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

Legacy was the first story of Season 31 of Doctor Who. It was written by Gary Russell, directed by Marcus Mortimer and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and John Banks as Henrick.

Synopsis

The Doctor is pursuing a master criminal. The trail leads to Peladon: a desolate world once home to a barbaric, feudal society. Now the Galactic Federation is attempting to bring prosperity and civilisation to the planet. But not all Peladonians support the changes, and when ancient relics are stolen from their Citadel, the representatives of the Federation are blamed. The Doctor suspects the Ice Warrior delegation, but before long the Time Lord himself is arrested for the crime — and sentenced to death.

Elsewhere, interplanetary mercenaries are bringing one of the galaxy's most evil artefacts to Peladon, apparently on the Doctor's instruction. Henrick is pursuing a dangerous mission on another world and Bernice is getting friendly — perhaps too friendly — with the Ice Warriors she has studied for so long.

The players are making the final moves in a devious and lethal plan — but for once it isn't the Doctor's.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Cast

The Doctor - Richard Griffiths
Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
Henrick - John Banks
Nic Reece - Colin Jeavons
King Tarrol - Robert Bathurst
Lianna - Damien Thomas
Savaar - Stephen Mansfield
Keri - Philip Newman
Kitai - Paul Nunn
Alpha Centauri - Nick Gillard
Voice of Alpha Centauri - Ysanne Churchman
Atissa - James Villiers
Alec Roberts - John Hartley
Damajina - Lucy Christohie Christy
Geban - Mark Benton
Torg - Liam Cunningham
Hissel - Steven Coats
Hyn't'n - Tim Packham
Damakort - Peter Cook
Siobhan Sadler - Jennifer Hill
Andrew Lambert - Wayne Carter
Neal Corry - Meic Povey
Rassbur - Gary Forecast
Sskeet - Steve Jenson

Crew

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

Lighting - John King
Designer - Malcom Thornton
Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
Make-Up Designer - Helen Barrett
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Jim Parker
Costume Designer - Amushia Nieradzik
Edited by - Dave King
Vision Mixer - Julie Mann

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: 10.3m for Part One, 9.9m for Part Two and 9.7m for Part Three.

Story Notes

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Continuity

The Doctor states that he has visited Peladon twice before.
The Doctor completes a run of visits to Peladon which occur every fifty years over a period of two hundred years:
- Curse - Third Doctor, 3885.
- Monster - Third Doctor, 3935.
- Legacy - Eighth Doctor, 3985.
The Time Lords mention the recent development of time rings.
Queen Thalira died in a shuttle crash a few years after the events of The Monster of Peladon.
The Horus ruins were discovered a few years ago.
Guardians of the Solar System were first featured in The Daleks' Master Plan.
It is implied that the Diadem is similar to the mind parasite in The Mind of Evil.
Aliens in the Federation include Ogri, Lurmans, and Cantryans.
There are Deva Lokan wind chimes on board the Bruk.
The Doctor previously met Alpha Centauri on Peladon during the reign of Peladon of Peladon, and continued to encounter it every time he visited since.
When hearing the events of The Ice Warriors, Bernice asks the Doctor if he told the Warriors about New Mars, implying he could've sent them there.

Home Video Releases

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-:35 (part 3)}}{{Realworld}}'''Legacy''' was the first story of [[Season 31 (Doctor Who)|Season 31]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Gary Russell]], directed by [[Marcus Mortimer]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]].
+:35 (part 3)|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Legacy''' was the first story of [[Season 31 (Doctor Who)|Season 31]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Gary Russell]], directed by [[Marcus Mortimer]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]].
 ==Synopsis==
 [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] is pursuing a master criminal. The trail leads to Peladon: a desolate world once home to a barbaric, feudal society. Now the [[Galactic Federation]] is attempting to bring prosperity and civilisation to the planet. But not all [[Peladonians]] support the changes, and when ancient relics are stolen from their Citadel, the representatives of the Federation are blamed. [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] suspects the [[Ice Warriors|Ice Warrior]] delegation, but before long the [[Time Lord]] himself is arrested for the crime — and sentenced to death.
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 * [[Sskeet]] - [[Steve Jenson]]
 ==Crew==
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
 *[[Writer]] - [[Gary Russell]]
 *[[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
 *[[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
 *[[Director]] - [[Marcus Mortimer]]
 *[[Lighting]] - [[John King]]
 *[[Production designer|Designer]] - [[Malcom Thornton]]
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 *[[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
 *[[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Jim Parker]]
-*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] '''-''' [[Amushia Nieradzik]]
+*[[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Amushia Nieradzik]]
-*[[Editor|Edited by]] '''-''' [[Dave King]]
+*[[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Dave King]]
 *[[Vision Mixer]] - [[Julie Mann]]
 *[[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
 *[[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]