7N. Battlefield
Writer: Ben Aaronovitch
Director: Michael Kerrigan
Designer: Martin Collins
Incidental Music: Keff McCulloch
Stunt Arranger: Alf Joint (1,3,4)
TRANSMISSION DETAILS:
682. Part One 06.09.89 7.35pm - 8.00pm 3.1M/Outside Top 100/69%
683. Part Two 13.09.89 7.35pm - 8.00pm 3.9M/ 92nd/68%
684. Part Three 20.09.89 7.35pm - 8.00pm 3.6M/ 95th/67%
685. Part Four 27.09.89 7.35pm - 8.00pm 4.0M/ 89th/65%
REPEAT DETAILS: (All BBC 2)
Part One Fri 23.04.93 7.20pm - 7.45pm 1.6M
Part Two 30.04.93 7.10pm - 7.35pm 1.2M
Part Three 07.05.93 7.20pm - 7.45pm 1.3M
Part Four 14.05.93 7.20pm - 7.45pm 1.2M
CAST:
BRIGADIER LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: Nicholas Courtney; MORGAINE: Jean Marsh; BRIGADIER WINIFRED BAMBERA: Angela
Bruce; MORDRED: Christopher Bowen; SHOU YUING: Ling Tai; ANCELYN: Marcus Gilbert; PATRICK
RAWLINSON: Noel Collins (1-3); ELIZABETH RAWLINSON: June Bland (1-3); PETER WARMSLEY: James Ellis (1-3);
DORIS LETHBRIDGE-STEWART: Angela Douglas (1,4); SGT ZBREGNIEV: Robert Jezek (1); KNIGHT COMMANDER: Stefan
Schwartz (2-4); FLIGHT LT LAVEL: Dorota Rae (2-3); MAJOR HUSAK: Paul Tomany (3); THE DESTROYED: (3-4 -
uncredited for 3). UNCREDITED: GREY KNIGHTS: Simon Fielder, Mark Jardine, Martin Kennedy, Danny Lawrence;
MEN-AT-ARMS: Richard Brennan, Andrew Buttery, Neal Coker, Mark Crosby, Keith Fradley, Simon Freeman, Carl Harris, Robin
Holland, Martin Hughes, Murray McGrough, Peter Novacks, Chris Ponka, Daniel Spicer, Robert Von Copengst, Tony Wayne, Bon
Wooding; BRITISH UNIT TROOPS: Howard Buttress, Paul Dore, Craig Gilmans, Laurie Goode, Mark Tony, Stephen Woodhouse;
MISSILE CONVOY TROOPS: Andrew Bean, Andrew Davoile, Peter Davoile, Gerry Haig, Garry Lovini, Kevin Maltby, Anthony Moss,
Mark Warren; CZECH UNIT TROOPS: Dean Foy, Anthony Hayworth, Andrew Jones, Ken Lee, Peter Oliver, Phil Player, Daniel
Spacer
STORY:
The TARDIS lands near Carbury, and the Doctor and Ace hitch a lift with the local archeologist who is concerned about a UNIT
nuclear convoy that has become stranded near Vortigen's Lake. The U.N.I.T. patrol, commanded by Brigadier Winifred Bambera, is
too busy to notice the Doctor and Ace entered the area with old pass cards.
Underneath the lake is an ancient spaceship where the remians of King Arthuer are rumoured to lie, along with his sword
Excalibur. A group of warriors from a parallel dimension come to retrieve the sword. They all recognise the Doctor - as Merlin
the magician, even to the point of knowing that he had a ship of time whose dimensions within defy those without.
Battles break out between an armoured knight and a group of Morgaine's troops and between U.N.I.T. Brigadier
Lethbridge-Stewart, learning that the Doctor is involved, comes out of retirement. As the situation gets worse, the Doctor and
Ace find their way into the spaceship, and while Ace escapes, the Doctor is attacked, only to be resuced by Brigadier
Lethbridge-Stewart.
Morgaine is so desperate to have Excalibur that she unleashes the Destroyer of Worlds. Beofre the final confrontation Brigadier
Lethbridge-Stewart knocks the Doctor unconcious and shoots silver bullets into the destroyer, annihilating it.
BLOOPERS;
Episodes 1-4: Keff McCulloch is credited only for "Incidental Music", instead of his usual "Incidental Music/Theme
Arrangement".
Episode 1: In the TARDIS scene, look closely at the roundels - you can see the occasional 'crease', as if the wall was
just a sheet hung up behind the console. (The TARDIS walls prop had been destroyed because of Andrew Cartmel's insistence that
no scenes were to be set inside the TARDIS any more.)
STUDIOS:
Television Centre Studio 3
LOCATIONS:
Fulmer Plant Park, Cherry Tree Lane, Fulmer, S. Bucks; Little Paston, Fulmer Common Road, Filmer, S. Bucks; Black Park, S.
Bucks; Hambleton Ridge, Hambleton Old Hall, Hambleton Excavation Site and Hambleton Cross, Hambleton, Rutland Water,
Leicestershire; Twford Woods, Lincs; Castle Cement, Pit Lane, Ketton
WORKING TITLE:
Storm Over Avallon
NOTES:
The episode number for Part One is in the centre of the screen, instead of near the bottom as with other McCoy episodes.
NOVELISATION:
