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Cannon Fodder was the first episode of Season 46 of Doctor Who. It was written by David Hare, directed by Keith Boak and featured Paterson Joseph as the Twelfth Doctor, Sophie Okonedo as Lizzie Clarke as well as Jacqueline Pearce reprising her role as Angela Jensen and Angela Bruce reprising her role as Major General Winifred Bambera.
Synopsis
Far away across the universe, a missile is fired in a war between two powerful civilisations. However, many years later, that missile reaches Earth and kills 5,000 people. Now UNIT ask the help of the Doctor, to find out who did this and if necessary prepare for war. But will the possibility of this being a simple mistake ever be considered?
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Paterson Joseph
- Lizzie Clarke - Sophie Okonedo
- Angela Jensen M.P. - Jacqueline Pearce
- Major General Winifred Bambera - Angela Bruce
- Brian Green M.P. - Nicholas Farrell
- Rick Yates M.P. - Nicholas Briggs
- Malcolm - Lee Evans
- Captain Magambo - Noma Dumezweni
- Colonel Mace - Rupert Holliday Evans
- News Reporters - Lachele Carl; Jason Mohammad
Crew
- Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
- Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr and Faith Penhale
- Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Joseph Lidster, Phil Ford, Nicholas Briggs, David Weddle, and Bradley Thompson
- Producer - Gary Russell
- Script Editor - Robert Shearman
- Consulting Producer - Nicholas Meyer
- Director of Photography - Ernie Vincze
- Production Designer - Edward Thomas
- Visual Effects - ZOIC Studios
- Make-Up - Sheelagh Wells
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - John Debney
- Costume Designer - Louise Page
- Edited by - William Oswald
- Special Effects - Any Effects
- With thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- United Nations Intelligence Taskforce created by Derek Sherwin
- Winifred Bambera created by Ben Aaronovitch
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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Development
- Working Title "A Blast From the Past"
Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction
- This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.14m viewers. It ranked at 2nd over the week.
Story Notes
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Continuity
- In an alternative timeline where the Doctor never left Gallifrey, the stray laser-blast still hit Earth but with no one to calm the situation, the whole planet fell into World War III.
Home Video Releases
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