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An invisible creature known only as ***it*** terrorised Norman Manning throughout much of his life, until its eventual destruction at the hands of the Eighth Doctor.

## Biology

Little is known of how *it* functions, though the Doctor theorised that *it* fed off the fear of its victims. Despite being invisible, and capable of moving through walls without issue, *it* could interact with tangible objects, and could be rendered somewhat visible if covered with a substance such as dust or soil. *It* was superhumanly strong, capable of throwing around UNIT soldiers with ease. According to Norman Manning, it preferred cold, light spaces.

When part of its body was revealed by the Doctor's bomb, *it* was revealed to possess a large body and horns, though not in any humanoid structure. (TV: *Nothing*)

## Biography

At some point in its lifespan, *it* encountered Norman Manning and decided to torment the boy for fun. Attacking him at unpredictable yet regular intervals, *it* consistently left Norman on the cusp of insanity for much of his earlier years, (TV: *Nothing*) and caused him to take up self-defence classes in a fruitless attempt at defending himself against *it*. (TV: *Legacy*)

Later in life, when Norman had become an accountant at Addersly Firms, *it* decided to attack him again, destroying his office, and chasing him into another room. (TV: *Nothing*) *It* killed one of his managers shortly before UNIT and the Eighth Doctor arrived to assist Norman. (PROSE: *Nothing*) The Doctor linked Norman's mind to the TARDIS' telepathic circuits so *it* could be visualised whilst the Doctor made a bomb using Norman's DNA to lure *it* away. All whilst the Doctor was doing this, *it* killed several UNIT soldiers ordered to attack it by Sergeant Hawkins.

After Brigadier Bambera planted the Doctor's bomb well away from Addersly Firms, *it* went after it, sensing Norman's DNA. When the bomb blew up, the resulting dust was able to reveal some of *it*'s appearance to everybody besides Norman. *It* went on a rampage against the UNIT troops until the Doctor, Bambera and Bernice Summerfield hardwired the bomb to the time rotor, causing *it* to be sucked into the rotor and shredded across time. (TV: *Nothing*)

## Behind the Scenes

* *It* was conceived as a cheaper monster to put to screen in order to compensate for the large amount of money spent on TV: *The Highest Science* the same season.
* Fans noted the similarity between *it* and the character of Pennywise from horror author Stephen King's aptly titled *IT*. Colin Brake has since noted the book as having influenced *it*, though it was not the primary influence, that instead being the budget.
Mackenzie Newnham

**Mackenzie Newnham** directed the *Doctor Who and the Daleks* documentary *I Was That Monster* alongside Kevin Davies.

## Profile

Newnham appears to have kept a low profile, with their only other credit being a production credit for Tony Blackburn the same year as they directed the featurette.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *I Was That Monster* (with Kevin Davies)
Lancelot

**Lancelot** was a knight in the service of King Arthur in Camelot.

## Biography

He and the rest of Camelot existed in the alternate universe where King Arthur actually existed. He was present at a banquet when the Eighth Doctor and Raine Cunningham first arrived at Camelot, with the former posing as Merlin. When he started choking in the middle of the banquet, the Doctor saved his life with the Heimlich manoeuvre, prompting Guinevere to convince Arthur to let him stay. He was later present as Arthur's second-in-command at the Battle of Camlann. Following the battle, he swore fealty to Guinevere as sovereign queen. (TV: *The Herald*)

Roughly six months later, (PROSE: *The Green Knight*) Lancelot, as part of Guinevere's main council, met with the Doctor, Brigadier Bambera and UNIT to combat Bertilak and his forces. He struck up a close friendship with Sergeant Zbrigniev, with both talking merrily in the build-up to the ensuing battle. During the battle, he took Zbrigniev's advice to aim for the Sontaran's probic vents, but ultimately became a victim of the Grail when Bertilak fired it indiscriminately into the battlefield. (TV: *The Green Knight*)

## Behind the scenes

* In Arthurian legend, Sir Lancelot was one of King Arthur's closest compatriots and one of the greatest fighters on the Round Table. However, his romantic dalliances with Arthur's wife Guinevere, of whom he was the champion, ultimately led to a civil war that Mordred exploited to end Arthur's kingdom. In *Doctor Who* these romantic dalliances are hinted as occurring between Guinevere and Ancelyn.
Julia Goodman

**Julia Goodman** (born 1951) played Raina Kerenskaya in the story *Ice Time.*

## Profile

Julia Goodman was an actor, producer and director for 27 years. She enjoyed early stardom in *The Brothers* and has appeared widely on screen in productions such as *The Lotus Eaters, Inspector Morse, Coronation Street, The Bill, Those Glory Glory Days* and *Beyond Reason*. With Kate O’Mara she founded the British Actors Theatre Company and played leading Shakespearean roles all over the world.
Angela Bruce

**Angela Bruce** played Brigadier Winifred Bambera in various *Doctor Who* television stories from 1989.

## Profile

She is also known for playing an alternate universe, female version of Dave Lister in the *Red Dwarf* episode "Parallel Univers" and Chrissie Stuart in the first two seasons of *Press Gang*, which was created by Steven Moffat.

She shared her memories of working on *Battlefield* on the documentary *Storm Over Avallion*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Battlefield*
* *Alixion* (brief cameo)
* *The Green Knight*
* *Nothing*
* *Evolution*
* *Visions of Tomorrow*
Phantasmagoria (TV Story)

Verity Lambert

***Phantasmagoria*** was the first serial of Season 35 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Nicholas Briggs, and starred Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor and Emma Fielding as Lena Haigh.

