The Ark in Space (TV story)

The Ark in Space
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fourth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Sarah Jane Smith Harry Sullivan
Main enemy:	The Wirrrn
Main setting:	Nerva Beacon
Key crew
Writer:	Robert Holmes
Director:	Rodney Bennett
Producer:	Philip Hinchcliffe
Release details
Release number:	76
Premiere broadcast:	25th January - 15th February 1975
Format:	4 25-minute episodes
Production code:	4C

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Tom Baker

Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen

Harry Sullivan - Ian Marter

Crew

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References

Solar Flares,

Story Notes

• The Nerva Beacon sets are reused for Revenge of the Cybermen.
• The whole story bears resemblence to the Ridley Scott film 'Alien' released in 1979

Ratings

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Myths

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Location Filming

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

• The Ark in Space is part of a set concerning Nerva Beacon without TARDIS travel; beginning in The Ark in Space and continuing through The Sontaran Experiment, Genesis of the Daleks and then ending in Revenge of the Cybermen set back aboard Nerva beacon at an earlier point in time.

• Placebo Effect features the Wirrrn and delves further into their psychology.

DVD, Video and Other Releases

• The Ark in Space was released on DVD in 2002 by BBC Worldwide.

Target Novelisations

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External Links

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