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director= [[Derek Martinus]] |
director= [[Derek Martinus]] |
producer= [[Innes Lloyd]]|
producer= [[Innes Lloyd]]|
broadcast date= [[11th November]] - [[16th December]] [[1967]]|
broadcast date= [[11th November]] - [[16th December]] [[1967]]|
format= 6 25-minute Episodes |
format= 6 25-minute Episodes |
production code= [[List of production codes|OO]]|
production code= [[List of production codes|OO]]|
previous story=[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]|
previous story=[[The Abominable Snowmen]]|
next story= [[The Enemy of the World]]}}
next story= [[The Enemy of the World]]}}




== Cast ==
==Cast==
*[[Second Doctor|Dr. Who]] - [[Patrick Troughton]]
*[[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
*[[Victoria Waterfield]] - [[Deborah Watling]]
*[[Miss Garrett]] - [[Wendy Gifford]]
*[[Clent]] - [[Peter Barkworth]]
*[[Arden]] - [[George Waring]]
*[[Walters]] - [[Malcolm Taylor]]
*[[Davis]] - [[Peter Diamond]]
*[[Storr]] - [[Angus Lennie]]
*[[Penley]] - [[Peter Sallis]]
*Voice of Computer - [[Roy Skelton]]
*[[Varga]] - [[Bernard Bresslaw]]
*[[Zondal]] - [[Roger Jones]]
*[[Turoc]] - [[Sonny Caldinez]]
*[[Rintan]] - [[Tony Harwood]]
*[[Isbur]] - [[Michael Attwell]]


==Crew==
*[[Assistant Floor Manager]] - [[Quenton Annis]]
*[[Costumes]] - [[Martin Baugh]]
*[[Designer]] - [[Jeremy Davies]]
*[[Film Cameraman]] - [[Brian Langley]]
*[[Film Editor]] - [[Michael Lockey]]
*[[Incidental Music]] - [[Dudley Simpson]]
*[[Make-Up]] - [[Sylvia James]]
*[[Producer]] - [[Innes Lloyd]]
*[[Production Assistant]] - [[Snowy Lidiard-White]]
*[[Script Editor]] - [[Peter Bryant]]
*[[Special Sounds]] - [[Brian Hodgson]]
*[[Studio Lighting]] - [[Sam Neeter]]
*[[Studio Sound]] - [[Bryan Forgham]]
*[[Theme Arrangement]] - [[Delia Derbyshire]]
*[[Title Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
*[[Visual Effects]] - [[Bernard Wilkie]], [[Ron Oates]]


 
==Story Notes==
 
The most obvious influence on this story is [[Wikipedia:John W. Campbell|John W. Campbell]]'s short story "[[Wikipedia:Who Goes There?|Who Goes There?]]" (1938) which has twice been filmed as ''The Thing From Another World'' (1951) and ''The Thing'' (1982). This features an alien found frozen in ice who is thawed out and comes back to life to threaten an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] research base. In the original story the "thing" is a shape-changer that absorbs knowledge from its victims, themes exploited many times on Doctor Who, but lack of technology to realise these ideas meant that the 1951 film has the creature merely a large aggressive plant-man (used again in "[[The Seeds of Doom]]") and "The Ice Warriors" follows this model by making the Ice Warriors large aggressive green creatures. The major difference with the basic plot of the film and "The Ice Warriors" was that in the film the alien spaceship is destroyed while the scientists are trying to remove it from the ice. In "The Ice Warriors" fear of destroying the spaceship prevents the use of the weather control system.
== Crew ==
 
 
 
 
== Story Notes ==
The most obvious influence on this story is [[Wikipedia:John W. Campbell|John W. Campbell]]'s short story "[[Wikipedia:Who Goes There?|Who Goes There?]]" (1938) which has twice been filmed as ''The Thing From Another World'' (1951) and ''The Thing'' (1982). This features an alien found frozen in ice who is thawed out and comes back to life to threaten an [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] research base. In the original story the "thing" is a shape-changer that absorbs knowledge from its victims, themes exploited many times on Doctor Who, but lack of technology to realise these ideas meant that the 1951 film has the creature merely a large aggressive plant-man (used again in "[[The Seeds of Doom]]") and "The Ice Warriors" follows this model by making the Ice Warriors large agressive green creatures. The major difference with the basic plot of the film and "The Ice Warriors" was that in the film the alien spaceship is destroyed while the scientists are trying to remove it from the ice. In "The Ice Warriors" fear of destroying the spaceship prevents the use of the weather control system.


