Police 5: The Master (TV story)

Police 5: The Master (also sometimes referred to as Crime File - The Master) was a short crime file about "master criminal" the Master. It was broadcast for the 30th anniversary year of Doctor Who .
The story was a DWU edition of Shaw Taylor's long-running five-minute ITV crime prevention series Police 5 (1962-1990).
It aired on BBC One alongside a repeat airing of Planet of the Daleks episode five, as part of a series of featurettes called Doctor Who and the Daleks.
== Synopsis ==
Shaw Taylor warns viewers to be on the lookout for a dangerous individual known as the Master.
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
* Shaw Taylor - himself
==== Archive footage ====
* The Master - Anthony Ainley
* The Master - Roger Delgado
* The Master - Peter Pratt
* Borusa - John Arnatt
* Azal - Stephen Thorne
* The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
* Jo Grant - Katy Manning
* The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
== Crew ==
* Writer - Kevin Davies
* Director - Ralph Montagu and Caroline Wright
* Producer - Caroline Wright
* Executive producer - John Whiston
== Worldbuilding ==
* Wanted posters for Zygons, Neomorph Cybermen and the Sontaran Jingo Linx are visible on the wall behind Shaw Taylor.
* Shaw Taylor lists three known "regenerations" of the Master: of the Third Doctor, the , and .
* The Master is mentioned by Shaw Taylor as being 700 years old, although no age was ever given for the character in any of his on-screen appearances.
== Story notes ==
* This featurette uses archive footage is from many Doctor Who stories, from Terror of the Autons to Survival.
* Police 5: The Master has never been made available as a DVD or Blu-ray extra due to copyright and clearance problems, and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
* Along with Glorious Goodwood, Making Cocoa and The Stealers from Saiph, this is one of four DWU productions to feature no surviving cast members.
== Continuity ==
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Category:1993 television stories
Category:The Master television stories
Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes
Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series