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Terminus (TV story)

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Synopsis

The TARDIS attaches itself to a space liner after Turlough, still under the Black Guardian's influence, damages its controls. The Doctor and Nyssa meet two space pirates, Kari and Olvir, who have come on board the liner in search of plunder, while Tegan and Turlough get lost in the infrastructure.

The liner docks with what appears to be a hulk floating in space. This is Terminus, which claims to offer a cure for lazar disease. It is crewed by a group of armoured slave workers, the Vanir, while the cure is administered by a huge dog-like creature known as the Garm. Nyssa, who has contracted the disease from sufferers transported aboard the liner, discovers that the cure - involving exposure to radiation - does actually work.

The Doctor and Kari meanwhile learn that the ship, once capable of time travel, was responsible for the creation of the universe when an ejection of fuel from one of its engines caused the 'big bang'. Aided by Kari and the Garm, the Doctor is able to disconnect a still active but damaged engine that is on the point of exploding - something that could result in the universe's destruction.

Plot

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Cast

Crew

References

Story Notes

  • This is the first instance of the Doctor being able to 'spy' on his companions using the TARDIS scanner.
  • This story has one of three descriptions of how the universe started, the others are in Castrovalva and Slipback.
  • This story is well-remembered for its scenes in which the conservative Nyssa gradually strips off some of her clothes.

Ratings

  • Part 1 - 6.8 million viewers
  • Part 2 - 7.5 million viewers
  • Part 3 - 6.5 million viewers
  • Part 4 - 7.4 million viewers

Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

to be added

Continuity

  • This is the second story in the "Black Guardian" Trilogy.
  • Nyssa meets the Doctor in her future (though his past) in PDA: Asylum.
  • Nyssa also meets the Doctor at the end of his fifth regeneration in BFA: Circular Time.

DVD and Video Releases

  • Released on Video in episodic format. it has not yet been released on DVD.

Novelisation

Main article: Terminus (novelisation)

External Links

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