A School for Glory (TV Story)

***A School for Glory*** was the first serial of Season 29 of Doctor Who. It was written by Tony Etchells and another unspecified writer, directed by Nicholas Mallett and starred Richard Griffiths as the Eighth Doctor and Julia Sawalha as Raine Cunningham.

## Synopsis

1915. War is tearing the world apart, and so soldiers must be trained. The Doctor arrives at one of such camps and is instantly accused of being a spy. However, he is suddenly relieved of sentence. On the front lines, soldiers are being brought forward with a horrific disease. Some say it is brought on by shell shock, others a type of gas. But some say the origin may come from beyond the stars...

With so many mysteries taking place, the Doctor and Raine must work to ensure history stays on track. But what is the cause of the disease? Why were the Doctor and Raine so suddenly released? And what does the field marshall have to do with it all?

## Cast

* The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
* Raine - Julia Sawalha
* Field Marshall Bentley - Anthony Ainley
* Joseph Sayles - Richard Dormer
* Captain Silas Wilkins - Ralph Arliss
* Edwin Murray - Will Barton
* Harold Ogilvy - Richard Garnett
* Bevan Baines - Ioan Gruffudd
* Dr. Judd - Niall O'Brien
* Owen - Alan Cox
* Corporal - Ed Stobart
* Voice of Ailix - Gabriel Woolf

## Worldbuilding

### Individuals

* The Master attempts to threaten his former men with his TCE. However, Raine, being an accomplished pickpocket, had stolen it off him in advance, with him having previously threatened her with it.
* Ailix comes from the Sytem of Sethroneptera.
* The Doctor knows how to perform surgery.

### Technology

* The Master makes occasional use of his TCE throughout the story. Raine later steals it, and the Doctor destroys it at the end of the story.
* Raine uses a voice recorder to record Bentley's communications.

## Notes

* It is unknown who the other writer for the story is. The titles only credit Etchells as a writer, though Etchells has stated he worked with another member of the production team on the story. Many fans speculate that the other writer is Mark Gatiss, due to many of Gatiss' stories hinging on the Doctor relying on his companions or other characters (in this case Raine and Joseph Sayles) for help.
* The Master was initially not present in the story, with Bentley being a human forming a deal with Ailix for his own gains. However, Ian Fraser deemed it necessary for the Master to appear during the season for a ratings boost, and so the Master was retroactively inserted.

## Continuity

* The Master uses a perception filter to hide his indentity. He has done so previously, though it was not named such. (TV: *The King's Demons*)
* The Doctor says that this is not his first time being accused of being a spy. (TV: *The Time Meddler, The Myth Makers, The War Games, Inferno, The Monster of Peladon, Planet of the Spiders, The Armageddon Factor, The Happiness Patrol*)

## Home Video and DVD Releases

### VHS

* This story was released on VHS in 2002.

### DVD

* This story along with the other stories in Season 29 were released as *Doctor Who: The Complete Twenty-Ninth Season* in 2010.

### Blu-Ray

* This story along with the other stories in Season 29 were upscaled in 1080i50 high definition and were released as *Doctor Who: The Collection - Season 29* in the UK.