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*If the Vervoids are genetically engineered, why create them with lethal stings? ''Self-defence? Or to be used as a military force, as slaves often are?''
*If the Vervoids are genetically engineered, why create them with lethal stings? ''Self-defence? Or to be used as a military force, as slaves often are?''
*The Vervoids wear tracksuits and trainers (wilting and climbing through the tunnel in the final part).
*The Vervoids wear tracksuits and trainers (wilting and climbing through the tunnel in the final part).
*Why does the Captain state that the ship is hi-jack proof, even though it has been hi-jacked by Brookner? ''(the only reason for that is that they had to let him in to the controll room to stop the ship crashing.  he then used that to take over the ship.  He says it is designed to be hijack proof, be cause in normal cases this would not be possible.  they would just close the door to stop them getting in, as was done after the ship was taken over.''
*Why does the Captain state that the ship is hi-jack proof, even though it has been hi-jacked by Brookner?
*Since the Doctor is shown viewing an event in his future, presumably he should already know what's going to happen once his personal timeline catches up to the Vervoid incident. Yet he appears totally unaware as he proceeds through the adventure. ''It can be speculated that the Doctor likely erased his memory of the event so as not to corrupt the timeline later. Evidence in support comes from the 2007 special ''[[Time Crash]]'', in which it is strongly suggested that the [[Tenth Doctor]] only remembers meeting himself (from his [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth life]]) upon hearing the [[cloister bell]].''
*Since the Doctor is shown viewing an event in his future, presumably he should already know what's going to happen once his personal timeline catches up to the Vervoid incident. Yet he appears totally unaware as he proceeds through the adventure. ''It can be speculated that the Doctor likely erased his memory of the event so as not to corrupt the timeline later. Evidence in support comes from the 2007 special ''[[Time Crash]]'', in which it is strongly suggested that the [[Tenth Doctor]] only remembers meeting himself (from his [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth life]]) upon hearing the [[cloister bell]].''


Revision as of 05:10, 17 October 2008

This was the Doctor's evidence at the Trial of a Time Lord.


Synopsis

The distraught Doctor gives the court his evidence for the defence. He chooses an incident from his own future, in which he and his companion Mel arrive on the space liner Hyperion III in response to a distress call. There they battle against and ultimately destroy a hostile race of alien plants, the Vervoids, while also helping to thwart a mutiny by the ship's security officer, Rudge.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Crew

References

Individuals

  • Melanie Bush comes from Pease Pottage, and has almost total recall. Her house had a large garden, with a compost heap.
  • Travers and Hallett have both met The Doctor on a previous occasion.

Planets

Races and Species

  • Vervoids were created on Mogar by Lasky to be a workforce to replace robots.
  • Mogarians are gold skinned humanoids with grill like mouths who cannot breathe oxygen. They are a peace loving race, for whom water on the face is fatal, but who nevertheless drink tea.
  • Vervoids can produce a gas that smells like methane, but is non-explosive, in large enough quantities to kill humans.

Story Notes

  • This is the first appearance of Bonnie Langford as Mel, who receives no introductory story, and indeed no explanation of how she came to travel with the Doctor.
  • Working titles for this story include: The Ultimate Foe and The Vervoids.
  • This story was a replacement for an original submission, "Attack From the Mind" by Jack Trevor Story, set on the planet Penelope; later drafts included "The Last Adventure" by Christopher H. Bidmead and "Paradise Five" by P.J. Hammond.
  • Honor Blackman (Professor Lasky) is best known for playing Cathy Gale in The Avengers and as Pussy Galore in the James Bond film Goldfinger.
  • Lasky is reading Murder on the Orient Express in the lounge.

Ratings

Numbers in brackets refer to parts relating to this story.
  • Part Nine (1) - 5.2 million viewers
  • Part Ten (2) - 4.6 million viewers
  • Part Eleven (3) - 5.3 million viewers
  • Part Twelve (4) - 5.3 million viewers

Myths

to be added

Filming Locations

Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • Lasky has been into room 6, not finding her luggage there, because her key is actually for room 9. So how did she get in?
  • How did Grenville know that the unidentified craft on the Hyperion's scanner was the TARDIS? The Doctor states the message was sent directly to him.
  • Why don't the Mogarians notice a major change in character in one of their number? Why would the Mogarians necessarily know each other? The Hyperion III is a passenger liner.
  • If the Vervoids are genetically engineered, why create them with lethal stings? Self-defence? Or to be used as a military force, as slaves often are?
  • The Vervoids wear tracksuits and trainers (wilting and climbing through the tunnel in the final part).
  • Why does the Captain state that the ship is hi-jack proof, even though it has been hi-jacked by Brookner?
  • Since the Doctor is shown viewing an event in his future, presumably he should already know what's going to happen once his personal timeline catches up to the Vervoid incident. Yet he appears totally unaware as he proceeds through the adventure. It can be speculated that the Doctor likely erased his memory of the event so as not to corrupt the timeline later. Evidence in support comes from the 2007 special Time Crash, in which it is strongly suggested that the Tenth Doctor only remembers meeting himself (from his Fifth life) upon hearing the cloister bell.

Continuity

DVD and Video Releases

DVD release

Video Releases

Released as Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids

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

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Main article: Terror of the Vervoids (novelisation)

External Links

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