FULL CIRCLE

Written by Andrew Smith.

Directed by Peter Grimwade

Transmitted originally: 25 October 1980 to 15 November 1980.

"Doctor, I don't want to spend the rest of my life on Gallifrey - after all this!" - 'Romana' "Well, you can't fight the Time Lords, Romana." - 'The Doctor' "You did, once." - 'Romana' "And lost". - 'The Doctor'

THE STORY

The TARDIS falls through a CVE into E-Space, an alternative universe and arrives on the planet Alazarius. There the inhabitants of a crashed Starliner and group of young rebels called the Outlers, led by boy named Varsh and including his brother Adric , are being terrorised by a trace of Marshmen who emerge from the marshes at a time known as Mistfall. The Doctor discovers that the Starliner's inhabitants are not the descendents of its original crew, as had been claimed by their leaders, the Desciders, but evolved Marshmen. With the Time Lord's help and encouragement, the Starliner is repaired and able to leave the planet. However, the Doctor, Romana and K-9, along with Adric who has sneaked on board, are still trapped in E-Space.

CAST:

The Doctor (Tom Baker), Romana (Lalla Ward), Voice of K-9 (John Leeson), Adric (Matthew Waterhouse), Login (George Baker), Draith (Leonard Maguire), Nefred (James Bree), Garif (Alan Rowe), Dexeter (Tony Calvin), Varsh (Richard Willis), Tylos (Bernard Padden), Keara (June Page), Omril (Andrew Forbes), Rysik (Adrian Gibbs), Marshman (Barney Lawrence), Marshchild (Norman Bacon).

FACTS:

Adric's name was suggested by script editor Christopher H. Bidmead as an anagram of the eminent physicist P A M Dirac (who in 1930 was the first to predict the existence of antimatter).

George Baker, who went on to star as Inspector Wexford in the TVS police series 'The Ruth Rendell Mysteries' plays Login.

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