episode guide
battlefield
story 156 : season 26 : serial 7N : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Michael Kerrigan
Writer: Ben Aaronovitch
Script Editor: Andrew Cartmel
Designer: Martin Collins
cast information
Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor); Sophie Aldred (Ace); Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart); Jean Marsh (Morgaine); Angela Bruce (Brigadier Winifred Bambera); Christopher Bowen (Mordred); Marcus Gilbert (Ancelyn); Angela Douglas (Doris Lethbridge-Stewart); Ling Tai (Shou Yuing); James Ellis (Peter Warmsly); Noel Collins (Pat Rowlinson); June Bland (Elizabeth Rowlinson); Robert Jezek (Sergeant Zbrigniev); Dorota Rae (Flight Lieutenant Lavel); Stefan Schwartz (Knight Commander); Paul Tomany (Major Husak); Marek Anton (The Destroyer);
crew information
Matthew Purves (Assistant Floor Manager); Julian Herne (Assistant Floor Manager); Anushia Nieradzik (Costumes); Keff McCulloch (Incidental Music); Juliette Mayer (Make-Up); Paul Harding (OB Cameraman); Alan Jessop (OB Cameraman); Rosemary Parsons (Production Assistant); June Collins (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Alf Joint (Stunt Arranger); Keff McCulloch (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Dave Bezkorowajny (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 6 September 1989 at 19:35 | 24'06" | 3.1mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 13 September 1989 at 19:35 | 24'07" | 3.9mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
| 3 | Part Three | 20 September 1989 at 19:35 | 24'13" | 3.6mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
| 4 | Part Four | 27 September 1989 at 19:35 | 24'14" | 4.0mil | PAL 1 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Battlefield
Written by: Marc Platt
Number 152 in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 18 July 1991 |
Published by Virgin Publishing Ltd, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Alister Pearson ISBN: 0 426 20350 X |
plot synopsis
Two factions of Knights land on Earth, staging a fight in the middle of a UNIT convoy, transporting a nuclear missile across the countryside. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart comes out of retirement to work alongside the Doctor and Ace, as they take on the Morgaine, who seeks the legendary Excalibur, buried in the bottom of a lake with the body of King Arthur inside a space craft. If the Doctor does not comply, she threatens to unleash a dimension wrecking demon called the Destroyer, and it's Lethbridge-Stewart who bravely faces the creature as it prepared to eradicate mankind. .
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."