Knight Falls was the second story of Season 31. It was written by Ben Aaronovitch, directed by D.J. MacHale and featured Richard Griffiths as 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.
However, she has spent her whole life waiting for her grandfather to return. She has now given up hope.
That is until a blue police box arrives on her doorstep.
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
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Cast
- The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
- Bernice Summerfield - LIsa Bowerman
- Henrick - John Banks
- Susan Campbell - Carole Ann Ford
- Kinght Captain - Peter Capaldi
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Crew
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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
- 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
VHS
- This story was first released on VHS in 1995.
DVD
- This story along with the other stories in Season 31were 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.