The Devil of Winterborne (home video)

Liz's assistant Louise Bayliss did not return and instead Terry Molloy featured as D.I. Burke, a policeman who assisted her and applied for a transfer to P.R.O.B.E. at the very end. The story introduced the characters of Andrew Powell and Christian and Gavin Purcell, all of whom would appear again in Ghosts of Winterborne, as well as Brian Rutherford who would play a larger role in Unnatural Selection.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

When P.R.O.B.E. is summoned to investigate the savage murder of a retired headmaster, Liz Shaw is disturbed to find evidence of satanic rite near the scene of the crime.

She soon discovers a web of deceit and corruption that extends back in time, threatening the current occupants of nearby Winterborne School.

With P.R.O.B.E. under threat from within and the death toll mounting, Liz finds herself under increasing pressure from all sides to produce results...

The Devil of Winterborne is at large and only Liz can stop it!

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bill Baggs - director and producer
Andy Grant - executive producer
Mark Ayres - Music
Andy Bell - cinematography
Dick Kursa - cinematography
Michael Duxbury - film editing
Sara Cooper - production design
Zoe Randall - makeup artist
Patricia Merrick - assistant director
Robin Prichard - second assistant director
Edward Salt - second assistant director
Julian Dawton - sound
Raymond Turner - sound
Jon Head - grip (as Jonathan Head)
Ben Hicklin - focus puller

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

There were no lessons being taught because of Whitsun, a holiday that Barbara Taploe considered far too short to do anything in.
Luke mentions Claridge's, whose stationery his mother and father used to send hasty apologies alongside a cheque.
Liz was afraid of graveyards as a child and hated the rusty watering cans, stand pipes and the smell of decayed flowers. She would visit grandmother's grave where there was a fallen door nearby that she imagined was a poor man's grave. She imagined that if she got too close the door would fall into the hole and she would either see what was in there or fall in herself.

Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

A number of new characters were played by actors who previously had roles in Doctor Who: Peter Davison played the Fifth Doctor, Terry Molloy played Davros from Resurrection of the Daleks to Remembrance of the Daleks and Geoffrey Beevers played the Decayed Master in The Keeper of Traken.
Liz is referred to as "Dr Shaw" by D.I. Burke. This is the first time that she is called this onscreen, being known as "Miss Shaw" on Doctor Who and in The Zero Imperative.
Ghosts of Winterborne is a sequel to this story, reintroducing the characters of Gavin Purcell (Peter Davison) and Andrew Powell (Reece Shearsmith) set in the months after these events. The themes of reincarnation and immortality from this story are elaborated on, and clips from this film are used as flashbacks.
This story is notable for introducing Doctor Who's first same-sex relationship on screen, predating the new series. A physical relationship between Luke and Christian is heavily implied and the two are seen sharing a romantic kiss.
On the 2012 DVD reissue, there were two notable issues in regards to actor credits.
- Rutherford was incorrectly credited as being played by Patricia Merrick, the assistant director, instead of Geoffrey Beevers.
- The character of Christian Purcell was not listed in the end credits and, as such, Daniel Matthews was not credited with playing him.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Louise Bayliss is mentioned. She has been transferred from P.R.O.B.E. by Rutherford. (HOMEVID: The Zero Imperative)

DVD and Video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

P.R.O.B.E Devil of Winterborne was released direct-to-video in 1995 by BBV. It was reissued on DVD in 2012 and is available to purchase from Galaxy 4.