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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

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Post-Production

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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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+[[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)
-:05 (part 2)}}{{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]].
+: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]].
-== Synopsis==
+==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.
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 ==Crew==
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
-{{Classiccrew|SeriesProducer = Stephen Garwood|SeriesScriptEditor = Colin Brake|Writer = Ashley Pharoah|Director = Ronald Wilson|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Malcolm James|VisualEffects2 = Dave Chapman|Make-upDesigner = Helen Barrett|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Mark Ayres|Editor = Dave King|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Mark Ayres|TitleSequence = CAL Video|Lighting = John King|Designer = Michael Trevor|VisionMixer = Peter Lester|CostumeDesigner = Dennis Brack|Writer2 = }}
+*[[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.
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 [[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]]