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story name= Terror of the Vervoids |
story name= Terror of the Vervoids |
image= |
image=[[Image:Terror_of_the_Vervoids_Doctor_Mel.jpg|250px]] |
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] <br> [[Season 23]]|
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] |
number= ?? |
number= [[Season 23]] |
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] |
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] |
companions= [[Mel]] |
companions= [[Mel]] |
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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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==
==Plot==
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*[[The Valeyard]] - [[Michael Jayston]]
*[[The Valeyard]] - [[Michael Jayston]]
*[[The Inquisitor]] - [[Lynda Bellingham]]
*[[The Inquisitor]] - [[Lynda Bellingham]]
*Professor [[Lasky]] - [[Honor Blackman]]
*[[Lasky|Professor Lasky]] - [[Honor Blackman]]
*Commodore]] - [[Michael Craig]]
*[[Travers|Commodore Travers]] - [[Michael Craig]]
*[[Rudge]] - [[Denys Hawthorne]]
*[[Rudge]] - [[Denys Hawthorne]]
*[[Janet]] - [[Yolande Palfrey]]
*[[Janet]] - [[Yolande Palfrey]]
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==References==
==References==
[[Vervoid]]s,
*[[Article Seven]] of [[Gallifrey|Gallifreyan]] law deals with genocide.
 
===[[:Category:Planets|Planets]]===
*[[Mogar]] is a planet in the [[Perseus Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]].
*Between Mogar and [[Earth]] lies the [[Black hole]] of [[Tartarus]].
*[[Stella Stora]] suffered from grain shortages around [[2983]].
 
===[[:Category:Races and Species|Races and Species]]===
*[[Vervoid]]s were created on Mogar by Lasky to be a workforce to replace robots.


==Story Notes==
==Story Notes==
''to be added''
*This is the first appearance of Bonnie Langford as Mel, who recieves no introductory story, and indeed no introduction as how she came to travel with the Doctor.
*Working titles for this story include: '''The Ultimate Foe''' and '''The Vervoids'''.


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
''to be added''
*Part 1 - 5.2 million viewers
*Part 2 - 4.6 million viewers
*Part 3 - 5.3 million viewers
*Part 4 - 5.3 million viewers


===Myths===
===Myths===
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==Continuity==
==Continuity==
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*Mel meets the Doctor for the 'first time' in ''[[PDA]]:'' [[Business Unusual]].


==DVD and Video Releases==
==DVD and Video Releases==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/trialtimelord3/ BBC Episode Guide for '''Terror of the Vervoids''']
 
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=7c1 Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Terror of the Vervoids''']
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/trial.htm#7C1  Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Terror of the Vervoids''']
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/7c-1.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) entry for '''Terror of the Vervoids''']




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'''Television'''
'''Television'''

Revision as of 14:38, 3 October 2007


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

Planets

Races and Species

  • Vervoids were created on Mogar by Lasky to be a workforce to replace robots.

Story Notes

  • This is the first appearance of Bonnie Langford as Mel, who recieves no introductory story, and indeed no introduction as how she came to travel with the Doctor.
  • Working titles for this story include: The Ultimate Foe and The Vervoids.

Ratings

  • Part 1 - 5.2 million viewers
  • Part 2 - 4.6 million viewers
  • Part 3 - 5.3 million viewers
  • Part 4 - 5.3 million viewers

Myths

to be added

Location Filming

to be added

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?
  • The Vervoids wear tracksuits and trainers (wilting and climbing through the tunnel in the final episode).
  • If the Vervoids are genetically engineered, why create them with lethal stings?
  • Why don't the Mogarians notice a major change in character in one of their number?
  • Why does the Captain state that the ship is hi-jack proof, even though it has been hi-jacked by Brookner?!

Continuity

DVD and Video Releases

to be added

Target Novelisations

to be added

External Links


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