## Synopsis

The TARDIS takes the Doctor and Lena to the London of 1702 where a mysterious highwayman roams the streets, a local occultist has made contact with the dead and gentlemen of fashion are disappearing, only to find themselves in a chamber whose walls weep blood...

The time travellers become enmeshed in the hideous plans of Sir Nikolas Valentine, a gambler at the mysterious Diabola Club who always seems to have a winning hand...

## Cast

* The Doctor - Stephen Fry
* Lena Haigh - Emma Fielding
* Henry Gaunt - Nicholas Briggs
* Quincy Flowers - David Walliams
* Ned Cotton - *TBA*
* Edmund Carteret - Jonathan Rigby
* Jasper Jeake - Mark Gatiss
* Poltrot - *TBA*
* Librarian - *TBA*
* Major Billy Lovemore - *TBA*
* Sir Nikolas Valentine - David Ryall
* Dr Samuel Holywell - Steven Wickham
* Hannah Fry - Julia Dalkin

## Worldbuilding

* Hannah is given brandy to settle her nerves.
* The Doctor gives Lena his 1928 edition of the *Wisden Almanack*.
* The Doctor considers cricket to be "the greatest game in the universe", and gives Lena an extended lecture about it.
* The Doctor and Valentine play patience.
* The Doctor jokes that he is ‘here to read the meter’.
* Jasper learned of Edmund's death from Mother Connitt.

## Notes

* The title of the story comes from a type of a horror theatre invented in France around 1700.
* The idea for the story originated from a card-game sketch that was written by Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson and featured in *The League of Gentlemen* in 2000/2001. Gatiss described the skit as "about an 18th century saloneer who may or may not be playing cards with the Devil."
* Gatiss's idea for a disguised highwayman comes from the film *The Wicked Lady*.
* Colin Brake suggested to use the line from the script *The Architect of Pain* as the title. Other working titles included *Chamber of Blood* and *Restoration*.
* Gatiss did a lot of research into the way people spoke in the 17th century. But it was not used in the final version because it was too hard to understand for modern viewers.
* The story begins on the day that William of Orange died: 8 March 1702.

## Continuity

* Lena enjoyed military work on the Space Vessel *Sekhmet*. (TV: *Subjects of War*)
* The Doctor finds a cricket ball and a ball of string in his pocket. (TV: *Four to Doomsday*)

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released alongside TV: *Placebo Effect* on VHS in 1999.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 35 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Fifth Season* in 2013.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 35 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 35* in the UK.
Gareth Roberts

**Gareth Roberts** (born **Gareth John Pritchard Roberts** 5 June 1968) was a writer for *Doctor Who*. He wrote the television stories *The Highest Science*, *The Romance of Crime* and *The English Way of Death*.

## Profile

As a fan of the Graham Williams/Douglas Adams era, he was chosen to be the Cinema Verity representative for the documentary about the Graham Williams era included with the UK DVD release of *The Ribos Operation*, and he would later novelise the unfinished Douglas Adams script *Shada*.

Roberts' debut in comics was 1994's *Plastic Millenium*, which was the first appearance of Mel in comics.

Outside of official *Doctor Who*, Roberts contributed to the charity reference book *Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who*, and was interviewed in issue 485 of *Doctor Who Magazine*.

### Controversy

In September 2017, Roberts posted a tweet on his Twitter account that gained some media attention for being trans-misogynistic. In early May 2019, BBC Books released details about an upcoming *Doctor Who* anthology that would include a short story by Roberts; a month later, Roberts announced in an article that his story would not be included in the anthology after other contributing writers threatened to withdraw from the publication due to Roberts' tweets.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Highest Science*
* *The Romance of Crime*
* *The English Way of Death*
Alex Kingston

**Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston** (born 11 March 1963) played Mayne Wilson in the *Doctor Who* television story *Silence in the Library*.

## Profile

Trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kingston is best known internationally for her role as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in the US TV series *ER*, alongside Goran Višnjić, and the title role in the 1996 miniseries *The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders*.

She also had recurring roles in the US TV series *FlashForward* as Scotland Yard inspector Fiona Banks, and a lead role in the ITV drama *Marchlands* as Helen Maynard, the 1980s tenant of the house and mother of Sydney Wade's character.

Kingston played the lead role of Queen Boudica in the 2003 film *Warrior Queen*, directed by Bill Anderson and co-starring Emily Blunt as Boudica's daughter Isolda. Other *Doctor Who* alumni who appeared in the film included Alex Hassell, Angus Wright, Steve John Shepherd, Frances Barber, and Jack Galloway.

Kingston also starred in multiple seasons of *Law & Order: SVU*, where she played defence attorney Miranda Pond and appeared in *NCIS* as Miranda Pennebaker.

Kingston has a recurring role in *Arrow*.

She was formerly married to actor Ralph Fiennes (whom she met at RADA), and Florian Haertel.
Maxim Felnikov

Felnikov as he appears in Crime of the Century

Major **Maxim Alexandrovitch Felnikov** was a Soviet military officer and later Premier of the USSR.

