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This was the first series of Panopticon to feature Ronald D. Moore as the showrunner. This was also the last series of Panopticon to feature Timothy Dalton's Rogue as the main character of Panopticon.

Overview

Creative Changes

Due to Caprica being cancelled. Ronald D. Moore was able to come on as the full time showrunner and an Executive Producer, Ira Steven Behr (who was Acting-Showrunner) last season, remained as an Executive Producer alongside Gary Russell and Faith Penhale who would both be Executive Producers.

With Moore now in charge, He changed up the writers room. He changed the Co-Executive Producers, he also brought on a Chief Staff Writer, Who would essentially be a Co-Showrunner with Moore. But they would be credited as a Co-Executive Producer. Moore had chosen Jane Espenson to fulfill this position. Moore had also brought on David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, and Michael Angeli as the other Co-Executive Producers.

Joining them as Consulting Producers would be Martin Campbell, Tony Redston, Nicholas Meyer, and Marc Platt who all would be guidance to Moore mainly over the portrayal of Gallifrey.

Cast Changes

Moore had decided to overhaul the cast, The Rogue would remain as the main character. But, He would be the co-lead with Gregori in which both of them were portrayed as anti-heroes, Will Adams would remain as a pivotal character due to him being a human and the character the audience would identify with the most, Kendara was put into a higher place as she filled the gap left by Leela who had died in the previous series' finale. Cordale would remain an important character in the series even though she was mostly restrained to one place in the series, Fassile would become a main character in this series due to him being Gregori's Running Mate in the Election, And Ohila would round off the main cast as she was Will's surrogate mother.

Title Sequence Changes

One of the things Moore had ordered for his era of the show, Was for there to be a new title sequence and theme arrangement to reflect the darker nature of the show, The theme tune arrangement was made by new composer, Bear McCreary and the titles were made by Peter Anderson Studios.

Cast

Regular

Recurring

Francis - Christopher Biggins
Frances - Claire Bloom
Presta - Gai Waterhouse
Dramla Vinché - Dame Diana Rigg
Andark - Bill Nighy
Castellan Gordra - Graham McTavish
Cardinal Runish - Paul Hickley
Cardinal Filana - Keeley Hawes
Cardinal Torsill - Ben Miller
Cardinal Goldoth - Colin McFarlane
Cardinal Hilavia - Shelia Reid
Commander Tydred - Ken Bones
Ale - Brian Blessed
Gonnett - Celia Imrie
Pryex - Frances Fisher
Civlo - Connor Paolo
Harris - Michael J Clarke
Rodageit - Daniel Evans
Mososa - Sean Gilder
Sulvesor - Don Gilet
Hackar - Rhodri Meilir
Eitmo - Trevor Georges
Sorvak - Lee Ross
Janal - Julie Graham
Pavuun - Marshall Lancaster
Felder - Anji Mohindra
Aalac - Mark Goldthorp
Zoldan - Cyril Nri
Alliance Computer Voice - Elisabeth Sladen

Guest

Television Stories

Main Episode

Episode No.	Title	Writer	Director	Air Date
1	Rapture	Ronald D. Moore	Douglas Mackinnon	5 March 2011
2	Despite the Fear	Jane Espenson	Billy Gierhart	12 March 2011
3	The Reasons and the Rhymes	Tom MacRae	Richard Clark	19 March 2011
4	Out of Sight, Out of Mind	John Dorney	Joe Ahearne	26 March 2011
5	The Rogue Factor	David Weddle & Bradley Thompson	Felix Alcala	2 April 2011
6	Vexed	Michael Angeli	Mike Vejar	9 April 2011
7	The Rules of the Game	Jane Espenson	Euros Lyn	16 April 2011
8	Election Day	Jane Espenson & Ira Steven Behr	Lisa Bowerman	23 April 2011
9	All Tied Up	Ira Steven Behr	Jonathan Fox Bassett	30 April 2011
10	C'est La Vie	Ronald D. Moore	Douglas Mackinnon	7 May 2011

Mini-Episode

Title	Writer	Director	Airdate
The Thick of It	Jane Espenson & Armando Iannucci	Armando Iannucci	18 November 2011

Home Media

To be added.

