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Frontios is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from January 26 to February 3, 1984. Contents [hide] 1 Synopsis 2 Plot 2.1 Cast notes 3 Continuity 4 Production 5 In print 6 Broadcast and VHS release 7 References 8 External links 8.1 Reviews 8.2 Target novelisation [edit] Synopsis Its inhabitants having fled a dying Earth, the planet Frontios is mankind’s last colony and the location of hidden dangers. [edit] Plot The TARDIS lands in the far future, on the planet Frontios, where some of the last vestiges of humanity are struggling for survival. The planet is being attacked by meteorite showers orchestrated by an unknown enemy responsible for the disappearance of several prominent colonists, including the colony’s leader, Captain Revere. After witnessing Revere being “eaten by the ground,” Security Chief Brazen engages in a cover up. To the public, Captain Revere died of natural causes. After a state funeral, Revere’s son, Plantaganet, assumes the leadership of the colony. The TARDIS is mysteriously affected by a meteorite storm and dragged down to the planet by gravity. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough emerge, in the middle of the bombardment, to investigate. Despite his earlier reservations about getting involved, the Doctor violates the cardinal rule of the Time Lords by helping the colonists who were injured by the meteorite bombardment and by providing medical assistance. Needing better light in the medical facility, the Doctor sends Tegan and Turlough to fetch a portable mu-field activator and five argon discharge globes from the TARDIS. However, once they arrive, they find that the ship’s inner door is stuck, preventing them from getting beyond the console room. Norna, Tegan and Turlough obtain an acid-battery from the research room to power the lights. On their way back, however, they are forced to render the Warnsman unconscious to avoid capture. Another bombardment occurs and, in the Warnsman’s absence, catches the colony unawares. When the skies clear, the TARDIS has gone, seemingly destroyed; all that is left is the Doctor’s hat stand. Plantaganet orders the execution of the Doctor, but Turlough intercedes, using the TARDIS hat stand as a weapon. Plantaganet tries to attack the Doctor with a crowbar but suffers a heart attack. The Time Lord manages to save his life using the battery, but Plantaganet is later dragged into the ground by some mysterious force. The Doctor, Tegan and Turlough discover that the culprits are the Gravis and his Tractators, giant insects with incredible powers over gravity. Turlough briefly undergoes a sort of nervous breakdown due to the fact that the Tractators once attempted to invade his home world long ago; his mind contains a deep, horrific "race memory" of the event. The disappearing colonists were being used by the Tractators to run their mining machines. Plantaganet was kidnapped to replace Captain Revere, the current driver who is now brain dead. The Gravis intends to transform Frontios into an enormous spaceship. Once successful, he would be able to spread the terror of the Tractators across the galaxy. The Doctor, Turlough, Brazen and his guards rescue Plantaganet by knocking out the Gravis. However, Brazen gets caught by one of the mining machines and is killed while the others escape. Tegan wanders around in the tunnels and comes across bits of the TARDIS’s inner walls. She is chased by the Gravis, who has now regained consciousness, and two of his Tractators. She inadvertently comes upon one of the TARDIS’s inner doors and she opens it to find herself in the TARDIS console room, which has bits of rock wall mixed in with its normal walls. She also finds the Doctor, Turlough and Plantaganet hovering around the console. The Doctor ushers the Gravis in and then tricks him into reassembling the TARDIS by using his power over gravity. The Gravis pulls the TARDIS back into its normal dimension. Once fully assembled, the Gravis is effectively cut off from his fellow Tractators, which revert to a harmless state. The Doctor and Tegan deposit the now-dormant Gravis on the uninhabited planet of Kolkokron. Returning to Frontios, the Doctor gives Plantaganet the hat stand as a farewell token and asks that his own involvement in the affair not be mentioned to anyone, especially the Time Lords. Once the TARDIS has left Frontios, its engines start making a worrisome noise. The Doctor appears to be helpless as the ship is being pulled towards the centre of the universe. [edit] Cast notes The part of Mr. Range was originally to be played by actor Peter Arne, but he was murdered at his home prior to the start of recording. Jeff Rawle later played Mr. Harding in Mona Lisa's Revenge, an episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures. Lesley Dunlop later played Susan Q in The Happiness Patrol. [edit] Continuity No explanation is given for companion Kamelion's absence from this story. This story remains, to date, the sole appearance of the Tractators in the television series. However, on March 6, 1984, then Doctor Who script editor Eric Saward wrote to Bidmead a request that he write a sequel to Frontios, which would have featured the return of the Tractators and the Doctor’s arch nemesis, the Master. This lost story is brought back to life (minus the Master) in the Big Finish audio The Hollows of Time. The short story Life After Queth featured in Short Trips: Farewells details an adventure the Doctor, Tegan and the Gravis had on the way to Kolkokron. The Big Finish audio story Excelis Dawns details an adventure the Doctor had on the way back to Frontios. [edit] Production Serial details by episode EpisodeBroadcast dateRun timeViewership (in millions) "Part One" 26 January 1984 24:39 8.0 "Part Two" 27 January 1984 24:35 5.8 "Part Three" 2 February 1984 24:30 7.8 "Part Four" 3 February 1984 24:26 5.6 [2][3][4] The story’s working title was The Wanderers. This story was the final televised story written by former Doctor Who script editor, Christopher H. Bidmead. The actors who played the Tractators were all trained dancers, as the script called for the actors to curl around their victims like woodlice. In the event, the Tractator costumes produced were too inflexible for this to be done. It is unstated what happens to Kamelion, who has been inside the TARDIS since The King's Demons. The writers of The Discontinuity Guide theorise that he is disguised as the hatstand.[5] The final episode ends on a cliffhanger, with the TARDIS dragged into a time corridor. The episode was followed by a trailer of clips for the following serial, Resurrection of the Daleks, which continued the story. In addition to the death of Peter Arne, production designer Barrie Dobbins committed suicide after finishing most of the preparations for the story. His assistant had to complete Dobbins' work. [edit] In print Doctor Who book Frontios Series Target novelisations Release number 91 Writer Christopher H. Bidmead Publisher Target Books Cover artist Andrew Skilleter ISBN 0-426-19780-1 Release date 10 December 1984 The story was novelised by Bidmead and published by Target Books in December 1984.Bidmead includes many gruesome images of the Tractators technology including a hovering translation device. The cliffhanger that led into Resurrection of the Daleks is removed. [edit] Broadcast and VHS release This story was released on a double VHS set with The Awakening in March 1997. It is due to be released on DVD in May 2011. [edit] References ^ From the Doctor Who Magazine series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). The Discontinuity Guide, which counts the unbroadcast serial Shada, lists this as story number 133. Region 1 DVD releases follow The Discontinuity Guide numbering system. ^ Shaun Lyon et al. (2007-03-31). "Frontios". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ "Frontios". Doctor Who Reference Guide. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Sullivan, Shannon (2007-08-07). "Frontios". A Brief History of Time Travel. Retrieved 2008-08-30. ^ Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1995). "Frontios" (reprinted on BBC Doctor Who website). The Discontinuity Guide. London: Virgin Books. p. 299. ISBN 0-426-20442-5. Retrieved 20 April 2009. [edit] External links Frontios at BBC Online Frontios at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel) Frontios at the Doctor Who Reference Guide Extended Edit: Frontios in Time Space Visualiser [edit] Reviews Frontios reviews at Outpost Gallifrey Frontios reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide Frontios in Time Space Visualiser [edit] Target novelisation Frontios (novelisation) reviews at Outpost Gallifrey On Target—Frontios [hide]v · d · eDoctor Who season 21 serials Warriors of the Deep • The Awakening • Frontios • Resurrection of the Daleks • Planet of Fire • The Caves of Androzani • The Twin Dilemma

