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

Past Imperfect was the third story of Season 34 of Doctor Who. It was written by Mark Gatiss, directed by Marcus Mortimer and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison...

Janet becomes an unwitting accomplice in the plot to rescue the King. The Doctor can't help because he has been arrested and sent to the Tower of London, charged with conspiracy. Can the Doctor escape and rescue Janet – while making sure that history remains on its proper course?

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Cast

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

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: 9.18m for Part One and 9.34m for Part Two.

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 9N|episodenumber = Episodes 7 & 8|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Charles I]]|main_setting(s) = [[London]], [[1651]]|written_by = [[Mark Gatiss]]|directed_by = [[Marcus Mortimer]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]]|original_air_date(s) = [[29 November (releases)|29 November]]-[[6 December (releases)|6 December]] [[1997]]|original_release = BBC One|image2 =34x03.jpg |caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|title1 = Past Imperfect|format = 2x25 minute episodes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 202|aPrevReleasedInSeries = See No Evil (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Scales of Injustice (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 205|aPrevReleasedInAll = See No Evil (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Scales of Injustice (serial)|TXtime = 18:30|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Past Imperfect''' was the third story of [[Season 34 (Doctor Who)|Season 34]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Mark Gatiss]], directed by [[Marcus Mortimer]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
 ==Synopsis==
 With the Civil War won, the Parliamentarians are struggling to hang on to power. But plans are being made to rescue the defeated King Charles from his prison...
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 ==Crew==
 * Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
 * [[Writer]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
 * [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
 * [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
 * [[Director]] - [[Marcus Mortimer]]
 * [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
 * [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jonathan Taylor]]
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 * [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
 * [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Dominic Glynn]]
-* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] '''-''' [[Tina Waugh]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Tina Waugh]]
-* [[Editor|Edited by]] '''-''' [[Paul Garrick]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Paul Garrick]]
 * [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
 * [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres|Dominic Glynn]]