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|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#f9f9f9 | <small>STORY</small>
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] |
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doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]] |
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companions= Dr [[Grace Holloway]]|
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enemy= [[The Master]]|
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year= [[1999]]-[[2000]]|
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Series'''
writer= [[Matthew Jacobs]] |
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Doctor Who]] - [[TV Stories]]
director= [[Geoffrey Sax]] |
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producer= [[Philip Segal]] |
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Number'''
broadcast date= 27th May [[1996]] |
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | ?
format= 1 85-minute Episodes |
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production code= [[8A]] }}
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Doctor'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Eighth Doctor]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Companions'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | Dr. [[Grace Holloway]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''The Enemy'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[The Master]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Year'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[1999]]-[[2000]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Writer'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Matthew Jacobs]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Director'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Geoffrey Sax]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Producer'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[Philip Segal]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Broadcast Date'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | [[27th May]] [[1996]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" | '''Format'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | 1 85-minute episode
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: right;" |  '''Prod. Code'''
| bgcolor="#F5F8CA" | 8A
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'''Doctor Who: The TV Movie''' was a [[1996]] co-production between the [[BBC]] and [[Universal Pictures]].  Its executive producer, [[Philip Segal]], had hoped that it might be a "back-door pilot" for a new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', but poor ratings in the [[United States]] prevented this.
'''Doctor Who: The TV Movie''' was a [[1996]] co-production between the [[BBC]] and [[Universal Pictures]].  Its executive producer, [[Philip Segal]], had hoped that it might be a "back-door pilot" for a new series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', but poor ratings in the [[United States]] prevented this.

Revision as of 07:13, 6 August 2006


Doctor Who: The TV Movie was a 1996 co-production between the BBC and Universal Pictures. Its executive producer, Philip Segal, had hoped that it might be a "back-door pilot" for a new series of Doctor Who, but poor ratings in the United States prevented this.

The TV Movie was broadcast on Fox Television in America on 14 May, 1996, and on BBC1 on 27 May, 1996. Both during production and during its airing, it was referred to only as "Doctor Who". Philip Segal later told a convention audience that if fans wanted a distinct title for the TV Movie, they could call it "Enemy Within", but this name was never used in any official capacity.

The TV Movie is about a struggle between the newly-regenerated Eighth Doctor and the Master in San Francisco.


Cast

Crew

References

Brian; cloaking device; Daleks; Genghis Khan; Hawaii; jelly baby; John Smith; Madame Butterfly; Marie Curie; Rassilon; Rassilon Era; Richard Nixon; scanner; scarf; Sigmund Freud; Seal of Rassilon; sonic screwdriver; tea; Time Lord; The Time Machine; United States; H.G. Wells


Story Notes

  • The TV Movie was broadcast on Fox Television in America on 14 May, 1996, and on BBC1 on 27 May, 1996. Both during production and during its airing, it was referred to only as "Doctor Who". Philip Segal later told a convention audience that if fans wanted a distinct title for the TV Movie, they could call it "Enemy Within", but this name was never used in any official capacity.
  • British-born television producer Philip Segal had a longtime ambition to create Doctor Who. While working at various American production companies, including Steven Spielberg's Amblin, he attempted to develop a Doctor Who series or film. Eventually he was able to arrange a coproduction between Universal Pictures and the BBC. The script went through several different forms, including some which would have started Doctor Who continuity over again.
  • The eventual script by Matthew Jacobs continued from the BBC series, including a substantial role for Sylvester McCoy, the last occupant of the role of the Doctor.


Myths

Statistics

Ratings

Continuity

  • Several aspects of this story appear to be at variance with established Doctor Who continuity, most notably the assertion that the Doctor is half-human. Several BBC Eighth Doctor novels deal with this issue, notably Unnatural History, which also deals with the consequences of this adventure.
  • The Big Finish audio adventure "The Apocalypse Element" attempts to explain why the Eye of Harmony, Gallifreyan technology, could be opened only by a human eye.

Cultural References

Influences

Location Filming

The story was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 15 January to 21 February 1996.


Quotes

Story Arcs


Errors and Plot Holes

More Info


External Links


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