## Biography

He was the observer at a medical facility in 1967. He was researching the Ice Warrior armour and ordered its continuation. He stopped the Seventh Doctor and Ace from getting arrested. He listened to western records. He knew of the plan against the party. He told the Doctor about the Russian experiments with Ice Warrior technology. (TV: *Ice Time*)

In 1988, he met the Doctor once again, when the Doctor posed as a UN spokesperson. He pretended not to recognise him. He revealed his taking over of Sayf Udeen, a Middle Eastern kingdom with Metatraxi technology, prompting the Doctor to alert the Metatraxi. When his forces started losing, Felnikov stepped down and personally gave the Doctor the technology. (TV: *Crime of the Century*)

## Appearances

### Season 27

* *Ice Time*
* *Crime of the Century*
Matrix (TV Story)

***Matrix*** was the sixth and final serial of Season 34 of *Doctor Who*. It was written by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry, directed by John Henderson, and starred Stephen Fry as the Ninth Doctor and Emma Fielding as Lena Haigh.

The story is notable for depicting what could be the demise of the Valeyard.

## Synopsis

The Doctor is on the run from a faceless enemy that knows his every thought and move. He flees to his past, planning to leave Lena in safe hands in order to fight on alone. But his enemy has other plans, and the Doctor's history no longer exists.

The TARDIS is finally drawn to London in the winter of 1888, where the Doctor and Lena discover a dark secret from Gallifrey's past, and the name of their unseen opponent. It is Jack the Ripper.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Stephen Fry
* Lena Haigh - Emma Fielding
* The Valeyard - Michael Jayston
* Barney Slipman - *TBA*
* de Vries - Cavan Clerkin
* Jane Treddle - *TBA*
* Jed Barrow - *TBA*
* Samuel Jefford - *TBA*
* Jacques Malacroix - *TBA*
* Peter Ackroyd - *TBA*
* Tiny Ron - *TBA*
* Joseph Liebermann - Terrence Hardiman

## Worldbuilding

### Foods and beverages

* The amnesiac Doctor drinks beer but gets little effect from it.

### The Doctor

* The Doctor recalls watching a Gallifreyan dawn with his father.
* The Valeyard's schemes bring the Seventh Doctor face-to-face with dark alternate versions of his other selves who have been corrupted by him. These include:
	+ The First Doctor, who murdered other Time Lords to depart Gallifrey in the first place.
	+ The Fourth Doctor, who destroyed the Daleks at their beginning.
	+ The Fifth Doctor, who allowed Peri to die while taking the antitoxin for himself.

### Technology

* The Valeyard has mastery over the Dark Matrix.

## Notes

* This story is a sequel to the television story *The Trial of a Time Lord*.

## Continuity

* The Doctor mentions Susan Foreman and that she left him a long time ago. (TV: *The Dalek Invasion of Earth*)
* Lena remembers fighting the Cybermen. (PROSE: *Subjects of War*)
* For Lena the events on the Darkheart were months ago. (TV: *The Dark Path*)
* The Doctor recalls his trial. (TV: *The Mysterious Planet*)
* The Valeyard mentions the Sixth Doctor's regeneration and the schemes of the First Rani. (TV: *Time and the Rani*) He also mentions Mordred and the Doctor being called Merlin. (TV: *Battlefield, The Herald, The Green Knight*)

## Home Video & DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2000.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 34 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Thirty-Fourth Season* in 2011.

### Blu-ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 34 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 34* in the UK.
Nicholas Mallett

**Nicholas Mallett** (6 May 1945-30 January 1997) directed the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Mysterious Planet*, *Paradise Towers*, *The Curse of Fenric*, *Ice Time,* *Crime of the Century, Avatar,* *The Herald*, *A School for Glory*, *The Green Knight* and *Venusian Lullaby*.

He also worked on *Crossroads* and *The Bill*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Mysterious Planet*
* *Paradise Towers*
* *The Curse of Fenric*
* *Ice Time*
* *Crime of the Century*
* *Avatar*
* *The Herald*
* *A School for Glory*
* *The Green Knight*
* *Venusian Lullaby*
Andred

Andred, as he appears in The Invasion of Time

**Andred** was a Time Lord of Gallifrey and the husband of Leela.

## Biography

### Early Life

Andred came from the Gallifreyan Great House known as the House of Redlooms. (TV: *Lungbarrow*)

### During the Vardan Invasion

Andred was a Commander of the Chancellery Guard. He organised the Time Lords opposed to the Fourth Doctor's presidency after he had helped the Vardans invade. He attempted to kill him as a traitor but later aided him once his true intentions became apparent. Leela fell in love with Andred and stayed on Gallifrey with him, accompanied by K9 Mark I. (TV: *The Invasion of Time*)

### Life with Leela

Andred was eventually made Castellan. (TV: *Lungbarrow*)

At some point, he and Leela got married. (TV: *Arc of Infinity*) Leela then became pregnant by him. (TV: *Lungbarrow*)
Season 30

**Season 30** of *Doctor Who* ran between 11 September 1993 to 20 November 1993. It starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Saskia Reeves as Guinevere Hoult and Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield. The season opened with *Network* and ended with *Destiny*.

## Synopsis

### Back Where it Belongs

Early on in Season 30's production, Alan Yentob became director of BBC1. With this change, it was decided that *Doctor Who* would return to its former home in preparation for the 30th anniversary.

### Turning 30

For *Doctor Who*'s 30th anniversary, the show was given an increase in budget, allowing it to look more convincing. It also allowed it to become the first season since Season 22 to have 45-minute episodes. The thirtieth anniversary special had both of its episodes merged into one 90-minute television movie. To compensate for this, however, the episode count was reduced from 14 to 12.

A new title sequence was also created, which saw the camera heading towards a nebula. To accompany this, a new, darker version of the theme tune was composed by Mark Ayres.

### New Script Editor

Replacing Marc Platt as script editor was *Crime of the Century* writer Colin Brake. Brake intended to flesh out side characters and companions more, as he felt the show had little in the way of development.

