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Lord President of Gallifrey was the first episode of Season 41 of Doctor Who and the "Gallifrey Arc". It was written by Russell T Davies, directed by Nicholas Meyer and featured Anthony Head as the Doctor and Derek Jacobi as the Rogue.
It is notable for being the first television story for the Eleventh Doctor.
Synopsis
The Doctor is now President of Gallifrey. The people of Gallifrey, however, are not fond of the Doctor and do not like the fact that he wasn’t elected. The Doctor also doesn’t want to be President but learns that he has no choice in the matter. With his enemy, the Rogue, as his deputy, the Doctor must now deal with Gallifrey’s many problems from policy on timeline interference to the treatment of the outsiders to dealing with his own parliament. However, a new threat looms of Gallifrey: one the Doctor doesn’t see until it’s too late.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Anthony Head
- The Rogue - Derek Jacobi
- The Keeper - Don Warrington
- The Rani - Kate O'Mara
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Francs - John Paton
- Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
- T'var - James Stern
- Gral - David Prell
- Duo Deathtrick - Alan Dale
- Dasyt'op - Fredrick Boulevard
- Francis - Christopher Biggins
- Time Lord #1 - Patrick Alexander
- Time Lord #2 - Graham Samuels
Crew
- Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
- Executive Producers - Ira Steven Behr, Julie Gardner, and Stephen Garwood
- Co-Executive Producers - Ronald D. Moore, Paul Cornell, Nicholas Meyer, and Robert Shearman
- Producer - Tony Redston
- Script Editor - Russell T Davies
- Director of Photography - David Odd
- Production Designer - Chris Wilkinson
- Visual Effects - The Mill
- Make-Up Designer - Davy Jones
- Casting Director - Andy Pryor
- Music - Murray Gold
- Costume Designer - Emma Rosenthal
- Edited by - Tony Cranstoun
- Music conducted & orchestrated by Ben Foster
- The Rogue & Poplne created by Nicholas Meyer
- The Rani created by Pip & Jane Baker
- K-9 created by Bob Baker and Dave Martin
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
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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 9.21m viewers. It ranked at 10th over the week.
Story Notes
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Continuity
The episode opened with a previously segment that featured clips from The Deadly Assassin, The Invasion of Time, Remembrance of the Daleks, Lungbarrow, Never Mind the Rogue, No Sky in Space, Illusions of Life, The Other and Doctor Who relevant to the new style for the show.
Home Video Releases
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