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A '''cold opening''' (or '''pre-title sequence''') was the scene of a story that appeared prior to the [[title sequence]]. | A '''cold opening''' (or '''pre-title sequence''') was the scene of a story that appeared prior to the [[title sequence]]. | ||
With some exceptions, pre-title sequences were not featured in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in its original run from 1963 to 1989. The cold opening became a permanent | With some exceptions, pre-title sequences were not featured in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in its original run from 1963 to 1989. The cold opening became a permanent instalment of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from the 2005 episode ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' onward. Pre-title sequences were completely abandoned during [[Series 11 (Doctor Who)|series 11]], but were promptly reintroduced in ''[[Spyfall (TV story)|Spyfall]]'', the opening episode to [[Series 12 (Doctor Who)|series 12]]. | ||
''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' [[ | ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' [[series 1 (Torchwood)|series 1]] and [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|series 2]] featured a sequence similar to a "cold opening"{{what}}. | ||
''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' regularly employed cold openings. | ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' regularly employed cold openings. | ||
All episodes of | All episodes of ''[[Class (TV story)|Class]]'' began with 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]]''. | ''[[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 == | ||
{{section stub|Exceptions to what? This is not made clear.}} | |||
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. | ||
