Police 5: The Master (TV story)
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Police 5: The Master (also sometimes referred to as Crime File - The Master) was a short crime file about "master criminal" the Master. It was broadcast for the 30th anniversary year of Doctor Who .
The story was a DWU edition of Shaw Taylor's long-running five-minute ITV crime prevention series Police 5 (1962-1990).
It aired on BBC One alongside a repeat airing of Planet of the Daleks episode five, as part of a series of featurettes called Doctor Who and the Daleks.
Synopsis
Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
Plot
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Cast
Archive footage
- The Master - Anthony Ainley
- The Master - Roger Delgado
- The Master - Peter Pratt
- Borusa - John Arnatt
- Azal - Stephen Thorne
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Jo Grant - Katy Manning
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Crew
- Writer - Kevin Davies
- Director - Ralph Montagu and Caroline Wright
- Producer - Caroline Wright
- Executive producer - John Whiston
Worldbuilding
- Wanted posters for Zygons, Neomorph Cybermen and the Sontaran Jingo Linx are visible on the wall behind Shaw Taylor.
- Shaw Taylor lists three known "regenerations" of the Master: the nemesis of the Third Doctor, the decayed Master, and the latest Master.
- The Master is mentioned by Shaw Taylor as being 700 years old, although no age was ever given for the character in any of his on-screen appearances.
Story notes
- This featurette uses archive footage is from many Doctor Who stories, from Terror of the Autons to Survival.
- Police 5: The Master has never been made available as a DVD or Blu-ray extra due to copyright and clearance problems, and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
- Along with The Man from MI.5, Glorious Goodwood, The Crusade, Making Cocoa and The Stealers from Saiph, this is one of six DWU productions to feature no surviving cast members.
Continuity
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