### Goodbye Guinevere, hello Benny

Saskia Reeves decided that she would leave sometime during Season 30. To replace her, a new companion would be created, named Bernice Summerfield. Former *Doctor Who* and *Casualty* actress Lisa Bowerman was announced to be playing her.

## Cast

### Main

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Guinevere Hoult - Saskia Reeves
* Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman

### Recurring

* Brigadier Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
* Sergeant Zbrigniev - Robert Jezek
* The Rani - Kate O'Mara
* Daleks - Roy Skelton, Brian Miller, Royce Mills, John Leeson, Nicholas Briggs
* King Arthur - Keith Allen
* The Master - Anthony Ainley
* The Doctor - Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy
* Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
* Cyber-Controller - Michael Kilgarriff
* Liz Shaw - Caroline John
* Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen
* Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
* Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
* Ace - Sophie Aldred
* Cyber-Leader/Voice of the Body-snatchers - David Banks
* Doris Lethbridge-Stewart - Angela Douglas

### Guest

* Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart - Josette Simon

## Adaptations and Merchandising

### Home Media

#### VHS

* *Network*
* *Destruction of the Daleks*
* *Love and War*
* *Transit*
* *The Domesday Book*
* *Destiny*

#### DVD

* All of Season 30 were released on DVD in 2008.
* *Destiny* was released previously in 2000.

#### Blu-Ray

* The complete series has been upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and was released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 30* in the UK.
* It was released in the US under the title *Doctor Who: Richard Griffiths - Complete Season Three.*

#### Novels

* *Network*
* *Destruction of the Daleks*
* *Love and War*
* *Transit*
* *The Domesday Book*
* *Destiny*
Sendei

**Sendei** was a young 22nd century man.

He and Rodomonte and Molassi were on the way to the Ragasteen festival on Evertrin in 2112 when a Fortean Flicker transported them to 2680 Hogsumm. They all died before they could be returned to their hometime, made to kill each other by the defences of the city of Sakkrat. (TV: *The Highest Science*)
John Whiston

**John Whiston** was the executive producer of *30 Years in the TARDIS*. He also was the executive producer for the *Doctor Who and the Daleks* featurettes alongside then-producer Ian Fraser.

## Profile

Whiston is presently Managing Director, Continuing Drama and Head of ITV in the North, ITV Studios responsible for *Coronation Street* and *Emmerdale*

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Bigger Inside Than Out*
* *The Antique Doctor Who Show*
* *Missing in Action*
* *30 Years in the TARDIS*
* *I Was That Monster*
* *Police 5: The Master*
* *UNIT Recruiting Film*
Mark Ayres

**Mark Ayres** was a composer for several *Doctor Who* stories in the late '80s and the early '90s.

He also composed two vastly different versions of the *Doctor Who* theme, the first being used in place of the theme created by Keff McCulloch from 1991-92, and the second being in use from 1993 following *Doctor Who*'s moving back to BBC1. Both of these themes were used in the Richard Griffiths era of *Doctor Who*, with the latter being regarded as the Eighth Doctor's definitive theme.

He has also worked with the Doctor Who Restoration Team remastering soundtracks for DVD release and for the BBC's CD release of missing stories.

## Profile

Ayres studied music and electronics at Keele University. He also worked as a sound engineer at TV-am between 1982 and 1987. As a television composer, he became known for providing incidental music on *Doctor Who*. Ayres's work on broadcast *Doctor Who* was during Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, comprising *The Greatest Show in the Galaxy*, *Ghost Light* and *The Curse of Fenric*. He then continued throughout the Richard Griffiths era. Ayres was hired after he sent producer John Nathan-Turner a demonstration video containing music he had written to accompany *Remembrance of the Daleks*. Like most *Doctor Who* incidental music composers during the 1980s, Ayres created the music electronically, principally using digital synthesisers and samplers.

Ayres was also involved in the last days of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, cataloguing and archiving their recordings for future use. As part of the BBC's unofficial Doctor Who Restoration Team, Ayres has also done much of the audio restoration work for the later VHS *Doctor Who* releases, as well as many of the DVD releases, and all of the "Missing Soundtrack" CD releases since 1999. Additionally, he edited the "Special Edition" of *The Curse of Fenric*, which restored much footage which was originally cut for time, along with some new special effects and a complete remix of the soundtrack. It is available along with the original on the BBC DVD release.

Ayres compiled and produced the CD *Who Is Dr Who*, released in 2000 by Cherry Red Records division RPM. He has also contributed to the DVD commentaries for several releases of the BBC's *Doctor Who* range (*Planet of Giants*, *Terror of the Zygons*, *Paradise Towers*, *Dragonfire*, *The Greatest Show in the Galaxy* and *Ghost Light*).

In 2017, he returned for composing duties with the incidental score for the until-then incomplete serial *Shada*. In March 2018 he took possession of sound recordings of missing episodes from fan Graham Strong before Graham sadly died later that year. He still remains the custodian of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop's archive of music scores and sound effects.

## Credits

### Doctor Who

* *Shada* (DVD release)
* *The Greatest Show in the Galaxy*
* *Ghost Light*
* *The Curse of Fenric*
* *Alixion*
* *The Herald*
* *The Green Knight*
* *Nightshade*
* *Love and War*
* *Transit*
* *Destiny*
* *Venusian Lullaby*
* *Paradox of the Daleks*
Saskia Reeves

**Saskia Reeves** (born 16 August 1961) played Guinevere Hoult in the *Doctor Who* story *The Herald* and then again from *The Green Knight* until Transit.

