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* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/eee.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) - '''Terror of the Autons''']
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*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=3e Outpost Galifrey entry for '''Terror of the Autons''']
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*[http://www.eofftv.com/episodes/d/doctor_who/3rd_doctor/terror_of_the_autons_main.htm '''Terror of the Autons''' entry at Encylopedia of Fantastic Film and Television]
*[http://www.eofftv.com/episodes/d/doctor_who/3rd_doctor/terror_of_the_autons_main.htm '''Terror of the Autons''' entry at Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television]




Revision as of 06:39, 18 February 2008


Synopsis

The Master arrives on Earth at a circus run by a man named Rossini and steals a dormant Nestene energy unit from a museum. He reactivates it using a radio telescope and uses his hypnotic abilities to take control of a small plastics firm run by the Farrel family, where he organises the production of deadly Auton dolls, chairs and daffodils.

Humanoid Auton dummies distribute the daffodils - designed to spray a suffocating plastic film over their victim's mouth and nose - by giving them away free to members of the public in a fake promotional campaign.

The Master plans to activate the flowers with a signal from the radio telescope, which he will then use to bring the main Nestene Consciousness to Earth. The Doctor manages to persuade the Master that the Nestenes will have no further use for him once they arrive. The two Time Lords then work together to send the Consciousness back into space.

Plot

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The Doctor with Jo Grant and Captain Yates.

Cast

Crew

References

  • This is the first story to feature Mike Yates, Jo Grant, and the Master.
  • First appearance of the Tissue Compression Eliminator (as it would come to be called).
  • The Doctor says he regards military intelligence a contradiction in terms. He boils away the contents of weapon of the Master's so that the military cannot get a hold of it and try to duplicate it.
  • This is Jo Grant's first appearance. An uncle pulled some strings to get her a job at UNIT.
  • This is the Master's first appearance. The Time Lord who appears to the Doctor informs him that he now call himself this, implying that he has gone by other names. He has special powers of hypnosis that can make people act against their usual nature.

Story Notes

  • The story was originally to be titled "The Spray of Death"

Ratings

  • Episode 1 - 7.3 million viewers
  • Episode 2 - 8.0 million viewers
  • Episode 3 - 8.1 million viewers
  • Episode 4 - 8.4 million viewers

Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

DVD, Video and Other Releases

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Target Novelisations

External Links


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