6M. Doctor Who - The Awakening (Season Twenty One)

Script Editor: Eric Saward; Produced by: John Nathan-Turner; Writer: Eric Pringle; Director: Michael Owen Morris; Designer: Barry Newbery; Incidental Music: Peter Howell;

Programme Description

Tegan asks the Doctor to take her to Little Hodcombe to visit her grandfather, local historian Andrew Verney. They arrive during a reconstruction of the English Civil war, led by Sir George Hutchinson. When Tegan asks about her grandfather she finds that he has been missing for some time.

Sir George seems to be taking the games a little too seriously and Tegan is designated the Queen of the May, a human sacrifice. The Doctor takes an interest in the local church, and finds Will Chandler who came from 1643. Will tells the Doctor of the time that the Malus came, and the Doctor finds it concealed in the church.

The Malus uses psychic projections to feed of the fears to the locals. Sir Georges mind, and the war games, have re-awoken the Malus. The Doctor finds a way to break the psychic link, and the Malus destroys Sir George, the church and itself.


Regular Cast

Tegan Jovanka: Janet Fielding; Vislor Turlough: Mark Strickson;

Cast

Jane Hampden: Polly James; Sir George Hutchinson: Dennis Lill; Colonel Ben Wolsey: Glyn Houston; Sergeant Joseph Willow: Jack Galloway; Will Chandler: Keith Jayne; Trooper: Christopher Saul; Andrew Verney: Frederick Hall (2);
Uncredited:
Walk-Ons:
David Cole, Brian Coshall, Robert Craze, Peter Dukes, Scott Free, Harold Gasnier, John Kearns, Rod Keyes, Jimmy Mac, Roy MacDonald, Ron Martin, Sean McCabe, David Medina, Bob Tarff, Nigel Tisdall, Christopher Wenner, Gordon Williams;

Transmissions

Ep.TitleDateViewersPosition
607.Part One (BBC 1) Thur 19/01/1984 18:40 - 19:05 7.9M61st
608.Part Two (BBC 1) Fri 20/01/1984 18:40 - 19:05 6.6M84th

Repeat Transmissions

TitleDateViewersPosition
Compilation (BBC 1) Fri 20/07/1984 18:50 - 19:40 4.4M104th

Bloopers

This programme has no bloopers / mistakes. It's probably not perfect, just that they haven't been found / pointed out

Locations

Bishop's Court Forum, Shapwick, Dorest; Ford at Tarrant Monkton, nr. Blandford Forum, Dorset; Martin Down, nr. Martin, Hants; St Bartholomew's Church, Shapwick, Dorest; Stable at rear of Damers Cottage, Martin, Hants; Village Cross and street, Shapwick, Dorset; Village of Martin, nr. Fordingbridge, Hants;

Studios

Television Centre Studio 6;

Notes / Trivia

There is nothing to add about this programme

Working Titles

Poltergeist
Wargame

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