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story name= Mindwarp | | story name= Mindwarp | | ||
image= [[Image:Mindwarp_title.jpg|250px]]| | image= [[Image:Mindwarp_title.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]]| | ||
number= | number= [[Season 23]]| | ||
story number= 144b | | |||
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Peri]] | | companions= [[Peri]] | | ||
enemy= <ul><li>[[The Valeyard]]</li><li>[[Sil]]</li><li>[[Kiv]]</li></ul> | | enemy= <ul><li>[[The Valeyard]]</li><li>[[Sil]]</li><li>[[Kiv]]</li></ul> | | ||
year= Time Lord space station | | year= [[Space Station Zenobia|Time Lord space station]] <br>[[Thoros Beta]], [[2378]] | | ||
writer= [[Philip Martin]]| | writer= [[Philip Martin]]| | ||
director= [[Ron Jones]]| | director= [[Ron Jones]]| | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
''to | The Valeyard's second segment of evidence relates to the planet Thoros-Beta. Here the Doctor and Peri meet their old adversary Sil and others of his Mentor race, whose leader Kiv is awaiting an operation from a scientist named Crozier to transplant his brain into another body. They also form an uneasy alliance with a kidnapped Krontep warrior, King Yrcanos, and encounter a group of resistance fighters. Peri is eventually chosen as the recipient of Kiv's consciousness and is apparently killed in an ensuing mêlée sanctioned by the Time Lords to prevent Crozier's work from disturbing the balance of nature. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Sil]] | *The [[Time Lord]]s use Yrcanos as an assassin (to kill Crozier, his assistants, Kiv, Sil and to destroy the equipment, but not actually to kill the, still unharmed, Peri) because Crozier's discovery would affect natural evolution throughout the [[universe]]. They do this by holding him in a [[time bubble]] (frozen until his targets are in the ideal place for him to shoot them without risk). | ||
*Another example of an unjust trial was that of the so called [[Witches of Enderheid]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Food and Beverages|Foods and Beverages]]=== | |||
*Yrcanos eats [[Flayfish]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
*[[Yrcanos]] is King of the [[Krontep]], Lord of the [[Vingten]], Conqueror of the [[Tonkonp Empire]], whom he defeated on [[Thordon 2]]. Their warrior queens fight beside their kings. | |||
*[[Kiv]], leader of the [[Mentors]], is addressed as Magnificence, and the centre of power is the [[Great Commerce Room]]. | |||
*The Mentors' god is [[Morgo]], and they have the same concept of hell, the "[[Plague Hall of Mogdana]], as do the Krontep. | |||
*[[Sil]] is one of the Mentors. | |||
===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]=== | |||
*The [[Krontep]] gods live on [[Verduna]]. | |||
*Thoros Betan seas include the [[Sea of Turmoil]], the [[Sea of Despair and Longing]], and the [[Sea of Sorrows]]. There is an island called [[Brak]]. | |||
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]=== | |||
*There is a [[Sondlex crop]] on [[Wilson 1]]. | |||
*[[Skulnesh]] has very nasty sewers. | |||
*There are seven-legged chargers on [[Corojaan]]. | |||
*[[Thoros Alpha]], home to a humanoid race called [[Alphans]], enslaved by the Mentors, is in the same system as [[Thoros Beta]]. | |||
*The Mentors are dealing with a (short reptillian) representative from [[Posikar]] | |||
===[[:Category:Races and Species|Races and Species]]=== | |||
*Some, less developed, [[Mentors]] have a sting in their tail. | |||
*The [[Raak]] is a genetically engineered amphibious creature. | |||
===[[:Category:Technology|Technology]]=== | |||
*All of the universe's commodity markets can be accessed by a communications device called the [[warpfold relay]]. | |||
*Crozier's equipment includes a [[lexifier]] and an [[endrodiotone]]. | |||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
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===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
:Brackets refer to this story's individual parts | |||
*Part Five (1) - 4.8 million viewers | |||
*Part Six (2) - 4.6 million viewers | |||
*Part Seven (3) - 5.1 million viewers | |||
*Part Eight (4) - 5.0 million viewers | |||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== | ===Filming Locations=== | ||
' | *Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex | ||
*[[BBC Television Centre]] ([[List of stories recorded at BBC Television Centre|TC6 & TC1]]), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]] | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
*At the start of | *At the start of Part 8 (on asking whether Peri was Dead) the Doctor is specifically told that she isn't. So why at the end of that episode does everyone believe that Peri has died? | ||
*How does the Inquisitor know the events at the stories end - she's supposed to be | *How does the Inquisitor know the events at the stories end - she's supposed to be impartial, and is supposed to be watching this for the first time? | ||
*Why hasn't [[Leela]] or [[Romana]] testified for the Doctor as there are on [[Gallifrey]] | *Why hasn't [[Leela]] or [[Romana]] testified for the Doctor as there are on [[Gallifrey]]? | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
''to | *Sil previously appeared in [[DW]]: ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' and [[TME]]: ''[[Mission to Magnus]]''. | ||
*Peri's re-meets the Doctor in [[NA]]: ''[[Bad Therapy]]''. | |||
==DVD and Video Releases== | ==DVD and Video Releases== | ||
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*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=7b Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Mindwarp'''] | *[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=7b Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Mindwarp'''] | ||
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/trial.htm#7B Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Mindwarp'''] | *[http://www.drwhoguide.com/trial.htm#7B Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Mindwarp'''] | ||
