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Blood Heat was the fifth story of Season 31 of Doctor Who. It was written by Jim Mortimore, directed b by David Bell and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and John Banks as Henrick.
Synopsis
The TARDIS is attacked by an alien force; Bernice is flung into the Vortex, and the Doctor and Henrick crash-land on Earth. An attack by dinosaurs convinces the Doctor that he and Henrick have arrived in the Jurassic Era. But when they find a woman being hunted by intelligent reptiles, he begins to suspect that something is very wrong.
Then they meet the embittered Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, leading the remnants of UNIT in a hopeless fight against the Silurians who rule his world. And they find out that it all began when the Doctor died...
Plot
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Cast
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Henrick - John Banks
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Nicholas Courtney
- Sergeant Zbrigniev - Robert Jezek
- Lieutenant Lavel - Dorota Rae
- Major Husak - Paul Tomany
- Sally Arnold - Bryonie Pritchford
- Brigadier Bambera - Angela Bruce
- Alan - Mike Haywood
- Julia - Evelyn Doggart
- Jan - Jodie Scott
- Frank Hobson - James McClure
- Morka - Peter Halliday
- Imorkal - Alan Cave
- Chtaachtl - Mike Fillis
- Chtorba - Andrew Beech
Crew
- Lighting - John King
- Designer - Frederic Evard
- Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
- Make-Up Designer - Helen Barrett
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - Jim Parker
- Costume Designer - Dennis Brack
- Edited by - Dave King
- Vision Mixer - Peter Lester
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
- Official BARB ratings: 9.2m for Part One, 8.7m for Part Two and 9m for Part Three.
Story Notes
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Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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