Archeological discoveries of the time, notably the [[Sutton Hoo]] dig, also influenced the idea of a buried body proving to be an [[alien]], with the Ice Warrior's space helmet being mistaken for a ancient helmet. Again, Doctor Who would return to the theme in "[[The Daemons]]".
Archeological discoveries of the time, notably the [[Sutton Hoo]] dig, also influenced the idea of a buried body proving to be an [[alien]], with the Ice Warrior's space helmet being mistaken for a ancient helmet. Again, Doctor Who would return to the theme in "[[The Daemons]]".
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Finally, the theories of a "nuclear winter" and "a New Ice Age" are the basis for the setting of the story. The disputes between the scientists seems to represent the debate amongst scientist over the validity of these theories. The idea of weather manipulation had appeared in "[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]" and was also reappear in "[[The Enemy of the World]]", which followed from this story.
Finally, the theories of a "nuclear winter" and "a New Ice Age" are the basis for the setting of the story. The disputes between the scientists seems to represent the debate amongst scientist over the validity of these theories. The idea of weather manipulation had appeared in "[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]" and was also reappear in "[[The Enemy of the World]]", which followed from this story.


=== Myths ===
===Myths===


== Statistics ==
==Statistics==






=== Ratings ===
===Ratings===








== Continuity ==
==Continuity==


The Doctor is wearing his fur coat from the previous story, "[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]". Jamie also suggests at first that the Doctor has landed further up the mountain in Tibet, because the environment is still icy (ironically, no ice appeared on screen in "The Abominable Snowmen").
The Doctor is wearing his fur coat from the previous story, "[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]". Jamie also suggests at first that the Doctor has landed further up the mountain in Tibet, because the environment is still icy (ironically, no ice appeared on screen in "The Abominable Snowmen").
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The crew have to climb out of the TARDIS because it is lying on its side. The Doctor has to enter the TARDIS under similarly awkward circumstances in "[[Time-Flight]]."
The crew have to climb out of the TARDIS because it is lying on its side. The Doctor has to enter the TARDIS under similarly awkward circumstances in "[[Time-Flight]]."


== References ==
==References==






== Location filming ==
==Location filming==






==See also ==
==See also==




== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/icewarriors/ BBC '''The Ice Warriors''' page]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/icewarriors/ BBC '''The Ice Warriors''' page]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=oo Outpost Gallifrey '''The Ice Warriors''' page]
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=oo Outpost Gallifrey '''The Ice Warriors''' page]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/icewarriors/ BBC '''The Ice Warriors''' photonovel]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/photonovels/icewarriors/ BBC '''The Ice Warriors''' photonovel]
*[http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Ice/intro.html '''The Ice Warriors''' transcript]
*[http://homepages.bw.edu/~jcurtis/Scripts/Ice/intro.html '''The Ice Warriors''' transcript]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2o.htm '''The Ice Warriors''' detailed sypnosis at Doctor Who Reference Guide]
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2o.htm '''The Ice Warriors''' detailed synopsis at Doctor Who Reference Guide]
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/oo.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Ice Warriors''']
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/oo.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Ice Warriors''']


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Cast

Crew

Story Notes

The most obvious influence on this story is John W. Campbell's short story "Who Goes There?" (1938) which has twice been filmed as The Thing From Another World (1951) and The Thing (1982). This features an alien found frozen in ice who is thawed out and comes back to life to threaten an Antarctic research base. In the original story the "thing" is a shape-changer that absorbs knowledge from its victims, themes exploited many times on Doctor Who, but lack of technology to realise these ideas meant that the 1951 film has the creature merely a large aggressive plant-man (used again in "The Seeds of Doom") and "The Ice Warriors" follows this model by making the Ice Warriors large aggressive green creatures. The major difference with the basic plot of the film and "The Ice Warriors" was that in the film the alien spaceship is destroyed while the scientists are trying to remove it from the ice. In "The Ice Warriors" fear of destroying the spaceship prevents the use of the weather control system.

Archeological discoveries of the time, notably the Sutton Hoo dig, also influenced the idea of a buried body proving to be an alien, with the Ice Warrior's space helmet being mistaken for a ancient helmet. Again, Doctor Who would return to the theme in "The Daemons".

Notions about Mars, current in 1967 but now known to be false, also inform the programme, such as the nitrogen atmosphere of Mars which causes the Ice Warriors breathing difficulties on Earth.

Finally, the theories of a "nuclear winter" and "a New Ice Age" are the basis for the setting of the story. The disputes between the scientists seems to represent the debate amongst scientist over the validity of these theories. The idea of weather manipulation had appeared in "The Moonbase" and was also reappear in "The Enemy of the World", which followed from this story.

Myths

Statistics

Ratings

Continuity

The Doctor is wearing his fur coat from the previous story, "The Abominable Snowmen". Jamie also suggests at first that the Doctor has landed further up the mountain in Tibet, because the environment is still icy (ironically, no ice appeared on screen in "The Abominable Snowmen").

The crew have to climb out of the TARDIS because it is lying on its side. The Doctor has to enter the TARDIS under similarly awkward circumstances in "Time-Flight."

References

Location filming

See also

External links

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