episode guide
warriors' gate
story 114 : season 18 : serial 5S : 4 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Paul Joyce
Writer: Steve Gallagher
Script Editor: Christopher H Bidmead
Designer: Graeme Story
cast information
Tom Baker (Doctor Who); Lalla Ward (Romana); Matthew Waterhouse (Adric); John Leeson (voice of K-9); Clifford Rose (Rorvik); Kenneth Cope (Packard); David Kincaid (Lane); Freddie Earlle (Aldo); Harry Waters (Royce); David Weston (Biroc); Vincent Pickering (Sagan); Robert Vowles (Gundan); Jeremy Gittins (Lazlo);
crew information
Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); June Hudson (Costumes); Peter Howell (Incidental Music); Pauline Cox (Make-Up); Graeme Harper (Production Assistant); Angela Smith (Production Unit Manager); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); John Dixon (Studio Lighting); Alan Fogg (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Mat Irvine (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 3 January 1981 at 17:20 | 22'54" | 7.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 10 January 1981 at 17:10 | 23'47" | 6.7mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 3 | Part Three | 17 January 1981 at 17:10 | 22'15" | 8.3mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 4 | Part Four | 24 January 1981 at 17:10 | 24'53" | 7.8mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
» A 71-edit exists also -
Part Three
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Four
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate
Written by: John Lydecker
Number 071 in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter |
| 15 April 1982 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Andrew Skilleter ISBN: 0 426 20146 9 |
plot synopsis
The TARDIS arrives at the gateway between E-Space and N-Space, and encounters a group of Privateers, brutally using a cargo of time sensitive Tharils to try to locate precisely the gateway. The Doctor encounters the Tharil Empire at its height, by travelling through time mirrors, and sees how the Gundan Robots, built by the Tharils human slaves to kill their captors, slaughtered them. The Tharils are now a peaceful race, and the Doctor realises he has to try and save the last of their kind, who are being held captive on the Privateers' ship, but its Captain is going to try and get back to N-Space by blasting through the mirrors with their engines, and this destroys their ship. Romana and K9 stay with the Tharils, while the Doctor and Adric leave in the TARDIS.
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."