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All episodes of the [[Series 1 (Class)|first and only series]] of ''[[Class]]'' featured a cold opening. | All episodes of the [[Series 1 (Class)|first and only series]] of ''[[Class]]'' featured a cold opening. | ||
''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]'', the one and only story of ''[[K9 and Company]]'', did not feature a cold opening, as did all episodes of the [[Series 1 (K9)|first and only series]] of ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]''. | |||
== Exceptions == | == Exceptions == | ||
In the classic series, just four stories featured a pre-title sequence. 1982's ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', the debut story of [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], was the first. The twentieth anniversary special, 1983's ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was the second. These two stories were followed by 1987's ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', the debut of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], and 1988's ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. The [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV Movie]] and an animated reconstruction of 1966's ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' also featured cold openings. | In the classic series, just four stories featured a pre-title sequence. 1982's ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', the debut story of [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], was the first. The twentieth anniversary special, 1983's ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' was the second. These two stories were followed by 1987's ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', the debut of [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], and 1988's ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. The [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV Movie]] and an animated reconstruction of 1966's ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' also featured cold openings. | ||
In the 2005 version of the programme, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]] respectively all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' also abandoned the format. | In the 2005 version of the programme, the majority of exceptions were series premieres. ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'' and ''[[Partners in Crime (TV story)|Partners in Crime]]'' which were the series premieres of [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]], [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]] respectively all did not feature cold openings. The fiftieth anniversary story ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' also abandoned the format. | ||
The pilot episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', was the only exception to the format for the first two series. | The pilot episode of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', was the only exception to the format for the first two series. | ||
