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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|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 Two | Chapter Two]]|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}}{{Realworld}}'''Illusions of Life '''was the third story of [[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]].
+{{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==
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 ==Crew==
+*Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
-{{35crew|CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber|ExecutiveProd = David Renwick|SeriesProducer = Bill Shapter|SeriesScriptEditor = Russell T Davies|Writer =Toby Whithouse |Director =Sandy Johnson |ProductionDesigner = Jon Bunker|MakeUp = |CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Murray Gold|CostumeDesigner = Lucinda Wright|Editor = Mike Jones|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Vangelis|TitleSequence = Santa Barbara Studios|DOP = Ernie Vincze|VisualEffects = The Mill|Make-upDesigner = Davy Jones|Writer2 = |DirectedCreatedAndWrittenBy = Joe Ahearne|DirectedAndWrittenBy = |Character1 = |CharCreatedBy1a = |StoryBy = |StoryBy2 = |SpecialEffects = Bryan Stanislas}}
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[David Renwick]]
+*[[Writer]] - [[Toby Whithouse|Toby Whithouse]]
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Bill Shapter]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Russell T Davies]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Sandy Johnson]]
+*[[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Ernie Vincze]]
+*[[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]]
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Vangelis]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Santa Barbara Studios]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
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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.
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 ===Story Notes===
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 ==Home Video Releases==
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 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Tenth Doctor stories]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part IV Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Three Stories]]