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TorchCast Trailer

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Apres un debuts de saison mitige, Steven Moffat nous fait decouvrir un sceanriste de genie, Niel Gaiman, s'appropriant litteralement la serie et le fait avec genie. Cet episode deviendras probablement mythique par la suite. En attendant, voyons ce que jonathan en pense..

Apres un debuts de saison mitige, Steven Moffat nous fait decouvrir un sceanriste de genie, Niel Gaiman, s'appropriant litteralement la serie et le fait avec genie. Cet episode deviendras probablement mythique par la suite. En attendant, voyons ce que jonathan en pense..

Spying, trespass, assault, incitement to riot, double kidnapping, multiple car theft, graffiti, wanton vandalism, time manipulation, possession of the living by the dead, chicken in a basket and saying it's all God's fault... the aristocracy isn't what it used to be. I blame the parents.

With the Rapture being cancelled on account of rain last weekend, we decided to break our own rule and review a two part story as two separate broadcasts. Join Derek, Eric, and Lindsay as we review The Rebel Flesh and let you know if it has any, ahem, meat on its bones.

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Spying, trespass, assault, incitement to riot, double kidnapping, multiple car theft, graffiti, wanton vandalism, time manipulation, possession of the living by the dead, chicken in a basket and saying it's all God's fault... the aristocracy isn't what it used to be. I blame the parents.

