Defenders of Earth (webcast)

was a promotional mini-episode included on the release of Doctor Who: The Collection — Season 9 Blu-ray boxset and released as part of Defenders of Earth!.
== Synopsis ==
Jo Jones - defender of ALL life on Earth! 🌍
== Plot ==
to be added
== Cast ==
* Jo Jones - Katy Manning
* Kat - Julia Haworth
* Alex - Isabelle Palmer
* Sea Devil - Hal Townsend
* Junior - Mike Tucker
== Crew ==
* Writer and Director - Pete McTighe
* Runner - Ellie Collins
* Location managers - Alex Moore, Andrew Stocker
* Make-up - Kate Lockwood Cowell
* Creature Costume - Philip Robinson
* Visual effects designer - Mike Tucker
* DIT / Camera assistant - James Dalby
* Sound Recordist - Adam Tavner
* Graphics - Rob Ritchie
* CGI Artist - Chris Thompson
* Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ayres
* Director of Photography - Matt Patrick
* Camera - Paul Vanezis
* Executive Producers - Russell Minton and Pete McTighe
Thanks to Lee Binding, Peter Crocker and Julie Martin
== Worldbuilding ==
* Kat and Alex are a lesbian couple.
* Kat worries about bats being in the cave.
* Jo inherited the sonic lipstick from Sarah Jane Smith.
* Jo's husband, Clifford Jones, has died.
== Notes ==
* Filmed on location at Redcliffe Caves and Clevedon
* The mini-episode was dedicated to the memory of Clifford Jones' actor, Stewart Bevan.
* The YouTube video stylises the title with an exclamation mark in the title, but the video's caption does not.
* This is the first in-universe depiction of a newborn Sea Devil.
* Unconventionally, YouTube upload of the mini-episode only has a maximum resolution of 720p while all the previous The Collection mini-episodes have been at 1080p.
== Continuity ==
* Jo was present at Sarah Jane's memorial. (WC: Farewell, Sarah Jane)
* Jo alludes to her first encounter with the Sea Devils. (TV: The Sea Devils)
* Jo remembers falling in love with Cliff, (TV: The Green Death) and their married life together. (WC: Return of the Autons)
Category:2023 webcasts
Category:Silurian and Sea Devil stories
Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes
Category:Promotional videos