks out into a bit of a battle until the Sontarans invasion force arrives and attempts to take over Gallifrey.

Plot

After a meeting in space with a group of unseen aliens the Doctor returns to Gallifrey and claims the presidency of the Time Lords. Leela meanwhile tries to work out why he is behaving out of character. At his induction, the Doctor is 'crowned' with a device giving him access to the Matrix. He then arranges for the transduction barriers around Gallifrey to be put out of action by K9. When this is done, his alien 'friends' materialise. They are telepathic invaders called Vardans.

The Doctor links K9 to the Matrix in order to determine their point of origin. His plan is to place a time loop around their home planet, but he must avoid arousing their suspicions - hence his erratic behaviour. He banishes Leela to the wastelands of outer Gallifrey for fear that she might unintentionally jeopardise his plans. There she meets a group of Gallifreyan outsiders, and together they organise an attack on the Capitol to fight off the invaders.

The Doctor finally springs his trap and the Vardans are banished. Then, however, Gallifrey is invaded by Sontarans who, unknown to the Doctor, were using the Vardans to enable them to conquer the Time Lords. The Doctor uses knowledge extracted from the Matrix by K9 to construct a forbidden de-mat gun, activated by the Great Key of Rassilon. He then uses this to kill the Sontarans, although his memory of recent events is wiped in the process.

Leela announces that she wishes to stay behind with Andred, one of the Chancellery guards, with whom she has fallen in love. K9 elects to remain with her.

Cast

Crew

References

Story Notes

  • Leela remains on Gallifrey in the conclusion of this story. This was Louise Jameson's ongoing onscreen appearance, she reprised the role in Dimensions in Time.
  • The Sontarans return in this story making it their third appearance on TV.
  • This story had a working title of The Invaders of Time.

Ratings

  • Part 1 - 11.2 million viewers
  • Part 2 - 11.4 million viewers
  • Part 3 - 9.5 million viewers
  • Part 4 - 10.9 million viewers
  • Part 5 - 10.3 million viewers
  • Part 6 - 9.8 million viewers

Myths

to be added

Filming Locations

  • Beachfields Quarry, Cormongers Lane, Redhill, Surrey
  • St Anne's Hospital, Redstone Hill, Redhill, Surrey
  • British Oxygen, Blacks Road, Hammersmith
  • Bray Studios, Slough
  • BBC Television Centre (TC8), Shepherd's Bush, London

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • There are gaps around the collar of Stor's armour.
  • Stor also has a cockney accent.
  • The Doctor forgets his induction, though in later Gallifrey stories such as Arc of Infinity and The Five Doctors, he seems to remember the events very well. (he was faking forgetfullness to get out of it)
  • What happens to the Sontarans waiting to invade Gallifrey?
  • Why don't the Sontaran ships just come in one at a time? The first one got through alright.
  • And why are there only 4 Sontarans in a single ship? (Perhaps the rest of the ship's crew were off capturing other parts of the Citadel.)
  • After taking ages wandering round the TARDIS, they find their way out rather quickly.
  • This serial features one of the more frequently-replayed on-air bloopers when an actor playing a Sontaran stumbles and trips over a chair while running through the swimming pool area. (This was apparently deliberate.)

Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

DVD release This story was released on the 5th May. Bonus features:

    • Commentary:Louise Jameson, John Leeson, Anthony Read and Mat Irvine
    • Out of Time: the making of this story.
    • CGI effects: new CGI effects to accompany this story.
    • The elusive David Agnew: a feature on the writer (who is, in fact, a house pseudonym used by several Doctor Who writers)
    • The Rise and fall of Gallifrey: a feature on the planet of the Time Lords.
    • Deleted Scenes: scenes removed from this story.
    • Continuity Compilation: continuity announcements from the BBC.
    • Radio Times billings: artwork and articles for this story from the Radio Times.
    • Photo Gallery: a selection of rare production photos from this story.
    • Coming Soon: a preview of the K-9 Tales Box set.
  • Boxset release

This story was released in the Bred for War DVD boxset on the 5th May alongside all the classic series Sontaran stories. The DVD is the same as the one sold seperately.

Video Releases

Released as Doctor Who: The Invasion of Time

Released:

Target Novelisations

Novelised as Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time by Terrance Dicks in 1980.

See also

Concerning Gallifrey being invaded or destroyed

External Links

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