A Case for the Blue Box was the third story of Season 35. It was written and directed by Nicholas Meyer and featured Paul McGann as the Doctor and Jennifer Lien as Sammy Thompson.
Synopsis
En route to Proxima B the Starship Hellswaits, carrying a vaccine to a deadly virus, encounters a strange flying Blue Box. It’s Captain, Samuel Betts, orders the Blue Box to surrender. The Doctor agrees, although he is not happy with their hostility.
As he talks to the Captain they agree that he means no harm and they let him on his way but before the Doctor gets back to the TARDIS something really bad happens. Because of the Energy admitted by the TARDIS on board the ship, the vaccine has mutated into a deadly creature looking to kill them all.
Plot
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Cast
- Capt. Samuel Battes - Mark Hamill
- Cmdr. Harry Madison - Hugh Laurie
- Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Armetts - Sophia Myles
- Lt. Cmdr. Davitch Steinberg - Peter Czajkowski
- Ensign Annabell Thomas - Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Voice of the Jakkoyd - Warwick Davis
- Voice of the Computer - Elisabeth Sladen
- Admiral Mars - Leonard Nimoy
Crew
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Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
Development
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Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction
- In 2014, Doctor Who: Magazine ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "A Case for the Blue Box" was voted 220th out of 323 stories.
Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
VHS
- This story was first released on VHS in 1999.
DVD
- This story along with the other stories in Season 35 were included in the Complete Season 35 Box Set which was released in October 2003.
- This story and all other Ninth Doctor stories were included in the Complete Paul McGann Era Box Set in April 2012.