The Eyes of Madmen (TV Story)

***The Eyes of Madmen*** was the first serial of Season 33 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Russell T Davies, directed by Alan Wareing, and starred Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning.

It was the first regular appearance of Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor.

## Synopsis

Taken to recover from his regeneration, the Doctor is not present when a new disease sweeps the Citadel, one that has never been recorded in Gallifrey's history. Romana witnesses the death of the patient first hand, and from what she saw, the disease is named: "the Eyes of Madmen".

But what is this mysterious disease? Where does it come from? The Doctor must find the answer before all of Gallifrey is wiped out by this mysterious invader...

## Cast

* The Doctor - Stephen Fry
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* Norman - Robert Llewellyn
* Romana - Lalla Ward
* Veles - Trevyn McDowell
* Nurse - Rakie Ayola
* Doctor - Guy Oliver-Watts
* Patient - Midge Taylor

## Worldbuilding

### The Doctor

* The Doctor is referred to as "patient Theta Sigma" by a doctor.
* The Doctor names some of his previous companions whilst trying to remember who Benny and Norman are.
* The Doctor recalls having performed clinical trials with Edward Jenner.

### Medicine

* The flu has never been recorded on Gallifrey before.
* The Doctor received a vaccination against the flu during his time as scientific adviser at UNIT.
* Bernice studied medicine briefly whilst working towards many of her other degrees.

### Culture

* Norman makes reference to *Monty Python's Flying Circus* in a failed attempt to cheer up Romana.

*TBA*

## Notes

* Scenes from TV: *Mind Games* are played at the beginning of the episode before the opening credits.
* The story was dedicated to the memory of Jon Pertwee, who had died three months prior to the story's airing on May 20th, 1996.
* *TBA*

## Continuity

* The Doctor's regeneration from TV: *Mind Games* plays before the opening credits.
* A doctor refers to the Doctor as "Patient Theta Sigma". Theta Sigma was the name the Doctor had used during his time in the Academy. (TV: *The Armageddon Factor*, *The Happiness Patrol*)
* The Doctor incorrectly calls Benny and Norman "Jamie and Zoe", (TV: *The Wheel in Space*), "Sarah and Harry" (TV: *Robot*), and "Tegan and Turlough" (TV: *Mawdryn Undead*) when trying to remember their names.
* The Doctor states that he has had to deal with disease outbreaks before. (TV: *The Ark*)
* Norman tries to cheer Romana up by referencing *Monty Python's Flying Circus*. The Doctor tried the same strategy when they first met. (TV: *Nothing*)
* The Doctor recalls his tenure as scientific advisor for UNIT. (TV: *Spearhead from Space*)
* *TBA*

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released alongside TV: *Toy Soldiers* on VHS in 1998.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Third Season* in 2011.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 33 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 33* in the UK.