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story name= The Web of Fear| | story name= The Web of Fear| | ||
image= [[Image:Web_title.jpg|250px]]| | image= [[Image:Web_title.jpg|250px]]| | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] - [[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | ||
number= 41 | | number= [[Season 5]] | | ||
story number= 41| | |||
doctor=[[Second Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Second Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]]<br/>[[Victoria Waterfield]]| | companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]]<br/>[[Victoria Waterfield]]| | ||
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==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a web-like substance in space. It then arrives in the London Underground railway system, the tunnels of which are being overrun by the web and by the Great Intelligence's robot Yeti. | The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a web-like substance in space. It then arrives in the London Underground railway system, the tunnels of which are being overrun by the web and by the Great Intelligence's robot Yeti. | ||
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The time travellers learn that this crisis was precipitated when Professor Travers, whom they first met in the Himalayas some forty years earlier, accidentally caused one of the Yeti to be reactivated, opening the way for the Intelligence to make another invasion attempt. | The time travellers learn that this crisis was precipitated when Professor Travers, whom they first met in the Himalayas some forty years earlier, accidentally caused one of the Yeti to be reactivated, opening the way for the Intelligence to make another invasion attempt. | ||
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*Soldier - [[Joseph O'Connell]] | *Soldier - [[Joseph O'Connell]] | ||
*[[Driver Evans]] - [[Derek Pollitt]] | *[[Driver Evans]] - [[Derek Pollitt]] | ||
==Crew== | ==Crew== | ||
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===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
*Episode 1 - 7.2 million viewers | |||
*Episode 1 - 7. | *Episode 2 - 6.8 million viewers | ||
*Episode 2 - 6. | *Episode 3 - 7.0 million viewers | ||
*Episode 3 - 7. | *Episode 4 - 8.4 million viewers | ||
*Episode 4 - 8. | *Episode 5 - 8.0 million viewers | ||
*Episode 5 - 8. | *Episode 6 - 8.3 million viewers | ||
*Episode 6 - 8. | |||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
=== | ===Filming Locations=== | ||
' | *Old Brewer's Yard, Shelton Street, London | ||
*Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London | |||
*BBC Television Centre (Puppet Theatre) | |||
*Ealing Film Studios | |||
*Lime Grove Stuios (Studio D) | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*This directly follows on [[The Enemy of the World]]. | *This directly follows on ''[[The Enemy of the World]]''. | ||
*This is a sequel to [[The Abominable Snowmen]]. | *This is a sequel to ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]''. | ||
*The Yeti appear once more in [[Downtime]]. | *The Yeti appear once more in [[MA]]: ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]''. | ||
*Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart appears in [[The Invasion]] as [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | *Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart appears in ''[[The Invasion]]'' as [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
*''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' makes reference to the events in this story. | |||
==DVD, Video and Other Releases== | ==DVD, Video and Other Releases== | ||
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==Target Novelisations== | ==Target Novelisations== | ||
'' | *Novelised as ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]'' by [[Terrance Dicks]] in [[1976]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/weboffear/ Official BBC Episode Guide for '''The Web of Fear'''] | |||
* [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=qq Outpost Gallifrey '''The Web of Fear''' page] | * [http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=qq Outpost Gallifrey '''The Web of Fear''' page] | ||
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2q.htm | * [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_2q.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Web of Fear'''] | ||
* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/qq.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Web of Fear'''] | * [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/qq.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''The Web of Fear'''] | ||
*[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/weboffear The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''The Web of Fear'''] | |||
Revision as of 13:24, 18 March 2008
The Web of Fear was the fifth story of Season 5 of Doctor Who. The story featured the first appearance of future Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, played by Nicholas Courtney, although UNIT would not be concieved until his next appearance in The Invasion.
Synopsis
The TARDIS narrowly avoids becoming engulfed in a web-like substance in space. It then arrives in the London Underground railway system, the tunnels of which are being overrun by the web and by the Great Intelligence's robot Yeti.
