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Revision as of 16:52, 5 April 2008

This was the third evidence provided 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

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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

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Location Filming

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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

This Episode has been confirmed for 2008 release in a box set with all the Trial of a Time Lord episodes.

Target Novelisations

to be added

External Links


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Television

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Mindwarp 		Next story:
The Ultimate Foe


All Media

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Mindwarp 		Next story:
The Ultimate Foe
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