Spearhead from Space (TV story)
Synopsis
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Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- Channing - Hugh Burden
- Seeley - Neil Wilson
- Mullins - Talfryn Thomas
- Captain Munro - John Breslin
- Dr. Henderson - Antony Webb
- Nurse - Helen Dorward
- Corporal Forbes - George Lee
- UNIT Officer - Tessa Shaw
- Technician - Ellis Jones
- Wagstaffe - Allan Mitchell
- 2nd Reporter - Prentis Hancock
- Major General [[Scobie - Hamilton Dyce
- Dr. Beavis - Henry McCarthy
- Hibbert - John Woodnutt
- Ransome - Derek Smee
- Meg - Betty Bowden
- Sergeant - Clifford Cox
- Attendant - Edmund Bailey
Crew
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References
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Story Notes
This is the first story featuring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor, as well as the first appearance of companion Liz Shaw and villains the Nestene Consciousness and its servants the Autons.
Ratings
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Myths
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Location Filming
Location filming took pace at the BBC facility of Wood Norton near Evesham and in the nearby pub in Radford.
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
- During the scene where the Doctor is showering, Jon Pertwee's Navy tattoo is clearly visible on his arm. (This is explained in a later novel as the mark of an exiled Time Lord)
Continuity
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DVD, Video and Other Releases
DVD Releases
Released as Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space, this release was slipped into the DVD schedule by BBC Worldwide so that a second DVD could be released in 2000. In the event, the DVD was delayed till the following year.
Released:
- Region 2 29th January 2001
- PAL - BBC DVD BBCDVD1012
- Region 4 2nd July 2001
- Region 1 11th September 2001
- NTSC - Warner Video E1120
Contents:
- UNIT Recruitment Film
- Trailer
- Photo Gallery
- Production Subtitles
- Easter Egg (Test Footage for the titles sequence.)
- Commentary: Nicholas Courtney and Caroline John
Rear Credits:
- Starring Jon Pertwee
- By Robert Holmes
- Produced by Derrick Sherwin
- Directed by Derek Martinus
- Incidental Music composed by Dudley Simpson
Notes: The Fleetwood Mac song Oh Well - Part One has been removed from the DVD.
Video Releases
Released as Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space.
Released:
- First Release:
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- PAL - BBC Video BBCV4107
- NTSC - Warner Video E1163
Notes: Released in an edited movie-format, with the Fleetwood Mac song Oh Well - Part One removed.
- Second Release:
Notes: Released unedited.
Target Novelisations
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External Links
- Outpost Gallifrey Spearhead from Space page
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of Spearhead from Space
- BBC Spearhead from Space page
- A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to Spearhead from Space