The time travellers learn that this crisis was precipitated when Professor Travers, whom they first met in the Himalayas some forty years earlier, accidentally caused one of the Yeti to be reactivated, opening the way for the Intelligence to make another invasion attempt.
The travellers work alongside army forces - led initially by Captain Knight and then by Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart - as they battle against the alien menace, hampered by the fact that one of their number has fallen under the Intelligence's influence and is a traitor in their midst.
The Intelligence's ultimate aim is to drain the Doctor's mind. The Doctor manages to sabotage the device with which it intends to achieve this, so that he can drain the Intelligence's mind instead, but he is 'rescued' by his friends before he can bring his plan to fruition.
The Intelligence is repelled into space, and the Doctor and his friends leave the army to clear up the mess.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Patrick Troughton
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- Victoria Waterfield - Deborah Watling
- Professor Edward Travers - Jack Watling
- Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- Anne Travers - Tina Packer
- Julius Silverstein - Frederick Schrecker
- Corporal Lane - Rod Beacham
- Corporal Blake - Richardson Morgan
- Captain Knight - Ralph Watson
- Harold Chorley - Jon Rollason
- Staff Sgt. Arnold - Jack Woolgar
- Craftsman Weams - Stephen Whittaker
- Soldier - Bernard G. High
- Yeti - John Levene, John Lord, Gordon Stothard, Colin Warman, Jeremy King, Roger Jacombs
- Soldier - Joseph O'Connell
- Driver Evans - Derek Pollitt
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - Roselyn Parker
- Costumes - Martin Baugh
- Designer - David Myerscough-Jones
- Fight Arranger - Derek Ware
- Film Cameraman - Alan Jonas
- Film Cameraman - Jimmy Court
- Film Editor - Philip Barnikel
- Film Editor - Colin Hobson
- Make-Up - Sylvia James
- Producer - Peter Bryant
- Production Assistant - Gareth Gwenlan
- Script Editor - Derrick Sherwin
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - Clive Leighton
- Studio Sound - Ray Angel
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
- Visual Effects - Ron Oates
References
- The Great Intelligence is the intelligence controlling the Yeti.
Story Notes
- First appearance of Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart played by Nicholas Courtney.
Ratings
- Episode 1 - 7.2 million viewers
- Episode 2 - 6.8 million viewers
- Episode 3 - 7.0 million viewers
- Episode 4 - 8.4 million viewers
- Episode 5 - 8.0 million viewers
- Episode 6 - 8.3 million viewers
Myths
to be added
Filming Locations
- Old Brewer's Yard, Shelton Street, London
- Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London
- BBC Television Centre (Puppet Theatre)
- Ealing Film Studios
- Lime Grove Stuios (Studio D)
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
to be added
Continuity
- This directly follows on The Enemy of the World.
- This is a sequel to The Abominable Snowmen.
- The Yeti appear once more in MA: Downtime.
- Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart appears in The Invasion as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
- Remembrance of the Daleks makes reference to the events in this story.
DVD, Video and Other Releases
DVD Release
The surviving episode (Episode 1) was released as part of the Lost in Time set.
Released:
- Region 2 1st November 2005
- PAL - BBC DVD BBCDVD1353
- Region 4 2nd December 2005
- Region 1 2nd November 2005
- NTSC - Warner Video E2082 (Troughton 2 disc set) / E2083 (Box set)
Video Releases
The surviving episode (Episode 1) was released alongside The Faceless Ones Episode 1 and 3 and the remaining episodes of The Reign of Terror as part of a two cassette release entitled Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror.
Released:
- PAL - BBC Video BBCV7335
- NTSC - Warner Video E1853
Notes: The US release was also located in The End of the Universe Collection.
Target Novelisations
- Novelised as Doctor Who and the Web of Fear by Terrance Dicks in 1976.
External links
- Official BBC Episode Guide for The Web of Fear
- Outpost Gallifrey The Web of Fear page
- Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Web of Fear
- A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to The Web of Fear
- The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - The Web of Fear
