The Enemy of the World (TV story)
The Enemy of the World was the fourth story of Season 5 of Doctor Who. It was the only story that year which didn't follow the "base under siege" monster format.
Synopsis
The time travellers arrive in Australia in the near future and learn from a man named Giles Kent that the Doctor is the physical double of Salamander, a scientist and politician who has discovered a means of storing and distributing solar energy and thus ending starvation in a world ravaged by earthquakes, floods and the like.
Most people see Salamander as a hero, but Kent and others believe him to be establishing himself as a dictator. The Doctor uncovers the truth by impersonating Salamander and gaining access to his research station. Salamander and Kent were originally working together. Almost five years ago, they convinced a group of people undergoing an endurance test in a bunker beneath the station that a war had broken out on the surface.
It is these people, led by a man named Swann, who - deceived into thinking that they are striking back against an evil enemy - have been engineering the so-called natural disasters. Kent, now exposed as a traitor, blows up the station. Salamander meanwhile tries to escape in the TARDIS by impersonating the Doctor. He neglects to close the doors before dematerialisation, however, and is sucked out into the vortex.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Patrick Troughton
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- Victoria Waterfield - Deborah Watling
- Salamander - Patrick Troughton
- Giles Kent - Bill Kerr
- Astrid - Mary Peach
- Denes - George Pravda
- Donald Bruce - Colin Douglas
- Fedorin - David Nettheim
- Benik - Milton Johns
- Anton - Henry Stamper
- Curly - Simon Cain
- Rod - Rhys McConnochie
- Fariah - Carmen Munroe
- Griffin, the Chef - Reg Lye
- Swann - Christopher Burgess
- Colin - Adam Verney
- Mary - Margaret Hickey
- Sergeant to Benik - Andrew Staines
- Fighting Guard - Bob Anderson
- Guard Captains - Gordon Faith, Elliott Cairnes
- Guard in Caravan - Dibbs Mather
- Guard in Corridor - William McGuirk
- Guard on Denes - Bill Lyons
Crew
- Assistant Floor Manager - Edwina Verner
- Costumes - Martin Baugh
- Designer - Christopher Pemsel
- Film Cameraman - Fred Hamilton
- Film Editor - Philip Barnikel
- Make-Up - Sylvia James
- Producer - Innes Lloyd
- Production Assistant - Martin Lisemore
- Script Editor - Peter Bryant
- Special Sounds - Brian Hodgson
- Studio Lighting - Howard King
- Studio Sound - Tony Millier
- Theme Arrangement - Delia Derbyshire
- Title Music - Ron Grainer
References
- The World Zones Organisation runs the world, divided as it is into large zones, including Central Asian, Arctic, European, and Central European.
Story Notes
- Patrick Troughton's son David appears as an extra in episodes 5 and 6
- Neither Deborah Watling nor Frazer Hines appear in Episode 4, as they were on holiday during the week when it was recorded.
- This is the final story overseen by producer Innes Lloyd.
- Episode three marked the first use of 625-line videotape in Doctor Who, as opposed to the old 405-line standard.
Ratings
- Episode 1 - 6.8 million viewers
- Episode 2 - 7.6 million viewers
- Episode 3 - 7.1 million viewers
- Episode 4 - 7.8 million viewers
- Episode 5 - 6.9 million viewers
- Episode 6 - 8.3 million viewers
Myths
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Filming Locations
- Climping Beach in Littlehampton, West Sussex
- Villiers House and Walpole Park, Ealing
- Ealing Television Film Studios, Ealing Green, Ealing
- Lime Grove Studios (Studio D), Lime Grove, London
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
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Continuity
- The end of this story leads into the beginning of The Web of Fear
DVD, Video and Other Releases
- The only surviving episode (episode 3) was released on the Troughton Years video.
- It was also released on the Lost in Time DVD
Target Novelisations
- Novelised as Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World by Ian Marter in 1981.
See also
External links
- Official BBC Episode Guide for The Enemy of the World
- Outpost Gallifrey The Enemy of the World page
- The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Enemy of the World
- A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to The Enemy of the World
- The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - The Enemy of the World