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+{{Series|seasondesc = <center><strong> 10 episodes starting with <i>[[Rapture]] </i></strong></center>|image1 = P4.png|caption1 = |doctor = |companions = |producer =[[Phil Collinson]] |script_editor = |start_date = [[5 March (releases)|5 March]] [[2011]]|end_date = [[7 May (releases|7 May]] 2011|premier_network = [[BBC One]]|typical_episode_length =10x60 Minute Episodes |previous_season = |next_season = |image2 =BBCDVD3534 Panopticon - The Complete Fourth Series.jpg |main_character(s) = [[The Rogue]]
-[[Gregori]]|executive_producers = [[Gary Russell]]
+[[Gregori]]|executive_producers = [[Ronald D. Moore]]
-[[Robert Shearman]]
+[[Gary Russell]]
 [[Ira Steven Behr]]
-[[Faith Penhale]]|chief_executive_producer = [[Ronald D. Moore]]|staff_writers = [[Bradley Thompson]]
+[[Faith Penhale]]|chief_executive_producer = [[Ronald D. Moore]]|staff_writers = [[Jane Espenson]]
+[[Bradley Thompson]]
 [[David Weddle]]
+[[Michael Angeli]]|title1 = Series 4 - 2011|prev = [[Series 3 (Panopticon)|Series 3]]|next = [[Series 5 (Panopticon)|Series 5]]}}{{Realworld}}'''Series 4''' of [[Panopticon (TV Series)|''Panopticon'']] aired between March 2011 and May 2011.
-[[Michael Angeli]]}}
+This was the first series of ''Panopticon'' to feature [[Ronald D. Moore]] as the showrunner. This was also the last series of ''Panopticon'' to feature [[Timothy Dalton]]'s [[The Rogue|Rogue]] as the main character of ''Panopticon''.
 == Overview ==
-To be added.
+=== Creative Changes ===
+Due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprica ''Caprica''] being cancelled. [[Ronald D. Moore]] was able to come on as the full time showrunner and an [[Executive Producers|Executive Producer]], [[Ira Steven Behr]] (who was Acting-Showrunner) last season, remained as an Executive Producer alongside [[Gary Russell]] and [[Faith Penhale]] who would both be Executive Producers.
+With Moore now in charge, He changed up the writers room. He changed the [[Co-Executive Producers]], he also brought on a Chief Staff Writer, Who would essentially be a Co-Showrunner with Moore. But they would be credited as a Co-Executive Producer. Moore had chosen [[Jane Espenson]] to fulfill this position. Moore had also brought on [[David Weddle]], [[Bradley Thompson]], and [[Michael Angeli]] as the other Co-Executive Producers.
+Joining them as [[Consulting Producers]] would be [[Martin Campbell]], [[Tony Redston]], [[Nicholas Meyer]], and [[Marc Platt]] who all would be guidance to Moore mainly over the portrayal of Gallifrey.
+=== Cast Changes ===