With the Rapture being cancelled on account of rain last weekend, we decided to break our own rule and review a two part story as two separate broadcasts. Join Derek, Eric, and Lindsay as we review The Rebel Flesh and let you know if it has any, ahem, meat on its bones.

Follow Eric Mendoza on Twitter

With the Rapture being cancelled on account of rain last weekend, we decided to break our own rule and review a two part story as two separate broadcasts. Join Derek, Eric, and Lindsay as we review The Rebel Flesh and let you know if it has any, ahem, meat on its bones.

With the Rapture being cancelled on account of rain last weekend, we decided to break our own rule and review a two part story as two separate broadcasts. Join Derek, Eric, and Lindsay as we review The Rebel Flesh and let you know if it has any, ahem, meat on its bones.

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2 days until The Almost People. 9 days for the US!

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A ton of Torchwood trivia, sandwiched into this fourth installment of the Bad Wilf quiz.

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A ton of Torchwood trivia, sandwiched into this fourth installment of the Bad Wilf quiz.

http://badwilf.co.uk
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Martyn: @BadWilf
Imran: @Nerdthropology

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who - Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who - Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

On this weeks show we are talking to you live from Dr No's Games and Comics in Marietta, GA and how appropriate we will be having a round table discussion about 007 himself, James Bond.. and then we will return to the studios and reviewing the newest episode of Doctor Who called "The Rebel Flesh." … Continue reading →

On this weeks show we are talking to you live from Dr No's Games and Comics in Marietta, GA and how appropriate we will be having a round table discussion about 007 himself, James Bond.. and then we will return to the studios and reviewing the newest episode of Doctor Who called "The Rebel Flesh." … Continue reading →

Matt is joined by Anna from the Shelf Life Podcast to watch and discuss "The Rebel Flesh". Plus 3 words and feedback!

Matt is joined by Anna from the Shelf Life Podcast to watch and discuss "The Rebel Flesh". Plus 3 words and feedback!

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who - Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who - Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who – Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

It is not often we can bring you something this exciting and exclusive on The Doctor Who Podcast. This episode though is very special as we interview what was possibly the youngest writer ever to write for classic Who – Mr Andrew Smith. At the tender age of 17, Andrew had his story, Full Circle [...]

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Ian, Mike & daveac's gangers do all the work on this Cultdom commentary whilst the lads themselves watch Dr Who Series 6 Episode 5 'The Rebel Flesh' drinking lot's of wine or water.

Joined (maybe forevah) by Soph, the boys take a break (though not a real one) from televised Who to talk about the April release from the main Big Finish Doctor Who range, The Heroes of Sontar, as well as the start of the current story arc in the DWM comics, the four part adventure titled The Golden Ones.

Can Nick and Soph manage to get through the entire episode without being spoiled? Hear Lindsey hate and Alex be unusually quiet in this, the latest episode of Telos AM!

This week's song is "Acid Alkaline" by Nicholas Green. You can find this song and more at http://victorylime.livejournal.com/

Joined (maybe forevah) by Soph, the boys take a break (though not a real one) from televised Who to talk about the April release from the main Big Finish Doctor Who range, The Heroes of Sontar, as well as the start of the current story arc in the DWM comics, the four part adventure titled The Golden Ones.

Can Nick and Soph manage to get through the entire episode without being spoiled? Hear Lindsey hate and Alex be unusually quiet in this, the latest episode of Telos AM!

This week's song is "Acid Alkaline" by Nicholas Green. You can find this song and more at http://victorylime.livejournal.com/

Joined (maybe forevah) by Soph, the boys take a break (though not a real one) from televised Who to talk about the April release from the main Big Finish Doctor Who range, The Heroes of Sontar, as well as the start of the current story arc in the DWM comics, the four part adventure titled The Golden Ones.

Can Nick and Soph manage to get through the entire episode without being spoiled? Hear Lindsey hate and Alex be unusually quiet in this, the latest episode of Telos AM!

This week's song is "Acid Alkaline" by Nicholas Green. You can find this song and more at http://victorylime.livejournal.com/

Joined (maybe forevah) by Soph, the boys take a break (though not a real one) from televised Who to talk about the April release from the main Big Finish Doctor Who range, The Heroes of Sontar, as well as the start of the current story arc in the DWM comics, the four part adventure titled The Golden Ones.

Can Nick and Soph manage to get through the entire episode without being spoiled? Hear Lindsey hate and Alex be unusually quiet in this, the latest episode of Telos AM!

This week's song is "Acid Alkaline" by Nicholas Green. You can find this song and more at http://victorylime.livejournal.com/