The Devil of Winterborne (home video)
The Devil of Winterborne was the second story in BBV Productions' P.R.O.B.E. series. It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Bill Baggs. It featured Caroline John as Dr Liz Shaw and Louise Jameson as Patsy Haggard.
Liz's assistant Louise Bayliss does not return and instead Terry Molloy features as D.I. Burke, a policeman who assists her and applies for a transfer to P.R.O.B.E. at the very end. The story introduces Winterborne School and the characters of Andrew Powell and Christian and Gavin Purcell, all of whom would appear again in Ghosts of Winterborne.
Synopsis
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!
Plot
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Cast
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- Patricia Haggard - Louise Jameson
- D.I. Burke - Terry Molloy
- Brian Rutherford - Geoffrey Beevers
- Gavin Purcell - Peter Davison
- Barbara Taploe - Charmian May
- Georgie - Mark Gatiss
- Christian - Daniel Matthews
- Andrew Powell - Reece Shearsmith
- Luke - Stephen Dolomore
- Cummings - Jonathan Rigby
Crew
- 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
Story notes
- Several cast members previous portrayed roles in Doctor Who; Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor), Louise Jameson (Leela), Terry Molloy (Davros; Resurrection of the Daleks to Remembrance of the Daleks), Geoffrey Beevers (The Master in The Keeper of Traken).
- Mark Gatiss would go on to write TV: The Unquiet Dead, The Idiot's Lantern, Victory of the Daleks and appear in TV: The Lazarus Experiment.
- Reece Shearsmith would work with Gatiss again on The League of Gentlemen, alongside Jeremy Dyson and Steve Pemberton.
- 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.
- 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 Andrew and Christian is heavily implied, and the two are seen sharing a romantic kiss.
Myths
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Filming Locations
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
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DVD and Video releases
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.
2012 DVD release
References
1.^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20041107/ai_n12591433/ 2.^ https://www.galaxy4.co.uk/product.thtml?id=2586&vts=gv0qAgE 3.^ http://www.timelash.com/tardis/display.asp?1790
External links
- The Devil of Winterborne at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- The Discontinuity Guide to: The Devil of Winterborne at The Whoniverse
- Galaxy 4 website
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