## Profile

Saskia Reeves was born 16 August 1961, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London with her younger sister Imogen, by her Dutch mother and English father. Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton and then studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre.

Her television credits include *Spooks*, *Doctor Who*, *The Commander* and the *Bodies* finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court theatres as well as on international tour.

In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercials, narration, and book readings.

In 2008, she starred in English Touring Theatre's revival of Athol Fugard's *Hello and Goodbye* at the Trafalgar Studios in London.

In 2010, she starred as Anne Darwin, the wife of John Darwin, in BBC4's *Canoe Man*, a dramatisation of the John Darwin disappearance case, and co-starred in the BBC1 series *Luther*.

In 2011, Reeves played the matriarch, Anna Brangwen, in the first part William Ivory's two-part adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novels *The Rainbow* and *Women in Love*, first shown on BBC4. She also had a major role in Midsomer Murders - A Dying Art (2016)

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Herald*
* *The Green Knight*
* *Illegal Alien*
* *Nightshade*
* *Network*
* *Destruction of the Daleks*
* *Love and War*
* *Transit*
Olvic

**Olvic** was the Levestri ambassador to Earth, husband of Herrel, and father of Brett.

He took a tour of the Monastery of Alixion at the same time as the Seventh Doctor and Raine Cunningham, taking an interest in the Doctor. He also voiced support of Lillie's intent to further her studies during the tour, using it to encourage Brett to go to sermons with Brother Ialgo. He noticed when Raine and Lillie split off from the main group, but thought little of it.

Olvic was shocked when he learned about the Monks' use of the draining pods, fearing for his son and attempting to use his position as a rallying ground to take a stand against the Abbot. However, he backed down, and assisted in Brother Urnie's insurrection. During the insurrection, his wife and Kniles found the body of his son inside a draining pod. Devastated, he attempted to attack Brother Ialgo when he came to quell the chaos, but was shot and killed for his efforts. (TV: *Alixion*)
Keith Dunne

**Keith Dunne** was a set dresser for the *Doctor Who* television story *The Green Knight*, in which he also played a Sontaran. He returned to both roles for *Subjects of War*.

## Profile

For the past 16 years Keith has worked as a Production Designer & Art Director across the full spectrum of TV creating a diverse portfolio in family, fantasy, thriller, sci fi, period and contemporary genres. He has worked in a broad variety of locations up and down the UK bringing with him a keen eye for detail and a reputation for finding resourceful and cost effective solutions to any given design briefs.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As Set dresser

* *The Green Knight*
* *Subjects of War*

#### As Actor

* *The Green Knight*
* *Subjects of War*
Sezhyr

**Sezhyr** was an Ice Warrior and a legendary warlord of his people.

Sezhyr became one of the first marshals of the Ice Army during the Dust Rebellion. Sezhyr ended the rebellion by slaying the leader of the Dust Riders, which secured him as one of his people's greatest leaders. Sezhyr designed a device known as the Orb of Alikyr, which would contain his essence and seek out those with a human physiology and replace the host consciousness with that of Sezhyr, which it did with Raina Kerenskaya. Raina's mind was saved after Ace destroyed Sezhyr's helmet, destroying his consciousness entirely. (TV: *Ice Time*)
Michael Owen Morris

**Michael Owen Morris** directed the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Awakening,* *Goth Opera* and *Damaged Goods*. He had earlier been the production assistant for *The Pirate Planet*.

He shared his memories of *The Awakening* on the story's DVD commentary and the documentary *Return to Little Hodcombe*.

## Profile

He has also worked on several major dramas, such as *Coronation Street*, *EastEnders*, *Casualty* and *The Bill*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As director

* *The Awakening*
* *Goth Opera*
* *Damaged Goods*
Gary Russell

**Gary Russell** (born 18 September 1963) was the editor of *Doctor Who Magazine* between 1992 and 1995. He has also written many *Doctor Who* stories, typically noted for an abundance of continuity references.

## Profile

Russell has worked as an actor since childhood, including a teenage appearance in the James Bond film *Octopussy.* He wrote the jam-packed *Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia*. In 2008, he became the head writer for a new American *Doctor Who* comic book mini series published by IDW, retroactively titled *Agent Provocateur*. It should not be confused with IDW's later Doctor Who (2009), a true ongoing monthly comic book. He contributed to the Davros Connections documentary.

He also contributed to the charity reference book *Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who*.

He was credited for his "invaluable assistance and generosity" in *It's Even Bigger on the Inside*, first published 2015, alongside many others.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Legacy*
* *Paradox of the Daleks*
* *Placebo Effect*
Glospin

**Glospinninymortheras** (**Glospin** for short) was a cousin of the House of Lungbarrow. He spent most of his childhood bullying the First Doctor.

## Biography

He was rather evil and twisted for his family, but was Satthralope's favourite and he showed strong hatred towards the Doctor. His behaviour was largely disapproved of by his cousin Innocet. When he was young and when the Doctor was disowned and cast out, working at a lowly position in the Capitol, Glospin came to gloat over his replacement by Owis. He claimed to have found genetic anomalies in the Loom records which proved that the Doctor did not belong to the House of Lungbarrow and he presented this proof to the Prydonian Chapterhouse. Were this upheld, the Doctor would be executed as a Loom-jumper and Glospin would secure his birthright. The Doctor furiously attacked Glospin and as they fought, the Hand of Omega appeared and drove Glospin off, leaving a scar not even his later regeneration could heal.