+Moore had decided to overhaul the cast, [[The Rogue]] would remain as the main character. But, He would be the co-lead with [[Gregori]] in which both of them were portrayed as anti-heroes, [[Will Adams]] would remain as a pivotal character due to him being a human and the character the audience would identify with the most, [[Kendara]] was put into a higher place as she filled the gap left by [[Leela]] who had died in the [[Series 3 (Panopticon)|previous series]]' [[Only Teardrops|finale]]. [[Phaedra|Cordale]] would remain an important character in the series even though she was mostly restrained to one place in the series, [[Fassile]] would become a main character in this series due to him being Gregori's Running Mate in the [[3453 Gallifreyan Presidential Election|Election]], And [[Ohila]] would round off the main cast as she was Will's surrogate mother.
+=== Title Sequence Changes ===
+One of the things Moore had ordered for his era of the show, Was for there to be a new title sequence and theme arrangement to reflect the darker nature of the show, The theme tune arrangement was made by new composer, [[Bear McCreary]] and the titles were made by [[Peter Anderson Studios]].
 == Cast ==
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 === Recurring ===
+* [[Francis]] - [[Christopher Biggins]]
-To be added.
+* [[Frances]] - [[Claire Bloom]]
+* [[Presta]] - [[Gai Waterhouse]]
+* [[Dramla Vinché]] - [[Dame Diana Rigg]]
+* [[Andark]] - [[Bill Nighy]]
+* [[Castellan]] [[Gordra]] - [[Graham McTavish]]
+* [[Cardinal]] [[Runish]] - [[Paul Hickley]]
+* [[Cardinal]] [[Filana]] - [[Keeley Hawes]]
+* [[Cardinal]] [[Torsill]] - [[Ben Miller]]
+* [[Cardinal]] [[Goldoth]] - [[Colin McFarlane]]
+* [[Cardinal]] [[Hilavia]] - [[Shelia Reid]]
+* [[Commander]] [[Tydred]] - [[Ken Bones]]
+* [[Ale]] - [[Brian Blessed]]
+* [[Gonnett]] - [[Celia Imrie]]
+* [[Pryex I|Pryex]] - [[Frances Fisher]]
+* [[Civlo]] - [[Connor Paolo]]
+* [[Harris]] - [[Michael J Clarke]]
+* [[Rodageit]] - [[Daniel Evans]]
+* [[Mososa]] - [[Sean Gilder]]
+* [[Sulvesor]] - [[Don Gilet]]
+* [[Hackar]] - [[Rhodri Meilir]]
+* [[Eitmo]] - [[Trevor Georges]]
+* [[Sorvak]] - [[Lee Ross]]
+* [[Janal]] - [[Julie Graham]]
+* [[Pavuun]] - [[Marshall Lancaster]]
+* [[Felder]] - [[Anji Mohindra]]
+* [[Aalac]] - [[Mark Goldthorp]]
+* [[Zoldan]] - [[Cyril Nri]]
+* [[Alliance of Planets|Alliance Computer Voice]] - [[Elisabeth Sladen]]
 === Guest ===
+* [[Gregori]] - [[Nigel Fairs]]
-To be added.
+* [[Sirak]] - [[James Dreyfus]]
+* [[Kilon]] - [[Danny Horn]]
+* [[Thonag]] - [[Sarah Smart]]
+* [[Deltven]] - [[Christina Chong]]
+* [[Quell]] - [[Amara Karan]]
+* [[Yalvon]] - [[Raquel Cassidy]]
+* [[Bastrov]] - [[Peter Bowles]]
+* [[Gazdall]] - [[Ruth Jones]]
+* [[Pakkom]] - [[Menna Trussler]]
+* [[Xavit]] - [[Finn Jones]]
+* [[Spekkin]] - [[Julie Graham]]
+* [[Shalif]] - [[Bryan Dick]]
+* [[Shaldok]] - [[Tom Wlaschiha]]
+* [[Cyransia]] - [[Una Stubbs]]
+* [[Rellan]] - [[Susan Brown]]
+* [[Chapoll]] - [[Hugh Bonneville]]
+* [[Drondis]] - [[Lucy Cohu]]
+* [[Tollista]] - [[Deborah Findlay]]
+* [[Graavil]] - [[Ace Bhatti]]
