Destiny (TV Story)

Sixth Doctor

Fifth Doctor

Fourth Doctor

Third Doctor

Ace

Peri

Nyssa

Sarah Jane

Liz

Daleks

Body-snatchers

***Destiny*** was the sixth and final serial of Season 30 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by David Roden and Colin Brake, directed by Graeme Harper, and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor and Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield.

This story acted as the thirtieth anniversary special for *Doctor Who* and saw many returning Doctors and companions.

## Synopsis

The Doctor has decided to check in on his old friend, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Everything seems to be going well. At least, it does to start with.

Suddenly, the Doctor suddenly buckles in pain, telling Bernice that his timeline is under attack. It is up to her to save her friend. But it won't be easy.

The Cybermen are back. Time is of the essence. And this time is running out fast...

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
* The Doctor - Colin Baker
* The Doctor - Peter Davison
* The Doctor - Tom Baker
* The Doctor - Jon Pertwee
* Bernice - Lisa Bowerman
* Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
* Ace - Sophie Aldred
* Peri - Nicola Bryant
* Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
* Sarah Jane - Elisabeth Sladen
* Liz - Caroline John
* Doris - Angela Douglas
* Cyber-Controller - Michael Kilgarriff
* Cyber-Leader/Voice of the Body-snatchers - David Banks
* Cybermen - Brian Orrell, Mark Hardy, William Kenton, Gareth Preston
* Raal - Toby Aspin
* Srik - Tom Finnis
* Autons - John Ainsworth, Elizabeth Fost, James Dreyfus, Damon Jeffery
* Dalek operators - Hugh Spight, John Scott Martin, Tony Starr, Cy Town
* Dalek voices - Roy Skelton, Brian Miller, Nicholas Briggs
* Captain Vonsenn - Jan Chappell
* Rowan - Brian Croucher
* Husten - Jonathon Saville
* Hogarth - Rodney Bewes

## Notes

* Roden originally wrote the script under the name *Destination: Holocaust*. This was changed by Colin Brake to *Destiny* shortly before filming in order to avoid potential backlash.*TBA*

## Continuity

* The Cyber-Controller makes reference to their defeats to the Doctor on Voga, (TV:*Revenge of the Cybermen*) on Telos (TV: *The Tomb of the Cybermen*, *Attack of the Cybermen*) and during the Blitz, (TV: *Illegal Alien*) the latter of which is stated to be the catalyst of their plans.
* The Cybermen use time machines of the same make used in TV: *Illegal Alien*.
* The Doctor states that he is "only the sum of everyone who came before". The Fifth Doctor said something similar, if longer, to his companions when his timeline was under attack. (TV: *The Five Doctors*)
* The Third Doctor cannot use his TARDIS, as the laws of time travel have been taken from him. (TV: *Spearhead from Space*)
* Liz suggests that the anti-matter creatures are simply hallucinations brought on from exposure to Stahlman's gas. (TV: *Inferno*)
* The Daleks recognise the Doctor they are chasing as being in his Sixth incarnation. (TV: *Revelation of the Daleks*)
* The Seventh Doctor recognises the Body-Snatchers. He would later fight them in his Eighth incarnation. (TV: *Avatar*)
* The Brigadier has gold-tipped bullets made by UNIT to combat Cybermen. (TV: *Battlefield*)
* *TBA*

## Home Video and DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 1998.

### DVD

* This story was first released on DVD in 2001.
* This story along with the other stories in Season 30 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirtieth Season* in 2008.

### Blu-Ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 30 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 30* in the UK.