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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The Doctor attempts to take Tegan back to Heathrow Airport but the TARDIS arrives in the 17th Century instead of the 20th. The time travellers discover that a space capsule has crash-landed nearby and that its alien occupants, three Terileptil prison escapees, intend to wipe out all indigenous life on Earth by releasing rats infected with an enhanced strain of the great plague. | |||
The creatures are also using a sophisticated android to strike terror into the local villagers. Aided by itinerant thespian Richard Mace, the Doctor tracks the Terileptils to their base in Pudding Lane, London. The creatures are ultimately destroyed when a fire breaks out and the Terileptil leader's weapon explodes - also setting off the Great Fire of London. | |||
==Plot== | |||
At the manor home of a [[17th century]] family, an unwelcome visitor arrives. | At the manor home of a [[17th century]] family, an unwelcome visitor arrives. | ||
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It is revealed that the fire is at [[Pudding Lane]], the location where the [[Great Fire of London]] started. | It is revealed that the fire is at [[Pudding Lane]], the location where the [[Great Fire of London]] started. | ||
== Cast & Characters == | == Cast & Characters == | ||
*[[The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | *[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | ||
*[[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]] | *[[Tegan Jovanka]] - [[Janet Fielding]] | ||
*[[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]] | *[[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[17th century]], [[1981]], [[acrobat]], [[aircraft]], [[Alzarian]], [[archaeologist]]s, [[Aris]], [[armor]], [[asteroid]], [[brimstone]], [[comet]], [[Death]], [[delta wave augmentor]], [[Deva Loka]], [[Earth]], [[Earthling]]s, [[energy barrier]], [[escape pod]], [[Fire of London]], [[France|French]], [[Guildford]], [[gunpowder]], [[Heathrow]], [[highwayman]], [[homing device]], [[horse]], [[Kinda]], [[king]], [[lateral balance cones]], [[London]], [[magic]], [[Mara]], [[meteor]], [[plague]], [[polygrite]], [[potassium nitrate]], [[power pack]], [[Pudding Lane]], [[purification fire]]s, [[Raaga]], [[rats]], [[safety pin]], [[shooting star]], [[solenoid]], [[Soliton gas]], [[sonic booster]], [[Sonic Screwdriver]], [[spacecraft]], [[span]], [[sulphur]], [[theatre]], [[Time Lord]], [[Tinclavic]], [[transistor radio]], [[Universe]], [[Vintaric crystals]], [[volcano|volcanic]], [[witch|warlocks]], | [[17th century]], [[1981]], [[acrobat]], [[aircraft]], [[Alzarian]], [[archaeologist]]s, [[Aris]], [[armor]], [[asteroid]], [[brimstone]], [[comet]], [[Death]], [[delta wave augmentor]], [[Deva Loka]], [[Earth]], [[Earthling]]s, [[energy barrier]], [[escape pod]], [[Fire of London]], [[France|French]], [[Guildford]], [[gunpowder]], [[Heathrow]], [[highwayman]], [[homing device]], [[horse]], [[Kinda]], [[king]], [[lateral balance cones]], [[London]], [[magic]], [[Mara]], [[meteor]], [[plague]], [[polygrite]], [[potassium nitrate]], [[power pack]], [[Pudding Lane]], [[purification fire]]s, [[Raaga]], [[rats]], [[safety pin]], [[shooting star]], [[solenoid]], [[Soliton gas]], [[sonic booster]], [[Sonic Screwdriver]], [[spacecraft]], [[span]], [[sulphur]], [[theatre]], [[Time Lord]], [[Tinclavic]], [[transistor radio]], [[Universe]], [[Vintaric crystals]], [[volcano|volcanic]], [[witch|warlocks]], | ||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
* The working titles for this story were ''The Invasion of the Plague Men'' and ''Plague Rats''. | * The working titles for this story were '''The Invasion of the Plague Men''' and ''Plague Rats'''. | ||
* The opening sequence in the TARDIS follows on directly from ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''. Since ''The Visitation'' was filmed before ''Kinda'', the cast had to act out their characters' responses to the events of ''Kinda'' based solely on the script. | * The opening sequence in the TARDIS follows on directly from ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]''. Since ''The Visitation'' was filmed before ''Kinda'', the cast had to act out their characters' responses to the events of ''Kinda'' based solely on the script. | ||