The inconclusive fight allowed Glospin to take a genetic sample from the Doctor, returning to Lungbarrow (TV: *Lungbarrow*) and using the sample to 'force' his next regeneration into the exact double of the First Doctor, (PROSE: *Lungbarrow*) allowing him to murder Quences before regenerating again in order to frame the Doctor for his murder, so that he could subvert Quences' will and become his successor as Kithriarch instead of the Doctor. This led to the House of Lungbarrow being buried and forgotten for 673 years, leaving Glospin trapped with his family as the House turned against them, certain rooms making the psychically sensitive Cousins relive the events of the original collapse while Glospin spent most of his time with Owis, nurturing Owis's resentment of how others regarded him as an inferior substitute for the Doctor.

When the Eighth Doctor returned to Lungbarrow he found Glospin locked in the stove as punishment for stealing more than his ration of fungus, and there was a moment of instant mutual recognition and hatred between them, probably because of what had occurred in the past. Glospin proclaimed that the Doctor had finally returned to gloat over the situation he left his family in. The Doctor was then accused of murdering Quences and Arkhew - actually killed by Owis on Quences's 'recommendation' to ensure that he couldn't identify Glospin as Quences' true killer - but his investigation allowed him to reveal Glospin's role in the crimes. When the Doctor rejected his inheritance and the furious house struck out at him, Glospin attacked the Doctor, who had ruined his family, with Satthralope's key, but Quences - his 'ghost' inhabiting the body of Badger - killed Glospin. Lungbarrow toppled over the cliff with Glospin's body still inside, ensuring his permanent death. (TV: *Lungbarrow*)

## Behind the Scenes

* Intriguingly, Stephen Fry, the actor who played Glospin in the serial, would go on to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor.
Holly Aird

**Imogen Holly Aird** (born 18 May 1969) played Sue O'Neil in the *Doctor Who* television story *Night Thoughts*.

## Profile

She is best known for playing forensic pathologist Frankie Wharton in the BBC1 drama series *Waking the Dead*, having previously starred in productions such as *Soldier Soldier* and the 1997 film *Fever Pitch* alongside Colin Firth.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Night Thoughts*
* *Alixion* (brief cameo)
Lynn Grant

**Lynn Grant** was producer of *Doctor Who* from 1995, starting with *The Death of Art*. Prior to this, she had been assistant floor manager for the *Doctor Who* television stories *Remembrance of the Daleks* (with Val McCrimmon), *The Happiness Patrol* and *Silver Nemesis* (with Jeremy Fry).

## Profile

She later produced both *Holby City* and *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As Producer

* *The Death of Art*
* *The Romance of Crime*
* *Paradox of the Daleks*
* *Downtime*
* *The Menagerie*
* *Mind Games*
* *The Eyes of Madmen*
* *Toy Soldiers*
* *Return of the Living Dad*
* *Subjects of War*
* *The English Way of Death*
* *Damaged Goods*
* *The Dark Path*
* *Vampire Science*
* *Blink*
* *Genocide*
* *Evolution*
* *Matrix*
* *Phantasmagoria*
* *Placebo Effect*
* *Iceberg*
* *Silence in the Library*
* *The Council's Reverence*
* *Children of the Revolution*
* *Operation Werewolf*
* *Visions of Tomorrow*

#### As Assistant Floor Manager

* *Remembrance of the Daleks* (with Val McCrimmon)
* *The Happiness Patrol*
* *Silver Nemesis* (with Jeremy Fry)
Robert Daws

**Robert Daws** (born 4 May 1959) played the Monk in *Doctor Who* from 1995, beginning with *Paradox of the Daleks*.

## Profile

He is best known for his television roles, including the affable Tuppy Glossop in *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990-93), gruff cricketer Roger Dervish in the comedy *Outside Edge* (1994-96), mini-cab firm owner Sam in the sitcom *Roger Roger* (1996-2003), and East Yorkshire GP Dr Gordon Ormerod in the period medical drama *The Royal* (2003-11).
I Was That Monster

***I Was That Monster*** was a television documentary that was broadcast on BBC Two on 3 December 1993 as part of the featurette series *Doctor Who and the Daleks*.

## Main Subject

A selection of interviews with actors who have played the most famous monsters on *Doctor Who*.

## People interviewed

* Sylvester McCoy (Seventh Doctor)
* John Scott Martin (Zarbi/Dalek)
* Pat Gorman (Cyberman)
* Alexei Sayle (Necros DJ)
* Stuart Fell (Sea Devil)

## Notes

* The identifying on-screen caption for Stuart Fell misspells his first name as "Stewart".

## Home Video Releases

* *I Was That Monster* is unlikely to appear as a DVD or Blu-ray extra due to copyright and clearance problems, and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
Michael Samuels

**Michael Samuels** directed the *Doctor Who* television stories *The Highest Science* and *The Death of Art*.

## Profile

He directed *Any Human Heart* for which he won a BAFTA, and in 2018 he won an International Emmy for *Man in an Orange* *Shirt.* He also won a Royal Television Society Award for *The Curse of Steptoe.* Other works include The Falklands Play*, The Vice,* The Last Days of Lehman Brothers*, Mrs. Mandela, and The Fear*.

Most recently Samuels directed *The Windermere Children*, broadcast simultaneously in the UK on the BBC and in Germany on ZDF on 27 January 2020, about the Jewish child refugees who survived the concentration camps and were taken to the English Lakes District in an attempt to rehabilitate them. The film won the 2020 Prix Europa Award for best European Television Movie of the year.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Highest Science*
* *The Death of Art*
Camelot

**Camelot** was the domain of the mythical human ruler, King Arthur. (TV: *The Herald*) They were mere fiction in the Doctor's universe but actually existed in another world. It seemed to connect to the 20th century of the Doctor's native universe in Carbury near Lake Vortigern, in rural England, via an interstitial vortex.

