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

Knight Falls was the second story of Season 31 of Doctor Who. It was written by Ashley Pharoah, directed by Ronald Wilson and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and John Banks as Henrick.

Synopsis

In the far future, the Doctor, Benny, and Henrick land, only to find themselves seemingly in the past. The Doctor says he is sure they are far in Earth's future, but the medieval knights approaching them seem to say otherwise.

As the night approaches, the Doctor, Benny, and Henrick get involved in a deadly game of the past, the present and the future.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Cast

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Crew

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

Lighting - John King
Designer - Michael Trevor
Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
Make-Up Designer - Helen Barrett
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Mark Ayres
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

To be added.

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 9.5m for Part One and 9.6m for Part Two.
In 2014, Doctor Who: Magazine ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "Knight Falls" was voted 224th out of 323 stories.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 8P|episodenumber = Episodes 4 & 5|doctor(s) = [[Eighth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Eighth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Bernice Summerfield]]; [[Henrick]]; [[Susan Campbell]]|main_enemy = Knights|main_setting(s) = London, 2194|written_by = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|directed_by = [[D.J. MacHale]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = 31|story_number = 175|original_air_date(s) = 30/07/1994 - 20/08/1994|original_release = BBC1|previous_serial = [[The Suicide Expedition]]|next_serial = [[The Avatar]]|image2 = Knight Falls.png|caption2 = Title Card|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]}}'''Knight Falls '''was the second story of [[Season 31 (Doctor Who)|Season 31]]. It was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], directed by [[D.J. MacHale]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] as [[Susan Campbell]].
-== Synopsis==
-The year is 2194, 30 years since the Doctor defeated the Dalek invasion of Earth. Susan Campbell lives a very normal life, having integrated into this time period.
+[[Henrick]]|main_enemy = The Knights|main_setting(s) = [[London]], [[2194]]|written_by = [[Ashley Pharoah]]|directed_by = [[Ronald Wilson]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 31 (Doctor Who)|Season 31]]|original_air_date(s) = [[13 August (releases)|13]]-[[20 August (releases)|20 August]] [[1994]]|original_release = BBC1|image2 = 31x02.jpg|caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|format = 2x25 minutes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 179|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Legacy (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = Pipe Dreams (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 182|aPrevReleasedInAll = Legacy (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = Pipe Dreams (serial)|title1 = Knight Falls|TXtime = 19:10 (part 1)
-However, she has spent her whole life waiting for her grandfather to return. She has now given up hope.
+:05 (part 2)|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Knight Falls''' was the second story of [[Season 31 (Doctor Who)|Season 31]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Ashley Pharoah]], directed by [[Ronald Wilson]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]].
-That is until a blue police box arrives on her doorstep.
+==Synopsis==
+In the far future, the Doctor, Benny, and Henrick land, only to find themselves seemingly in the past. The Doctor says he is sure they are far in Earth's future, but the medieval knights approaching them seem to say otherwise.
+As the night approaches, the Doctor, Benny, and Henrick get involved in a deadly game of the past, the present and the future.
-Meanwhile, a robot army of knights are heading towards Earth, and they will be there by night fall.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
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 ===Part 2===
-To be added.
-===Part 3===
-To be added.
-===Part 4===
 To be added.
 ==Cast==
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 *[[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[LIsa Bowerman]]
 *[[Henrick]] - [[John Banks]]
-*[[Susan Campbell]] - [[Carole Ann Ford]]
-*[[Kinght Captain ]]- [[Peter Capaldi]]
 To be added.
 ==Crew==
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
-To be added.
+*[[Writer]] - [[Ashley Pharoah]]
+*[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+*[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+*[[Director]] - [[Ronald Wilson]]
+*[[Lighting]] - [[John King]]
+*[[Production designer|Designer]] - [[Michael Trevor]]
+*[[Visual effects|Visual Effects Designers]] - [[Malcom James]], [[Dave Chapman]]
+*[[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Helen Barrett]]
+*[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+*[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Dennis Brack]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Dave King]]
+*[[Vision Mixer]] - [[Peter Lester]]
+*[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+*[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+*[[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[CAL Video]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
 To be added.
 ==Background Information==
 ===Development===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Pre-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Post-Production===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Reaction===
+* Official BARB ratings: 9.5m for Part One and 9.6m for Part Two.
 * In 2014, [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who: Magazine]] ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "Knight Falls" was voted 224th out of 323 stories.
 ===Story Notes===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ===Continuity===
-To be added.
+*To be added.
 ==Home Video Releases==
+To be added.
-VHS
-*This story was first released on VHS in 1995.
-DVD
-*This story along with the other stories in [[Season 31]]were included in [[the Complete Season 30 Box Set]] released in October 2003.
-*This story and all other [[Eighth Doctor]] stories were included in [[the Complete Richard Griffiths Era Box Set]] in April 2012.
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Eighth Doctor stories]]
 [[Category:Season 31 Stories]]
-[[Category:Companion Introduction Stories]]
 [[Category:Stories Set On Earth]]
-[[Category:Chapter Two Part III Stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]