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/7b.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) | *[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/7b.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): '''Mindwarp'''] | ||
*[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/mindwarp The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''Mindwarp'''] | |||
* [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?805 The Tardis Library: Video release information for '''Mindwarp'''] | * [http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?805 The Tardis Library: Video release information for '''Mindwarp'''] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 18 September 2008
Synopsis
The Valeyard's second segment of evidence relates to the planet Thoros-Beta. Here the Doctor and Peri meet their old adversary Sil and others of his Mentor race, whose leader Kiv is awaiting an operation from a scientist named Crozier to transplant his brain into another body. They also form an uneasy alliance with a kidnapped Krontep warrior, King Yrcanos, and encounter a group of resistance fighters. Peri is eventually chosen as the recipient of Kiv's consciousness and is apparently killed in an ensuing mêlée sanctioned by the Time Lords to prevent Crozier's work from disturbing the balance of nature.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Peri - Nicola Bryant
- The Valeyard - Michael Jayston
- The Inquisitor - Lynda Bellingham
- King Yrcanos - Brian Blessed
- Sil - Nabil Shaban
- Kiv - Christopher Ryan
- Crozier - Patrick Ryecart
- Matrona Kani - Alibe Parsons
- Frax - Trevor Laird
- The Lukoser - Thomas Branch
- Tuza - Gordon Warnecke
- Mentor - Richard Harvey
- Possicar Delegate - Deep Roy (uncredited)
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - Anna Price
- Costumes - John Hearne
- Designer - Andrew Howe-Davies
- Incidental Music - Richard Hartley
- Make-Up - Dorka Nieradzik
- Producer - John Nathan-Turner
- Production Assistant - Karen Jones
- Production Associate - Angela Smith, June Collins
- Script Editor - Eric Saward
- Special Sounds - Dick Mills
- Studio Lighting - Don Babbage
- Studio Sound - Brian Clark
- Theme Arrangement - Dominic Glynn
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Peter Wragg
References
- The Time Lords use Yrcanos as an assassin (to kill Crozier, his assistants, Kiv, Sil and to destroy the equipment, but not actually to kill the, still unharmed, Peri) because Crozier's discovery would affect natural evolution throughout the universe. They do this by holding him in a time bubble (frozen until his targets are in the ideal place for him to shoot them without risk).
- Another example of an unjust trial was that of the so called Witches of Enderheid.
Foods and Beverages
- Yrcanos eats Flayfish.
Individuals
- Yrcanos is King of the Krontep, Lord of the Vingten, Conqueror of the Tonkonp Empire, whom he defeated on Thordon 2. Their warrior queens fight beside their kings.
- Kiv, leader of the Mentors, is addressed as Magnificence, and the centre of power is the Great Commerce Room.
- The Mentors' god is Morgo, and they have the same concept of hell, the "Plague Hall of Mogdana, as do the Krontep.
- Sil is one of the Mentors.
Locations
- The Krontep gods live on Verduna.
- Thoros Betan seas include the Sea of Turmoil, the Sea of Despair and Longing, and the Sea of Sorrows. There is an island called Brak.
Planets
- There is a Sondlex crop on Wilson 1.
- Skulnesh has very nasty sewers.
- There are seven-legged chargers on Corojaan.
- Thoros Alpha, home to a humanoid race called Alphans, enslaved by the Mentors, is in the same system as Thoros Beta.
- The Mentors are dealing with a (short reptillian) representative from Posikar
Races and Species
- Some, less developed, Mentors have a sting in their tail.
- The Raak is a genetically engineered amphibious creature.
Technology
- All of the universe's commodity markets can be accessed by a communications device called the warpfold relay.
- Crozier's equipment includes a lexifier and an endrodiotone.
Story Notes
- Trevor Laird would later play Clive Jones, the father of Martha Jones. Laird is to date the only actor to play a recurring character in the BBC Wales version of the show, who also appeared in the original series.
Ratings
- Brackets refer to this story's individual parts
- Part Five (1) - 4.8 million viewers
- Part Six (2) - 4.6 million viewers
- Part Seven (3) - 5.1 million viewers
- Part Eight (4) - 5.0 million viewers
Myths
to be added
Filming Locations
- Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, East Sussex
- BBC Television Centre (TC6 & TC1), Shepherd's Bush, London
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- At the start of Part 8 (on asking whether Peri was Dead) the Doctor is specifically told that she isn't. So why at the end of that episode does everyone believe that Peri has died?
- How does the Inquisitor know the events at the stories end - she's supposed to be impartial, and is supposed to be watching this for the first time?
- Why hasn't Leela or Romana testified for the Doctor as there are on Gallifrey?
Continuity
- Sil previously appeared in DW: Vengeance on Varos and TME: Mission to Magnus.
- Peri's re-meets the Doctor in NA: Bad Therapy.
DVD and Video Releases
DVD release
- Due for release in The Trial of a Time Lord boxset on the 29th September.
Video Releases
Released as Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Released:
- UK October 1993 (Released with the other Trial of the Timelord stories in a Tardis-shaped tin with a random picture of one of the (then) seven Doctors on the base)
- US October 1993 (Same as the UK release except packed in a cardboard box in honor of Doctor Who's 30th anniversary)
- Australia October 1993
Novelisation
- Main article: Mindwarp (novelisation)
- Novelised by Philip Martin in 1989. Martin's adaptation is notorious for its epilogue which contradicts the concluding chapter of Trial of a Time-Lord by suggesting a comedic fate for Peri.
External Links
- BBC Episode Guide for Mindwarp
- Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: Mindwarp
- Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - Mindwarp
- A Brief History of Time (Travel): Mindwarp
- The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - Mindwarp
