Peter Davison
Season Twenty One

Perpugilliam Peri Brown: Nicola Bryant

6Q. Planet of Fire

Writer: Peter Grimwade
Director: Fiona Cumming
Designer: Malcolm Thornton
Incidental Music: Peter Howell

TRANSMISSION DETAILS:

615. Part One                Thu   23.02.84   6.40pm - 7.05pm   7.4M/ 71st
616. Part Two                Fri   24.02.84   6.40pm - 7.05pm   6.1M/102nd
617. Part Three                    01.03.84   6.40pm - 7.05pm   7.4M/ 67th
618. Part Four                     02.03.84   6.40pm - 7.05pm   7.0M/ 74th

CAST:

THE MASTER: Anthony Ainley; VOICE OF KAMELION: Gerald Flood; CHIEF ELDER TIMANOV: Peter Wyngarde; SORASTA: Barbara Shelley; AMYAND: James Bate; PROFESSOR HOWARD FOSTER: Dallas Adams; MALKON: Edward Highmore; ROSKAL: Jonathon Caplan; LOOKOUT: Simon Sutton (1-2); CURT: Michael Bangerter (1); ZUKO: Max Arthur (2); LOMAND: John Alkin (4). UNCREDITED: KAMELION: Anthony Ainley, Dallas Adams; BOATMEN: Miguel Ange Lopez (1), Severino Reye Perdoni (1); CUSTOMERS AT CAFE: Mrs. Bangerter and two children (1); PASSERSBY: (all 1) Enrique Ramiles Lubgauwa, Migua Aoyes Perdoma, Carmelo de Leon Thursado, Dominez Hermandez Tornedo; TRION: Ray Knight (4); GUARDS: Steven Arnely, Robin Bond, Derek Hunt, David Rogue; CITIZENS: Andy Andreas, Paul Barton, Barbara Burnell, Ian Marshall Fisher, Jill Goldstone, Rosalind Kendal, Penny Lamberth, Valero Martinez, Stewart Myers, David Payne, Jenny Piper, Brychen Powell, Mary Rennie, Bob Smythe.

STORY:

An archeological expedition finds a strange artefact, which is in fact an alien beacon. Thinking it might be valuable an Earth girl takes it to sell, and jumps into a lake to swim to shore.

She runs into trouble whilst in the lake and is rescued by Turlough, who takes her on board the TARDIS. The Master manages to reassert control over Kamelion, and commands it to take the TARDIS to him on the planet Sarn.

The Master had a small accident with his tissue compression eliminator and has himself become shrunk. He plans to use the planet's revitalising numismaton gas to restore his size.

Turlough discovers that the people of Trion are, or are descendents of, Trion priosners from a crashed prison ship. Turlough is also one of these prisoners, although he was exiled to Earth with a guardian. On Trion he discovers his long lost brother.

The Master becomes trapped by the numismaton gas as it turns to flame, and is believed to be destroyed. Meanwhile the Trions have extended amnesty to all prisoners, and he leaves for his home world. At Kamelion's request, the Doctor destorys the robot, and leaves with his new companion Peri.

BLOOPERS:

Episode 1: You see the mountains move against the desert floor when the Doctor is walking on the surface of Sarn.

Episode 1: Peri says "Elton John" with an English accent, even though she's supposed to be American.

Episodes 1-4: Watch how the question marks on the Doctor's braces keep changing the way they face, depending on whether Peter Davison is appearing in the studio or on location.

Episode 4: Isn't it strange that when the Comparator is removed from the Doctor's TARDIS, it is immobilised - but when the Doctor removes the Comparator from the Master's TARDIS, Kamelion is still able to move it into the flame jet.

STUDIOS:

Television Centre Studio 1, Television Centre Studio 6

LOCATIONS:

Papagayo Beach and bay; Mirador del Rio (high observation point); Quay and cafe at Orzola; Fire Mountain, Ridge, Asphalt Triangle, Cave of Doves, Valley of Tranquility; Guide Cave, Steep Hill, High area near Camel Path, Volcano Mouth, Yellow Area, Los Hornitos - all at Islote de Hilario, Montarias del Fuego. All locations are at Lanzarote, Spain

NOTES:

Turlough departs at the end of the story; in the process we find out about his background and learn that his christian name is Vizlor

NOVELISATION:

Planet of Fire Peter Grimwade

VIDEO:

Planet of Fire

Peter DavisonSeason Twenty One