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

Revenge of the Master was the first story of Season 33 of Doctor Who. It was written by Colin Brake, directed by Roger Singleton-Turner and featured Michael French as the Doctor and Rakie Ayola as Janet Wells.

Synopsis

The Master’s body is decaying, just as the Doctor’s is reborn. During his post-regeneration, the Doctor pilots the TARDIS to Earth, and lands in the caravan park full of travellers. But amongst them, lies the dormant Master, praying upon the weakened Doctor and soon they are going to have one last confrontation.

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

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Crew

Created by Sydney Newman, Donald Wilson and C.E. Webber
Writer - Colin Brake
Producer - Stephen Garwood
Script Editor - Colin Brake
Director - Roger Singleton-Turner
Director of Photography - Simon Maggs
Production Designer - Jonathan Taylor
Visual Effects Designers - Chris Lawson, Peter Kersey
Make-Up Designer - Vanessa White
Casting Director - Andy Pryor
Music - Dominic Glynn
Costume Designer - Tina Waugh
Edited by - Paul Garrick
Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
Title Music - Dominic Glynn
Title Sequence by Santa Barbara Studios
The Master created by Robert Holmes

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: 10.28m for Part One, 9.92m for Part Two, 9.78m for Part Three and 9.81m for Part Four.

Story Notes

This is the first story to feature the Ninth Doctor and Janet Wells. It marks the first time since Season 12's Robot that both a Doctor and companion made their debuts in the same story.
This is the final story for Anthony Ainley as The Master.

Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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 {{Episode|prodcode = 9C|episodenumber = Episodes 1-4|doctor(s) = [[Ninth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Janet Wells]]|featuring = |main_enemy = [[The Master]]|main_setting(s) = [[Lancashire]], [[1956]]|written_by = [[Colin Brake]]|directed_by = [[Roger Singleton-Turner]]|produced_by = [[Stephen Garwood]]|season = [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[7 September (releases)|7]]-[[28 September (releases)|28 September]] 1996|original_release = BBC1|image2 = 33x01.jpg|previous_serial = |next_serial = |chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two|Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III|Part III]]|title1 = Revenge of the Master|format = 4x25 minute episodes|nNthReleasedInSeries = 192|aPrevReleasedInSeries = Hatred of the Daleks (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The English Way of Death (serial)|nNthReleasedInAll = 195|aPrevReleasedInAll = Hatred of the Daleks (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The English Way of Death (serial)|TXtime = 18:35}}{{Realworld}}'''Revenge of the Master '''was the first story of [[Season 33 (Doctor Who)|Season 33]] of ''[[Doctor Who (TV Series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was written by [[Colin Brake]], directed by [[Roger Singleton-Turner]] and featured [[Michael French]] as [[Ninth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rakie Ayola]] as [[Janet Wells]].
 == Synopsis==
-The Master’s body is decaying, just as the Doctor’s is reborn. During his post-regeneration, the Doctor pilots the TARDIS to Earth, and lands in the caravan park full of travelers. But amongst them, lies the dormant Master, praying upon the weakened Doctor and soon they are going to have one last confrontation.
+The Master’s body is decaying, just as the Doctor’s is reborn. During his post-regeneration, the Doctor pilots the TARDIS to Earth, and lands in the caravan park full of travellers. But amongst them, lies the dormant Master, praying upon the weakened Doctor and soon they are going to have one last confrontation.
 ==Plot==
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 ==Crew==
-{{33crew|SeriesProducer = Stephen Garwood|SeriesScriptEditor = Colin Brake|Writer = Colin Brake|Director = Roger Singleton-Turner|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Chris Lawson|VisualEffects2 = Peter Kersey|Make-upDesigner = Vanessa White|CastingDirector = Andy Pryor|Music = Dominic Glynn|Editor = Paul Garrick|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Dominic Glynn|TitleSequence = Santa Barbara Studios|Lighting = Simon Maggs|Designer = Jonathan Taylor|VisionMixer = |CostumeDesigner = Tina Waugh|Writer2 = |Character1a = The Master|CharCreatedBy1a = Robert Holmes|CreatedBy = Sydney Newman|CreatedBy2 = Donald Wilson|CreatedBy3 = C.E. Webber}}
+* Created by [[Sydney Newman]], [[Donald Wilson]] and [[C.E. Webber]]
+* [[Writer]] - [[Ben Aaronovitch|Colin Brake]]
+* [[Producers|Producer]] - [[Stephen Garwood]]
+* [[Script Editors|Script Editor]] - [[Colin Brake]]
+* [[Director]] - [[Roger Singleton-Turner]]
+* [[Director of photography|Director of Photography]] - [[Simon Maggs]]
+* [[Production designer|Production Designer]] - [[Jonathan Taylor]]
+* [[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]] - [[Dominic Glynn]]
+* [[Costume designer|Costume Designer]] '''-''' [[Tina Waugh]]
+* [[Editor|Edited by]] '''-''' [[Paul Garrick]]
+* [[Theme Music|Original Theme Music]] - [[Ron Grainer]]
+* [[Theme Music|Title Music]] - [[Mark Ayres|Dominic Glynn]]
+* [[Title Sequence|Title Sequence by]] [[Santa Barbara Studios]]
+* [[The Master]] created by [[Robert Holmes]]
 ==Memorable Quotes==
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 ===Reaction===
 * Official BARB ratings: 10.28m for Part One, 9.92m for Part Two, 9.78m for Part Three and 9.81m 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 "Revenge of the Master" was voted 272nd out of 323 stories.
 ===Story Notes===
 * This is the first story to feature the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Janet Wells]]. It marks the first time since [[Season 12 (Doctor Who)|Season 12]]'s ''[[Robot (serial)|Robot]]'' that both a Doctor and companion made their debuts in the same story.
+* This is the final story for [[Anthony Ainley]] as [[The Master]].
 ===Continuity===
 To be added.