+* [[Runcible|Commentator Runcible]] - [[Hugh Walters]]
 == Television Stories ==
-{| class="article-table"
+=== Main Episode ===
-!Story
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
-!Episode
+|-
-!Title
+! scope="col" style="width:4%;" | Episode No.
-!Written by
+! scope="col" style="width:27%;" | Title
-!Directed by
+!Writer
-!Air Dates (UK)
+!Director
-!Production Code
+! scope="col" style="width:16%;" | Air Date
 |-
+! scope="row" |1
-|19
+|''[[Rapture (episode)|Rapture]]''
-|1
-|[[Rapture]]
 |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
 |[[Douglas Mackinnon]]
+|[[5 March (releases)|5 March]] [[2011]]
-|05/03/2011
-|P4.01
 |-
+! scope="row" |2
-|20
+|''[[Despite the Fear (episode)|Despite the Fear]]''
-|2
-|[[Despite the Fear]]
 |[[Jane Espenson]]
 |[[Billy Gierhart]]
+|[[12 March (releases)|12 March]] 2011
-|12/03/2011
-|P4.02
 |-
+! scope="row" |3
-|21
+|''[[The Reasons and the Rhymes (episode)|The Reasons and the Rhymes]]''
-|3
-|[[The Reasons and the Rhymes]]
 |[[Tom MacRae]]
 |[[Richard Clark]]
+|[[19 March (releases)|19 March]] 2011
-|19/03/2011
-|P4.03
 |-
+! scope="row" |4
-|22
+|''[[Out of Sight, Out of Mind (episode)|Out of Sight, Out of Mind]]''
-|4
-|[[Out of Sight, Out of Mind]]
 |[[John Dorney]]
 |[[Joe Ahearne]]
+|[[26 March (releases)|26 March]] 2011
-|26/03/2011
-|P4.04
 |-
+! scope="row" |5
-|23
+|''[[The Rogue Factor (episode)|The Rogue Factor]]''
-|5
-|[[The Rogue Factor]]
 |[[David Weddle]] & [[Bradley Thompson]]
 |[[Felix Alcala]]
+|[[2 April (releases)|2 April]] 2011
-|02/04/2011
-|P4.05
 |-
+! scope="row" |6
-|24
+|''[[Vexed (episode)|Vexed]]''
-|6
-|[[Vexed]]
 |[[Michael Angeli]]
 |[[Mike Vejar]]
+|[[9 April (releases)|9 April]] 2011
-|09/04/2011
-|P4.06
 |-
+!7
-|25
+|''[[The Rules of the Game (episode)|The Rules of the Game]]''
-|7
-|[[The Rules of the Game]]
 |[[Jane Espenson]]
 |[[Euros Lyn]]
+|[[16 April (releases)|16 April]] 2011
-|16/04/2011
-|P4.07
 |-
+!8
-|26
+|''[[Election Day (episode)|Election Day]]''
-|8
-|[[Election Day]]
 |[[Jane Espenson]] & [[Ira Steven Behr]]
 |[[Lisa Bowerman]]
+|[[23 April (releases)|23 April]] 2011
-|23/04/2011
-|P4.08
 |-
+!9
-|27
+|''[[All Tied Up (episode)|All Tied Up]]''
-|9
-|[[All Tied Up]]
 |[[Ira Steven Behr]]
 |[[Jonathan Fox Bassett]]
+|[[30 April (releases)|30 April]] 2011
-|30/04/2011
-|P4.09
 |-
+!10
-|28
+|''[[C'est La Vie (episode)|C'est La Vie]]''
-|10
-|[[C'est La Vie]]
 |[[Ronald D. Moore]]
 |[[Douglas Mackinnon]]
+|[[7 May (releases)|7 May]] 2011
-|07/05/2011
+|}
-|P4.10
+=== Mini-Episode ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
+!Title
+!Writer
+!Director
+!Airdate
+|-
+|[[The Thick of It (mini-episode)|''The Thick of It'']]
+|[[Jane Espenson]] & [[Armando Iannucci]]
+|[[Armando Iannucci]]
+|[[18 November (releases)|18 November]] 2011
 |}
 == Home Media ==
 To be added.
+[[Category:Panopticon series]]