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'''''The King's Demons''''' was the sixth and final story of [[Season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[Kamelion]], the first non-[[humanoid]] [[companion]] since [[K9]]. Furthermore, it centred on a genuine historical figure ''and'' a significant event — [[King John]] and the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] — | '''''The King's Demons''''' was the sixth and final story of [[Season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It introduced [[Kamelion]], the first non-[[humanoid]] [[companion]] since [[K9]]. Furthermore, it centred on a genuine historical figure ''and'' a significant event — [[King John]] and the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] — a formula which had been all-but-unseen since [[William Hartnell]] left the show. | ||
It also gave [[Peter Davison]] a chance display his fencing skills. The [[Fifth Doctor]] became the third consecutive incarnation of [[the Doctor]] to have some skill with a blade, his immediate predecessors having swashbuckled in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''. Indeed, ''Demons'' provided a kind of rematch for the Doctor and [[the Master]], echoing the earlier duel between the [[Third Doctor]] and {{Delgado}}. It was the last televised story to feature the Doctor-as-swordsman until [[David Tennant]]'s [[The Christmas Invasion|debut]]. | It also gave [[Peter Davison]] a chance display his fencing skills. The [[Fifth Doctor]] became the third consecutive incarnation of [[the Doctor]] to have some skill with a blade, his immediate predecessors having swashbuckled in ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''. Indeed, ''Demons'' provided a kind of rematch for the Doctor and [[the Master]], echoing the earlier duel between the [[Third Doctor]] and {{Delgado}}. It was the last televised story to feature the Doctor-as-swordsman until [[David Tennant]]'s [[The Christmas Invasion|debut]]. | ||
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