* In use since the [[1968]] [[Second Doctor]] serial, ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] was destroyed by the [[Terileptil]] leader. This was on the direction of producer [[John Nathan-Turner]], who felt that the tool was too easy a way of solving the Doctor's problems, vetoing a scene at the end of the story where the Doctor would simply get a replacement from a room full of the devices in the TARDIS. This was the last time the sonic screwdriver was seen in the series before its next appearance in the [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|1996 ''Doctor Who'' television movie]]. | * In use since the [[1968]] [[Second Doctor]] serial, ''[[Fury from the Deep]]'', the Doctor's [[sonic screwdriver]] was destroyed by the [[Terileptil]] leader. This was on the direction of producer [[John Nathan-Turner]], who felt that the tool was too easy a way of solving the Doctor's problems, vetoing a scene at the end of the story where the Doctor would simply get a replacement from a room full of the devices in the TARDIS. This was the last time the sonic screwdriver was seen in the series before its next appearance in the [[Doctor Who: The TV Movie|1996 ''Doctor Who'' television movie]]. | ||
* The Terileptil mask marks the first use of | * The Terileptil mask marks the first use of animatronics in the series. | ||
* Features a guest appearance by [[John Savident]], some years prior to his achieving fame as one of the cast of ''Coronation Street''. | * Features a guest appearance by [[John Savident]], some years prior to his achieving fame as one of the cast of ''Coronation Street''. | ||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
*Part 1 - 9. | *Part 1 - 9.1 million viewers | ||
*Part 2 - 9. | *Part 2 - 9.3 million viewers | ||
*Part 3 - 9. | *Part 3 - 9.9 million viewers | ||
*Part 4 - 10. | *Part 4 - 10.1 million viewers | ||
===Myths=== | ===Myths=== | ||
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* Much of what is known about both the Great Plague and the [[Great Fire of London]] is derived from the diary of Dr. [[Samuel Pepys]]. | * Much of what is known about both the Great Plague and the [[Great Fire of London]] is derived from the diary of Dr. [[Samuel Pepys]]. | ||
=== | ===Filming Locations=== | ||
Filmed at Black Park near Iver and at the Tithe Barn in Hurley | *Filmed at Black Park near Iver and at the Tithe Barn in Hurley. | ||
*Interior scenes filmed in studio. | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
* Believing [[the Doctor]] and [[Richard Mace]] to be [[warlock]]s, or male [[witch]]es, the villagers attempt to burn them by setting fire to the mill. This is somewhat historically incorrect, as while persons accused of [[witchcraft]] were burned on the Continent, in [[England]] and [[Scotland]] they were more often hanged. | * Believing [[the Doctor]] and [[Richard Mace]] to be [[warlock]]s, or male [[witch]]es, the villagers attempt to burn them by setting fire to the mill. This is somewhat historically incorrect, as while persons accused of [[witchcraft]] were burned on the Continent, in [[England]] and [[Scotland]] they were more often hanged. | ||
* During the fight in the first episode, the Doctor apparently loses his trademark stalk of [[celery]] from his lapel. But a short time later inside the barn when he goes behind a pillar, a replacement stalk appears in his hand. | |||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
* When | * When the Doctor is about to be beheaded by the scytheman, he groans, "Oh no, not again." He is alluding to the events in [[Four to Doomsday]], in which he was nearly beheaded by [[Monarch]]'s [[android]]s. | ||
* The explosion of the Terileptil leader's weapon is the cause of the [[1666]] [[Great Fire of London]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] alluded to being accused of starting the fire in ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''. | * The explosion of the Terileptil leader's weapon is the cause of the [[1666]] [[Great Fire of London]]. The [[Fourth Doctor]] alluded to being accused of starting the fire in ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]''. ''[[ST]]:'' [[The Republican's Story]] attempts to explain this apparent contradiction. | ||
* The Terileptils are mentioned again in | * The Terileptils are mentioned again in [[The Awakening]]. [[The Master]] destroys their home planet in ''[[MA]]:'' [[The Dark Path]]. | ||
==DVD, Video, and Other Releases== | ==DVD, Video, and Other Releases== | ||
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==Target Novelisations== | ==Target Novelisations== | ||
'' | *Novelised as ''[[Doctor Who and the Visitation]]'' in [[1982] [[Eric Saward]]. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/visitation/ Official BBC Episode Guide for '''The Visitation'''] | |||
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=5x Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''The Visitation'''] | |||
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_5x.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''The Visitation'''] | |||
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/5x.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) entry for '''The Visitation'''] | |||
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/5x.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) | |||
{{Wikipedia|The Visitation}} | {{Wikipedia|The Visitation}} | ||
