The Green Death (TV story)

The Green Death
Doctor:	[[doctor::Third Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Jo Grant Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Captain Mike Yates
Main enemy:	BOSS
Main setting:	Llanfairfach, Wales; UNIT Era Metebelis 3
Key crew
Writer:	Robert Sloman
Director:	Michael Briant
Producer:	Barry Letts
Release details
Release number:	69
Premiere broadcast:	19th May - 23rd June 1973
Format:	6 25-minute Episodes
Production code:	TTT

Synopsis

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Plot

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Cast

The Doctor - Jon Pertwee

Jo Grant - Katy Manning

• This is Katy Manning's final story.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney

Sergeant Benton - John Levene

Captain Mike Yates - Richard Franklin

Cliff Jones - Stewart Bevan

Stevens - Jerome Willis

Elgin - Tony Adams

Hinks - Ben Howard

Dai Evans - Mostyn Evans

Dave - Talfryn Thomas

Bert - Roy Evans

Nancy - Mitzi McKenzie

Milkman - Ray Handy

Hughes - John Scott Martin

Fell - John Rolfe

Voice of BOSS - John Dearth

Minister of Ecology - Richard Beale

Cleaner - Jean Burgess

Yates Guard - Brian Justice

Guard - Terry Walsh

James - Roy Skelton

Crew

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References

• The Doctor gets to Metebelis III and takes a blue crystal.
• The BOSS is the computer running global chemicals.

Story Notes

• This is the last story to use the 'Pertwee Logo', it would be used again in the Doctor Who: The TV Movie, and from then as the default logo for Doctor Who until 2005.

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 consequences of the Doctor's journey to Metebelis III are followed up in Planet of the Spiders

DVD, Video and Other Releases

DVD Releases

Released as Doctor Who: The Green Death.

Released:

• Region 2 10th May 2004

PAL - BBC DVD BBCDVD1142

• Region 4 5th August 2004
• Region 1 1st March 2005

NTSC - Warner Video E2156

Contents:

• Stewart Bevan - An interview with the actor about the story.
• Robert Sloman - An interview with the writer about the writing of the story.
• Global Conspiracy - A short sketch about what went on in 1973.
• Visual Effects - Colin Mapson talks about the effect in the story and how to build a Giant Maggot.
• Photo Gallery
• Production Subtitles
• Easter Egg
• Commentary: Katy Manning, Barry Letts, and Terrance Dicks

Video Releases

Released as Doctor Who: The Green Death, the two cassette video release was rushed out in memory of the death of Jon Pertwee earlier in the year.

Released:

• UK August 1996

PAL - BBC Video BBCV5816

• US April 1997

NTSC - Warner Video E1349

Target Novelisations

• The Green Death was novelised in 1975 as Doctor Who and the Green Death.

External Links

• BBC The Green Death page
• Outpost Gallifrey The Green Death page
• The Green Death detailed sypnosis at Doctor Who Reference Guide
• A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to The Green Death
• Wikipedia - Liar Paradox as used by the Doctor against BOSS