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|series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | |series = [[Doctor Who television stories|''Doctor Who'' television stories]] | ||
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'''''The Keeper of Traken''''' was the sixth and penultimate serial of [[season 18]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the return of [[the Master]] after a long absence, here played by [[Geoffrey Beevers]] and (briefly) [[Anthony Ainley]]. It is also the first story in what is sometimes referred to as "The Master Trilogy". It was the first appearance of [[Nyssa]], although she doesn't officially become a companion until the [[Logopolis (TV story)|next story]]. | '''''The Keeper of Traken''''' was the sixth and penultimate serial of [[Season 18 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 18]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It featured the return of [[the Master]] after a long absence, here played by [[Geoffrey Beevers]] and (briefly) [[Anthony Ainley]]. It is also the first story in what is sometimes referred to as "The Master Trilogy". It was the first appearance of [[Nyssa]], although she doesn't officially become a companion until the [[Logopolis (TV story)|next story]]. | ||
This was also the first of the Master's annual appearances on the show that would continue until [[1986 (releases)|1986]]'s ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'', the final two episodes of ''[[Season 23|The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. | This was also the first of the Master's annual appearances on the show that would continue until [[1986 (releases)|1986]]'s ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'', the final two episodes of ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]''. | ||
In this story, the Master assimilated a new body to replace the one that was withering, and thus changed physical appearance without the aid of [[regeneration]]. Anthony Ainley would now portray the Master until the end of the classic series with his substitute body. | In this story, the Master assimilated a new body to replace the one that was withering, and thus changed physical appearance without the aid of [[regeneration]]. Anthony Ainley would now portray the Master until the end of the classic series with his substitute body. | ||
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=== Part three === | === Part three === | ||
Tremas, Adric and the Doctor are placed in a cell in the penal wing by the Fosters. In the grove, Melkur informs Kassia that Tremas will continue to live as long she continues to obey and that she must become the next Keeper. Tremas informs the Doctor that Melkur could not come in contact with the Source, as the bio-electronics only permit access to a Traken. Kassia meets with [[Katura]] and [[Luvic]] to persuade them that she should be the Keeper-nominate, which they readily do. Meanwhile, Nyssa attempts to get past Neman to see her father. When he will not budge, she shoots him and another guard with a green energy beam. She proceeds to the cell and frees the Doctor and the others. When Kassia finds the stunned Neman, she furiously orders him to search the sanctum and the Grove. The Doctor goes to Tremas's quarters, hoping that they have already been searched. The Doctor asks him if he has the master plans for the source manipulator. | Tremas, Adric and the Doctor are placed in a cell in the penal wing by the Fosters. In the grove, Melkur informs Kassia that Tremas will continue to live as long she continues to obey and that she must become the next Keeper. Tremas informs the Doctor that Melkur could not come in contact with the Source, as the bio-electronics only permit access to a Traken. Kassia meets with [[Katura]] and [[Luvic]] to persuade them that she should be the Keeper-nominate, which they readily do. Meanwhile, Nyssa attempts to get past Neman to see her father. When he will not budge, she shoots him and another guard with a green energy beam. She proceeds to the cell and frees the Doctor and the others. When Kassia finds the stunned Neman, she furiously orders him to search the sanctum and the Grove. The Doctor goes to Tremas's quarters, hoping that they have already been searched. The Doctor asks him if he has the master plans for the source manipulator. | ||
[[File:KeeperTraken-3 Tremas holding scroll.jpeg|thumb|Tremas offers the Doctor a [[scroll]] containing the plans for the source manipulator.]] | |||
The Keeper is dying, and Kassia is summoned by Katura and Luvic. The Doctor and the others try to get to the TARDIS but are caught in the Grove by Neman and the Fosters. Neman informs them that the Keeper-nominate has sentenced them to death, but a sudden thunderstorm terrifies the Fosters and they flee before carrying out the execution. Kassia enters the Sanctum at the moment of the Keeper's death and seats herself on the Keeper's throne. Inside Melkur, there sits a hideously deformed figure, while behind him is a black wall with roundels... | The Keeper is dying, and Kassia is summoned by Katura and Luvic. The Doctor and the others try to get to the TARDIS but are caught in the Grove by Neman and the Fosters. Neman informs them that the Keeper-nominate has sentenced them to death, but a sudden thunderstorm terrifies the Fosters and they flee before carrying out the execution. Kassia enters the Sanctum at the moment of the Keeper's death and seats herself on the Keeper's throne. Inside Melkur, there sits a hideously deformed figure, while behind him is a black wall with roundels... | ||
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* It was also the final televised story of the classic era not to have at least one companion from contemporary Earth (not counting in the early stages of ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', where the Doctor technically only has [[Vislor Turlough]] as his companion prior to [[Peri Brown]] joining). The next story not to have such a companion would be ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', in 2007. | * It was also the final televised story of the classic era not to have at least one companion from contemporary Earth (not counting in the early stages of ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'', where the Doctor technically only has [[Vislor Turlough]] as his companion prior to [[Peri Brown]] joining). The next story not to have such a companion would be ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', in 2007. | ||
* A phallic image is hidden inside the art of a prop wall on Traken.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SiHodges79/status/1212149574984437760 Prop detail image]</ref> | * A phallic image is hidden inside the art of a prop wall on Traken.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SiHodges79/status/1212149574984437760 Prop detail image]</ref> | ||
* [ | * [[wikipedia:Francesca_Annis|Francesca Annis]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench Judi Dench], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Jackson Glenda Jackson], [[Joanna Lumley]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Mirren Helen Mirren], [[Diana Rigg]] and [[Fiona Walker]] were considered for Kassia. | ||
* [[Philip Locke]] was originally cast as Seron. | * [[Philip Locke]] was originally cast as Seron. | ||
* [[Mary Morris]] was originally cast as Katura, but dropped out. | * [[Mary Morris]] was originally cast as Katura, but dropped out. | ||
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* There is a lack of continuity in the Master's TARDIS. Before the Doctor enters, the Master's workbench is cluttered, but later it is tidied up — despite there not being time for this to be done. | * There is a lack of continuity in the Master's TARDIS. Before the Doctor enters, the Master's workbench is cluttered, but later it is tidied up — despite there not being time for this to be done. | ||
* The moss on Melkur's back has stitches in it. | * The moss on Melkur's back has stitches in it. | ||
* Keep a close eye on Tom Baker's nose when the Doctor, Adric and Tremas are trapped in the prison cell | * Keep a close eye on Tom Baker's nose when the Doctor, Adric and Tremas are trapped in the prison cell; maybe he didn't have a hankie. | ||
* When the Doctor calls out to the Foster when he is in the cell, a crew member's shadow is visible. | * When the Doctor calls out to the Foster when he is in the cell, a crew member's shadow is visible. | ||
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