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

Resurrection of the Autons was the eighth and final story of Season 33 of Doctor Who. It was written by Steve Lyons, directed by Brian Grant and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

Lying dormant beneath the city of Paltowine on Ilsolia IX lies the Nestene. Not dead, no, but dormant waiting to be dug up. That’s what happened when an archaeologist decides to dig it up chaos occurs.

The Doctor and Janet land six months later and the Autons have seized control of Paltowine. Only the Doctor is stopping them from taking the whole of Ilsolia IX.

Plot

Part 1

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

To be added.

Cast

To be added.

Crew

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

Executive Producer - Ben Aaronovitch

Memorable Quotes

To be added.

Background Information

Development

To be added.

Pre-Production

To be added.

Production

To be added.

Post-Production

To be added.

Reaction

Official BARB ratings: 9.14m for Part One, 9.99m for Part Two, 9.11m for Part Three and 9.05m for Part Four.

Story Notes

This is the first Auton story since Season 8's Terror of the Autons.

Continuity

To be added.

Home Video Releases

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+{{Episode|prodcode = 9K|episodenumber = Episodes 19-22|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|main_enemy = [[Nestene Consciousness]]
-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Grace Holloway]]|main_enemy = [[Nestene Consciousness]]; [[Autons]]|main_setting(s) = [[Paltowine]], [[Ilsolia IX]]|written_by = [[Pip & Jane Baker]]|directed_by = [[Barry Letts]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = 33|story_number = 188|original_air_date(s) = 17/08/1996 - 07/09/1996|original_release = BBC1|image2 = Resurrection of the Autons.png|caption2 = Title card|previous_serial = [[Blood of the Daleks]]|next_serial = [[The Time Ravages]]|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]}}'''Resurrection of the Autons '''was the fifth story of [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]]. It was written by [[Pip & Jane Baker]], directed by [[Barry Letts]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Daphne Ashbrook]] as [[Grace Holloway|Dr. Grace Holloway]].
-== Synopsis==
-Lying dormant beneath the city of Paltowine on Ilsolia IX lies the Nestene. Not dead, no, but dormant waiting to be dug up. That’s what happened when an archaeologist decides to dig it up chaos occurs.
+[[Autons]]|main_setting(s) = [[Paltowine]], [[Ilsolia IX]]|written_by = [[Steve Lyons]]|directed_by = [[Brian Grant]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]]|original_air_date(s) = [[11 January (releases)|11 January]]-[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] [[1997]]|original_release = BBC1|image2 = S33s8.png|caption2 = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|title1 = Resurrection of the Autons|format = 4x25 minute episodes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 199|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Paradise Lost (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Reckoning of Shadows (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 202|aPrevReleasedInAll = Paradise Lost (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Reckoning of Shadows (serial)|TXtime = 18:45 (parts 1 & 3)
-The Doctor and Grace land six months later and the Autons have seized control of Paltowine. Only the Doctor is stopping them from taking the whole of Ilsolia IX.
+:55 (parts 2 & 4)|executive_producers = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Resurrection of the Autons''' was the eighth and final story of [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]], directed by [[Brian Grant]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
+==Synopsis==
+Lying dormant beneath the city of Paltowine on Ilsolia IX lies the Nestene. Not dead, no, but dormant waiting to be dug up. That’s what happened when an archaeologist decides to dig it up chaos occurs.
+The Doctor and Janet land six months later and the Autons have seized control of Paltowine. Only the Doctor is stopping them from taking the whole of Ilsolia IX.
 ==Plot==
 ===Part 1===
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 ==Cast==
-*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]]- [[Paul McGann]]
+*[[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]]- [[Michael French]]
+*[[Janet Wells]] - [[Rakie Ayola]]
-*[[Grace Holloway|Dr. Grace Holloway]]- [[Daphne Ashbrook]]
 To be added.
+==Crew==
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+*[[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[Steve Lyons]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Brian Grant]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Paul Munting]]
+* [[Visual effects|Visual Effects Designers]] - [[Chris Lawson]], [[Peter Kersey]]
+* [[Make-up designer|Make-Up Designer]] - [[Vanessa White]]
+* [[Casting director|Casting Director]] - [[Andy Pryor]]
+* [[Incidental music|Music]] - [[Jim Parker]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] - [[Tina Waugh]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] - [[Paul Garrick]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Red Pepper]]
-==Crew==
-To be added.
 ==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: 9.14m for Part One, 9.99m for Part Two, 9.11m for Part Three and 9.05m for Part Four.
-* In 2014, [[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who: Magazine]] ran a poll consisting of every broadcast Doctor Who story at the time, and "Resurrection of the Autons" was voted 309th out of 323 stories.
 ===Story Notes===
+*This is the first Auton story since [[Season 8 (Doctor Who)|Season 8]]'s ''[[Terror of the Autons (serial)|Terror of the Autons]]''.
-To be added.
 ===Continuity===
+*To be added.
+==Home Video Releases==
 To be added.
-==Home Video Releases==
-VHS
-*This story was first released on VHS in 1997.
-DVD
-*This story along with the other stories in [[Season 33]]were included in [[the Complete Season 33 Box Set]]released in October 2003.
-*This story and all other [[Ninth Doctor]]stories were included in [[the Complete Paul McGann Era Box Set]]in April 2012.
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Ninth Doctor stories]]
+[[Category:Chapter Two Stories]]
+[[Category:Auton Stories]]