Upon coming across knights of Camelot who wielded energy weapons, the Seventh Doctor guessed that this Camelot belonged to an alternate Earth where advanced technology developed alongside magic. For example, Ancelyn told Brigadier Winifred Bambera that cars did not exist on Arthur's world. However, flying machines called ornithopters were used as transport. (TV: *Battlefield*, *The Green Knight*) The Eighth Doctor proved this theory correct when he visited the alternate Earth and embraced the title of Merlin. (TV: *The Herald*)

## Behind the Scenes

Much of the filming for Camelot was actually done near Winchester, with the banquet scenes in TV: *The Herald* taking place inside Winchester Castle's great hall. Other scenes set in and around Camelot were filmed in Northumberland and Cornwall.
Mecrim

**Mecrim** were genetically engineered as weapons for use in the Human-Draconian War by Project Mecrim.

## Biology

The scientific designation for the Mecrim was:

Order: Reptiloprimate
Family: Astridae
Genus and species: Singropoda mecrimus
The Mecrim tracked their victims by heat, and perceived their own species heat patterns as friendly. They had some hearing and couldn't quite reach things on their back.

They were 1.6 metres to the shoulder, weighed up to 150kg, and had no external gender differences.

They had four arms, two with four digit hands and hooked claws on the other two, which were able to push through materials almost by a phasing effect.

They had two insect-like legs, an internal skeleton and a vestigial exoskeleton. The top layer of muscle was a skin substitute and acted as additional armour.

They reached sexual maturity in two to five years, had a six month gestation period, and had one to two young at a time. Their lifespan was about twenty years.

They ate large mammals, carrion, supplemented by berries and bark, and lived in large social groups. (TV: *The Menagerie*)
Christopher Tranchell

**Christopher Tranchell**, sometimes credited as **Chris Tranchell** (born 13 April 1941) appeared in several *Doctor Who* television stories: as Roger Colbert in *The Massacre*, Steven Jenkins in *The Faceless Ones*, and Andred in *The Invasion of Time* and *Lungbarrow*.

## Profile

Next to his roles on *Doctor Who*, he is best known for playing Paul Pitman on Terry Nation's *Survivors* television series. He also had roles on several other TV shows between 1961 and 1996, including *Out of the Unknown*, *The Bill*, *Z-Cars*, *The New Avengers*, *Churchill's People* and *The Onedin Line*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

#### As Andred

* *The Invasion of Time*
* *Lungbarrow*

#### Other Roles

* *The Massacre* - Roger Colbert
* *The Faceless Ones* - Steven Jenkins
Neil Penswick

**Neil Penswick** wrote the *Doctor Who* serial *Hostage*.

## Profile

Prior to the 1988 submission of *Hostage*, Penswick had at least written a radio play. In the very early 1990s, he attempted to write for *Casualty* at the time that Andrew Cartmel was its script editor. He was commissioned in 1992, but his script was never produced — probably because Cartmel left before the script could go into production. While he was negotiating this failed *Casualty* script, he wrote a 90-minute film called *Children of the Morning*, which Andrew Cartmel had placed before the *Radio Times* Drama Awards for consideration. Penswick was a recurring contributor to at least two 21st century projects edited by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier. In July 2011, his short story, *The Two Doctors*, appeared in *Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen*, a short story anthology involving a French analogue to the First Doctor. He also contributed to Volumes 6, 7 and 9 of the *Tales of the Shadowmen* anthology series.

In June 2012, his short script, *Parental Love*, was chosen for the 50 Kisses competition, which encouraged young filmmakers to make and upload a project based upon a handful of chosen scripts. The competition, which celebrated the theme of "love", allowed Penswick to write a script which combined his interests in the supernatural and child care.

## Outside Writing

Penswick was a child protection advisor in addition to being a writer. This work took him to locales outside of Britain. Sometimes wrongly assumed by fandom to have "disappeared" after writing *Hostage*, Penswick in fact simply had another career as a specialised social worker.
Ben Aaronovitch

**Ben Aaronovitch** is the author of several *Doctor Who* stories, his first being *Remembrance of the Daleks.*

## Profile

Born in 1964 he became the first writer for the series to be born *after* its debut on television.

He also contributed to the *Davros Connections* documentary, and the charity reference book *Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who*. He is the brother of Owen Aaronovitch and David Aaronovitch.

In 1990, Aaronovitch was approached about becoming the new script editor for *Doctor Who*, following Andrew Cartmel's departure, though he declined the offer. The role instead went to Marc Platt.

He is now best-known for his non-DWU *Rivers of London* novels.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Remembrance of the Daleks*
* *Battlefield*
* *The Herald*
* *The Green Knight*
* *Network* (co-written with Marc Platt)
* *Transit*
Alistair Lock

**Alistair Lock** performed music and sound design on many *Doctor Who* stories during the 1990s.

He also composed a variant of the *Doctor Who* theme, which was used from 1996 in place of the previous arrangement by Mark Ayres.

