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Doctor Who (season 11)
The eleventh season of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' began on 15 December 1973 with the serial ''The Time Warrior'', and ended with Jon Pertwee's final serial ''Planet of the Spiders''. The season's writing was recognized by the Writer's Guild of Great Britain for Best Children's Drama Script. This is the Third Doctor's fifth and final series, and also the last consecutively to be produced by Barry Letts and script edited by Terrance Dicks. Both Letts and Dicks would work for the programme again, however - Letts in Season 18 and Dicks on future stories, e.g. Horror of Fang Rock. Casting Main cast * Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor * Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith Jon Pertwee makes his final appearance as the series lead in ''Planet of the Spiders'', although he would reprise the role of the Third Doctor in the 20th anniversary special episode, ''The Five Doctors''. Elisabeth Sladen makes her first appearance as Sarah Jane Smith in ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland "Jon" Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was an English actor, comedian, entertainer, cabaret performer and TV presenter. Born into a theatrical family, he served in the Royal Navy and the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War. In his early career, he worked as a stage comedian, which included performing at the Glasgow Empire Theatre and sharing a bill with Max Wall and Jimmy James.Cult leader's mission to return to future '' The Herald''. 15 May 1989. Retrieved 3 July 2014. As an actor, Pertwee appeared in many comedy roles, including four films in the '' |
Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien time traveller The Doctor while trying to break a story on a top secret research facility, and subsequently becomes his travelling companion on a series of adventures spanning the breadth of space and time. After travelling with The Doctor in four seasons of the show they suddenly part ways, and after this she continues to investigate strange goings-on back on Earth. Over time, Sarah Jane establishes herself as a committed defender of Earth from alien invasions and other threats, occasionally reuniting with The Doctor in the course of her own adventures, all the while continuing to work as a freelance investigative journalist. Sarah Jane is one of the Doctor's longest-serving companions, co-starring in 18 stories with the third and fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)
Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK. He is particularly remembered for his work on science fiction on television, science fiction programmes, most notably his extensive contributions to ''Doctor Who'', which included working as its script editor from 1974 to 1977. Holmes suffered ill health from the early 1980s. He died in May 1986 while working on scripts for the second and final Sixth Doctor season ''The Trial of a Time Lord''. Early career In 1944, at the age of 18, Holmes joined the army, fighting with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders regiment in Burma. He rapidly earned a commission, and as such became the youngest commissioned officer in the entire British army during the Second World War. The fact that he lied about his age to get into the army was discovered at his commissioning, but apparently the only reaction was by a gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bromly
Alan Bromly (1915–1995) was a British television director and producer. Bromly also directed two feature films ''The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp'' and ''Follow That Horse!''. Amongst the television series he worked on were ''Out of the Unknown''.Wheatley p.71 He was married to the actress June Ellis. Selected filmography * ''The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp'' (1954, film) * ''Portrait of Alison'' (1955, TV series) * '' The Scarf'' (1959, TV series) * ''Follow That Horse!'' (1960, film) * '' The World of Tim Frazer'' (1960, TV series) * ''Z-Cars'' (1963, TV series) * ''The Desperate People'' (1963, TV series) * ''Melissa'' (1964, TV series) * ''An Enemy of the State'' (1965, TV series) * '' A Man Called Harry Brent'' (1965, TV series) * ''Bat Out of Hell'' (1966, TV series) * '' Take a Pair of Private Eyes'' (1966, TV series) * ''Witch Hunt'' (1967, TV series) * '' The Big M'' (1967, TV series) * ''This Way for Murder'' (1967, TV series) * ''Paul Temple'' (1969, TV series) * ''Out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sontaran
The Sontarans ( ) are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. A warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death, they were conceived by writer and future story editor Robert Holmes and first appeared in the 1973 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Time Warrior''. Characteristics Culture The Sontarans are a race of humanoids with a stocky build, greenish brown skin, a distinctive dome-shaped head, and they have only three fingers on each hand, though some members of their species do have five fingers. Their musculature is designed for load-bearing rather than leverage, because of the high gravity on their home planet. Ross Jenkins in "The Sontaran Stratagem" describes the main Sontaran villain, General Staal, as resembling "a talking baked potato", whilst in sequel episode "The Poison Sky", Colonel Alan Mace likens the Sontarans to "trolls". Sontarans come from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Monster Of Peladon
''The Monster of Peladon'' is the fourth serial of the 11th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 23 March to 27 April 1974. It was Jon Pertwee's penultimate serial as the Third Doctor. The serial is set on the mineral-rich planet Peladon 50 years after the 1972 serial '' The Curse of Peladon''. In the serial, the engineer Eckersley (Donald Gee) and the rogue Ice Warrior Commander Azaxyr ( Alan Bennion) conspire to take over the planet and sell its minerals to Peladon's enemies in Galaxy Five. Plot On the planet Peladon a power struggle is in place between the trisilicate miners and the ruling class, with miners under the leadership of Gebek and hot-headed Ettis calling for improved conditions. The planet's ruler Queen Thalira, daughter of the late King Peladon, is sympathetic, but knows her planet is vital to supply the war effort of the Galactic Federation of which it is a member. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Bennion
Alan Bennion (18 April 1930 – 27 July 2018) was a British actor. He was best known for his work on the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and the police drama ''Z-Cars''. He made a total of five appearances on ''Z-Cars'', and appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' serials ''The Seeds of Death'', ''The Curse of Peladon'' and ''The Monster of Peladon'', each time playing a different " Ice Lord". He also appeared in a 1971 production of ''Hamlet'' with Sir Ian McKellen and Tim Pigott-Smith Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith, (13 May 1946 – 7 April 2017) was an English film and television actor and author. He was best known for his leading role as Ronald Merrick in the television drama series '' The Jewel in the Crown'', for which he wo .... Filmography References External links * * 1930 births 2018 deaths British male television actors People from Northwich {{UK-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Yates
Captain Mike Yates is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', played by Richard Franklin. He was adjutant of the British contingent of UNIT, an international organization that defends Earth from alien threats. Character history Yates first appeared in the Third Doctor serial ''Terror of the Autons'', the latest in a line of Captains assisting Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, although the Doctor implies that he was around for previous stories. He proved more durable than his predecessors, appearing semi-regularly on the programme from 1971 to 1974 alongside the Brigadier and Sergeant Benton. Together with the Doctor and his companions, Yates fought off alien invasions, the machinations of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master, rogue computers and mutated maggots. Little is known of him outside of his time with UNIT. He was cool under fire, efficient, and both gave and carried out his orders with a minimum of fuss. He appeared t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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