Series 4

### Distributor:

Warner Home Video (Region 1)2|Entertain and Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment (Region 2) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Region 4)

### Written by:

Logan Crimson, Max Amato, Lewis Bentley, Natalie Robyn, Katie Taylor and Cal A. King

### Directed by:

Sallie Aprahamian, Douglas Mackinnon, Alan Wareing, James Strong, Euros Lyn, Charles Palmer and Wayne Yip

### Producers:

Logan Crimson and Natalie Robyn

**Series 4** of Doctor Who starred Georgina Campbell as the Fourteenth Doctor and introduced Helena Bonham Carter as Sandra Parry.

The series opened with *Chaos in Cardiff* and concluded with *Nexus Point*. It was followed by a Christmas Special, *Nightfall*.

## Summary

Alone once again, the Doctor finds herself drawn to a struggling actress, Sandra Parry. Desperate to move on following recent events, the Doctor invites Sandra on a magnificent tour across the universe; where they’ll join an expedition to uncover a mysterious artefact from another dimension, do battle with alien monkeys & stone statues and find a colony preparing for war, amongst many other wonderful sights.

However, they’ll also soon find that not everyone can be trusted and something deadly is coming, ready to strike just when they least expect it...

## Overview

The series consisted of eleven stories and fourteen episodes. It was the fourth series for Georgina Campbell as the Fourteenth Doctor and introduced new companion Helena Bonham Carter as Sandra Parry in the premiere, *Chaos in Cardiff*.

Everything from *Chaos in Cardiff* to *Nightfall* was part of the Series 4 production block.

There was no story arc for the series, instead it focused on a loose narrative thread involving the Shevek Cro'taq and the Master, as well as the looming threat of the Klucuin entering N-Space.

## Cast

* The Doctor - Georgina Campbell
* Sandra Parry - Helena Bonham Carter

### Recurring

* "Karina Wells" / The Master - Ruth Wilson
* Lisa McCabe - Alyson Michalka

### Guest

* The Mire - David Schofield & Jon Davey
* Naunet - Nelly Karim
* The General - TBC
* Clair - TBC
* Kevin - TBC
* Callinicus of Heliopolis - TBC
* Sergeant Frederick Abberline - Hugo Weaving
* Jared Ainsley - Oliver Farnworth
* The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs (voice)

## Aliens and Enemies

* The Mire
* The Shevek Cro'taq
* Krynoids
* Algak
* The Mlerki
* The Ahrad
* The Kuliari
* A Weeping Angel
* The Daleks
* The Klucuin
* The Wells Master
* Eldritch Creatures

## Production Blocks

Production blocks were arranged as follows:

## Adaptations and Merchandising

### Home Media

#### DVD

Series 4 was the final series to have DVDs released by third parties before BBC Studios took over for Series 5 onwards.

All episodes of Series 4 were released in boxset form by 2|Entertain and Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment for Region 2 and by Warner Home Video for Region 1. The set contained special features such as; *Doctor Who Confidential*, cast and crew interviews, episode commentary, behind the scenes look, series trailers and teasers, image gallery, deleted scenes and special feature - Fashion Tips with Helena Bonham Carter.

#### Blu-Ray

The series was also released as a complete blu-ray season release, with additional bonus features not included on the DVD release, such as; extended *Doctor Who Confidential*, video diaries and PDF files of scripts and production.

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