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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

Illusions of Life was the third story of Season 39 of Doctor Who. It was written by Toby Whithouse, directed by Sandy Johnson and featured Richard E. Grant as the Doctor and Anna Hope as Sandra Armstrong.

Synopsis

The Doctor and Sandra land in an unusual village on an alien planet. They are immediacy arrested by the village’s sheriff as he suspects them of killing 34 of their people who have spontaneously combusted over the past 5 days. After earning his trust, the Doctor and Sandra must find out what has been going on before it is too late.

Plot

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Cast

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Executive Producer - David Renwick

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

This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.61m viewers. It ranked at 15th over the week.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Tenth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Sandra Armstrong]]|main_enemy = [[Poplne]]|main_setting(s) = [[Della Robbia]]|written_by = [[Toby Whithouse]]|directed_by = [[Colin Cant]]|produced_by = [[Chris Sanderman]]|season = 39|story_number = 235|original_air_date(s) = 01/06/2002 - 22/06/2002|original_release = BBC One|image2 = Illusions of Life.png|caption2 = Title card|previous_serial = [[Sometimes Money Does Grow on Trees]]|next_serial = [[Outer-Space Takes Manhattan]]}}'''Illusions of Life '''was the third story of [[Season 39]]. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], directed by [[Colin Cant]] and featured [[Richard E. Grant]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Anna Hope]] as [[Sandra Armstrong]].
+{{Episode|prodcode = 10W|episodenumber = Episode 6|doctor(s) = [[Tenth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Sandra Armstrong]]|main_enemy = [[Poplne]]|main_setting(s) = [[Della Robbia]]|written_by = [[Toby Whithouse]]|directed_by = [[Sandy Johnson]]|produced_by = [[Bill Shapter]]|season = [[Season 39 (Doctor Who) | Season 39]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[5 October (releases) |5 October]] 2002|original_release = BBC One|image2 = 39x03.jpg|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |title1 = Illusions of Life|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Three| Chapter Three]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 235|aPrevReleasedInSeries = MoneyPuzzle (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = Outer-Space Takes Manhattan (episode)|nNthReleasedInAll = 255|aPrevReleasedInAll = MoneyPuzzle (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = Outer-Space Takes Manhattan (episode)|executive_producers = [[David Renwick]]|format = 1x45 minute episode|TXtime=19:00}}{{Realworld}}'''Illusions of Life '''was the third story of [[Season 39 (Doctor Who)|Season 39]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], directed by [[Sandy Johnson]] and featured [[Richard E. Grant]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Anna Hope]] as [[Sandra Armstrong]].
-== Synopsis==
+==Synopsis==
 The Doctor and Sandra land in an unusual village on an alien planet. They are immediacy arrested by the village’s sheriff as he suspects them of killing 34 of their people who have spontaneously combusted over the past 5 days. After earning his trust, the Doctor and Sandra must find out what has been going on before it is too late.
 ==Plot==
-Part 1
 To be added.
+==Cast==
+*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E. Grant]]
-Part 2
+*[[Commander]] [[Sandra Armstrong]] - [[Anna Hope]]
+*[[Saddek]] - [[Danny John-Jules]]
 To be added.
+==Crew==
-Part 3
+*Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+*[[Writer]] - [[Toby Whithouse|Toby Whithouse]]
-To be added.
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Bill Shapter]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Sandy Johnson]]
+*[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Ernie Vincze]]
-Part 4
+*[[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jon Bunker]]
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects]] - [[The Mill]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Davy Jones]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Murray Gold]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Lucinda Wright]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Mike Jones]]
+*[[Special Effects]] - [[Bryan Stanislas]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
-To be adde.
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Vangelis]]
-==Cast==
-*[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Richard E. Grant]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Santa Barbara Studios]]
-*[[Commander Sandra Armstrong]] - [[Anna Hope]]
-*[[Saddek]] - [[Danny John-Jules]]
-*[[Plaguest]] - [[Andrew Miller]]
-*[[Farmida]] - [[Julie Anderson]]
-*[[Penyda]] - [[Samuel Quartz]]
-*[[The Shopkeeper (Illusions of Life)|The Shopkeeper]] - [[Miles Norris]]
-*[[Female Villager (Illusions of Life)|Female Villager]] - [[Vera Harrison]]
-*[[Male Villager (Illusions of Life)|Male Villager]] - [[Xander Lawrence]]
-==Crew==
-To be added.
 ==Memorable Quotes==
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 ===Production===
-To be added.
+* To be added.
 ===Post-Production===
 *To be added
 ===Reaction===
+* This episode received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.61m viewers. It ranked at 15th over the week.
-To be added.
 ===Story Notes===
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 ==Home Video Releases==
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-VHS
-*This story was released on VHS in 2002.
-DVD
-*This story along with all of the others in [[Season 39]], were included in [[the complete Season 39 Box Set]] released in October 2003.
-*This story along with all other [[Tenth Doctor]] stories, was included as part of [[The Complete Richard E Grant Era (DVD Box Set)]].
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Tenth Doctor stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]