| The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective. |
Series 1 of Panopticon premiered in February 2008. The series was the first of the spinoff series Panopticon and it followed on from the events of Doctor Who: Revelation on Gallifrey.
Overview
Origins
With the Gallifrey Arc ending on Doctor Who, with the introduction of the Twelfth Doctor, producer, Tony Redston expressed his desire to continue on the story of Gallifrey in a potential spinoff. Together with Ira Steven Behr, Gary Russell and Marc Platt, he created the concept for a series entitled "Gallifrey".
The series was supposed to follow on from Revelation, with the Rogue taking over as Lord President of Gallifrey, and the show would follow the tribulations in that role, but with an anti-hero as the lead, which allowed the show a much larger scope than they had on Doctor Who.
Tony Redston left the development of the show in late-2006, putting Marc Platt in place as showrunner. Platt came up with the character of Will Adams, who's perspective the show would be told from, him being a human abducted by the Rogue, and therefore he could take the companion type roll in the story, being the audience's easily identifier.
Just before the show entered production, in summer 2007, the shows name was changed from "Gallifrey" to "Panopticon".
Creatives
With Marc Platt as showrunner, his official title was Script Editor. Gary Russell, Paul Cornell, Ira Steven Behr, and Julie Gardner would serve as the Executive Producers for the show, and Platt hired Jane Espenson, Nicholas Briggs, David Bishop, and Robert Hewitt Wolfe to act as Co-Executive Producers on the show.
Cast Members
The cast for the first series would feature returning players from Seasons 41 - 43. The Rogue, The Rani, Leela, Francis, Ohila, Orthena, Fen Do'nel, Francs, and K-9, with the final member of the main cast being Will Adams, a new character who was created solely for Panopticon.
Cast
Regular
- The Rogue - Timothy Dalton
- The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
- Will Adams - David Tennant
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Francis - Christopher Biggins
- Ohila - Clare Higgins
- Orthena - Katarina Olsson
- Fen Do'nel - Tucker Smallwood
- Francs - John Paton
- Voice of K-9 - John Leeson
Recurring
- Arrex - Richard Mitchely
- Presta - Gai Waterhouse
- Haspira - Nicola Weeks
- Alliance Computer Voice - Elisabeth Sladen
Television Stories
| Episode No. | Title | Writer | Director | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Period of Adjustment | Marc Platt | David Carson | 9 February 2008 |
| 2 | War is Only as Good as Your Leader | Caroline Symcox | Richard Clark | 16 February 2008 |
| 3 | Nature's Gift | Robert Hewitt Wolfe | Lisa Bowerman | 1 March 2008 |
| 4 | Gallifreyan Equity | David Bishop | Alice Troughton | 8 March 2008 |
| 5 | The Eternal Flame | Tom MacRae | Hettie MacDonald | 15 March 2008 |
| 6 | The Death of Peace | Marc Platt & Ira Steven Behr | Douglas Mackinnon | 22 March 2008 |
Home Media
|
Title and Episodes included |
Cover | Format | Number and duration of episodes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panopticon: The Complete First Series
Period of Adjustment/War is Only as Good as Your Leader/Nature's Gift/Gallifreyan Equity/The Eternal Flame/The Death of Peace |
TBA | DVD/Blu-Ray | 6x60 minutes | 30 June 2008 |
| Panopticon: The Complete Collection
Period of Adjustment/War is Only as Good as Your Leader/Nature's Gift/Gallifreyan Equity/The Eternal Flame/The Death of Peace |
 |
Blu-Ray | 57x60 minutes
1x60 minutes |
20 July 2015 |
Download/Streaming
|
Country |
Netflix | Amazon Video | Google Play | iTunes | Britbox | BBC iPlayer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ |
| United States | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Canada | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Ireland | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
| Australia | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - |
BBC Player is only available in the UK. iTunes only carry Panopticon in the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia. Amazon Video holds it as a paid series in all other countries, but Australia where it's included with Prime.