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'''''Enlightenment''''' was the fifth and penultimate serial in [[season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw the introduction of the [[Eternal]]s. It also saw the conclusion of the [[Black Guardian]] trilogy, with the redemption of [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and the first appearance of the [[White Guardian]] since ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''. | '''''Enlightenment''''' was the fifth and penultimate serial in [[Season 20 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 20]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It saw the introduction of the [[Eternal]]s. It also saw the conclusion of the [[Black Guardian]] trilogy, with the redemption of [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]] and the first appearance of the [[White Guardian]] since ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]''. | ||
A large number of model shots were used in this story to create the racing scenes and their associated locations. | A large number of model shots were used in this story to create the racing scenes and their associated locations. | ||
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*The original title for this story was ''The Enlighteners''. [[Eric Saward]] changed the title as he believed it might confuse viewers as the two enlighteners weren’t seen until the end of the story. | *The original title for this story was ''The Enlighteners''. [[Eric Saward]] changed the title as he believed it might confuse viewers as the two enlighteners weren’t seen until the end of the story. | ||
* [[Peter Sallis]] was booked to play Captain Striker, as [[Fiona Cumming]] recalled that he had played a similarly detached character in the 1974 BBC drama ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pallisers The Pallisers]''. Sallis did attend one day of rehearsal before a strike started and production dates were changed. Sallis was signed up to a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_of_the_Summer_Wine Last of the Summer Wine]'' special and so could not make the dates. So, [[Keith Barron]] was cast instead. David Rhule was originally cast as Mansell, but he also had to drop out, so singer [[Leee John]] replaced him at short notice, despite having no previous acting experience. | * [[Peter Sallis]] was booked to play Captain Striker, as [[Fiona Cumming]] recalled that he had played a similarly detached character in the 1974 BBC drama ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pallisers The Pallisers]''. Sallis did attend one day of rehearsal before a strike started and production dates were changed. Sallis was signed up to a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_of_the_Summer_Wine Last of the Summer Wine]'' special and so could not make the dates. So, [[Keith Barron]] was cast instead. David Rhule was originally cast as Mansell, but he also had to drop out, so singer [[Leee John]] replaced him at short notice, despite having no previous acting experience. | ||
*Every story during [[Season 20]] had the Doctor face an enemy from each of his past incarnations, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the programme. In this trilogy, the enemy was the [[Black Guardian]], who last faced the [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] at the conclusion of the [[Key to Time]] saga in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' (1979). | *Every story during [[Season 20 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 20]] had the Doctor face an enemy from each of his past incarnations, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the programme. In this trilogy, the enemy was the [[Black Guardian]], who last faced the [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] at the conclusion of the [[Key to Time]] saga in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'' (1979). | ||
*This was the first ''Doctor Who'' production to have been both written and directed by women, [[Barbara Clegg]] and Fiona Cumming respectively. The second, ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'', also starred [[Jodie Whittaker|a woman]] as the Doctor. | *This was the first ''Doctor Who'' production to have been both written and directed by women, [[Barbara Clegg]] and Fiona Cumming respectively. The second, ''[[The Witchfinders (TV story)|The Witchfinders]]'', also starred [[Jodie Whittaker|a woman]] as the Doctor. | ||
*The Doctor replaces his stalk of [[celery]] with one from Captain Wrack's ship. Rather curiously, both stalks come from buffets which are essentially figments of other people's imagination ([[Castrovalva]] and the ''[[Buccaneer (Enlightenment)|Buccaneer]]'' both being "unreal"). | *The Doctor replaces his stalk of [[celery]] with one from Captain Wrack's ship. Rather curiously, both stalks come from buffets which are essentially figments of other people's imagination ([[Castrovalva]] and the ''[[Buccaneer (Enlightenment)|Buccaneer]]'' both being "unreal"). | ||