## Profile

He also worked on the sound department of *Dan Dare, AutoDrive* and *The Scandalous Four*.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *The Death of Art*
* *Downtime*
* *The Eyes of Madmen*
* *Toy Soldiers*
* *The Dark Path*
* *Blink*
* *Matrix*
* *Phantasmagoria*
* *Placebo Effect*
* *The Council's Reverence*
* *Visions of Tomorrow*
Michael Kerrigan

**Michael Kerrigan** (2 November 1952-7 August 2014) directed the *Doctor Who* television stories *Battlefield,* *Alixion*, *Lungbarrow*, *Illegal Alien*, *Transit* and *Death's Oracle*.

## Profile

Among his other directorial work was the ITV serial *Knights of God*, which was the final broadcast TV appearance of Patrick Troughton.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Battlefield*
* *Alixion*
* *Lungbarrow*
* *Illegal Alien*
* *Transit*
* *Death's Oracle*
Season 31

**Season 31** of *Doctor Who* ran between 3 September 1994 and 19 November 1994. It starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Robert Llewellyn as Norman Manning. The season opened with *The Highest Science* and ended with *Goth Opera*

## Synopsis

### The Old and the New

This season was the first season to be independently produced by Cinema Verity, a production company run by former *Doctor Who* producer Verity Lambert. They were chosen to produce *Doctor Who* as a result of Lambert's prior experience with the programme and the company's persistent lobbying to produce the programme throughout the 1990s up until that point. Lambert wanted to tone down the darkness of the show slightly, whilst retaining the mystery that had been built up by the Cartmel Masterplan.

In addition, a new TARDIS prop, created by Mike Tucker, and a new interior, were designed, with the exterior harkening back to the original TARDIS design.

This season would also have been the last for Ian Fraser, who believed he had stayed long enough and wanted to see someone else take charge.

### Meet Norman Manning

It was announced early in this season's production that a new male companion would be introduced. This came to fruition in Norman Manning, a pessimistic accountant who joined the Doctor after an escapade where he had been chased by an alien. *Red Dwarf* actor Robert Llewellyn was cast in the role.

## Cast

### Main

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
* Norman Manning - Robert Llewellyn

### Recurring

* Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
* Voice of Alpha Centauri - Ysanne Churchman
* Spandrell - Richard Braine
* Sabalom Glitz - Tony Selby
* Dibber - Glen Murphy

## Adaptations and Merchandising

### Home Media

#### VHS

* *The Highest Science*
* *Death's Oracle*
* *Nothing*
* *Venusian Lullaby*
* *Legacy*
* *Goth Opera*

#### DVD

* All serials of Season 31 were released on DVD in 2011.

#### Blu-Ray

* The complete series has been upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and was released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 31* in the UK.
* It was released in the US under the title *Doctor Who: Richard Griffiths - Complete Season Four.*

#### Novels

* *The Highest Science*
* *Death's Oracle*
* *Nothing*
* *Venusian Lullaby*
* *Legacy*
* *Goth Opera*
Bernard Kay

**Bernard Kay** (23 February 1928-25 December 2014) appeared several characters in several *Doctor Who* television stories.

## Profile

He was interviewed on the documentaries *Future Memories* and *IMC Needs You!*. He also shared his memories of his *Doctor Who* stories and his life and acting career on the 18th and 101st editions of the charity podcast series *Toby Hadoke's Who's Round*, the latter of which was released after his death. Extracts from this podcast was used as part of the audio commentary track for the DVD release of *The Faceless Ones*.

## Credits

* *The Dalek Invasion of Earth* (as Carl Tyler)
* *The Crusade* (as Saladin)
* *The Faceless Ones* (as Inspector Crossland / The Director)
* *Colony in Space* (as Caldwell)
* *Night Thoughts* (as Major Dickens)
David A. McIntee

**David A. McIntee** wrote the *Doctor Who* stories *Avatar*, *Mind Games*, which he wrote with Paul Cornell, and *The Dark Path*.

## Profile

McIntee has written many spin-off novels based on *Doctor Who*, as well as one each based on *Final Destination* and *Space: 1999*. He has also written a non-fiction book on *Star Trek: Voyager* and one jointly on the *Alien* and *Predator* movie franchises. He has written several audio plays, and contributed to various magazines including *Dreamwatch*, *SFX*, *Star Trek Communicator*, Titan's *Star Trek Magazine*, *Death Ray*, and *The Official Star Wars Fact Files*. He currently writes for the UK's Asian-entertainment magazine, *Neo*

Between 2006 and 2008, McIntee co-edited an anthology, *Shelf Life*, in memory of fellow Doctor Who novelist Craig Hinton, which was published in December 2008 to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

McIntee made the jump to *Star Trek* fiction in October 2007, with "On The Spot", a story in the *Star Trek: The Next Generation* anthology *The Sky's The Limit*. This was followed with a novella in the anthology *Seven Deadly Sins* in March 2010.

In January 2008, Blue Water Productions began publishing *The Kingdom of Hades*, a comic book sequel to Ray Harryhausen's 1963 movie *Jason and the Argonauts*. This is a five-issue series, though some early publicity erroneously quoted it as being four issues long. He is following this title with a four-issue mini-series, *William Shatner Presents: Quest For Tomorrow*.

In 2009, Abaddon Books published McIntee's *The Light of Heaven*, an entry in the publisher's *Twilight of Kerberos* series.

In 2010, Powys Media published McIntee's novel *Space: 1999 Born for Adversity*.

In 2018, Obverse Books published McIntee's first non-fiction for some years, an analysis of two stories from the Sapphire and Steel television series in collaboration with his wife, Lesley, as part of their Silver Archive series of monographs.

## Credits

### *Doctor Who*

* *Avatar*
* *Mind Games* (with Paul Cornell)
* *The Dark Path*